diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/list-tables.css b/src/wp-admin/css/list-tables.css
index 4e4f75aba5..7314f7c293 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/list-tables.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/list-tables.css
@@ -436,7 +436,6 @@ table.media .column-title .filename {
 #commentsdiv .comments-box thead td {
 	background: transparent;
 	padding: 0 7px 4px;
-	font-style: italic;
 }
 
 #commentsdiv .comments-box tr:last-child td {
@@ -1020,11 +1019,6 @@ tr.inline-edit-row td,
 	text-transform: uppercase;
 }
 
-.inline-edit-row fieldset span.title,
-.inline-edit-row fieldset span.checkbox-title {
-	font-style: italic;
-}
-
 /*	Specific Elements */
 .inline-edit-row fieldset .inline-edit-date {
 	float: left;
@@ -1318,7 +1312,6 @@ ul.cat-checklist {
 .plugins .paused .error-display p,
 .plugins .paused .error-display code {
 	font-size: 90%;
-	font-style: italic;
 	color: rgba( 0, 0, 0, 0.7 );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/media.css b/src/wp-admin/css/media.css
index 6906ef6467..d9b07a9e1a 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/media.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/media.css
@@ -1053,7 +1053,11 @@ border color while dragging a file over the uploader drop area */
 
 .imgedit-help {
 	display: none;
-	font-style: italic;
+	padding-bottom: 8px;
+}
+
+.imgedit-help.imgedit-restore {
+	padding-bottom: 0;
 }
 
 /* higher specificity than buttons */
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
index 5587e8ecf4..3a8dd65936 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
@@ -1608,12 +1608,12 @@ class WP_Posts_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 							<span class="input-text-wrap"><input type="text" name="post_password" class="inline-edit-password-input" value="" /></span>
 						</label>
 
-						<em class="alignleft inline-edit-or">
+						<span class="alignleft inline-edit-or">
 							<?php
 							/* translators: Between password field and private checkbox on post quick edit interface. */
 							_e( '&ndash;OR&ndash;' );
 							?>
-						</em>
+						</span>
 						<label class="alignleft inline-edit-private">
 							<input type="checkbox" name="keep_private" value="private" />
 							<span class="checkbox-title"><?php _e( 'Private' ); ?></span>
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/image-edit.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/image-edit.php
index 1f75c64abf..63e7e7b8ad 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/image-edit.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/image-edit.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function wp_image_editor( $post_id, $msg = false ) {
 	<div class="imgedit-group">
 	<div class="imgedit-group-top">
 		<h2><button type="button" onclick="imageEdit.toggleHelp(this);" class="button-link"><?php _e( 'Restore Original Image' ); ?> <span class="dashicons dashicons-arrow-down imgedit-help-toggle"></span></button></h2>
-		<div class="imgedit-help">
+		<div class="imgedit-help imgedit-restore">
 		<p>
 			<?php
 			_e( 'Discard any changes and restore the original image.' );
@@ -159,7 +159,9 @@ function wp_image_editor( $post_id, $msg = false ) {
 	<div class="imgedit-group-top">
 		<h2><?php _e( 'Thumbnail Settings' ); ?></h2>
 		<button type="button" class="dashicons dashicons-editor-help imgedit-help-toggle" onclick="imageEdit.toggleHelp(this);return false;" aria-expanded="false"><span class="screen-reader-text"><?php esc_html_e( 'Thumbnail Settings Help' ); ?></span></button>
-		<p class="imgedit-help"><?php _e( 'You can edit the image while preserving the thumbnail. For example, you may wish to have a square thumbnail that displays just a section of the image.' ); ?></p>
+		<div class="imgedit-help">
+		<p><?php _e( 'You can edit the image while preserving the thumbnail. For example, you may wish to have a square thumbnail that displays just a section of the image.' ); ?></p>
+		</div>
 	</div>
 
 	<figure class="imgedit-thumbnail-preview">