diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/actiontext-lexical.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/actiontext-lexical.css
index 303b3eec5..0c5afad2b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/actiontext-lexical.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/actiontext-lexical.css
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ lexical-editor {
   }
 
   &.lexical-editor--empty {
-    .lexical-editor__content:not(:focus):before {
+    .lexical-editor__content:not(:focus)::before {
       content: attr(placeholder);
       color: currentColor;
-      opacity: 0.5;
+      cursor: text;
+      opacity: 0.66;
       pointer-events: none;
-      display: block;
+      white-space: pre-line;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/cards.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/cards.css
index 01f4883ba..892de566d 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/cards.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/cards.css
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
     .card-field__title {
       &:is(textarea)::placeholder {
         color: inherit;
-        opacity: 0.5;
+        opacity: 0.66;
       }
     }