diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Messages.svelte b/frontend/src/components/Messages.svelte
index f7bbfdd..2149b0b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Messages.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Messages.svelte
@@ -103,8 +103,11 @@
     }
     
     .time-separator-text {
+        user-select: none;
         margin: 0;
         padding: 0;
+        padding-left: var(--space-xs);
+        padding-right: var(--space-xs);
         background-color: var(--background-color-1);
         color: var(--foreground-color-2);
         font-size: 0.75em;