bug: React IonLabel corrupts global styles

[michaelpeterlee]

Prerequisites

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• I have searched for existing issues that already report this problem, without success.

Ionic Framework Version

v8.x

Current Behavior

v8.8.1 regression from v8.7.17.

IonLabel with dynamic text node child corrupts global styles.

Workaround: <IonLabel><span>{myString}</span></IonLabel>

Expected Behavior

No change to global styles when rendering string in IonLabel

Steps to Reproduce

1. Render IonLabel
   1.1. Pass a dynamic string containing special characters (< > or similar) directly as a text node child of IonLabel
2. Observe global ion-item padding/styles reset across entire app
3. Wrap the same string in a <span> — issue disappears

Code Reproduction URL

https://stackblitz.com/edit/h92ft2xq?file=src%2Fmain.tsx

Ionic Info

Ionic:

Ionic CLI : 7.2.0 (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/@ionic/cli)
Ionic Framework : @ionic/react 8.8.1

Utility:

cordova-res : not installed globally
native-run : 2.0.3

System:

NodeJS : v22.17.0 (/usr/local/bin/node)
npm : 10.9.2
OS : macOS Unknown

Additional Information

Code Reproduction URL does not reproduce; it has no global styles that get affected.

I cannot invest more time into this report unfortunately, else I would parse to identify the exact string that causes the issue.
Just happy to advise of our workaround.