diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 81c817a15..35942ccf7 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -332,42 +332,42 @@ const system_messages = {
         is_user: false,
         is_name: true,
         mes: [
-            `<h2>Welcome to <span id="version_display_welcome">SillyTavern</span>!</h2>
-            <div id="version_display_welcome"></div>
-            <h3>Want to Update to the latest version?</h3>
-            Read the <a href='/notes/update.html' target='_blank'>instructions here</a>. Also located in your installation's base folder
-            <hr>
-            <h3>In order to begin chatting:</h3>
-            <ol>
-            <li>Connect to one of the supported generation APIs (the plug icon)</li>
-            <li>Create or pick a character from the list (the top-right namecard icon)</li>
-            </ol>
-            <hr>
-            <h3>Where to download more characters?</h3>
-            <i>(Not endorsed, your discretion is advised)</i>
-            <ol>
-            <li><a target="_blank" href="https://discord.gg/pygmalionai">Pygmalion AI Discord</a></li>
-            <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.characterhub.org/">CharacterHub (NSFW)</a></li>
-            </ol>
-            <hr>
-            <h3>Where can I get help?</h3>
-            Before going any further, check out the following resources:
-            <ol>
-            <li><a target="_blank" href="/notes/readme.md">Introduction to SillyTavern</a></li>
-            <li><a target="_blank" href="/notes/faq.md">SillyTavern FAQ</a></li>
-            <li><a target="_blank" href="/notes">SillyTavern Guidebook</a></li>
-            <li><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/Cohee1207/TavernAI-extras/blob/main/README.md">Extras API Docs</a></li>
-            <li><a target="_blank" href="https://docs.alpindale.dev/">Pygmalion AI Docs</a></li>
-            </ol>
-            Type <tt>/?</tt> in any chat to get help on message formatting commands.
-            <hr>
-            <h3>Still have questions or suggestions left?</h3>
-            <a target="_blank" href="https://discord.gg/RZdyAEUPvj">SillyTavern Community Discord</a>
-            <br>
-            <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/Cohee1207/SillyTavern/issues">Post a GitHub issue.</a>
-            <br>
-            <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/Cohee1207/SillyTavern#questions-or-suggestions">Contact the developers.</a>
-        `].join('')
+            '<h2>Welcome to <span id="version_display_welcome">SillyTavern</span>!</h2>',
+            '<div id="version_display_welcome"></div>',
+            '<h3>Want to Update to the latest version?</h3>',
+            "Read the <a href='/notes/update.html' target='_blank'>instructions here</a>. Also located in your installation's base folder",
+            '<hr>',
+            '<h3>In order to begin chatting:</h3>',
+            '<ol>',
+            '<li>Connect to one of the supported generation APIs (the plug icon)</li>',
+            '<li>Create or pick a character from the list (the top-right namecard icon)</li>',
+            '</ol>',
+            '<hr>',
+            '<h3>Where to download more characters?</h3>',
+            '<i>(Not endorsed, your discretion is advised)</i>',
+            '<ol>',
+            '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://discord.gg/pygmalionai">Pygmalion AI Discord</a></li>',
+            '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.characterhub.org/">CharacterHub (NSFW)</a></li>',
+            '</ol>',
+            '<hr>',
+            '<h3>Where can I get help?</h3>',
+            'Before going any further, check out the following resources:',
+            '<ol>',
+            '<li><a target="_blank" href="/notes/readme.md">Introduction to SillyTavern</a></li>',
+            '<li><a target="_blank" href="/notes/faq.md">SillyTavern FAQ</a></li>',
+            '<li><a target="_blank" href="/notes">SillyTavern Guidebook</a></li>',
+            '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/Cohee1207/TavernAI-extras/blob/main/README.md">Extras API Docs</a></li>',
+            '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://docs.alpindale.dev/">Pygmalion AI Docs</a></li>',
+            '</ol>',
+            'Type <tt>/?</tt> in any chat to get help on message formatting commands.',
+            '<hr>',
+            '<h3>Still have questions or suggestions left?</h3>',
+            '<a target="_blank" href="https://discord.gg/RZdyAEUPvj">SillyTavern Community Discord</a>',
+            '<br>',
+            '<a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/Cohee1207/SillyTavern/issues">Post a GitHub issue.</a>',
+            '<br>',
+            '<a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/Cohee1207/SillyTavern#questions-or-suggestions">Contact the developers.</a>',
+        ].join('')
     },
     group: {
         name: systemUserName,
diff --git a/public/style.css b/public/style.css
index 003726f84..c91244cfe 100644
--- a/public/style.css
+++ b/public/style.css
@@ -837,10 +837,6 @@ body.big-avatars .avatar img {
 br {
     display: block;
     margin: 2px 0;
-    line-height: 0;
-    height: 0;
-    padding: 0;
-    content: '';
 }
 
 textarea {