diff --git a/app/client/src/constants/WidgetConstants.tsx b/app/client/src/constants/WidgetConstants.tsx
index f5ff85758468..8b165a8eb231 100644
--- a/app/client/src/constants/WidgetConstants.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/constants/WidgetConstants.tsx
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export const CONTAINER_GRID_PADDING =
  */
 export const AUTO_LAYOUT_CONTAINER_PADDING = 5;
 
-export const WIDGET_PADDING = GridDefaults.DEFAULT_GRID_ROW_HEIGHT * 0.4;
+export const WIDGET_PADDING = 0;
 
 export const WIDGET_CLASSNAME_PREFIX = "WIDGET_";
 export const MAIN_CONTAINER_WIDGET_ID = "0";
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = THEMEING_TEXT_SIZES.base;
 // This also makes sure that widgets have sufficient area in which users can interact.
 export const WidgetHeightLimits = {
   MAX_HEIGHT_IN_ROWS: 9000,
-  MIN_HEIGHT_IN_ROWS: 4,
+  MIN_HEIGHT_IN_ROWS: 1,
   MIN_CANVAS_HEIGHT_IN_ROWS: 10,
 };
 
diff --git a/app/client/src/widgets/TextWidget/widget/index.tsx b/app/client/src/widgets/TextWidget/widget/index.tsx
index e4a90e5c8572..5f22aa59841c 100644
--- a/app/client/src/widgets/TextWidget/widget/index.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/widgets/TextWidget/widget/index.tsx
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ class TextWidget extends BaseWidget<TextWidgetProps, WidgetState> {
     return {
       text: "Hello {{appsmith.user.name || appsmith.user.email}}",
       fontSize: DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE,
-      fontStyle: "BOLD",
+      fontStyle: "REGULAR",
       textAlign: "LEFT",
       textColor: "#231F20",
-      rows: 4,
+      rows: 1,
       columns: 16,
       widgetName: "Text",
       shouldTruncate: false,