diff --git a/internal/templates/auth.templ b/internal/templates/auth.templ
index 622f52c..186fcaf 100644
--- a/internal/templates/auth.templ
+++ b/internal/templates/auth.templ
@@ -2,17 +2,20 @@ package templates
 
 templ Login() {
 	@Layout("Login") {
-		<h2>Login</h2>
-		<form action="/login" method="POST" style="max-width: 300px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 20px; border: 1px solid var(--border); background-color: var(--bg);">
-			<div style="margin-bottom: 15px;">
-				<label for="username" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;">Email</label>
-				<input type="text" id="username" name="username" required style="width: 100%; padding: 8px; box-sizing: border-box;" />
-			</div>
-			<div style="margin-bottom: 15px;">
-				<label for="password" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;">Password</label>
-				<input type="password" id="password" name="password" required style="width: 100%; padding: 8px; box-sizing: border-box;" />
-			</div>
-			<button type="submit" style="width: 100%; padding: 10px; cursor: pointer;">Login</button>
-		</form>
+		<div class="login-container">
+			<h2>sign in</h2>
+			<p class="login-subtitle">enter your credentials to continue</p>
+			<form action="/login" method="POST" class="login-form">
+				<div class="form-group">
+					<label for="username">email</label>
+					<input type="text" id="username" name="username" required placeholder="you@example.com" />
+				</div>
+				<div class="form-group">
+					<label for="password">password</label>
+					<input type="password" id="password" name="password" required placeholder="your password" />
+				</div>
+				<button type="submit" class="login-button">sign in</button>
+			</form>
+		</div>
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/templates/auth_templ.go b/internal/templates/auth_templ.go
index 5b39472..6ca9262 100644
--- a/internal/templates/auth_templ.go
+++ b/internal/templates/auth_templ.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func Login() templ.Component {
 				}()
 			}
 			ctx = templ.InitializeContext(ctx)
-			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 1, "<h2>Login</h2><form action=\"/login\" method=\"POST\" style=\"max-width: 300px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 20px; border: 1px solid var(--border); background-color: var(--bg);\"><div style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><label for=\"username\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;\">Email</label> <input type=\"text\" id=\"username\" name=\"username\" required style=\"width: 100%; padding: 8px; box-sizing: border-box;\"></div><div style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><label for=\"password\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;\">Password</label> <input type=\"password\" id=\"password\" name=\"password\" required style=\"width: 100%; padding: 8px; box-sizing: border-box;\"></div><button type=\"submit\" style=\"width: 100%; padding: 10px; cursor: pointer;\">Login</button></form>")
+			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 1, "<div class=\"login-container\"><h2>sign in</h2><p class=\"login-subtitle\">enter your credentials to continue</p><form action=\"/login\" method=\"POST\" class=\"login-form\"><div class=\"form-group\"><label for=\"username\">email</label> <input type=\"text\" id=\"username\" name=\"username\" required placeholder=\"you@example.com\"></div><div class=\"form-group\"><label for=\"password\">password</label> <input type=\"password\" id=\"password\" name=\"password\" required placeholder=\"your password\"></div><button type=\"submit\" class=\"login-button\">sign in</button></form></div>")
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}