diff --git a/components/find-in-page.tsx b/components/find-in-page.tsx
index 4358fc6c..a61bba21 100644
--- a/components/find-in-page.tsx
+++ b/components/find-in-page.tsx
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ export function FindInPage({
                 }}
                 placeholder="Find in page…"
                 aria-label="Find in page"
-                className="min-w-0 flex-1 bg-transparent py-1 text-sm outline-none placeholder:text-muted-foreground"
+                // text-base (16px), not text-sm: iOS/iPadOS Safari auto-zooms
+                // the page when focusing an input with a font-size below 16px.
+                className="min-w-0 flex-1 bg-transparent py-1 text-base outline-none placeholder:text-muted-foreground"
               />
               <span
                 aria-live="polite"