diff --git a/res/css/views/verification/_VerificationShowSas.pcss b/res/css/views/verification/_VerificationShowSas.pcss
index 1a24519cbf..9e4d1f138b 100644
--- a/res/css/views/verification/_VerificationShowSas.pcss
+++ b/res/css/views/verification/_VerificationShowSas.pcss
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
 
 .mx_VerificationShowSas_emojiSas_label {
     font-size: $font-12px;
-    word-break: break-all;
+    word-break: break-word;
 }
 
 .mx_VerificationShowSas_emojiSas_break {