diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/PropertiesPanel/BindingPanel.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/PropertiesPanel/BindingPanel.svelte
index 1e28fa5b77..ae428ef763 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/PropertiesPanel/BindingPanel.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/PropertiesPanel/BindingPanel.svelte
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
           <li on:click={() => addToText(helper.text)}>
             <div>
               <Label extraSmall>{helper.displayText}</Label>
-              {@html helper.description}
+              <div class="description">{@html helper.description}</div>
             </div>
           </li>
         {/each}
@@ -192,4 +192,16 @@
     color: var(--red);
     text-decoration: underline;
   }
+
+  .description :global(p) {
+    color: var(--grey-7);
+  }
+
+  .description :global(p:hover) {
+    color: var(--ink);
+  }
+
+  .description :global(p a) {
+    color: var(--grey-7);
+  }
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/test/basic.spec.js b/packages/string-templates/test/basic.spec.js
index dc5e4bb9ac..7edf89c6c3 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/test/basic.spec.js
+++ b/packages/string-templates/test/basic.spec.js
@@ -107,6 +107,6 @@ describe("check manifest", () => {
   it("should be able to retrieve the manifest", () => {
     const manifest = getManifest()
     expect(manifest.math).not.toBeNull()
-    expect(manifest.math.abs.description).toBe("Return the magnitude of `a`.")
+    expect(manifest.math.abs.description).toBe("<p>Return the magnitude of <code>a</code>.</p>\n")
   })
 })
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/test/helpers.spec.js b/packages/string-templates/test/helpers.spec.js
index bbd0e64e6e..6eadaabb05 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/test/helpers.spec.js
+++ b/packages/string-templates/test/helpers.spec.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ describe("test the date helpers", () => {
   it("should allow use of the date helper with now time", async () => {
     const date = new Date()
     const output = await processString("{{ date now 'DD' }}", {})
-    expect(output).toBe(date.getDate().toString())
+    expect(parseInt(output)).toBe(date.getDate())
   })
 })