diff --git a/src/contents.js b/src/contents.js
index be6e5fc..77b8594 100644
--- a/src/contents.js
+++ b/src/contents.js
@@ -1044,6 +1044,10 @@ class Contents {
 
 		this.css(COLUMN_GAP, gap+"px");
 		this.css(COLUMN_WIDTH, columnWidth+"px");
+
+		// Fix glyph clipping in WebKit
+		// https://github.com/futurepress/epub.js/issues/983
+		this.css("-webkit-line-box-contain", "block glyphs replaced");
 	}
 
 	/**