diff --git a/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/views/Components/Element.css b/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/views/Components/Element.css
index f71e9f479f476..cd92bd3937d37 100644
--- a/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/views/Components/Element.css
+++ b/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/views/Components/Element.css
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 .Wrapper {
   padding: 0 0.25rem;
-  white-space: nowrap;
+  white-space: pre;
   height: var(--line-height-data);
   line-height: var(--line-height-data);
   display: inline-flex;