diff --git a/client/src/document/index.scss b/client/src/document/index.scss
index 8c9827703845..440ab92c9c0c 100644
--- a/client/src/document/index.scss
+++ b/client/src/document/index.scss
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ code,
 .code-example {
   border-radius: var(--elem-radius);
   font-family: var(--font-code);
-  font-size: var(--type-base-font-size-rem);
+  font-size: var(--type-smaller-font-size);
 }
 
 code {