diff --git a/static/markdown.css b/static/markdown.css
index 8007ec05..ee7c44c2 100644
--- a/static/markdown.css
+++ b/static/markdown.css
@@ -213,7 +213,11 @@ hr {
     margin: 24px 0;
 }
 
-/* UI icons */
+/* parent directory link */
+#top-nav > a {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+}
 .icon-back {
     fill: var(--icon-back);
 }
diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index ad66c888..1f831e7e 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ body {
 *[class^="content-"] {
     max-width: 900px;
     margin: auto;
-} 
+}
 .content-txt { max-width: 1200px; }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -26,7 +26,14 @@ body {
 ul.dir-list { padding: 0 }
 li[class^='dir-list-'] {
     list-style: none;
-    margin: 0.25rem 0;
+}
+li[class^='dir-list-'] > a {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    padding: 0.05rem 0;
+}
+li[class^='dir-list-'] > a > svg {
+    margin-right: 0.3rem;
 }
 .icon-directory { fill: var(--icon-directory); }
 .icon-file { fill: var(--icon-file); }