diff --git a/sass/_extra.scss b/sass/_extra.scss
index b1c345c..fc771fa 100644
--- a/sass/_extra.scss
+++ b/sass/_extra.scss
@@ -36,3 +36,19 @@ blockquote > p:first-child {
 code {
   font-size: 1rem;
 }
+
+/* Remove the padding at the top of a code block to make space for the
+ * language/copybutton bar. */
+pre {
+  padding-top: .3rem;
+  /* To ensure that top and bottom padding are definitely the same, even if
+   * abridge updates its styles, let's set the padding-bottom to this value
+   * too. At the time of writing (2024-09-15), this is the same as abridge's
+   * value (and hence doesn't change anything). */
+  padding-bottom: .3rem;
+}
+
+/* Actually remove the language/copybutton bar at the top of a code block. */
+pre code[data-lang]::before {
+  display: none;
+}
diff --git a/sass/abridge.scss b/sass/abridge.scss
index f9844a0..fa4fadb 100644
--- a/sass/abridge.scss
+++ b/sass/abridge.scss
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   //$mb: 1200px,// value at which to switch from fluid layout to max-width
 
   $abridgeMode: "switcher",//valid values: switcher, auto, dark, light
-  $syntax-mode: "auto",// Force syntax mode: auto, dark, light
+  $syntax-mode: "light",// Force syntax mode: auto, dark, light
   $switcherDefault: "light",// default nojs switcher mode: dark, light (make sure to also set js_switcher_default in config.toml)
 
   $color: "orange",// color template to use/override: orange, blue, blueshade
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@
 
   $icon-rss: true,
   $icon-mail: false,// e-mail
-  $icon-mastodon: false,
+  $icon-mastodon: true,
   $icon-element: false,
   $icon-matrix: false,
   $icon-buymeacoffee: false,
   $icon-kofi: false,
-  $icon-twitter: false,
+  $icon-twitter: true,
   $icon-facebook: false,
   $icon-linkedin: false,
   $icon-codeberg: false,
   $icon-gitlab: false,
-  $icon-github: false,
+  $icon-github: true,
   $icon-github-sponsor: false,
   $icon-bitbucket: false,
   $icon-python: false,