diff --git a/frontend/assets/css/text-viewer2.scss b/frontend/assets/css/text-viewer2.scss
index 68aedbe79..b012b8ac2 100644
--- a/frontend/assets/css/text-viewer2.scss
+++ b/frontend/assets/css/text-viewer2.scss
@@ -1241,6 +1241,8 @@ $render-sic: false;
   }
 
   .tei-type-pageNum {
+    text-align: left !important;
+    font-style: italic;
   }
 
   // selector might be too broad,