diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index 85275098..22812b01 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -434,16 +434,17 @@ body {
 #playerList li {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: 1fr auto auto auto auto auto;
-  grid-template-rows: auto auto auto auto auto;
+  grid-template-rows: auto auto auto auto auto auto;
   grid-template-areas:
     "name  name name name name name"
     "vitals vitals vitals vitals vitals vitals"
     "kills totalkills kph kph kph kph"
     "rares kpr meta meta meta meta"
-    "onlinetime deaths tapers tapers tapers tapers";
-  gap: 6px 12px;
-  margin: 6px 0;
-  padding: 10px 15px;
+    "onlinetime deaths tapers tapers tapers tapers"
+    "buttons buttons buttons buttons buttons buttons";
+  gap: 4px 8px;
+  margin: 4px 0;
+  padding: 6px 10px;
   background: var(--card);
   border-left: 4px solid transparent;
   transition: none;
@@ -469,10 +470,10 @@ body {
 /* pill styling */
 #playerList li .stat {
   background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
-  padding: 4px 8px;
-  border-radius: 12px;
+  padding: 2px 6px;
+  border-radius: 10px;
   display: inline-block;
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
   white-space: nowrap;
   color: var(--text);
 }
@@ -502,16 +503,20 @@ body {
   color: #fff;
 }
 
-/* ---------- chat window styling ------------------------------- */
+/* ---------- player item buttons ------------------------------- */
+.chat-btn, .stats-btn, .inventory-btn, .char-btn, .radar-btn {
+  padding: 1px 5px;
+  border: 1px solid #666;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  font-size: 0.65rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
 .chat-btn, .stats-btn, .inventory-btn {
-  margin-top: 4px;
-  padding: 2px 6px;
   background: var(--accent);
   color: #111;
-  border: none;
-  border-radius: 3px;
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
-  cursor: pointer;
+  border-color: var(--accent);
 }
 
 /* Element pooling optimization containers */
@@ -520,9 +525,10 @@ body {
 }
 
 .buttons-container {
+  grid-area: buttons;
   display: flex;
-  gap: 4px;
-  margin-top: 4px;
+  gap: 3px;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
 }
 
 .chat-window, .stats-window, .inventory-window, .character-window, .radar-window, .issues-window {
@@ -2162,15 +2168,10 @@ table.ts-allegiance td:first-child {
 .char-btn {
     background: #000022;
     color: #af7a30;
-    border: 1px solid #af7a30;
-    padding: 2px 6px;
-    border-radius: 3px;
-    cursor: pointer;
-    font-size: 11px;
+    border-color: #af7a30;
 }
 .char-btn:hover {
     background: rgba(0, 100, 0, 0.4);
-    border-color: #af7a30;
 }
 
 
@@ -2633,11 +2634,7 @@ table.ts-allegiance td:first-child {
 .radar-btn {
   background: #553388;
   color: #fff;
-  border: 1px solid #774499;
-  padding: 1px 6px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  font-size: 0.7rem;
-  border-radius: 3px;
+  border-color: #774499;
 }
 
 .radar-btn:hover {