diff --git a/lib/_base.scss b/lib/_base.scss
index 80e5145..2e66e46 100644
--- a/lib/_base.scss
+++ b/lib/_base.scss
@@ -82,5 +82,15 @@
     word-wrap: normal;
     background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.054);
     border-radius: 4px;
+
+    code {
+      margin-inline-start: inherit;
+      margin-inline-end: inherit;
+      padding: 0;
+      border: 0;
+      border-radius: 0;
+      background-color: transparent;
+      color: inherit;
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/_inline.scss b/lib/_inline.scss
index 4904b82..b947de7 100644
--- a/lib/_inline.scss
+++ b/lib/_inline.scss
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@
   }
 
   code {
+    margin-inline-start: 0.25em;
+    margin-inline-end: 0.25em;
     font-family: $font-family-mono;
-    font-size: $font-size-small;
+    font-size: 0.875em;
   }
 
   dfn {