Text rendering cut off on Android 15 & 16

[atlj]

Description

PR #56282 reintroduced the issue #53286, please see it for more details. This brings that issue to version 0.85.0.

Quoting the original issue:

Text content is partially cut off, making some characters / words not fully visible. This impacts readability and layout consistency.

Steps to reproduce

Run the reproduction repo on Android 15 or 16 and observe text is cut off, while on older versions like Android 13/14 it displays correctly.

React Native Version

0.85.0

Affected Platforms

Runtime - Android

Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info

info Fetching system and libraries information...
System:
  OS: macOS 15.7.4
  CPU: (12) arm64 Apple M4 Pro
  Memory: 115.38 MB / 48.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: 0.109.1
    path: /Users/burakguner/.cargo/bin/nu
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 22.22.0
    path: /Users/burakguner/.nix-profile/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.22
    path: /Users/burakguner/.nix-profile/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 10.9.4
    path: /Users/burakguner/.nix-profile/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2026.01.19.00
    path: /Users/burakguner/.nix-profile/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.16.2
    path: /Users/burakguner/.local/share/gem/ruby/3.3.0/bin/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 25.2
      - iOS 26.2
      - macOS 26.2
      - tvOS 26.2
      - visionOS 26.2
      - watchOS 26.2
  Android SDK:
    API Levels:
      - "30"
      - "31"
      - "34"
      - "35"
      - "36"
    Build Tools:
      - 35.0.0
      - 36.0.0
      - 36.1.0
    System Images:
      - android-30 | ARM 64 v8a
      - android-34 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
      - android-35 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
      - android-35 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
      - android-36.1 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
    Android NDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2025.3 AI-253.31033.145.2533.15113396
  Xcode:
    version: 26.2/17C52
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 21.0.8
    path: /Users/burakguner/.nix-profile/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 3.4.8
    path: /Users/burakguner/.nix-profile/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli":
    installed: 20.1.0
    wanted: 20.1.0
  react:
    installed: 19.2.3
    wanted: 19.2.3
  react-native:
    installed: 0.85.0
    wanted: 0.85.0
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: Not found
  newArchEnabled: false

Stacktrace or Logs

N/A

MANDATORY Reproducer

https://github.com/atlj/reproducer-android-text-rendering

Screenshots and Videos

Android 14	Android 15	Android 16