diff --git a/packages/core/scss/components/calendar/_layout.scss b/packages/core/scss/components/calendar/_layout.scss
index 539a5188940..9ba89da3380 100644
--- a/packages/core/scss/components/calendar/_layout.scss
+++ b/packages/core/scss/components/calendar/_layout.scss
@@ -356,9 +356,9 @@
                 display: block;
                 position: absolute;
                 inset-block-end: 0;
-                content: "\200b";
+                content: "";
                 height: 0;
-                line-height: 0;
+                line-height: 1lh;
                 z-index: k-z-index("base", 1);
                 width: 150%;
                 inset-inline-start: -25%;
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
         &::after {
             display: block;
             position: absolute;
-            content: "\200b";
+            content: "";
             height: 0;
             line-height: 0;
             z-index: k-z-index("base", 1);
diff --git a/packages/core/scss/components/checkbox/_layout.scss b/packages/core/scss/components/checkbox/_layout.scss
index 6e2e52a677a..9493a7947fc 100644
--- a/packages/core/scss/components/checkbox/_layout.scss
+++ b/packages/core/scss/components/checkbox/_layout.scss
@@ -125,8 +125,9 @@
         position: relative;
 
         &::before {
-            content: "\200b";
-            width: 0px;
+            content: "";
+            width: 0;
+            height: 1lh;
             overflow: hidden;
             flex: none;
             display: inline-block;
diff --git a/packages/core/scss/components/dropdowntree/_layout.scss b/packages/core/scss/components/dropdowntree/_layout.scss
index b6fdf121565..36c44afa56e 100644
--- a/packages/core/scss/components/dropdowntree/_layout.scss
+++ b/packages/core/scss/components/dropdowntree/_layout.scss
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@
         }
 
         .k-input-inner::before {
-            content: "\200b";
-            width: 0px;
+            content: "";
+            width: 0;
+            height: 1lh;
             overflow: hidden;
             flex: none;
             display: inline-block;
diff --git a/packages/core/scss/components/gantt/_layout.scss b/packages/core/scss/components/gantt/_layout.scss
index c7fed00c0ed..4efc711ec1d 100644
--- a/packages/core/scss/components/gantt/_layout.scss
+++ b/packages/core/scss/components/gantt/_layout.scss
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@
             position: relative;
             vertical-align: middle;
         }
-        td::after { content: "\200b"; }
+        td::after { content: ""; }
     }
 
     .k-task-wrap {
diff --git a/packages/core/scss/components/icons/_layout.scss b/packages/core/scss/components/icons/_layout.scss
index 61498dc13c5..455a7c51a5c 100644
--- a/packages/core/scss/components/icons/_layout.scss
+++ b/packages/core/scss/components/icons/_layout.scss
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
         position: relative;
 
         &::before {
-            content: "\200b";
+            content: "";
             width: 0;
+            height: 1lh;
             overflow: hidden;
             flex: none;
             display: inline-block;
diff --git a/packages/core/scss/components/input/_layout.scss b/packages/core/scss/components/input/_layout.scss
index da273201c3d..6af58be195e 100644
--- a/packages/core/scss/components/input/_layout.scss
+++ b/packages/core/scss/components/input/_layout.scss
@@ -288,24 +288,22 @@
 
 
     // Input value
-    .k-input-value-icon {
-        flex: none;
-    }
+    // Input value
     .k-input-value-text {
         flex: 1;
         overflow: hidden;
         text-overflow: ellipsis;
-    }
-    .k-input-value-text::before {
-        content: "\200b";
-        width: 0px;
-        overflow: hidden;
-        flex: none;
-        display: inline-block;
-        vertical-align: top;
-    }
-
 
+        &::before {
+            content: "";
+            width: 0;
+            height: 1lh;
+            overflow: hidden;
+            flex: none;
+            display: inline-block;
+            vertical-align: top;
+        }
+    }
     // Input multiple values
     .k-input-values {
         min-width: 0px;
diff --git a/packages/core/scss/components/list/_layout.scss b/packages/core/scss/components/list/_layout.scss
index 42f8ea10c90..c5c80a72867 100644
--- a/packages/core/scss/components/list/_layout.scss
+++ b/packages/core/scss/components/list/_layout.scss
@@ -217,8 +217,9 @@
     .k-list-header-text,
     .k-list-optionlabel {
         &::before {
-            content: "\200b";
-            width: 0px;
+            content: "";
+            width: 0;
+            height: 1lh;
             overflow: hidden;
         }
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/scss/components/radio/_layout.scss b/packages/core/scss/components/radio/_layout.scss
index 95278a2bfa9..19d056bb7dd 100644
--- a/packages/core/scss/components/radio/_layout.scss
+++ b/packages/core/scss/components/radio/_layout.scss
@@ -113,8 +113,9 @@
         position: relative;
 
         &::before {
-            content: "\200b";
-            width: 0px;
+            content: "";
+            width: 0;
+            height: 1lh;
             overflow: hidden;
             flex: none;
             display: inline-block;
diff --git a/packages/core/scss/components/skeleton/_layout.scss b/packages/core/scss/components/skeleton/_layout.scss
index e1e165c9230..80c25c912d6 100644
--- a/packages/core/scss/components/skeleton/_layout.scss
+++ b/packages/core/scss/components/skeleton/_layout.scss
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
         transform: $kendo-skeleton-text-transform;
 
         &:empty::before {
-            content: "\200b";
+            content: "";
+            display: inline-block;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/scss/components/table/_layout.scss b/packages/core/scss/components/table/_layout.scss
index 2efdee97bfd..fb62aeb0ddb 100644
--- a/packages/core/scss/components/table/_layout.scss
+++ b/packages/core/scss/components/table/_layout.scss
@@ -141,12 +141,12 @@
             position: sticky;
 
             &::before {
-                content: "\200b";
-                padding-block: $kendo-table-md-cell-padding-y;
-                padding-inline: 0;
+                content: "";
+                height: 1lh;
                 width: 0;
                 display: block;
                 overflow: hidden;
+                box-sizing: content-box;
             }
 
             .k-table-th {
diff --git a/packages/core/scss/components/timeselector/_layout.scss b/packages/core/scss/components/timeselector/_layout.scss
index ebd79c005c9..0ba4d322761 100644
--- a/packages/core/scss/components/timeselector/_layout.scss
+++ b/packages/core/scss/components/timeselector/_layout.scss
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
             &::before,
             &::after {
                 display: block;
-                content: "\200b";
+                content: "";
                 position: absolute;
                 width: 100%;
                 inset-inline-start: 0;
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
         &::after {
             display: block;
             position: absolute;
-            content: "\200b";
+            content: "";
             height: 0;
             line-height: 0;
             z-index: k-z-index("base", 1);
diff --git a/packages/core/scss/components/window/_layout.scss b/packages/core/scss/components/window/_layout.scss
index 0e66c14f044..e804faac7b1 100644
--- a/packages/core/scss/components/window/_layout.scss
+++ b/packages/core/scss/components/window/_layout.scss
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@
         flex: 1;
 
         &:empty::before {
-            content: "\200b";
+            content: "";
+            display: inline-block;
         }
     }