diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 0d84bb4..cff4fe2 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ HTML = """<!doctype html>
     --text: #111;
     --border: #ddd;
     --btn-bg: #fff;
+    --btn-hover: #f0f0f0;
     --gutter-bg: #f8fafc;
     --gutter-border: #eee;
     --gutter-color: #9ca3af;
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ HTML = """<!doctype html>
     --text: #F0F0F0;
     --border: #3a3b45;
     --btn-bg: #2a2b33;
+    --btn-hover: #35363f;
     --gutter-bg: #1e1f28;
     --gutter-border: #2e2f3a;
     --gutter-color: #6b7280;
@@ -162,8 +164,9 @@ HTML = """<!doctype html>
   body { font-family: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji";
          max-width: 1000px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 1rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; height: 100vh; box-sizing: border-box; }
   header { display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:center; margin-bottom: .5rem; flex-shrink: 0; }
-  a,button { padding:.35rem .6rem; text-decoration:none; border:1px solid var(--border); border-radius:4px; background:var(--btn-bg); color:var(--text); cursor:pointer; }
-  #newpad { background:#000; color:#fff; border:1px solid #000; font-weight:bold; }
+  a,button { padding:.35rem 0; text-decoration:none; border:1px solid var(--border); border-radius:4px; background:var(--btn-bg); color:var(--text); cursor:pointer; font-size:.9rem; font-weight:bold; min-width:2rem; text-align:center; display:inline-block; }
+  a:hover,button:hover { background:var(--btn-hover); }
+  #lock-btn { font-weight:normal; }
   #status { font-size:.9rem; opacity:.7; margin-left:.5rem; }
   #status::before { content: "●"; margin-right: .3rem; color: #ef4444; }
   #status.connected::before { color: #22c55e; }
@@ -175,8 +178,6 @@ HTML = """<!doctype html>
             user-select:none; min-width: 3ch; white-space: pre; height: 100%; overflow: hidden; }
   #t { padding:.5rem .75rem; width:100%; height: 100%; resize: none; border:0; outline:0;
        overflow:auto; white-space: pre; background:var(--bg); color:var(--text); }
-  #newpad { margin-left:.5rem; }
-  #info { margin-left:.5rem; font-size: 0.8rem; }
   pre { margin: 0; }
   /* Password protection */
   #lock-btn.locked { background:#dbeafe; border-color:#3b82f6; }
@@ -206,11 +207,11 @@ HTML = """<!doctype html>
     <strong id="padname"></strong><span id="peers"></span><span id="status">disconnected</span>
   </div>
   <div style="position:relative; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:.25rem;">
-    <button id="copy" onclick="copyToClipboard()">Copy</button>
-    <button id="lock-btn" onclick="togglePwPanel()" title="No password – click to set one">Lock</button>
-    <a id="newpad" href="/" target="_blank">New pad</a>
-    <a id="info" href="/system/info">Info</a>
-    <button id="theme-btn" onclick="toggleTheme()" title="Toggle dark/light mode">Dark</button>
+    <button id="copy" onclick="copyToClipboard()" title="Copy to clipboard">⧉</button>
+    <a id="newpad" href="/" target="_blank" title="Opens a new pad in a new tab">+</a>
+    <button id="lock-btn" onclick="togglePwPanel()" title="No password – click to set one">🔒︎</button>
+    <button id="theme-btn" onclick="toggleTheme()" title="Toggle dark/light mode">☾</button>
+    <a id="info" href="/system/info" title="System info">ⓘ</a>
     <div id="pw-panel">
       <label>Password protection</label>
       <input id="pw-input" type="password" placeholder="New password…" onkeydown="if(event.key==='Enter')setPassword()"/>
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ const rand = () => Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 6); // 4 chars
 // Theme
 function applyTheme(dark) {
   document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', dark ? 'dark' : 'light');
-  $('#theme-btn').textContent = dark ? 'Light' : 'Dark';
+  $('#theme-btn').textContent = dark ? '☀' : '☾';
 }
 function toggleTheme() {
   const isDark = document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-theme') === 'dark';
@@ -328,11 +329,11 @@ function removePassword() {
 function updateLockBtn() {
   const btn = $("#lock-btn");
   if (isProtected) {
-    btn.textContent = "Locked";
+    btn.textContent = "🔒︎";
     btn.classList.add("locked");
     btn.title = "Password protected – click to manage";
   } else {
-    btn.textContent = "Lock";
+    btn.textContent = "🔒︎";
     btn.classList.remove("locked");
     btn.title = "No password – click to set one";
   }
@@ -427,7 +428,7 @@ async function copyToClipboard() {
     await navigator.clipboard.writeText(ta.value);
     const btn = $("#copy");
     const original = btn.textContent;
-    btn.textContent = "Copied!";
+    btn.textContent = "✓";
     setTimeout(() => { btn.textContent = original; }, 1500);
   } catch (err) {
     // Fallback for older browsers
@@ -435,7 +436,7 @@ async function copyToClipboard() {
     document.execCommand('copy');
     const btn = $("#copy");
     const original = btn.textContent;
-    btn.textContent = "Copied!";
+    btn.textContent = "✓";
     setTimeout(() => { btn.textContent = original; }, 1500);
   }
 }
