diff --git a/src/display/text_layer.js b/src/display/text_layer.js
index e6a20ef65..bace7a87e 100644
--- a/src/display/text_layer.js
+++ b/src/display/text_layer.js
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ class TextLayer {
     div.style.opacity = 0;
     div.style.lineHeight = 1;
     div.style.fontSize = "1px";
+    div.style.position = "absolute";
     div.textContent = "X";
     document.body.append(div);
     // In `display:block` elements contain a single line of text,