diff --git a/static/js/html2notecase.js b/static/js/html2notecase.js
index 0482a3538..59531083f 100644
--- a/static/js/html2notecase.js
+++ b/static/js/html2notecase.js
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ function html2notecase(contents, note) {
     // remove any possible extra newlines which might be inserted - all relevant new lines should be only in <br> and <p>
     contents = contents.replace(/(?:\r\n|\r|\n)/, '');
 
+    // some editors insert this font stuff which messes up parsing by doubling newlines
+    contents = contents.replace(/<font[^>]*>/g, '');
+    contents = contents.replace(/<\/font>/g, '');
     contents = contents.replace(/<br><\/p>/g, '\n');
     contents = contents.replace(/<p><br><\/p>/g, '\n');
     contents = contents.replace(/<br \/>/g, '\n');