diff --git a/themes/vanilla/assets/scss/sidenotes.scss b/themes/vanilla/assets/scss/sidenotes.scss
index e972294..a156444 100644
--- a/themes/vanilla/assets/scss/sidenotes.scss
+++ b/themes/vanilla/assets/scss/sidenotes.scss
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ $sidenote-highlight-border-width: .2rem;
         }
 
         .sidenote-content {
-            border: $sidenote-highlight-border-width dashed;
-            padding: $sidenote-padding -
-                ($sidenote-highlight-border-width - $standard-border-width);
+            border: $standard-border-width dashed;
             border-color: $primary-color;
         }
     }
diff --git a/themes/vanilla/assets/scss/style.scss b/themes/vanilla/assets/scss/style.scss
index 6c189e1..1583ada 100755
--- a/themes/vanilla/assets/scss/style.scss
+++ b/themes/vanilla/assets/scss/style.scss
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@ $standard-border: $standard-border-width solid $border-color;
     border-radius: .2rem;
 }
 
+html {
+  font-size: 0.152778in;
+}
+
 body {
   font-family: $font-body;
-  font-size: 1.0rem;
   line-height: 1.5;
   margin-bottom: 1rem;
   text-align: justify;