Why does the text sometimes turn from normal size to this super small text in the middle of
Topic summary
A user encountered an issue where text unexpectedly shrinks to a very small size mid-content in their Shopify store.
Root Cause:
The problem occurs when copying and pasting content from other websites, which transfers hidden HTML/CSS formatting code that conflicts with the current theme’s styling.
Solution Provided:
- Use “Paste without formatting” keyboard shortcuts instead of regular paste:
- Windows: Ctrl+Shift+V (instead of Ctrl+V)
- Mac: Command+Shift+V (instead of Command+V)
- For existing problematic text: highlight it, copy, delete, then re-paste using the formatting-free command, and edit as needed.
Status: The solution was confirmed helpful by the original poster, who was asked to mark it as the accepted answer.
I’m pretty sure that’s because the text is wrapped in coding. Most likely, you’re copy-and-pasting stuff from another website, and then the coding that the other website is using, gets transferred over … but then the coding for your theme is different than the coding that the site you copied it from uses.
When you’re copy-and-pasting, use the following commands instead (to paste “without formatting” – ie. coding).
Windows:
Press Ctrl+Shift+V instead of Ctrl+V
Mac:
Press Shift+Command+V instead of Command+V
To edit what you’ve already got, highlight the text, copy it, delete it, and then do the respective command from above to re-paste it without formatting. Edit as needed from there.
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Thanks!
No problem! If that worked for you, please mark my original post as the “accepted solution” 