diff --git a/resources/skins.citizen.styles/common/typography.less b/resources/skins.citizen.styles/common/typography.less
index 01afd350..0af9580e 100644
--- a/resources/skins.citizen.styles/common/typography.less
+++ b/resources/skins.citizen.styles/common/typography.less
@@ -43,6 +43,27 @@ sup {
 	font-size: 80%;
 }
 
+em {
+	:lang( ja ) &,
+	:lang( ko ) &,
+	:lang( mn ) &,
+	:lang( zh ) & {
+		/* CJK languages do not use italics for emphasis */
+		font-style: normal;
+		text-emphasis: filled;
+	}
+
+	:lang( ja ) &,
+	:lang( ko ) &,
+	:lang( mn ) & {
+		text-emphasis-position: over right;
+	}
+
+	:lang( zh ) & {
+		text-emphasis-position: under right;
+	}
+}
+
 .mw-logo-wordmark {
 	font-weight: var( --font-weight-semibold );
 }