diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/icons.dm b/code/__HELPERS/icons.dm
index 15f10f8f98b..9781b7b5981 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/icons.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/icons.dm
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ world
 			letter = lowertext(letter)
 
 	var/image/text_image = new(loc = A)
-	text_image.maptext = MAPTEXT("<font size = 4>[letter]</font>")
+	text_image.maptext = MAPTEXT_TINY_UNICODE("[letter]")
 	text_image.pixel_x = 7
 	text_image.pixel_y = 5
 	qdel(atom_icon)
diff --git a/code/datums/actions/cooldown_action.dm b/code/datums/actions/cooldown_action.dm
index 9d31f2b5d37..6be6e02859f 100644
--- a/code/datums/actions/cooldown_action.dm
+++ b/code/datums/actions/cooldown_action.dm
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@
 		button.maptext = ""
 	else
 		if (cooldown_rounding > 0)
-			button.maptext = MAPTEXT("<b>[round(time_left/10, cooldown_rounding)]</b>")
+			button.maptext = MAPTEXT("[round(time_left/10, cooldown_rounding)]")
 		else
-			button.maptext = MAPTEXT("<b>[round(time_left/10)]</b>")
+			button.maptext = MAPTEXT("[round(time_left/10)]")
 
 	if(!IsAvailable() || !is_action_active(button))
 		return
diff --git a/code/datums/components/admin_popup.dm b/code/datums/components/admin_popup.dm
index 6edd839942d..1c821808a40 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/admin_popup.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/admin_popup.dm
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@
 
 	last_color_index = (last_color_index % colors.len) + 1
 
-	var/message = "<b style='color: [colors[last_color_index]]; text-align: center; font-size: 32px'>"
-	message += "HEY! An admin is trying to talk to you!<br>Check your chat window, and click their name to respond!"
-	message += "</b>"
+	var/message = "<span style='color: [colors[last_color_index]]; text-align: center; font-size: 24pt'>"
+	message += "HEY!<br>An admin is trying to talk to you!<br>Check your chat window,<br>and click their name to respond!"
+	message += "</span>"
 
 	maptext = MAPTEXT(message)
 	last_update_time = world.time
diff --git a/code/game/atoms.dm b/code/game/atoms.dm
index d04e4df3058..936d4054b47 100644
--- a/code/game/atoms.dm
+++ b/code/game/atoms.dm
@@ -2035,7 +2035,7 @@
 		active_hud.screentip_text.maptext = ""
 		return
 
-	active_hud.screentip_text.maptext_y = 16 // 16px lines us up with the action buttons top left corner
+	active_hud.screentip_text.maptext_y = 7 // 7px lines us up with the action buttons top left corner
 	var/lmb_rmb_line = ""
 	var/ctrl_lmb_ctrl_rmb_line = ""
 	var/alt_lmb_alt_rmb_line = ""
@@ -2102,15 +2102,15 @@
 					extra_lines++
 
 				if(extra_lines)
-					extra_context = "<br><span class='small'>[lmb_rmb_line][ctrl_lmb_ctrl_rmb_line][alt_lmb_alt_rmb_line][shift_lmb_ctrl_shift_lmb_line]</span>"
-					//first extra line pushes atom name line up 11px, subsequent lines push it up 8px, this offsets that and keeps the first line in the same place
-					active_hud.screentip_text.maptext_y = 5 + (extra_lines - 1) * -8
+					extra_context = "<br><span style='font-size: 6pt'>[lmb_rmb_line][ctrl_lmb_ctrl_rmb_line][alt_lmb_alt_rmb_line][shift_lmb_ctrl_shift_lmb_line]</span>"
+					//first extra line pushes atom name line up 8px, subsequent lines push it up 10px, this offsets that and keeps the first line in the same place
+					active_hud.screentip_text.maptext_y = -1 + (extra_lines - 1) * -10
 
 	if (screentips_enabled == SCREENTIP_PREFERENCE_CONTEXT_ONLY && extra_context == "")
 		active_hud.screentip_text.maptext = ""
 	else
 		//We inline a MAPTEXT() here, because there's no good way to statically add to a string like this
-		active_hud.screentip_text.maptext = "<span class='maptext' style='text-align: center; font-size: 6pt; color: [active_hud.screentip_color]'>[name][extra_context]</span>"
+		active_hud.screentip_text.maptext = "<span class='maptext' style='text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; color: [active_hud.screentip_color]'>[name][extra_context]</span>"
 
 /// Gets a merger datum representing the connected blob of objects in the allowed_types argument
 /atom/proc/GetMergeGroup(id, list/allowed_types)
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/status_display.dm b/code/game/machinery/status_display.dm
index 4859d7b422d..31c193ef066 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/status_display.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/status_display.dm
@@ -229,10 +229,10 @@
 /obj/machinery/status_display/proc/display_shuttle_status(obj/docking_port/mobile/shuttle)
 	if(!shuttle)
 		// the shuttle is missing - no processing
-		set_messages("shutl?","")
+		set_messages("shutl","not in service")
 		return PROCESS_KILL
 	else if(shuttle.timer)
-		var/line1 = "- [shuttle.getModeStr()] -"
+		var/line1 = "<<< [shuttle.getModeStr()]"
 		var/line2 = shuttle.getTimerStr()
 
 		set_messages(line1, line2)
@@ -387,8 +387,8 @@ MAPPING_DIRECTIONAL_HELPERS(/obj/machinery/status_display/evac, 32)
 	if(!SSshuttle.supply)
 		// Might be missing in our first update on initialize before shuttles
 		// have loaded. Cross our fingers that it will soon return.
-		line1 = "CARGO"
-		line2 = "shutl?"
+		line1 = "shutl"
+		line2 = "not in service"
 	else if(SSshuttle.supply.mode == SHUTTLE_IDLE)
 		if(is_station_level(SSshuttle.supply.z))
 			line1 = "CARGO"
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ MAPPING_DIRECTIONAL_HELPERS(/obj/machinery/status_display/evac, 32)
 			line1 = ""
 			line2 = ""
 	else
-		line1 = "- [SSshuttle.supply.getModeStr()] -"
+		line1 = "<<< [SSshuttle.supply.getModeStr()]"
 		line2 = SSshuttle.supply.getTimerStr()
 	set_messages(line1, line2)
 
diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/countdown.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/countdown.dm
index cccf77b2065..5e6a46796fb 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/countdown.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/countdown.dm
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 	displayed_text = new_val
 
 	if(displayed_text)
-		maptext = MAPTEXT("<font size = [text_size]>[displayed_text]</font>")
+		maptext = MAPTEXT("[displayed_text]")
 	else
 		maptext = null
 
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@
 
 /obj/effect/countdown/supermatter
 	name = "supermatter damage"
-	text_size = 1
 	color = "#00ff80"
 
 /obj/effect/countdown/supermatter/get_value()
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences/screentips.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences/screentips.dm
index 5566f28b539..fe257823375 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences/screentips.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences/screentips.dm
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@
 	client.mob?.hud_used?.screentip_color = value
 
 /datum/preference/color/screentip_color/create_default_value()
-	return "#ffd391"
+	return LIGHT_COLOR_FAINT_BLUE
diff --git a/code/modules/events/wizard/rpgtitles.dm b/code/modules/events/wizard/rpgtitles.dm
index b2890150c93..587c11ad550 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/wizard/rpgtitles.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/wizard/rpgtitles.dm
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM(rpgtitle_controller, /datum/rpgtitle_controller)
 
 	//we must prepare for the mother of all strings
 	new_crewmember.maptext_height = max(new_crewmember.maptext_height, 32)
-	new_crewmember.maptext_width = max(new_crewmember.maptext_width, 80)
+	new_crewmember.maptext_width = max(new_crewmember.maptext_width, 112)
 	new_crewmember.maptext_x = -24 - new_crewmember.base_pixel_x
 	new_crewmember.maptext_y = -32
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mafia/controller.dm b/code/modules/mafia/controller.dm
index e141c921159..629e9453d7d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mafia/controller.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mafia/controller.dm
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(mafia_role_by_alignment, setup_mafia_role_by_alignment())
 	return ..()
 
 /atom/movable/screen/mafia_popup/proc/update_text(text)
-	maptext = MAPTEXT("<b style='color: [COLOR_RED]; text-align: center; font-size: 32px'> [text]</b>")
+	maptext = MAPTEXT("<span style='color: [COLOR_RED]; text-align: center; font-size: 24pt'> [text]</span>")
 	maptext_width = view_to_pixels(owner.body.client?.view_size.getView())[1]
 	owner.body.client?.screen += src
 	addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(null_text), owner.body.client), 10 SECONDS, TIMER_UNIQUE|TIMER_OVERRIDE|TIMER_STOPPABLE)