diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common.scss
index 9b65d60..03bfd18 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common.scss
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ a:focus {
   color: #777;
   border: 1px solid #DEDFE1;
 
+  &.branch { 
+    border:none;
+    font-size:13px;
+    background: #474D57;
+    color:#fff;
+    font-family: monospace;
+  }
 }
 
 .tabs > li > a, .pills > li > a {
diff --git a/app/views/commits/show.html.haml b/app/views/commits/show.html.haml
index 8c81b86..9e63307 100644
--- a/app/views/commits/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/commits/show.html.haml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       %small= @commit.committed_date.stamp("Aug 21, 2011 9:23pm")
 
 %br
-%pre.commit_message
+%pre.commit_message.prettyprint
   = commit_msg_with_link_to_issues(@project, @commit.safe_message)
 .clear
 %br
diff --git a/app/views/issues/show.html.haml b/app/views/issues/show.html.haml
index ab0e82c..a320a16 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/issues/show.html.haml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   .alert-message.success Open
 
 
-%div.well
+%div.well.prettyprint
   %div
     %cite.cgray Created by
     = image_tag gravatar_icon(@issue.author_email), :width => 16, :class => "lil_av"
diff --git a/app/views/merge_requests/show.html.haml b/app/views/merge_requests/show.html.haml
index a72813a..e3ee5bc 100644
--- a/app/views/merge_requests/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/merge_requests/show.html.haml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 %h3
   = "Merge Request ##{@merge_request.id}:"
    
-  %span.label= @merge_request.source_branch
+  %span.pretty_label.branch= @merge_request.source_branch
   →
-  %span.label= @merge_request.target_branch
+  %span.pretty_label.branch= @merge_request.target_branch
 
   %small
     created at 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 = render "merge_requests/how_to_merge"
 
-%div.well
+%div.well.prettyprint
   %div
     %cite.cgray Created by
     = image_tag gravatar_icon(@merge_request.author_email), :width => 16, :class => "lil_av"
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