diff --git a/.changeset/wild-lemons-camp.md b/.changeset/wild-lemons-camp.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19bd5cdee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wild-lemons-camp.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'gitbook': patch
+---
+
+Bump `heading-3` font size to offset it from paragraphs
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/spacing.ts b/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/spacing.ts
index c628722ba..46c1ee656 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/spacing.ts
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/spacing.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export function getBlockTextStyle(block: DocumentBlock): {
             };
         case 'heading-3':
             return {
-                textSize: 'text-base font-semibold',
+                textSize: 'text-xl font-semibold',
                 lineHeight: 'leading-snug',
                 marginTop: 'mt-[0.5em]',
             };