diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic-post.scss
index 8ae08056b6..5f56f61226 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic-post.scss
@@ -806,11 +806,12 @@ blockquote > *:last-child {
 }
 
 a.mention {
+  align-items: baseline;
+  display: inline-flex;
   font-weight: bold;
   font-size: 0.93em;
-  color: $primary;
   color: dark-light-choose($primary-high, $secondary-low);
-  padding: 2px 4px;
+  padding: 1px 4px;
   background: $primary-low;
   border-radius: 8px;
 }