diff --git a/core/static/core/style.scss b/core/static/core/style.scss
index 26a374bf..7e5262c4 100644
--- a/core/static/core/style.scss
+++ b/core/static/core/style.scss
@@ -1424,6 +1424,9 @@ label {
   a:hover {
     text-decoration: underline;
   }
+  .footnotes {
+      font-size: 85%;
+  }
 }
 
 .markdown_editor {