diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/RichText.css b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/RichText.css
index 171482a3..3d8d8f3b 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/RichText.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/RichText.css
@@ -20,3 +20,16 @@
 .mx_Markdown_ITALIC {
     font-style: italic;
 }
+
+.mx_Markdown_CODE {
+    padding: .2em 0;
+    margin: 0;
+    font-size: 85%;
+    background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.04);
+    border-radius: 3px;
+}
+
+.mx_Markdown_HR {
+    color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+    text-decoration: #e7e7e7 double line-through;
+}
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/MessageComposer.css b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/MessageComposer.css
index b1cd3ce0..45bc39cf 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/MessageComposer.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/MessageComposer.css
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     min-height: 60px;
+    justify-content: center;
     align-items: flex-start;
     font-size: 14px;
     margin-right: 6px;
@@ -138,19 +139,26 @@ limitations under the License.
     margin: 0 11px;
 }
 
-.mx_MessageComposer_formatbar {
-    display: flex;
-
-    height: 30px;
+.mx_MessageComposer_formatbar_wrapper {
     width: 100%;
     background-color: #f7f7f7;
     box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
+}
+
+.mx_MessageComposer_formatbar {
+    margin: auto;
+    max-width: 960px;
+    display: flex;
+
+    height: 30px;
 
     box-sizing: border-box;
     padding-left: 62px;
 
     flex-direction: row;
     align-items: center;
+    font-size: 10px;
+    color: #888;
 }
 
 .mx_MessageComposer_formatbar * {
@@ -163,6 +171,11 @@ limitations under the License.
     cursor: pointer;
 }
 
+.mx_MessageComposer_format_button_disabled {
+    cursor: not-allowed;
+    opacity: 0.5;
+}
+
 .mx_MessageComposer_formatbar_cancel {
     margin-right: 22px;
 }
@@ -172,6 +185,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 }
 
 .mx_MessageComposer_input_markdownIndicator {
+    cursor: pointer;
+    height: 10px;
     padding: 4px 4px 4px 0;
     opacity: 0.8;
 }
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new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/src/skins/vector/img/button-text-code.svg b/src/skins/vector/img/button-text-code.svg
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/src/skins/vector/img/button-text-underline-o-n.svg b/src/skins/vector/img/button-text-underline-o-n.svg
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/src/skins/vector/img/button-text-underline.svg b/src/skins/vector/img/button-text-underline.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26f44853
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