diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
index 614ab532e..9683bf4a9 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
@@ -1759,15 +1759,10 @@ RED.view = (function() {
     }
 
     function calculateTextDimensions(str,className,offsetW,offsetH) {
-        var sp = document.createElement("span");
-        sp.className = className;
-        sp.style.position = "absolute";
-        sp.style.top = "-1000px";
-        sp.textContent = (str||"");
-        document.body.appendChild(sp);
-        var w = sp.offsetWidth;
-        var h = sp.offsetHeight;
-        document.body.removeChild(sp);
+        var sp = $('<span>',{class: className,style: "position: absolute; top: -1000px"}).text(str||"").appendTo("#red-ui-editor");
+        var w = sp.width();
+        var h = sp.height();
+        sp.remove();
         return [offsetW+w,offsetH+h];
     }