diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/blocks.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/blocks.css
index a64b1d3458..d8c34349ab 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/blocks.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/blocks.css
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ p.has-drop-cap:not(:focus)::first-letter {
 	padding: 0.7em 2em;
 	-webkit-transition: background-color 0.2s ease-in-out;
 	transition: background-color 0.2s ease-in-out;
-	white-space: nowrap;
+	white-space: pre-line;
 }
 
 .wp-block-file .wp-block-file__button:hover,
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ p.has-drop-cap:not(:focus)::first-letter {
 	padding: 0.7em 2em;
 	-webkit-transition: background-color 0.2s ease-in-out;
 	transition: background-color 0.2s ease-in-out;
-	white-space: nowrap;
+	white-space: pre-line;
 }
 
 .entry-content .wp-block-button__link {
diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/editor-blocks.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/editor-blocks.css
index 3e4971b619..69bd59492a 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/editor-blocks.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/editor-blocks.css
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ html[lang="th"] .edit-post-visual-editor * {
 	padding: 0.7em 2em;
 	-webkit-transition: background-color 0.2s ease-in-out;
 	transition: background-color 0.2s ease-in-out;
-	white-space: nowrap;
+	white-space: pre-line;
 }
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ table.wp-block-table td:last-child {
 	padding: 0.7em 2em;
 	-webkit-transition: background-color 0.2s ease-in-out;
 	transition: background-color 0.2s ease-in-out;
-	white-space: nowrap;
+	white-space: pre-line;
 }
 
 .wp-block-button .wp-block-button__link[data-is-placeholder-visible="true"] {