diff --git a/v2/src/lib/components/Markdown/MarkdownPane.svelte b/v2/src/lib/components/Markdown/MarkdownPane.svelte
index 2bca285..02d1ce0 100644
--- a/v2/src/lib/components/Markdown/MarkdownPane.svelte
+++ b/v2/src/lib/components/Markdown/MarkdownPane.svelte
@@ -97,44 +97,84 @@
   .markdown-body {
     flex: 1;
     overflow-y: auto;
-    padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
-    font-family: var(--ui-font-family, sans-serif);
-    font-size: 0.875rem;
+    padding: 1.75rem 2rem;
+    font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
+    font-size: 0.9rem;
     line-height: 1.7;
+    color: var(--ctp-subtext1);
+    text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
+    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
+    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
+    font-feature-settings: 'cv01', 'cv02', 'cv03', 'cv04', 'ss01';
   }
 
+  /* --- Headings --- */
+
   .markdown-body :global(h1) {
-    font-size: 1.6em;
+    font-size: 1.75em;
     font-weight: 700;
-    margin: 1em 0 0.5em;
+    line-height: 1.2;
+    margin: 1.5em 0 0.6em;
     color: var(--ctp-lavender);
-    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ctp-surface1);
-    padding-bottom: 0.3em;
+    padding-bottom: 0.35em;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--ctp-surface1) 60%, transparent);
+    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
+  }
+
+  .markdown-body :global(h1:first-child) {
+    margin-top: 0;
   }
 
   .markdown-body :global(h2) {
-    font-size: 1.3em;
-    font-weight: 600;
-    margin: 0.9em 0 0.4em;
+    font-size: 1.4em;
+    font-weight: 650;
+    line-height: 1.25;
+    margin: 1.75em 0 0.5em;
     color: var(--ctp-blue);
+    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
   }
 
   .markdown-body :global(h3) {
-    font-size: 1.1em;
+    font-size: 1.15em;
     font-weight: 600;
-    margin: 0.8em 0 0.3em;
+    line-height: 1.3;
+    margin: 1.5em 0 0.4em;
     color: var(--ctp-sapphire);
   }
 
   .markdown-body :global(h4) {
     font-size: 1em;
     font-weight: 600;
-    margin: 0.6em 0 0.3em;
+    line-height: 1.4;
+    margin: 1.25em 0 0.35em;
     color: var(--ctp-teal);
+    text-transform: none;
   }
 
+  .markdown-body :global(h5) {
+    font-size: 0.875em;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    line-height: 1.4;
+    margin: 1.25em 0 0.3em;
+    color: var(--ctp-subtext1);
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+  }
+
+  .markdown-body :global(h6) {
+    font-size: 0.8em;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    line-height: 1.4;
+    margin: 1em 0 0.25em;
+    color: var(--ctp-overlay2);
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+  }
+
+  /* --- Prose --- */
+
   .markdown-body :global(p) {
-    margin: 0.6em 0;
+    margin: 1.15em 0;
   }
 
   .markdown-body :global(strong) {
@@ -143,27 +183,49 @@
   }
 
   .markdown-body :global(em) {
-    color: var(--ctp-subtext1);
+    color: var(--ctp-subtext0);
+    font-style: italic;
   }
 
+  /* --- Links --- */
+
+  .markdown-body :global(a) {
+    color: var(--ctp-blue);
+    text-decoration: underline;
+    text-decoration-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ctp-blue) 30%, transparent);
+    text-underline-offset: 0.2em;
+    text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
+    transition: text-decoration-color 0.2s ease;
+  }
+
+  .markdown-body :global(a:hover) {
+    text-decoration-color: var(--ctp-blue);
+  }
+
+  /* --- Inline code --- */
+
   .markdown-body :global(code) {
-    background: var(--ctp-surface0);
-    padding: 0.125em 0.375em;
+    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ctp-surface0) 70%, transparent);
+    padding: 0.175em 0.4em;
     border-radius: 0.25em;
     font-family: var(--term-font-family, 'JetBrains Mono', monospace);
     font-size: 0.85em;
     color: var(--ctp-green);
+    font-variant-ligatures: none;
   }
 
+  /* --- Code blocks --- */
+
   .markdown-body :global(pre) {
     background: var(--ctp-mantle);
-    padding: 0.875rem 1rem;
+    padding: 1rem 1.125rem;
     border-radius: 0.375rem;
     border: 1px solid var(--ctp-surface0);
     overflow-x: auto;
     font-size: 0.8rem;
-    line-height: 1.55;
-    margin: 0.75em 0;
+    line-height: 1.6;
+    margin: 1.25em 0;
+    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--ctp-surface1) 20%, transparent);
   }
 
   .markdown-body :global(pre code) {
@@ -171,17 +233,19 @@
     padding: 0;
     color: var(--ctp-text);
     font-size: inherit;
+    border-radius: 0;
   }
 
   .markdown-body :global(.shiki) {
     background: var(--ctp-mantle) !important;
-    padding: 0.875rem 1rem;
+    padding: 1rem 1.125rem;
     border-radius: 0.375rem;
     border: 1px solid var(--ctp-surface0);
     overflow-x: auto;
     font-size: 0.8rem;
-    line-height: 1.55;
-    margin: 0.75em 0;
+    line-height: 1.6;
+    margin: 1.25em 0;
+    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--ctp-surface1) 20%, transparent);
   }
 
   .markdown-body :global(.shiki code) {
@@ -189,73 +253,108 @@
     padding: 0;
   }
 
+  /* --- Blockquote --- */
+
   .markdown-body :global(blockquote) {
+    position: relative;
     border-left: 3px solid var(--ctp-mauve);
-    margin: 0.75em 0;
-    padding: 0.375rem 1rem;
-    color: var(--ctp-subtext0);
-    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ctp-surface0) 30%, transparent);
+    margin: 1.5em 0;
+    padding: 0.5rem 1.125rem;
+    color: var(--ctp-overlay2);
+    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ctp-surface0) 20%, transparent);
     border-radius: 0 0.25rem 0.25rem 0;
+    font-style: italic;
   }
 
-  .markdown-body :global(ul), .markdown-body :global(ol) {
-    padding-left: 1.5rem;
+  .markdown-body :global(blockquote p) {
     margin: 0.5em 0;
   }
 
+  .markdown-body :global(blockquote p:first-child) {
+    margin-top: 0;
+  }
+
+  .markdown-body :global(blockquote p:last-child) {
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+  }
+
+  /* --- Lists --- */
+
+  .markdown-body :global(ul), .markdown-body :global(ol) {
+    padding-left: 1.625em;
+    margin: 1em 0;
+  }
+
   .markdown-body :global(li) {
-    margin: 0.25em 0;
+    margin: 0.35em 0;
   }
 
   .markdown-body :global(li::marker) {
     color: var(--ctp-overlay1);
   }
 
-  .markdown-body :global(a) {
-    color: var(--ctp-blue);
-    text-decoration: none;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
-    transition: border-color 0.15s;
+  .markdown-body :global(ol > li::marker) {
+    color: var(--ctp-overlay2);
+    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
   }
 
-  .markdown-body :global(a:hover) {
-    border-bottom-color: var(--ctp-blue);
+  .markdown-body :global(li > ul), .markdown-body :global(li > ol) {
+    margin: 0.25em 0;
   }
 
+  /* --- Tables --- */
+
   .markdown-body :global(table) {
     border-collapse: collapse;
     width: 100%;
-    margin: 0.75em 0;
-    font-size: 0.825rem;
+    margin: 1.5em 0;
+    font-size: 0.85em;
+    line-height: 1.5;
   }
 
   .markdown-body :global(th), .markdown-body :global(td) {
     border: 1px solid var(--ctp-surface1);
-    padding: 0.4rem 0.75rem;
+    padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
     text-align: left;
   }
 
   .markdown-body :global(th) {
-    background: var(--ctp-surface0);
+    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ctp-surface0) 60%, transparent);
     font-weight: 600;
     color: var(--ctp-subtext1);
+    font-size: 0.9em;
+    text-transform: none;
   }
 
   .markdown-body :global(tr:hover td) {
-    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ctp-surface0) 40%, transparent);
+    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ctp-surface0) 30%, transparent);
   }
 
+  /* --- Horizontal rule --- */
+
   .markdown-body :global(hr) {
     border: none;
-    border-top: 1px solid var(--ctp-surface1);
-    margin: 1.5em 0;
+    height: 1px;
+    margin: 2em 0;
+    background: linear-gradient(
+      to right,
+      transparent,
+      var(--ctp-surface1) 15%,
+      var(--ctp-surface1) 85%,
+      transparent
+    );
   }
 
+  /* --- Images --- */
+
   .markdown-body :global(img) {
     max-width: 100%;
     border-radius: 0.375rem;
+    margin: 1.25em 0;
   }
 
+  /* --- Status bar --- */
+
   .file-path {
     border-top: 1px solid var(--ctp-surface0);
     padding: 0.25rem 0.75rem;
@@ -267,7 +366,8 @@
 
   .error {
     color: var(--ctp-red);
-    padding: 1rem;
+    padding: 1.5rem 2rem;
     font-size: 0.85rem;
+    font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
   }
 </style>