diff --git a/src/lib/lists/image-gallery.svelte b/src/lib/lists/image-gallery.svelte
index 7840f98..f3a73a5 100644
--- a/src/lib/lists/image-gallery.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/lists/image-gallery.svelte
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
 <div class="gallery-zone">
     <div class="gallery-container blurred-background">
         <div class="gallery-button-container">
-            <button class="gallery-button" onclick={galleryBack}>&lt;</button>
+            <button class="gallery-button" onclick={galleryBack}>↫</button>
             <div class="gallery-text-container">
-                <p class="gallery-index">{currentIndex + 1} / {images.length}</p>
+                <p class="gallery-index">{currentIndex + 1} / {images.length} :: <a href={images[currentIndex].src}>full-size</a></p>
                 <div class="gallery-desc-container">
                 <p>&nbsp;</p> <!-- this element intentionally left blank -->
                     {#each images[currentIndex].desc as d}
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
                     {/each}
                 </div>
             </div>
-            <button class="gallery-button" onclick={galleryForward}>&gt;</button>
+            <button class="gallery-button" onclick={galleryForward}>↬</button>
         </div>
         <div class="gallery-img-container">
             <img class="gallery-img" loading="lazy" src={images[currentIndex].src} alt={images[currentIndex].alt}>
@@ -58,23 +58,26 @@
     }
     
     .gallery-container {
-        position: relative;
         max-width: var(--media-width);
         margin: 12px auto;
         border: var(--border-style) var(--border-dash-size) var(--color-highlight-alt);
         border-radius: var(--border-radius);
+        overflow: hidden;
     }
 
     .gallery-img-container {
-        width: fit-content;
-        position: relative;
+        width: 100%;
+        height: var(--media-height);
         margin: 0 auto;
+        display: flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        justify-content: center;
     }
 
     .gallery-img {
         object-fit: contain;
-        width: 100%;
         margin: 0;
+        width: 100%;
         filter: brightness(100%) saturate(100%);
         transition: filter var(--duration-animation) var(--anim-curve);
     }
@@ -107,12 +110,14 @@
     .gallery-index {
         font-family: var(--font-mono);
         font-weight: 600;
+        font-size: 1.0rem;
     }
     
-    .gallery-text-container p {
+    .gallery-text-container p, .gallery-index a {
         height: fit-content;
         font-size: 1.0rem;
         line-height: 1.4rem;
+        text-shadow: 0 0 6px black;
     }
 
     .gallery-desc-container {
@@ -123,7 +128,6 @@
     }
     .gallery-desc-container p {
         margin: 0;
-        text-shadow: 0 0 6px black;
     }
 
     .gallery-button-container {
@@ -143,7 +147,7 @@
         cursor: pointer;
         font-size: 2.4rem;
         line-height: 2.4rem;
-        padding: 8px;
+        padding: 8px 12px;
 
         border-top: var(--border-style) var(--border-dash-size) var(--color-highlight-alt);
         border-bottom: var(--border-style) var(--border-dash-size) var(--color-highlight-alt);
@@ -161,6 +165,6 @@
     }
 
     .gallery-button:hover {
-        background-color: var(--color-highlight-alt);
+        background-color: var(--color-background-highlight-hover-alt);
     }
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index e48dedd..a296a63 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
 
             /* sizing */
             --media-width: 80%;
+            --media-height: 400px;
             --width-toc: 650px;
 
             /* page sizing */
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@
             margin-left: auto;
             margin-right: auto;
             display: flex;
-            max-height: 400px;
+            max-height: var(--media-height);
             object-fit: contain;
         }