diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/scss/wysiwyg.scss b/addons/web_editor/static/src/scss/wysiwyg.scss
index 335bce16d8b..332e725ae60 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/scss/wysiwyg.scss
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/scss/wysiwyg.scss
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ $o-we-zindex: $o-we-overlay-zindex + 1 !default;
         background: $o-we-sidebar-content-field-clickable-bg;
         color: inherit;
         font-size: $o-we-font-size !important;
-        border-bottom-color: transparent; // See caret design below
 
         &.active,
         &:focus, &:active, &:focus:active {
@@ -92,8 +91,7 @@ $o-we-zindex: $o-we-overlay-zindex + 1 !default;
         > .caret {
             display: block;
             @include o-position-absolute(auto, 0, 0, 0);
-            border-bottom: 3px solid transparent;
-            border-bottom-color: inherit;
+            border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
         }
     }
     .btn-group.show {
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/scss/wysiwyg_snippets.scss b/addons/web_editor/static/src/scss/wysiwyg_snippets.scss
index f432de9c9f6..2d5c5b8385b 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/scss/wysiwyg_snippets.scss
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/scss/wysiwyg_snippets.scss
@@ -96,16 +96,8 @@ body.editor_enable.editor_has_snippets {
             .note-back-color-preview {
                 margin-left: $-text-tools-gap;
             }
-            .btn {
-
-                > .caret {
-                    display: block;
-                    @include o-position-absolute(auto, 0, 0, 0);
-                    border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
-                }
-                &::after {
-                    display: none;
-                }
+            .btn::after {
+                display: none;
             }
         }
         &.note-style {