diff --git a/apps/client/src/services/content_renderer_text.ts b/apps/client/src/services/content_renderer_text.ts
index e72f9e178b..9317d0b6e0 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/services/content_renderer_text.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/services/content_renderer_text.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ async function renderChildrenList($renderedContent: JQuery<HTMLElement>, note: F
         return;
     }
 
-    $renderedContent.css("padding", "10px");
     $renderedContent.addClass("text-with-ellipsis");
 
     // just load the first 10 child notes
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/legacy/ListOrGridView.css b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/legacy/ListOrGridView.css
index a239f87a17..6d37ab4b29 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/legacy/ListOrGridView.css
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/legacy/ListOrGridView.css
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
         padding-bottom: .5rem;
         word-break: break-all;
         flex-shrink: 0;
-        padding: .5em 1em;
+        padding: .5rem 1rem;
         padding-inline-end: 8px;
         border-bottom-color: var(--card-border-color);
 
@@ -377,8 +377,9 @@ body.mobile .note-list.grid-view .note-book-card {
         width: 25%;
     }
 
-    .rendered-content {
-        padding: 1rem;
+    .rendered-content,
+    .rendered-content.text-with-ellipsis {
+        padding: .5rem 1rem 1rem 1rem;
     }
 
     &.type-image .rendered-content,
@@ -386,10 +387,6 @@ body.mobile .note-list.grid-view .note-book-card {
         padding: 0;
     }
 
-    .rendered-content.text-with-ellipsis {
-        padding: 1rem !important;
-    }
-
     h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
         font-size: 1rem;
         color: var(--active-item-text-color);