diff --git a/web/components/chat/ChatTextField/ChatTextField.module.scss b/web/components/chat/ChatTextField/ChatTextField.module.scss
index c211c7e34..623b884c4 100644
--- a/web/components/chat/ChatTextField/ChatTextField.module.scss
+++ b/web/components/chat/ChatTextField/ChatTextField.module.scss
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   }
 
   div[role='textbox'] {
-    font-size: 0.9rem;
+    font-size: 16px;
     padding: 0.3rem;
     background-color: inherit;
     border-color: var(--theme-color-components-form-field-border);
diff --git a/web/components/chat/ChatTextField/ChatTextField.tsx b/web/components/chat/ChatTextField/ChatTextField.tsx
index ac4bd0c33..d90b2e56d 100644
--- a/web/components/chat/ChatTextField/ChatTextField.tsx
+++ b/web/components/chat/ChatTextField/ChatTextField.tsx
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ export const ChatTextField: FC<ChatTextFieldProps> = ({ defaultText }) => {
             onKeyDown={onKeyDown}
             onPaste={onPaste}
             renderElement={renderElement}
-            placeholder="Chat message goes here..."
+            placeholder="Send a message to chat"
             style={{ width: '100%' }}
             autoFocus
           />