diff --git a/app/views/layouts/tailwind.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/tailwind.html.erb
index 8eb81b48..6b6b57dd 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/tailwind.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/tailwind.html.erb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
             <% @activated_content_types.each do |content_type| %>
               <% content_type_klass = content_class_from_name(content_type) %>
               <%= link_to main_app.polymorphic_path(content_type_klass), class: 'flex items-center px-4 py-2 cursor-pointer group hover:bg-notebook-blue hover:text-white rounded-l-full' do %>
-                <i class="material-icons <%= content_type_klass.text_color %> shrink-0 w-6 h-6 mr-2"><%= content_type_klass.icon %></i>
+                <i class="material-icons <%= content_type_klass.text_color %> shrink-0 w-8 h-8 mr-2 bg-white rounded-full p-1"><%= content_type_klass.icon %></i>
                 <span class="flex-grow text-sm"><%= content_type.pluralize %></span>
                 <span class="bg-gray-100 rounded px-1 text-xs group-hover:bg-notebook-blue">
                   <%= number_with_delimiter @current_user_content.fetch(content_type, []).count %>