diff --git a/irssi/custom.theme b/irssi/custom.theme
index 0766d8f..26eacc5 100644
--- a/irssi/custom.theme
+++ b/irssi/custom.theme
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ abstracts = {
   line_start = "%K:%w:%W: ";
 
   # timestamp styling
-  timestamp = "%0 %c[%n$*%c]%n %n";
+  timestamp = " %c[%n$*%c]%n %n";
 
   ##
   ## messages
   ##
 
   # the basic styling hof how to print message, $0 = nick mode, $1 = nick
-  msgnick = "$1 %B»%n %|";
+  msgnick = "$1 %B>>%n %|";
 
   # $0 = nick mode, $1 = nick
   #ownmsgnick = "{msgnick $0 %B$1-%n}";
@@ -28,24 +28,24 @@ abstracts = {
   sb_background = "%4";
   sb_foreground = "%w";
 
-  sbmode = " mode $* ";
-  sb_act_hilight = "%4 $* %n";
+  sbmode = " mode $*";
+  sb_act_hilight = "%3 $* %n";
 };
 formats = {
   "fe-common/core" = {
-    join = "%g»%G»%n $0 %G»%n {chanhost $1} joins $2";
-    part = "%r«%R«%n $0 %R«%n {chanhost $1} leaves $2 {reason $3}";
-    quit = "%r«%R«%n $0 %R«%n {chanhost $1} quits {reason $2}";
-    kick = "%r«%R«%n $0 %R«%n was kicked from {channel $1} by $2 {reason $3}";
+    join = "%g>>%G>>%n $0 %G>>%n joins $2";
+    part = "%r<<%R<<%n $0 %R<<%n leaves $2 {reason $3}";
+    quit = "%r<<%R<<%n $0 %R<<%n quits {reason $2}";
+    kick = "%r<<%R<<%n $0 %R<<%n was kicked from {channel $1} by $2 {reason $3}";
     nick_changed = "{channick $0} --> {channick $1}";
 
-    own_msg = "{ownmsgnick $2 {ownnick $[-15]0}}$1";
-    own_msg_channel = "{ownmsgnick $3 {ownnick $[-15]0}{msgchannel $1}}$2";
-    pubmsg_me = "{pubmsgmenick $2 {menick $[-15]0}}$1";
-    pubmsg_me_channel = "{pubmsgmenick $3 {menick $[-15]0}{msgchannel $1}}$2";
-    pubmsg_hilight = "{pubmsghinick $0 $3 $[-15]1}$2";
-    pubmsg_hilight_channel = "{pubmsghinick $0 $4 $[-15]1{msgchannel $2}}$3";
-    pubmsg = "{pubmsgnick $2 {pubnick $[-15]0}}$1";
-    pubmsg_channel = "{pubmsgnick $3 {pubnick $[-15]0}{msgchannel $1}}$2";
+    own_msg = "{ownmsgnick $2 [{ownnick $[12]0}]}$1";
+    own_msg_channel = "{ownmsgnick $3 [{ownnick $[12]0}]{msgchannel $1}}$2";
+    pubmsg_me = "{pubmsgmenick $2 [{menick $[12]0}]}$1";
+    pubmsg_me_channel = "{pubmsgmenick $3 [{menick $[12]0}]{msgchannel $1}}$2";
+    pubmsg_hilight = "{pubmsghinick $0 $3 [$[12]1]}$2";
+    pubmsg_hilight_channel = "{pubmsghinick $0 $4 [$[12]1]{msgchannel $2}}$3";
+    pubmsg = "{pubmsgnick $2 {pubnick [$[12]0]}}$1";
+    pubmsg_channel = "{pubmsgnick $3 {pubnick [$[12]0]}{msgchannel $1}}$2";
   };
 };