diff --git a/arise-source/config/main.css b/arise-source/config/main.css
index 4140110..22cefef 100644
--- a/arise-source/config/main.css
+++ b/arise-source/config/main.css
@@ -39,20 +39,24 @@ code {
     font-family: monospace;
 }
 
-/* Block code (Arise syntax highlighting) */
-pre.sourceCode,
-pre.sourceCode code,
-pre.sourceCode code span {
+/* Target all spans and links inside Arise code blocks */
+pre.sourceCode, pre.sourceCode code, pre.sourceCode code span, pre.sourceCode code span a {
     font-family: monospace, "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
     background-color: #293137;
     color: #65f85a;
-    line-height: 1.4em;
-    padding: 4px 16px;
-    border-radius: 16px;
-    display: block;
-    overflow-x: auto;
+    line-height: 1.2em;   /* tight line spacing */
+    padding: 4px 12px;    /* padding for readability */
+    display: inline;       /* keep spans inline so line-height stacks correctly */
 }
 
+/* pre element itself */
+pre.sourceCode {
+    overflow-x: auto;
+    padding: 0; /* remove extra padding */
+    margin: 1em 0;
+}
+
+
 /* pre element itself */
 pre {
     overflow-x: auto;