diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/splats.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/splats.css
index 57345c4d4..02d4865f1 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/splats.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/splats.css
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 }
 
 .splat__bubble {
-  background-color: var(--splat-color);
+  background-color: var(--color-bg);
   border: 0.3em solid var(--splat-color);
   border-radius: 50%;
   position: absolute;
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@
   }
 
   &.splat__category {
-    inset: auto auto 10cqi 0cqi;
+    inset: auto auto 10cqi -3cqi;
 
     + & {
-      inset: auto auto -2cqi 16cqi;
+      inset: auto auto -2cqi 13cqi;
 
       + & {
-        inset: auto auto -10cqi 32cqi;
+        inset: auto auto -12cqi 29cqi;
       }
     }
 
@@ -124,8 +124,18 @@
     scale: 1;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
     transform: none;
-    transition: all 200ms ease-out;
+    transition: transform 200ms ease-out;
     white-space: nowrap;
+    z-index: 1;
+
+    &:has(.input) {
+      border-radius: 2em;
+      padding: 0.2em 0.5em;
+
+      .input {
+        color: var(--splat-color);
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   @media (hover: hover) {
diff --git a/app/views/categories/new.html.erb b/app/views/categories/new.html.erb
index a92d413cf..f0d75c82c 100644
--- a/app/views/categories/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/categories/new.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <turbo-frame id="new_catgory">
   <%= form_with model: [@splat, @category], data: { turbo_frame: "_top" } do |form| %>
-      <%= form.text_field :title, class: "input txt-small", autofocus: "on" %>
+      <%= form.text_field :title, class: "input borderless", autofocus: "on" %>
       <%= form.submit "Create Category", hidden: true %>
   <% end %>
 </turbo-frame>