diff --git a/web/templates/base.html b/web/templates/base.html
index e75a59b..d8c24ba 100644
--- a/web/templates/base.html
+++ b/web/templates/base.html
@@ -48,10 +48,14 @@
         border-radius:10px;
         background:var(--btn-bg);
         cursor:pointer;
+        /* stack the bars so it looks like a proper hamburger */
+        flex-direction: column;
+        gap: 4px;
       }
       .hamburger span{
         display:block;
-        width:20px; height:2px; margin:2px 0;
+        width:20px; height:2px;
+        margin:0;                     /* no vertical margin; spacing comes from gap */
         background:var(--nav-ink);
         border-radius:2px;
       }