diff --git a/app/javascript/template_builder/dynamic_editor.js b/app/javascript/template_builder/dynamic_editor.js
index 145284553..35287c619 100644
--- a/app/javascript/template_builder/dynamic_editor.js
+++ b/app/javascript/template_builder/dynamic_editor.js
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@ dynamic-variable {
   background-color: #fef3c7;
   word-break: break-all;
   overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+}
+
+.pageNumber:empty::before,
+.totalPages:empty::before {
+  content: "#";
 }`)
 
 const DROP_ATTRS = [