diff --git a/boards/abstracts/tripcode.py b/boards/abstracts/tripcode.py
--- a/boards/abstracts/tripcode.py
+++ b/boards/abstracts/tripcode.py
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ class Tripcode:
         return self.tripcode
 
     def get_view(self):
-        return '<span title="{}" style="color: #{}; background: #{}">{}</span>'\
-            .format(self.get_full_text(), self.get_color(), self.get_background(),
-                    self.get_short_text())
+        return '<span class="tripcode" title="{title}" style="border: solid 2px #{color}; border-left: solid 1ex #{color};">{text}</span>'\
+            .format(title=self.get_full_text(), color=self.get_color(),
+                    text=self.get_short_text())
diff --git a/boards/static/css/base.css b/boards/static/css/base.css
--- a/boards/static/css/base.css
+++ b/boards/static/css/base.css
@@ -130,3 +130,7 @@ textarea, input {
 .reply-to-message {
     display: none;
 }
+
+.tripcode {
+    padding: 2px;
+}
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