diff --git a/quartz/styles/base.scss b/quartz/styles/base.scss
index 3c1c2a68b..d26698bff 100644
--- a/quartz/styles/base.scss
+++ b/quartz/styles/base.scss
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ ul,
   fill: var(--darkgray);
   overflow-wrap: anywhere;
   hyphens: auto;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
+  line-height: 1.5;
 }
 
 .math {
@@ -424,7 +427,7 @@ code {
   font-family: var(--codeFont);
   border-radius: 5px;
   padding: 0.1rem 0.2rem;
-  background: var(--lightgray);
+  background: var(--highlight);
 }
 
 tbody,