diff --git a/js/desktop/src/features/compose/text-editor.tsx b/js/desktop/src/features/compose/text-editor.tsx
index 6855299..47febad 100644
--- a/js/desktop/src/features/compose/text-editor.tsx
+++ b/js/desktop/src/features/compose/text-editor.tsx
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export function TextEditor({
       {...dropZoneProps}
       onKeyDownCapture={handleKeyDown}
     >
-      <div className="mx-8 flex h-[calc(100%-8rem)] w-full min-w-0 flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-white/10 bg-white/5 backdrop-blur-xl">
+      <div className="mx-8 flex h-[calc(100%-8rem)] w-full min-w-0 flex-col overflow-hidden rounded border border-white/10 bg-white/5 backdrop-blur-xl">
         {/* No padding here: the editor's own scroll box hosts the slash menu,
             so we pad inside the editor (ProseMirror) instead. That keeps the
             menu's clipping bounds the full card rather than the inset box. */}
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ export function TextEditor({
           <MarkdownEditor
             value={textContent}
             onChange={onTextChange}
-            placeholder="Type a message... (markdown supported)"
+            placeholder="Hit / to see options"
           />
         </div>
 
diff --git a/js/desktop/src/features/particles/text-particle-view.tsx b/js/desktop/src/features/particles/text-particle-view.tsx
index 109f0f3..1f79704 100644
--- a/js/desktop/src/features/particles/text-particle-view.tsx
+++ b/js/desktop/src/features/particles/text-particle-view.tsx
@@ -195,8 +195,9 @@ export function TextParticleView({
     <div className="group relative flex h-full w-full items-center justify-center bg-gradient-to-b from-black/40 via-black/20 to-black/40 px-8 pt-[var(--stream-safe-top,2rem)] pb-[var(--stream-safe-bottom,2rem)]">
       <div
         className={cn(
-          "flex max-h-full w-full max-w-2xl flex-col gap-4 overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain rounded-2xl bg-white/10 p-6 backdrop-blur-md",
+          "flex max-h-full w-full max-w-2xl flex-col gap-4 overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain rounded bg-white/10 p-6 backdrop-blur-md",
           "[&::-webkit-scrollbar]:w-2",
+          "[&::-webkit-scrollbar]:p-2",
           "[&::-webkit-scrollbar-track]:bg-transparent",
           "[&::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb]:rounded-full",
           "[&::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb]:bg-white/30",