diff --git a/src/lib/Sidenote.svelte b/src/lib/Sidenote.svelte
index 2058604..2048d32 100644
--- a/src/lib/Sidenote.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/Sidenote.svelte
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
         position: relative;
         color: #555;
         font-size: var(--content-size-sm);
+        line-height: 1.25;
         hyphens: auto;
 
         // desktop display, this can't coexist with mobile styling
diff --git a/src/styles/main.scss b/src/styles/main.scss
index f29d66d..40ce68c 100644
--- a/src/styles/main.scss
+++ b/src/styles/main.scss
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 :root {
     --content-size: 1.25rem;
     --content-size-sm: 1rem;
-    // --content-line-height: 1.3;
+    --content-line-height: 1.4;
     --content-width: 52.5rem;
     --content-padding: 0.65rem;
     --content-color: #1e1e1e;
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 body {
     font-family: 'Tajawal', sans-serif;
     font-size: var(--content-size);
-    // line-height: var(--content-line-height);
+    line-height: var(--content-line-height);
     letter-spacing: -0.005em;
     color: var(--content-color);
 }