diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Message.svelte b/frontend/src/components/Message.svelte
index 9e414c4..959e502 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Message.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Message.svelte
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
             replyString += `> ${line}\n`;
         });
 
-        replyString += `@${message.author_username} `;
+        replyString += `@${message.author_username}: `;
 
         setMessageInputEvent.update(replyString);
     };
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MessageInput.svelte b/frontend/src/components/MessageInput.svelte
index 2869fe9..9373816 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MessageInput.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MessageInput.svelte
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@
         resize: none;
     }
 
+    .message-input:focus-visible {
+        outline: 2px solid var(--purple-2);
+    }
+
     .message-input::placeholder {
         color: var(--foreground-color-4);
     }