diff --git a/core/src/components/input/input.md.scss b/core/src/components/input/input.md.scss
index ac1b4a22a3..dbe4dbc544 100644
--- a/core/src/components/input/input.md.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/input/input.md.scss
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 // Native Text Input
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
-:host(.input-label-placement-floating:not(.input-fill-outline))  .native-input,
+:host(.input-label-placement-floating:not(.input-fill-outline)) .native-input,
 :host(.input-label-placement-stacked:not(.input-fill-outline)) .native-input {
   padding-top: 1em;
 }
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 // Input Highlight
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
-.input-highlight  {
+.input-highlight {
   @include position(null, null, -1px, 0);
 
   position: absolute;
diff --git a/core/src/components/input/input.tsx b/core/src/components/input/input.tsx
index a9e2244f42..6674ad476f 100644
--- a/core/src/components/input/input.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/input/input.tsx
@@ -678,6 +678,8 @@ export class Input implements ComponentInterface {
       labelPlacement === 'stacked' || (labelPlacement === 'floating' && (hasValue || hasFocus));
 
     const startSlotEl = el.querySelector('[slot="start"]');
+
+    // 16px is the margin after the start slot content, which we also need to account for.
     const startSlotWidth = startSlotEl ? startSlotEl.clientWidth + 16 : 0;
 
     return (
diff --git a/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.md.scss b/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.md.scss
index ed2bf04185..69f775bceb 100644
--- a/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.md.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.md.scss
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
  * so it is not cut off by the
  * the item's line (if one is present).
  */
-:host(.in-item) .textarea-highlight  {
+:host(.in-item) .textarea-highlight {
   @include position(null, null, 0, 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.scss b/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.scss
index baec60d6bd..fd265ea27d 100644
--- a/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.scss
@@ -630,6 +630,11 @@
 :host(.textarea-label-placement-stacked) ::slotted([slot="end"]),
 :host(.textarea-label-placement-floating) ::slotted([slot="start"]),
 :host(.textarea-label-placement-floating) ::slotted([slot="end"]) {
+  /**
+   * 1em accounts for the padding applied to the native textarea.
+   * This value may need adjusting to get everything lined up
+   * in all conditions.
+   */
   margin-top: calc(1em + 8px);
 }