diff --git a/ietf/static/css/document_html_txt.scss b/ietf/static/css/document_html_txt.scss
index 6650cf3340..b0fec7c4d6 100644
--- a/ietf/static/css/document_html_txt.scss
+++ b/ietf/static/css/document_html_txt.scss
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ blockquote {
   #identifiers dd.authors .author {
     display: inline-block;
     margin: 0 2ch 0 1ch;
+    min-height: calc(2 * var(--line));
   }
   #identifiers dd.authors .author:last-of-type {
     margin-right: 0;