diff --git a/static/css/main.css b/static/css/main.css
index 597e498..5543c7f 100644
--- a/static/css/main.css
+++ b/static/css/main.css
@@ -521,23 +521,23 @@ iconify-icon {
 
 .sidebar-title {
     font-family: 'Quicksand', sans-serif;
-    font-size: 1.1em;
-    font-weight: 600;
+    font-size: 1.4em;
+    font-weight: 700;
     line-height: 1.3em;
-    margin-bottom: 12px;
+    margin-bottom: 10px;
     padding: 0;
     color: rgb(51, 51, 51);
 }
 
 .sidebar-content {
     font-family: 'Quicksand', sans-serif;
-    font-size: 0.85em;
+    font-size: 0.95em;
     font-weight: 400;
-    line-height: 1.6;
+    line-height: 1.5;
 }
 
 .skill-item {
-    margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+    margin-bottom: 0.15rem;
     color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
     font-weight: 400;
 }
@@ -796,7 +796,8 @@ iconify-icon {
 .language-item {
     font-size: 0.9rem;
     color: var(--text-dark);
-    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+    margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
+    line-height: 1.4;
 }
 
 .language-item small {
@@ -1343,10 +1344,11 @@ a:focus {
 
 /* Add checkmarks before language items */
 .language-item::before {
-    content: "✓ ";
+    content: "✓";
     color: var(--text-dark);
-    font-weight: bold;
-    margin-right: 0.3em;
+    font-weight: normal;
+    font-size: 0.85em;
+    margin-right: 0.4em;
 }
 
 .award-item small,
@@ -1363,15 +1365,17 @@ a:focus {
 }
 
 .reference-item {
-    margin-bottom: 0.5em;
+    margin-bottom: 0.4em;
+    line-height: 1.4;
 }
 
 /* Add checkmarks before reference items */
 .reference-item::before {
-    content: "✓ ";
+    content: "✓";
     color: var(--accent-blue);
-    font-weight: bold;
-    margin-right: 0.3em;
+    font-weight: normal;
+    font-size: 0.85em;
+    margin-right: 0.4em;
 }
 
 .reference-item a {
@@ -1386,10 +1390,11 @@ a:focus {
 
 /* Add checkmark before other content */
 .other-content::before {
-    content: "✓ ";
+    content: "✓";
     color: var(--text-dark);
-    font-weight: bold;
-    margin-right: 0.3em;
+    font-weight: normal;
+    font-size: 0.85em;
+    margin-right: 0.4em;
 }
 
 /* ===============================================