diff --git a/copyparty/web/md.css b/copyparty/web/md.css
index ade08a5c..5e2c41fc 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/md.css
+++ b/copyparty/web/md.css
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ blink {
 		color: #444;
 		background: none;
 		margin: 0 0 0 -.2em;
-		padding: .3em 0 .3em .4em;
+		padding: .8em .4em .8em 0;
 		text-decoration: none;
 		border: none;
 		/* ie: */
diff --git a/copyparty/web/mde.css b/copyparty/web/mde.css
index 0a8d8ec5..c6a93411 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/mde.css
+++ b/copyparty/web/mde.css
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ html, body {
 	min-height: 100%;
 	font-family: sans-serif;
 	font-family: var(--font-main), sans-serif;
-	background: #f7f7f7;
+	background: #f8f8f8;
 	color: #333;
 }
 #toast {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ html, body {
 #mn a {
 	color: #444;
 	margin: 0 0 0 -.2em;
-	padding: 0 0 0 .4em;
+	padding: .8em .4em .8em 0;
 	text-decoration: none;
 	/* ie: */
 	border-bottom: .1em solid #777\9;