diff --git a/app/components/markdown/markdown.tsx b/app/components/markdown/markdown.tsx
index 043709715..d0aa6611d 100644
--- a/app/components/markdown/markdown.tsx
+++ b/app/components/markdown/markdown.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import type {
 type MarkdownProps = {
     autolinkedUrlSchemes?: string[];
     baseTextStyle: StyleProp<TextStyle>;
-    baseParagraphStyle?: StyleProp<TextStyle>;
     blockStyles?: MarkdownBlockStyles;
     channelId?: string;
     channelMentions?: ChannelMentions;
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme) => {
 
     return {
         block: {
-            alignItems: 'flex-start',
+            alignItems: 'center',
             flexDirection: 'row',
             flexWrap: 'wrap',
         },
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ const Markdown = ({
     enableInlineLatex, enableLatex,
     imagesMetadata, isEdited, isReplyPost, isSearchResult, layoutHeight, layoutWidth,
     location, mentionKeys, minimumHashtagLength = 3, onPostPress, postId, searchPatterns,
-    textStyles = {}, theme, value = '', baseParagraphStyle,
+    textStyles = {}, theme, value = '',
 }: MarkdownProps) => {
     const style = getStyleSheet(theme);
     const managedConfig = useManagedConfig<ManagedConfig>();
@@ -384,13 +383,11 @@ const Markdown = ({
         }
 
         return (
-            <Text>
-                <MarkdownLatexInline
-                    content={latexCode}
-                    maxMathWidth={Dimensions.get('window').width * 0.75}
-                    theme={theme}
-                />
-            </Text>
+            <MarkdownLatexInline
+                content={latexCode}
+                maxMathWidth={Dimensions.get('window').width * 0.75}
+                theme={theme}
+            />
         );
     };
 
@@ -443,9 +440,7 @@ const Markdown = ({
                 style={blockStyle}
                 testID='markdown_paragraph'
             >
-                <Text style={baseParagraphStyle}>
-                    {children}
-                </Text>
+                {children}
             </View>
         );
     };
diff --git a/app/components/markdown/markdown_latex_inline/index.tsx b/app/components/markdown/markdown_latex_inline/index.tsx
index be7e6a697..0f6fb7af4 100644
--- a/app/components/markdown/markdown_latex_inline/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/markdown/markdown_latex_inline/index.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import React from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
-import {Platform, Text, View} from 'react-native';
+import {Text, View} from 'react-native';
 import MathView from 'react-native-math-view';
 
 import ErrorBoundary from '@components/markdown/error_boundary';
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ type MathViewErrorProps = {
 const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme: Theme) => {
     return {
         mathStyle: {
-            marginBottom: Platform.select({default: -10, ios: 2.5}),
             color: theme.centerChannelColor,
         },
         viewStyle: {
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/system_message/__snapshots__/system_message_helpers.test.js.snap b/app/components/post_list/post/system_message/__snapshots__/system_message_helpers.test.js.snap
index 8d4456556..a380fc3aa 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/system_message/__snapshots__/system_message_helpers.test.js.snap
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/system_message/__snapshots__/system_message_helpers.test.js.snap
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ exports[`renderSystemMessage uses renderer for Channel Display Name update 1`] =
     style={
       [
         {
-          "alignItems": "flex-start",
+          "alignItems": "center",
           "flexDirection": "row",
           "flexWrap": "wrap",
         },
@@ -20,45 +20,43 @@ exports[`renderSystemMessage uses renderer for Channel Display Name update 1`] =
     }
     testID="markdown_paragraph"
   >
-    <Text>
-      <Text
-        style={
-          [
-            {
-              "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-              "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-              "fontSize": 16,
-              "fontWeight": "400",
-              "lineHeight": 24,
-            },
-            {
-              "opacity": 1,
-            },
-          ]
-        }
-      >
-        <Text
-          style={[]}
-        >
-          @username
-        </Text>
-      </Text>
-      <Text
-        selectable={false}
-        style={
+    <Text
+      style={
+        [
           {
             "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
             "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
             "fontSize": 16,
             "fontWeight": "400",
             "lineHeight": 24,
-          }
-        }
-        testID="markdown_text"
+          },
+          {
+            "opacity": 1,
+          },
+        ]
+      }
+    >
+      <Text
+        style={[]}
       >
-         updated the channel display name from: old displayname to: new displayname
+        @username
       </Text>
     </Text>
+    <Text
+      selectable={false}
+      style={
+        {
+          "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+          "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+          "fontSize": 16,
+          "fontWeight": "400",
+          "lineHeight": 24,
+        }
+      }
+      testID="markdown_text"
+    >
+       updated the channel display name from: old displayname to: new displayname
+    </Text>
   </View>
 </View>
 `;
@@ -75,7 +73,7 @@ exports[`renderSystemMessage uses renderer for Channel Header update 1`] = `
     style={
       [
         {
-          "alignItems": "flex-start",
+          "alignItems": "center",
           "flexDirection": "row",
           "flexWrap": "wrap",
         },
@@ -83,45 +81,43 @@ exports[`renderSystemMessage uses renderer for Channel Header update 1`] = `
     }
     testID="markdown_paragraph"
   >
-    <Text>
-      <Text
-        style={
-          [
-            {
-              "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-              "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-              "fontSize": 16,
-              "fontWeight": "400",
-              "lineHeight": 24,
-            },
-            {
-              "opacity": 1,
-            },
-          ]
-        }
-      >
-        <Text
-          style={[]}
-        >
-          @username
-        </Text>
-      </Text>
-      <Text
-        selectable={false}
-        style={
+    <Text
+      style={
+        [
           {
             "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
             "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
             "fontSize": 16,
             "fontWeight": "400",
             "lineHeight": 24,
-          }
-        }
-        testID="markdown_text"
+          },
+          {
+            "opacity": 1,
+          },
+        ]
+      }
+    >
+      <Text
+        style={[]}
       >
-         updated the channel header from: old header to: new header
+        @username
       </Text>
     </Text>
+    <Text
+      selectable={false}
+      style={
+        {
+          "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+          "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+          "fontSize": 16,
+          "fontWeight": "400",
+          "lineHeight": 24,
+        }
+      }
+      testID="markdown_text"
+    >
+       updated the channel header from: old header to: new header
+    </Text>
   </View>
 </View>
 `;
@@ -154,7 +150,7 @@ exports[`renderSystemMessage uses renderer for Guest added and join to channel 1
     style={
       [
         {
-          "alignItems": "flex-start",
+          "alignItems": "center",
           "flexDirection": "row",
           "flexWrap": "wrap",
         },
@@ -162,45 +158,43 @@ exports[`renderSystemMessage uses renderer for Guest added and join to channel 1
     }
     testID="markdown_paragraph"
   >
-    <Text>
-      <Text
-        style={
-          [
-            {
-              "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-              "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-              "fontSize": 16,
-              "fontWeight": "400",
-              "lineHeight": 24,
-            },
-            {
-              "opacity": 1,
-            },
-          ]
-        }
-      >
-        <Text
-          style={[]}
-        >
-          @username
-        </Text>
-      </Text>
-      <Text
-        selectable={false}
-        style={
+    <Text
+      style={
+        [
           {
             "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
             "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
             "fontSize": 16,
             "fontWeight": "400",
             "lineHeight": 24,
-          }
-        }
-        testID="markdown_text"
+          },
+          {
+            "opacity": 1,
+          },
+        ]
+      }
+    >
+      <Text
+        style={[]}
       >
-         joined the channel as a guest.
+        @username
       </Text>
     </Text>
+    <Text
+      selectable={false}
+      style={
+        {
+          "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+          "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+          "fontSize": 16,
+          "fontWeight": "400",
+          "lineHeight": 24,
+        }
+      }
+      testID="markdown_text"
+    >
+       joined the channel as a guest.
+    </Text>
   </View>
 </View>
 `;
@@ -217,7 +211,7 @@ exports[`renderSystemMessage uses renderer for Guest added and join to channel 2
     style={
       [
         {
-          "alignItems": "flex-start",
+          "alignItems": "center",
           "flexDirection": "row",
           "flexWrap": "wrap",
         },
@@ -225,65 +219,63 @@ exports[`renderSystemMessage uses renderer for Guest added and join to channel 2
     }
     testID="markdown_paragraph"
   >
-    <Text>
-      <Text
-        style={
-          [
-            {
-              "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-              "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-              "fontSize": 16,
-              "fontWeight": "400",
-              "lineHeight": 24,
-            },
-            {
-              "opacity": 1,
-            },
-          ]
-        }
-      >
-        <Text
-          style={[]}
-        >
-          @other.user
-        </Text>
-      </Text>
-      <Text
-        selectable={false}
-        style={
+    <Text
+      style={
+        [
           {
             "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
             "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
             "fontSize": 16,
             "fontWeight": "400",
             "lineHeight": 24,
-          }
-        }
-        testID="markdown_text"
-      >
-         added to the channel as a guest by 
-      </Text>
+          },
+          {
+            "opacity": 1,
+          },
+        ]
+      }
+    >
       <Text
-        style={
-          [
-            {
-              "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-              "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-              "fontSize": 16,
-              "fontWeight": "400",
-              "lineHeight": 24,
-            },
-            {
-              "opacity": 1,
-            },
-          ]
-        }
+        style={[]}
       >
-        <Text
-          style={[]}
-        >
-          @username.
-        </Text>
+        @other.user
+      </Text>
+    </Text>
+    <Text
+      selectable={false}
+      style={
+        {
+          "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+          "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+          "fontSize": 16,
+          "fontWeight": "400",
+          "lineHeight": 24,
+        }
+      }
+      testID="markdown_text"
+    >
+       added to the channel as a guest by 
+    </Text>
+    <Text
+      style={
+        [
+          {
+            "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+            "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+            "fontSize": 16,
+            "fontWeight": "400",
+            "lineHeight": 24,
+          },
+          {
+            "opacity": 1,
+          },
+        ]
+      }
+    >
+      <Text
+        style={[]}
+      >
+        @username.
       </Text>
     </Text>
   </View>
@@ -302,7 +294,7 @@ exports[`renderSystemMessage uses renderer for OLD archived channel without a us
     style={
       [
         {
-          "alignItems": "flex-start",
+          "alignItems": "center",
           "flexDirection": "row",
           "flexWrap": "wrap",
         },
@@ -310,22 +302,20 @@ exports[`renderSystemMessage uses renderer for OLD archived channel without a us
     }
     testID="markdown_paragraph"
   >
-    <Text>
-      <Text
-        selectable={false}
-        style={
-          {
-            "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-            "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-            "fontSize": 16,
-            "fontWeight": "400",
-            "lineHeight": 24,
-          }
+    <Text
+      selectable={false}
+      style={
+        {
+          "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+          "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+          "fontSize": 16,
+          "fontWeight": "400",
+          "lineHeight": 24,
         }
-        testID="markdown_text"
-      >
-        archived the channel
-      </Text>
+      }
+      testID="markdown_text"
+    >
+      archived the channel
     </Text>
   </View>
 </View>
@@ -343,7 +333,7 @@ exports[`renderSystemMessage uses renderer for archived channel 1`] = `
     style={
       [
         {
-          "alignItems": "flex-start",
+          "alignItems": "center",
           "flexDirection": "row",
           "flexWrap": "wrap",
         },
@@ -351,45 +341,43 @@ exports[`renderSystemMessage uses renderer for archived channel 1`] = `
     }
     testID="markdown_paragraph"
   >
-    <Text>
-      <Text
-        style={
-          [
-            {
-              "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-              "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-              "fontSize": 16,
-              "fontWeight": "400",
-              "lineHeight": 24,
-            },
-            {
-              "opacity": 1,
-            },
-          ]
-        }
-      >
-        <Text
-          style={[]}
-        >
-          @username
-        </Text>
-      </Text>
-      <Text
-        selectable={false}
-        style={
+    <Text
+      style={
+        [
           {
             "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
             "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
             "fontSize": 16,
             "fontWeight": "400",
             "lineHeight": 24,
-          }
-        }
-        testID="markdown_text"
+          },
+          {
+            "opacity": 1,
+          },
+        ]
+      }
+    >
+      <Text
+        style={[]}
       >
-         archived the channel
+        @username
       </Text>
     </Text>
+    <Text
+      selectable={false}
+      style={
+        {
+          "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+          "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+          "fontSize": 16,
+          "fontWeight": "400",
+          "lineHeight": 24,
+        }
+      }
+      testID="markdown_text"
+    >
+       archived the channel
+    </Text>
   </View>
 </View>
 `;
@@ -406,7 +394,7 @@ exports[`renderSystemMessage uses renderer for unarchived channel 1`] = `
     style={
       [
         {
-          "alignItems": "flex-start",
+          "alignItems": "center",
           "flexDirection": "row",
           "flexWrap": "wrap",
         },
@@ -414,45 +402,43 @@ exports[`renderSystemMessage uses renderer for unarchived channel 1`] = `
     }
     testID="markdown_paragraph"
   >
-    <Text>
-      <Text
-        style={
-          [
-            {
-              "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-              "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-              "fontSize": 16,
-              "fontWeight": "400",
-              "lineHeight": 24,
-            },
-            {
-              "opacity": 1,
-            },
-          ]
-        }
-      >
-        <Text
-          style={[]}
-        >
-          @username
-        </Text>
-      </Text>
-      <Text
-        selectable={false}
-        style={
+    <Text
+      style={
+        [
           {
             "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
             "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
             "fontSize": 16,
             "fontWeight": "400",
             "lineHeight": 24,
-          }
-        }
-        testID="markdown_text"
+          },
+          {
+            "opacity": 1,
+          },
+        ]
+      }
+    >
+      <Text
+        style={[]}
       >
-         unarchived the channel
+        @username
       </Text>
     </Text>
+    <Text
+      selectable={false}
+      style={
+        {
+          "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+          "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+          "fontSize": 16,
+          "fontWeight": "400",
+          "lineHeight": 24,
+        }
+      }
+      testID="markdown_text"
+    >
+       unarchived the channel
+    </Text>
   </View>
 </View>
 `;
diff --git a/app/screens/permalink/permalink_error.tsx b/app/screens/permalink/permalink_error.tsx
index f0eea6939..052f6f93a 100644
--- a/app/screens/permalink/permalink_error.tsx
+++ b/app/screens/permalink/permalink_error.tsx
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme: Theme) => {
             color: theme.centerChannelColor,
             ...typography('Body', 200, 'Regular'),
         },
-        errorTextParagraph: {
-            textAlign: 'center',
-        },
         errorButtonContainer: {
             borderTopWidth: 1,
             borderTopColor: changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.16),
@@ -131,7 +128,6 @@ function PermalinkError({
                     theme={theme}
                     value={text}
                     baseTextStyle={style.errorText}
-                    baseParagraphStyle={style.errorTextParagraph}
                     disableAtMentions={true}
                     disableAtChannelMentionHighlight={true}
                     disableChannelLink={true}
diff --git a/app/utils/markdown/index.ts b/app/utils/markdown/index.ts
index ca0d283d5..31b7a24a5 100644
--- a/app/utils/markdown/index.ts
+++ b/app/utils/markdown/index.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export const getMarkdownTextStyles = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme: Theme) => {
         },
         strong: {
             fontFamily: 'OpenSans-SemiBold',
+            fontWeight: '600',
         },
         del: {
             textDecorationLine: 'line-through',