diff --git a/src/components/Markdown.astro b/src/components/Markdown.astro
index a1f991e7..ce82d615 100644
--- a/src/components/Markdown.astro
+++ b/src/components/Markdown.astro
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+
 ---
 
 <div class="post-content"><slot /></div>
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@
       border-left: 10px solid #ccc;
       margin: 1.5em 10px;
       padding: 0.5em 10px;
-      quotes: "\201C""\201D""\2018""\2019";
+      quotes: "\201C" "\201D" "\2018" "\2019";
     }
     blockquote:before {
       color: #ccc;
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@
     align-items: center;
     margin-bottom: 2rem;
 
-    background: var(--white);
+    background: #efefef;
     border: 1px solid transparent;
     transition: border 0.5s;
     &:hover {