diff --git a/bl-themes/alternative/css/style.css b/bl-themes/alternative/css/style.css
index 530121d5..f0e9c698 100755
--- a/bl-themes/alternative/css/style.css
+++ b/bl-themes/alternative/css/style.css
@@ -18,11 +18,23 @@ img {
 	max-width: 100%;
 }
 
+pre, code {
+	background: #f8f8f8;
+	color: #333;
+}
+
 pre {
-	background: #eee;
+	border-left: 2px solid #ccc;
 	padding: 10px;
 }
 
+code {
+	display: inline-block;
+	padding: 0 0.5em;
+	line-height: 1.4em;
+	border-radius: 3px;
+}
+
 table {
 	empty-cells: show;
 	border: 1px solid #cbcbcb;
@@ -60,6 +72,7 @@ blockquote {
         font-style: italic;
 }
 
+
 /* Paginator */
 .paginator {
 	margin-top: 20px;
diff --git a/bl-themes/blogx/css/style.css b/bl-themes/blogx/css/style.css
index 9c67e8b0..3ba4b433 100755
--- a/bl-themes/blogx/css/style.css
+++ b/bl-themes/blogx/css/style.css
@@ -19,11 +19,23 @@ img {
 }
 
 
+pre, code {
+	background: #f8f8f8;
+	color: #333;
+}
+
 pre {
-	background: #eee;
+	border-left: 2px solid #ccc;
 	padding: 10px;
 }
 
+code {
+	display: inline-block;
+	padding: 0 0.5em;
+	line-height: 1.4em;
+	border-radius: 3px;
+}
+
 table {
 	empty-cells: show;
 	border: 1px solid #cbcbcb;