diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index f5bc07b..691eef0 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ div#error-poem {
     font-size: 0.8em;
 }
 
+em, i {
+    font-style: oblique 20deg;
+    font-weight: 300;
+    padding-right: 2px;
+}
+
 em#index-node-count {
     font-size: 0.8em;
 }
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index 1654874..b26078a 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 {%- block body %}
     <h1>{%if config.site_title %}{{ config.site_title }}{% else %}en{%endif%}</h1>
     <p>
-    <em>
+    <i>
         {% if config.site_description %}
         {{config.site_description}}
         {% else %}
         A non-linear writing instrument.
         {% endif %}
-    </em>
+    </i>
     {% if nodes %}
     {% if config.index_search %}
     <form method="post">