diff --git a/lib/src/editor/widgets/default_styles.dart b/lib/src/editor/widgets/default_styles.dart
index 87636f63c..7ba9002c3 100644
--- a/lib/src/editor/widgets/default_styles.dart
+++ b/lib/src/editor/widgets/default_styles.dart
@@ -289,11 +289,11 @@ class DefaultStyles {
   static DefaultStyles getInstance(BuildContext context) {
     final themeData = Theme.of(context);
     final defaultTextStyle = DefaultTextStyle.of(context);
-    final baseStyle = defaultTextStyle.style.copyWith(
+    final baseStyle = TextStyle(
       fontSize: 16,
       height: 1.15,
       decoration: TextDecoration.none,
-    );
+    ).merge(defaultTextStyle.style);
     const baseHorizontalSpacing = HorizontalSpacing(0, 0);
     const baseVerticalSpacing = VerticalSpacing(6, 0);
     final fontFamily = themeData.isCupertino ? 'Menlo' : 'Roboto Mono';