diff --git a/app/blog/[slug]/page.module.css b/app/blog/[slug]/page.module.css
index 31557fd..dd798f7 100644
--- a/app/blog/[slug]/page.module.css
+++ b/app/blog/[slug]/page.module.css
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 .subtitle {
-  font-size: 0.83255rem;
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-variant-ligatures: none;
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
+  color: var(--color-terminal-dim);
   line-height: 1.75rem;
   display: block;
   margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
diff --git a/app/globals.css b/app/globals.css
index f65f1e7..96a0dc5 100644
--- a/app/globals.css
+++ b/app/globals.css
@@ -7,7 +7,15 @@
   --color-inline-code-text: #e6e6e6;
   --color-shadow: rgba(140, 160, 227, 0.6);
   --color-text-body: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
-  --font-mono: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, source-code-pro, Courier New, monospace;
+
+  /* Retro terminal accents (reuse the existing palette) */
+  --color-terminal: var(--color-accent);
+  --color-terminal-dim: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
+
+  --font-mono:
+    var(--font-mono-display), 'IBM Plex Mono', ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo,
+    Consolas, Monaco, 'Courier New', monospace;
+  --font-display: var(--font-mono);
 }
 
 html {
@@ -363,10 +371,11 @@ h4,
 h5,
 h6 {
   margin-top: 3rem;
-  font-family: var(--font-montserrat);
+  font-family: var(--font-display);
   color: inherit;
   text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
-  font-weight: 300;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
 }
 hr:has(+ h1),
 hr:has(+ h2),
@@ -379,7 +388,7 @@ hr:has(+ h6) {
 
 h1 {
   margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
-  font-family: var(--font-montserrat);
+  font-family: var(--font-display);
   font-size: 2rem;
   line-height: 1.2;
 }
diff --git a/app/layout.tsx b/app/layout.tsx
index ef320e3..78def14 100644
--- a/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/app/layout.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Montserrat, Plus_Jakarta_Sans } from 'next/font/google'
+import { IBM_Plex_Mono, Plus_Jakarta_Sans } from 'next/font/google'
 import Script from 'next/script'
 import { Suspense } from 'react'
 
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ const jakarta = Plus_Jakarta_Sans({
   display: 'swap',
 })
 
-const montserrat = Montserrat({
+const plexMono = IBM_Plex_Mono({
   subsets: ['latin'],
-  weight: ['300'],
-  variable: '--font-montserrat',
+  weight: ['300', '400', '500', '600'],
+  style: ['normal', 'italic'],
+  variable: '--font-mono-display',
   display: 'swap',
 })
 
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ export const metadata = getBaseMetadata()
 
 export default function RootLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   return (
-    <html lang="en" className={`${jakarta.className} ${montserrat.variable}`}>
+    <html lang="en" className={`${jakarta.className} ${plexMono.variable}`}>
       <body>
         <main className={styles.main}>
           <Header />
diff --git a/app/page.module.css b/app/page.module.css
index c162367..71262b5 100644
--- a/app/page.module.css
+++ b/app/page.module.css
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 .label {
   display: block;
-  font-size: 0.85rem; /* Match subtitle */
-  color: var(--color-accent);
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-variant-ligatures: none;
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  color: var(--color-terminal);
   margin-bottom: 1rem;
   opacity: 0.85;
 }
diff --git a/app/stream/page.module.css b/app/stream/page.module.css
index 1a539fa..a55b4a2 100644
--- a/app/stream/page.module.css
+++ b/app/stream/page.module.css
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@
 }
 
 .date {
-  font-size: 0.8rem;
-  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-variant-ligatures: none;
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  color: var(--color-terminal-dim);
   font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
@@ -46,7 +48,9 @@
 }
 
 .tag {
-  font-size: 0.65rem;
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-variant-ligatures: none;
+  font-size: 0.62rem;
   color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.05em;
@@ -68,4 +72,3 @@
     font-size: 0.7rem;
   }
 }
-
diff --git a/components/FeedItem.module.css b/components/FeedItem.module.css
index 85945c5..ca61520 100644
--- a/components/FeedItem.module.css
+++ b/components/FeedItem.module.css
@@ -43,7 +43,12 @@
 }
 
 .subtitle {
-  opacity: 0.85;
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-variant-ligatures: none;
+  font-size: 0.74rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
+  color: var(--color-terminal-dim);
+  opacity: 0.95;
 }
 
 .description {
diff --git a/components/Footer.module.css b/components/Footer.module.css
index ab7810f..ed7cfe7 100644
--- a/components/Footer.module.css
+++ b/components/Footer.module.css
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 }
 
 .footerInner {
-  padding: 30px;
+  padding: 30px 30px 12px;
   font-size: 10px;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -15,6 +15,21 @@
   gap: 20px;
 }
 
+.signature {
+  padding: 0 30px 30px;
+  text-align: center;
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-variant-ligatures: none;
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
+  color: var(--color-terminal-dim);
+}
+
+.prompt {
+  color: var(--color-accent);
+  margin-right: 0.25em;
+}
+
 .svgIcon {
   height: 30px;
   fill: #aaa;
diff --git a/components/Footer.tsx b/components/Footer.tsx
index 3a29d5e..7fb01a2 100644
--- a/components/Footer.tsx
+++ b/components/Footer.tsx
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ export function Footer() {
           </SvgIcon>
         </ExternalLink>
       </div>
+
+      <div className={styles.signature}>
+        <span className={styles.prompt}>$</span> by Kenneth Skovhus
+      </div>
     </footer>
   )
 }
diff --git a/components/Header.module.css b/components/Header.module.css
index cd9c3cf..47e263c 100644
--- a/components/Header.module.css
+++ b/components/Header.module.css
@@ -27,40 +27,69 @@
   color: white;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
+  gap: 12px;
   height: 60px;
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-variant-ligatures: none;
+}
+
+/* Terminal prompt: skovhus$ */
+
+.prompt {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: baseline;
+  font-size: 15px;
+  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  opacity: 0.95;
+  transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+.prompt:hover {
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+
+.promptUser {
+  color: var(--color-terminal);
+}
+
+.promptSign {
+  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
 }
 
 .navLinkContainer {
   display: flex;
-  gap: 10px;
+  gap: 6px;
   align-items: center;
 }
 
 .navLink {
-  font-size: 16px;
+  font-size: 15px;
   opacity: 0.5;
   text-decoration: none;
-  transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
-}
-
-.navLinkActive {
-  opacity: 0.9;
+  padding: 2px 6px;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  transition:
+    opacity 0.2s ease,
+    background-color 0.2s ease,
+    color 0.2s ease;
 }
 
 .navLink:hover {
   opacity: 1;
 }
 
-.siteName {
-  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
-}
-
-.siteName:hover {
-  opacity: 1 !important;
+/* Active link rendered as a selected DOS-style menu cell */
+.navLinkActive {
+  opacity: 1;
+  color: var(--background-context-color);
+  background-color: var(--color-terminal);
 }
 
-.showOnMobile {
-  display: none;
+.navLinkActive:hover {
+  color: var(--background-context-color);
 }
 
 /* Mobile breakpoint: 500px - keep in sync with globals.css */
@@ -69,11 +98,24 @@
     position: relative;
   }
 
-  .hideOnMobile {
-    display: none;
+  .nav {
+    gap: 6px;
   }
 
-  .showOnMobile {
-    display: inline;
+  .prompt {
+    font-size: 14px;
+  }
+
+  .navLinkContainer {
+    gap: 3px;
+  }
+
+  .navLink {
+    font-size: 14px;
+    padding: 2px 4px;
+  }
+
+  .hideOnMobile {
+    display: none;
   }
 }
diff --git a/components/Header.tsx b/components/Header.tsx
index c7029bc..c6aabf2 100644
--- a/components/Header.tsx
+++ b/components/Header.tsx
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import Link from 'next/link'
 import { usePathname } from 'next/navigation'
 import { type MouseEvent, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 
-import { getSlideAnimationProps } from '#/lib/slide-animation'
-
 import styles from './Header.module.css'
 
 const pages = [
@@ -17,7 +15,6 @@ const pages = [
 
 export function Header() {
   const pathname = usePathname()
-  const slideAnimation = getSlideAnimationProps({ stage: 0 })
   const [scrollY, setScrollY] = useState(0)
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -41,14 +38,21 @@ export function Header() {
   }
 
   const isScrolled = scrollY > 10
-  const nameOpacity = Math.max(0.5, 1 - scrollY / 160)
 
   return (
     <header className={`${styles.header} ${isScrolled ? styles.headerScrolled : ''}`}>
-      <nav
-        className={`${styles.nav} ${slideAnimation.className}`}
-        style={slideAnimation.style}
-      >
+      <nav className={styles.nav}>
+        <Link
+          href="/"
+          className={styles.prompt}
+          aria-label="skovhus.dev home"
+          onClick={handleHeaderNavigation}
+          scroll={false}
+        >
+          <span className={styles.promptUser}>skovhus</span>
+          <span className={styles.promptSign}>$</span>
+        </Link>
+
         <div className={styles.navLinkContainer}>
           {pages.map(({ path, label }) => (
             <Link
@@ -68,17 +72,6 @@ export function Header() {
             </Link>
           ))}
         </div>
-        <div style={{ flexGrow: 1 }} />
-        <Link
-          href="/"
-          className={`${styles.navLink} ${styles.siteName}`}
-          onClick={handleHeaderNavigation}
-          scroll={false}
-          style={{ opacity: nameOpacity }}
-        >
-          <span className={styles.hideOnMobile}>kenneth skovhus</span>
-          <span className={styles.showOnMobile}>skovhus</span>
-        </Link>
       </nav>
     </header>
   )