diff --git a/src/c3nav/site/static/site/css/c3nav.scss b/src/c3nav/site/static/site/css/c3nav.scss
index b8a62307..c793ac9a 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/site/static/site/css/c3nav.scss
+++ b/src/c3nav/site/static/site/css/c3nav.scss
@@ -1354,7 +1354,8 @@ button + button {
 
 .helptext {
     display: block;
-    margin-top: -1.5rem;
+    margin-top: -1rem;
     font-style: italic;
-    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
-}
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+    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+    font-size: 80%;
+}