diff --git a/src/ui/layout/main-header.tsx b/src/ui/layout/main-header.tsx
index cb69e28785..973a0497d0 100644
--- a/src/ui/layout/main-header.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/layout/main-header.tsx
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ export function MainHeader(props: NavProps) {
 					</A>
 				</div>
 
-				<ul class="order-2 col-span-2 lg:col-span-1 flex pt-6 lg:pt-0 lg:w-auto w-full gap-5 justify-center">
+				<ul class="order-2 col-span-2 lg:col-span-1 flex pt-6 lg:pt-0 lg:w-auto w-full gap-3 justify-center">
 					<li>
 						<A
 							href="/"
-							class="text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-200 relative overflow-hidden drop-shadow-[0_35px_35px_rgba(1,1,1,1.75)] px-2"
+							class="transition-all duration-250 rounded-lg hover:bg-blue-100 dark:hover:bg-blue-500/10 text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-200 relative overflow-hidden px-4 py-2"
 							classList={{
-								"border-b-2 border-b-blue-500 dark:bottom-b-blue-500 transition-all duration-250":
+								"text-black dark:!text-white !bg-blue-200 dark:!bg-blue-500/20":
 									!notSolidCore() && !translatedLocale(),
 							}}
 							addLocale
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ export function MainHeader(props: NavProps) {
 					<li>
 						<A
 							href="/solid-router"
-							class="text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-200 px-2"
-							activeClass="border-b-2 border-b-blue-500 dark:bottom-b-blue-500 transition-all duration-250"
+							class="transition-all duration-250 rounded-lg hover:bg-blue-100 dark:hover:bg-blue-500/10 text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-200 px-4 py-2"
+							activeClass="text-black dark:!text-white !bg-blue-200 dark:!bg-blue-500/20"
 							addLocale
 						>
 							Router
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ export function MainHeader(props: NavProps) {
 					<li>
 						<A
 							href="/solid-start"
-							class="text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-200 px-2"
-							activeClass="border-b-2 border-b-blue-500 dark:bottom-b-blue-500 transition-all duration-250"
+							class="transition-all duration-250 rounded-lg hover:bg-blue-100 dark:hover:bg-blue-500/10 text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-200 px-4 py-2"
+							activeClass="text-black dark:!text-white !bg-blue-200 dark:!bg-blue-500/20"
 							addLocale
 						>
 							SolidStart
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ export function MainHeader(props: NavProps) {
 					<li>
 						<A
 							href="/solid-meta"
-							class="text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-200 px-2"
-							activeClass="border-b-2 border-b-blue-500 dark:bottom-b-blue-500 transition-all duration-250"
+							class="transition-all duration-250 rounded-lg hover:bg-blue-100 dark:hover:bg-blue-500/10 text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-200 px-4 py-2"
+							activeClass="text-black dark:!text-white !bg-blue-200 dark:!bg-blue-500/20"
 							addLocale
 						>
 							Meta