diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css b/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css
index bc33a762e..720f146da 100644
--- a/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css
+++ b/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ ul.flat-vert {text-align: left;}
 .tagline a.author.admin { font-weight: bold }
 .tagline a:hover { text-decoration: underline }
 
-a.author { margin-right: 0.5em; }
+.author { margin-right: 0.5em; }
 
 .flair {
     display: inline-block;
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/wrappeduser.html b/r2/r2/templates/wrappeduser.html
index 6bb6f560f..882363bac 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/wrappeduser.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/wrappeduser.html
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
 </%def>
 
 %if context_deleted and not c.user_is_admin:
-  [deleted]
+  <span class="author">[deleted]</span>
 %else:
   %if thing.user_deleted:
-    <span>[deleted]</span>
+    <span class="author">[deleted]</span>
   %elif thing.name == '[blocked]':
-    <span>${_(thing.thing.original_author.name)}</span>
+    <span class="author">${_(thing.thing.original_author.name)}</span>
   %else:
     %if thing.flair_position == 'left':
       ${flair(thing, enabled=thing.force_show_flair)}