diff --git a/quartz/components/ExplorerNode.tsx b/quartz/components/ExplorerNode.tsx
index 0c28c3755c6ef..679d325af1a9b 100644
--- a/quartz/components/ExplorerNode.tsx
+++ b/quartz/components/ExplorerNode.tsx
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export function ExplorerNode({ node, opts, fullPath, fileData }: ExplorerNodePro
                 </svg>
               ) : null}
               {/* render <a> tag if folderBehavior is "link", otherwise render <button> with collapse click event */}
-              <div key={node.name} data-folderpath={folderPath}>
+              <div key={node.name} data-folderpath={folderPath} data-isroot={isRoot}>
                 {folderBehavior === "link" ? (
                   <a
                     href={resolveRelative(fileData.slug!, folderPath as SimpleSlug)}
diff --git a/quartz/components/styles/explorer.scss b/quartz/components/styles/explorer.scss
index c5674224f694f..bb39b02639508 100644
--- a/quartz/components/styles/explorer.scss
+++ b/quartz/components/styles/explorer.scss
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ button#explorer {
       color: var(--dark);
       opacity: 0.75;
       pointer-events: all;
-      font-size: 1.2rem;
     }
   }
 }
@@ -86,12 +85,19 @@ svg {
   align-items: center;
   user-select: none;
 
+  & a.folder-title[data-isroot="true"] {
+    font-size: 1.1rem;
+  }
+
   & div > a {
     color: var(--secondary);
     font-family: var(--headerFont);
     font-weight: $semiBoldWeight;
     line-height: 1.5rem;
     display: inline-block;
+    &.folder-title {
+      font-size: 0.9rem;
+    }
   }
 
   & div > a:hover {
@@ -135,6 +141,9 @@ svg {
     width: 1em;
     z-index: 99;
   }
+  &[data-hasicon="true"][data-isroot="true"] {
+    left: 1.3rem;
+  }
 }
 
 li:has(> .folder-outer:not(.open)) > .folder-container > svg {
@@ -190,11 +199,16 @@ li:has(> .folder-outer:not(.open)) > .folder-container > svg {
 //   margin-left: -1.5rem;
 // }
 
-.folder-container[data-haschildren="true"]
-  .folder-title[data-hasicon="true"]:not([data-isroot="true"]) {
-  margin-left: -1.5rem;
-}
-
-.folder-container[data-haschildren="false"] {
-  margin-left: -0.2rem;
+.folder-container {
+  &[data-haschildren="true"] {
+    .folder-title[data-hasicon="true"]:not([data-isroot="true"]) {
+      margin-left: -1.5rem;
+    }
+    &:has(.folder-title[data-hasicon="false"][data-isroot="false"]) {
+      margin-left: -0.2rem;
+    }
+  }
+  &[data-haschildren="false"] {
+    margin-left: -0.2rem;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/quartz/styles/base.scss b/quartz/styles/base.scss
index 6aea8afae851d..461e5f668197a 100644
--- a/quartz/styles/base.scss
+++ b/quartz/styles/base.scss
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ a {
       width: $sidePanelWidth;
       margin-top: $topSpacing;
       box-sizing: border-box;
-      padding: 0 4rem;
+      padding: 0 1rem;
       position: fixed;
       @media all and (max-width: $fullPageWidth) {
         position: initial;