diff --git a/fof-render.php b/fof-render.php
index c599de2..f89eeb6 100644
--- a/fof-render.php
+++ b/fof-render.php
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ function fof_render_item($item)
 			width="16"
 			src="<?php echo $star_image ?>"
 			id="fav<?php echo $item_id ?>"
+			alt="<?= $star ? "✦" : "✧" ?>"
+			class="star"
+			style="<?= $star ? " color: #c00000;" : "" ?>"
 			onclick="return toggle_favorite('<?php echo $item_id ?>')"
 		/>
 		<script>
diff --git a/fof.css b/fof.css
index 0e7870d..85f2203 100644
--- a/fof.css
+++ b/fof.css
@@ -272,30 +272,11 @@ body
     display: inline;
 }
 
-.hidden h2
-{
-    font-size: 80%;
-}
-
-.hidden .tags
-{
-    display: none;
-}
-
-.hidden .meta
-{
-    display: none;
-}
-
-.hidden .dash
-{
-    display: inline;
-}
-
-.shown .dash
-{
-    display: none;
-}
+.hidden h2 { font-size: 80%; }
+.hidden .tags { display: none; }
+.hidden .meta { display: none; }
+.hidden .dash { display: inline; }
+.shown .dash { display: none; }
 
 #welcome
 {
@@ -308,6 +289,8 @@ padding: 5px 7px;
 
 #addupd { text-align: center; margin-top: 8px; }
 
+img.star { font-size: 13px; border-style: none; }
+
 #item-display-controls
 {
 font: normal 10px Verdana;
diff --git a/fof.js b/fof.js
index 9607a42..c26ee28 100644
--- a/fof.js
+++ b/fof.js
@@ -773,6 +773,8 @@ function toggle_favorite(id)
         var complete = function()
 		{
 			image.src='image/star-off.gif';
+			image.alt='✧';
+			image.style.color = '';
 			image.star = false;
 			starred--;
 			if(starred)
@@ -791,6 +793,8 @@ function toggle_favorite(id)
         var complete = function()
 		{
 			image.src='image/star-on.gif';
+			image.alt='✦';
+			image.style.color = '#c00000';
 			image.star = true;
 			starred++;
 			if(starred)
diff --git a/sidebar.php b/sidebar.php
index be15bd7..a1e88de 100644
--- a/sidebar.php
+++ b/sidebar.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ include_once("fof-main.php");
 fof_set_content_type();
 
 ?>
-<img id="throbber" src="image/throbber.gif" align="left" style="position: fixed; left: 0; top: 0; display: none;" />
+<img id="throbber" src="image/throbber.gif" align="left" alt="↻" style="position: fixed; left: 0; top: 0; display: none;" />
 
 <div id="welcome">Welcome <b><?php echo $fof_user_name ?></b>! <a href="prefs.php">prefs</a> | <a href="logout.php">log out</a> | <a href="http://feedonfeeds.com/">about</a></div>
 <div id="addupd"><a href="add.php"><b>Add Feeds</b></a> / <a href="update.php"><b>Update Feeds</b></a></div>