diff --git a/client/web-sveltekit/src/lib/repo/RepoPopover/RepoPopover.svelte b/client/web-sveltekit/src/lib/repo/RepoPopover/RepoPopover.svelte
index 1320198fc67..dc2f8fbf4a3 100644
--- a/client/web-sveltekit/src/lib/repo/RepoPopover/RepoPopover.svelte
+++ b/client/web-sveltekit/src/lib/repo/RepoPopover/RepoPopover.svelte
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     {/if}
 
     <div class="footer">
-        <RepoStars repoStars={data.stars} small />
+        <RepoStars repoStars={data.stars} />
     </div>
 </div>
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
     .footer {
         display: flex;
         color: var(--text-muted);
-        align-items: center;
         justify-content: flex-end;
+        font-size: var(--font-size-tiny);
     }
 </style>
diff --git a/client/web-sveltekit/src/lib/repo/RepoStars.svelte b/client/web-sveltekit/src/lib/repo/RepoStars.svelte
index d87a847bbd1..7fe2b1431d5 100644
--- a/client/web-sveltekit/src/lib/repo/RepoStars.svelte
+++ b/client/web-sveltekit/src/lib/repo/RepoStars.svelte
@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@
     import Icon from '$lib/Icon.svelte'
 
     export let repoStars: number
-    export let small = false
 </script>
 
-<span>
+<div>
     <Icon inline icon={ILucideStar} aria-label="Repository stars" />
-    {#if small}
-        <small>&nbsp;{formatRepositoryStarCount(repoStars)}</small>
-    {:else}
-        &nbsp;{formatRepositoryStarCount(repoStars)}
-    {/if}
-</span>
+    {formatRepositoryStarCount(repoStars)}
+</div>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+    div {
+        display: flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        gap: 0.25em;
+    }
+</style>