diff --git a/superset-frontend/cypress-base/cypress/integration/dashboard/editmode.test.ts b/superset-frontend/cypress-base/cypress/integration/dashboard/editmode.test.ts
index ee799bcdfad8..f072bc8f54e1 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/cypress-base/cypress/integration/dashboard/editmode.test.ts
+++ b/superset-frontend/cypress-base/cypress/integration/dashboard/editmode.test.ts
@@ -243,17 +243,17 @@ describe('Dashboard edit', () => {
         .click();
 
       // add new markdown component
-      dragComponent('Markdown', 'new-component', false);
+      dragComponent('Text', 'new-component', false);
 
-      cy.get('[data-test="dashboard-markdown-editor"]')
+      cy.getBySel('dashboard-markdown-editor')
         .should(
           'have.text',
-          '✨Markdown✨Markdown✨MarkdownClick here to edit markdown',
+          '✨Header 1✨Header 2✨Header 3Click here to learn more about markdown formatting',
         )
-        .click();
+        .click(10, 10);
 
       cy.getBySel('dashboard-component-chart-holder').contains(
-        'Click here to edit [markdown](https://bit.ly/1dQOfRK)',
+        'Click here to learn more about [markdown formatting](https://bit.ly/1dQOfRK)',
       );
 
       cy.getBySel('dashboard-markdown-editor').click().type('Test resize');
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/gridComponents/Markdown.jsx b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/gridComponents/Markdown.jsx
index 31fae65c462a..79fccfadc976 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/gridComponents/Markdown.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/gridComponents/Markdown.jsx
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ const propTypes = {
 
 const defaultProps = {};
 
-const MARKDOWN_PLACE_HOLDER = `# ✨Markdown
-## ✨Markdown
-### ✨Markdown
+const MARKDOWN_PLACE_HOLDER = `# ✨Header 1
+## ✨Header 2
+### ✨Header 3
 
 <br />
 
-Click here to edit [markdown](https://bit.ly/1dQOfRK)`;
+Click here to learn more about [markdown formatting](https://bit.ly/1dQOfRK)`;
 
 const MARKDOWN_ERROR_MESSAGE = t('This markdown component has an error.');
 
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/gridComponents/new/NewMarkdown.jsx b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/gridComponents/new/NewMarkdown.jsx
index f16b4b55f42d..236b52f3b2a5 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/gridComponents/new/NewMarkdown.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/gridComponents/new/NewMarkdown.jsx
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ export default function DraggableNewDivider() {
     <DraggableNewComponent
       id={NEW_MARKDOWN_ID}
       type={MARKDOWN_TYPE}
-      label="Markdown"
-      className="fa fa-code"
+      label="Text"
+      className="fa fa-font"
     />
   );
 }