diff --git a/flaskr/static/styles.css b/flaskr/static/styles.css
index 7d2b8e2..72412c5 100644
--- a/flaskr/static/styles.css
+++ b/flaskr/static/styles.css
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ html {
 }
 
 body {
+  background-color: #f0f0f0;
   line-height: 200%;
   margin-left: auto;
   margin-right: auto;
@@ -60,7 +61,6 @@ h1, h2 {
   }
   h1 {
     font-size: 300%;
-    margin-bottom: 0;
   }
   input, textarea {
     margin-bottom: 0.5em;
diff --git a/flaskr/templates/writing.html b/flaskr/templates/writing.html
index 4de21dd..2fd3802 100644
--- a/flaskr/templates/writing.html
+++ b/flaskr/templates/writing.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 </head>
 
 <body>
-  <h1>Under<wbr>Cover</h1>
+  <h1><span style="margin: 0; padding: 0.2em; color: black; background-color: white;">Under</span><span style="margin: 0; padding: 0.2em; color: white; background-color: black;">Cover</span></h1>
   <h2>The secret cover letter generator</h2>
   {% from "_formhelpers.html" import render_field %}
   <form method=post>
