diff --git a/includes/footer.php b/includes/footer.php
index faecd8b..bef2b72 100644
--- a/includes/footer.php
+++ b/includes/footer.php
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 <footer>
-	made with love and tender care by emma. get in <a href="../site/contact.php" target="_blank">touch</a>
+	<span>
+		made with love and tender care by emma. get in <a href="../site/contact.php" target="_blank">touch</a>
+	</span>
 </footer>
diff --git a/includes/header.php b/includes/header.php
index 951e0c7..475dfbb 100644
--- a/includes/header.php
+++ b/includes/header.php
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 <header>
-	emma's place - a celebration of self-expression through the personal web
+	<span>
+		emma's place - a celebration of self-expression through the personal web
+	</span>
 </header>
diff --git a/style/style.css b/style/style.css
index 35efabb..3b28c7d 100644
--- a/style/style.css
+++ b/style/style.css
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ header {
 	grid-column: 1/3;
 	height: 5vh;
 	width: 75vw;
-	text-align: center;
 	border-bottom: 10px solid;
 	border-image-slice: 1;
 	border-width: 5px;
@@ -70,7 +69,14 @@ footer {
 }
 
 header, footer {
-	justify-self: center;
+	display: flex;
+	justify-content: center;	
+}
+
+header span, footer span {
+	height: 0;
+	margin-top: 0.5rem;
+	font-size: 1.3rem;
 }
 
 nav {