diff --git a/web/styles.css b/web/styles.css
index bb2c5f6c..65b6c258 100644
--- a/web/styles.css
+++ b/web/styles.css
@@ -862,8 +862,10 @@ p {
   display: none;
 }
 
+/* Make textarea text visible when its selection background hides the syntax layer. */
 #editor::selection {
   background: #264f78;
+  color: var(--ink);
 }
 
 .tok-keyword {