diff --git a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/css/goldenlayout.css b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/css/goldenlayout.css
index bbb099e712..8096f8a89b 100644
--- a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/css/goldenlayout.css
+++ b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/css/goldenlayout.css
@@ -34,8 +34,36 @@ label {
     display: block;
 }
 
+.lm_header .lm_tab {
+    padding-right: 6px;
+    padding-left: 3px;
+    padding-bottom: 5px;
+    padding-top: 0px;
+    margin-top: 1px;
+    margin-right: 5px;
+}
+
 .lm_title {
     text-align: center;
+    margin-right: 2px;
+}
+
+.lm_tab.lm_active {
+    padding-bottom: 5px;
+    padding-top: 0px;
+    margin-top: 1px;
+}
+.lm_close_tab {
+    opacity: 1 !important;
+    background-image: none !important;
+    top: 0px !important; 
+    right: 0px !important;
+}
+
+.lm_close_tab:before {
+    font-size: 1.15em;
+    width: 1.15em;
+    content: "\2715";
 }
 
 #typelist {
@@ -94,6 +122,9 @@ label {
     z-index: 1;
     height: inherit;
     width: 30px;
+    color: white;
+    background-color: black;
+    border: 0px;
 }
 
 .inputfield {
diff --git a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/plugins/goldenlayout.js b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/plugins/goldenlayout.js
index caa18289d9..d644df7711 100644
--- a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/plugins/goldenlayout.js
+++ b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/plugins/goldenlayout.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ let goldenlayout = (function () {
         title: "Untitled",
         type: "component",
         componentName: "evennia",
+        tooltip: "Click and drag tabs to make new panes"
         componentState: {
             types: "all",
             updateMethod: "newlines",
@@ -279,11 +280,10 @@ let goldenlayout = (function () {
     //
     var onTabCreate = function (tab) {
         //HTML for the typeDropdown
-        let renameDropdownControl = $("<span class='lm_title' style='font-size: 1em;width: 1.5em;'>\u2B57</span>");
-        let typeDropdownControl   = $("<span class='lm_title' style='font-size: 1.5em;width: 1em;'>&#11163;</span>");
-        let updateDropdownControl = $("<span class='lm_title' style='font-size: 1.5em;width: 1em;'>&#11163;</span>");
-        let splitControl          = $("<span class='lm_title' style='font-size: 2em;width: 1em;'>+</span>");
-
+        let renameDropdownControl = $("<span class='lm_title' style='font-size: 1.5em;width: 0.5em;'>&#129170;</span>");
+        let typeDropdownControl   = $("<span class='lm_title' style='font-size: 1.0em;width: 1em;'>&#11201;</span>");
+        let updateDropdownControl = $("<span class='lm_title' style='font-size: 1.0em;width: 1em;'>&#11208;</span>");
+        let splitControl          = $("<span class='lm_title' style='font-size: 1.5em;width: 1em;'>+</span>");
         // track dropdowns when the associated control is clicked
         renameDropdownControl.click( tab, renameDropdown ); 
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ let goldenlayout = (function () {
     //
     var onInputCreate = function (tab) {
         //HTML for the typeDropdown
-        let splitControl          = $("<span class='lm_title' style='font-size: 2em;width: 1em;'>+</span>");
+        let splitControl          = $("<span class='lm_title' style='font-size: 1.5em;width: 1em;'>+</span>");
 
         // track adding a new tab
         splitControl.click( tab, function (evnt) {
diff --git a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/plugins/goldenlayout_default_config.js b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/plugins/goldenlayout_default_config.js
index cd0b0ca5ec..04cc5246b3 100644
--- a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/plugins/goldenlayout_default_config.js
+++ b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/plugins/goldenlayout_default_config.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ var goldenlayout_config = { // Global Variable used in goldenlayout.js init()
                     type: "component",
                     componentName: "Main",
                     isClosable: false, // remove the 'x' control to close this
-                    tooltip: "Main - drag to desird position.",
+                    tooltip: "Main - drag to desired position.",
                     componentState: {
                         types: "untagged",
                         updateMethod: "newlines",
diff --git a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/plugins/history.js b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/plugins/history.js
index d7a33c1175..b6130a235d 100644
--- a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/plugins/history.js
+++ b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/plugins/history.js
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ let history = (function () {
         var historyEntry = null;
 
         // Only process up/down arrow if cursor is at the end of the line.
-        if (code === 38 && event.shiftKey) { // Arrow up
+        if (code === 38 && event.shiftKey) { // Shift + Arrow up
             historyEntry = back();
         }
-        else if (code === 40 && event.shiftKey) { // Arrow down
+        else if (code === 40 && event.shiftKey) { // Shift + Arrow down
             historyEntry = fwd();
         }