diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/conversation.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/conversation.css
index 0856d6d37..0ee03fa59 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/conversation.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/conversation.css
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     --input-padding: 0.1em;
 
     border-width: 0 0 1px;
-    max-inline-size: 40ch;
+    max-inline-size: 50ch;
   }
 
   .conversation__message {
@@ -79,8 +79,9 @@
   }
 
   .conversation__thinking-indicator {
-    inset: auto auto var(--footer-height) calc(var(--block-space) * -1.5);
+    inset: auto auto var(--footer-height) 50%;
     position: absolute;
+    transform: translateX(-50%);
 
     .spinner {
       display: none;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/search.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/search.css
index 3f857822e..af40f351b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/search.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/search.css
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@
     --input-padding: 0.1em;
 
     border-width: 0 0 1px;
-    max-inline-size: 40ch;
-
+    max-inline-size: 50ch;
 
     &::-webkit-search-cancel-button {
       --clear-icon-size: 0.75rem;
diff --git a/app/views/conversations/_composer.html.erb b/app/views/conversations/_composer.html.erb
index 8e1935cc0..36ab71173 100644
--- a/app/views/conversations/_composer.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/conversations/_composer.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <%= form_with model: Conversation::Message.new, local: true, 
-      class: "conversation__composer flex align-center position-relative gap-half",
+      class: "conversation__composer flex align-center justify-center gap-half",
       data: {
         turbo_frame: "conversation",
         action: "turbo:submit-end->conversation--composer#submitEnd",
diff --git a/app/views/searches/_form.html.erb b/app/views/searches/_form.html.erb
index 62094cd47..a0f8b3448 100644
--- a/app/views/searches/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/searches/_form.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<%= form_with url: search_path, method: :get, class: "search__form flex align-center gap-half", data: { turbo_frame: "bar-content" } do |form| %>
+<%= form_with url: search_path, method: :get, class: "search__form flex align-center justify-center gap-half", data: { turbo_frame: "bar-content" } do |form| %>
   <%= form.label :q, "Search Fizzy", class: "font-weight-black txt-nowrap" %>
   <%= text_field_tag :q, query_terms,
         class: "search__form-input input",