diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/compact/unread.png b/r2/r2/public/static/compact/unread.png
index c691921dd..6df19eb15 100644
Binary files a/r2/r2/public/static/compact/unread.png and b/r2/r2/public/static/compact/unread.png differ
diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/css/compact.scss b/r2/r2/public/static/css/compact.scss
index 8d028f5d0..e0256a094 100644
--- a/r2/r2/public/static/css/compact.scss
+++ b/r2/r2/public/static/css/compact.scss
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ button.button {
             text-decoration: none;
             font-size: 11px;
             padding: 10px;
-            width: 40px;
+            width: 50px; height: 40px;
             text-align: center;
             border-right:  1px solid hsl(210,35%,10%);
             border-left:  1px solid hsl(210,35%,30%);
@@ -193,8 +193,10 @@ button.button {
         }
     }
 }
-.comment .options_expando {
-    margin: 10px -4px; //Overwrite the link styles
+.comment, .message { //For the funky styles on comments/messages
+     .options_expando {
+        margin: 10px -4px; //Overwrite the link styles
+    }
 }
 
 .email-icon, .report-icon, .save-icon, .unsave-icon, .domain-icon, .edit-icon, .reply-icon, .permalink-icon,
@@ -439,7 +441,7 @@ body[orient="landscape"] > #topbar > h1 {
 .link > .midcol {
     float: left;
     width: 25px;
-    margin: 0 3px 1px 0px;
+    margin: 0 10px 1px 0px;
     padding-bottom: 5px; 
     position: relative;
 }
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/message.compact b/r2/r2/templates/message.compact
index 9986ce400..5734e9dc3 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/message.compact
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/message.compact
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
         %if thing.was_comment:
             <a href="${thing.permalink}?context=3"><div class="context-icon"></div>Context</a>
         %endif
-        <a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="change_state(this, 'unread_message', unread_thing, true)"><div class="unread-icon"></div>mark unread</a>
+        <a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="change_state(this, 'unread_message', unread_thing, true)"><div class="unread-icon"></div>Unread</a>
        </div>
   </div>
   <div style="clear: both;"></div>