diff --git a/main/data/conversation_content_view/item_metadata_header.ui b/main/data/conversation_content_view/item_metadata_header.ui
index 31aa7e44..a24b27fa 100644
--- a/main/data/conversation_content_view/item_metadata_header.ui
+++ b/main/data/conversation_content_view/item_metadata_header.ui
@@ -1,38 +1,24 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <interface>
     <template class="DinoUiConversationSummaryItemMetaDataHeader">
-        <property name="spacing">4</property>
+        <property name="spacing">6</property>
         <property name="orientation">horizontal</property>
         <child>
             <object class="GtkLabel" id="name_label">
                 <property name="use_markup">True</property>
                 <property name="ellipsize">end</property>
                 <property name="xalign">0</property>
-                <property name="valign">start</property>
+                <property name="valign">baseline</property>
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                 <attributes>
-                    <attribute name="scale" value="0.8"/>
+                    <attribute name="weight" value="PANGO_WEIGHT_BOLD"/>
                 </attributes>
             </object>
         </child>
-        <child>
-            <object class="GtkLabel" id="dot_label">
-                <property name="label">·</property>
-                <property name="xalign">0</property>
-                <property name="valign">start</property>
-                <property name="visible">True</property>
-                <attributes>
-                    <attribute name="scale" value="0.8"/>
-                </attributes>
-                <style>
-                    <class name="dim-label"/>
-                </style>
-            </object>
-        </child>
         <child>
             <object class="GtkLabel" id="time_label">
                 <property name="xalign">0</property>
-                <property name="valign">start</property>
+                <property name="valign">baseline</property>
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                 <attributes>
                     <attribute name="scale" value="0.8"/>
diff --git a/main/src/ui/conversation_content_view/conversation_item_skeleton.vala b/main/src/ui/conversation_content_view/conversation_item_skeleton.vala
index ae2e6018..a14e9019 100644
--- a/main/src/ui/conversation_content_view/conversation_item_skeleton.vala
+++ b/main/src/ui/conversation_content_view/conversation_item_skeleton.vala
@@ -216,9 +216,7 @@ public class ItemMetaDataHeader : Box {
     }
 
     private void update_name_label() {
-        string display_name = Markup.escape_text(Util.get_participant_display_name(stream_interactor, conversation, item.jid));
-        string color = Util.get_name_hex_color(stream_interactor, conversation.account, item.jid, Util.is_dark_theme(name_label));
-        name_label.label = @"<span foreground=\"#$color\">$display_name</span>";
+        name_label.label = Markup.escape_text(Util.get_participant_display_name(stream_interactor, conversation, item.jid));
     }
 
     private void update_received_mark() {
diff --git a/main/src/ui/global_search.vala b/main/src/ui/global_search.vala
index abefccac..e79ac083 100644
--- a/main/src/ui/global_search.vala
+++ b/main/src/ui/global_search.vala
@@ -261,9 +261,9 @@ public class GlobalSearch : Overlay {
         grid.attach(image, 0, 0, 1, 2);
 
         string display_name = Util.get_participant_display_name(stream_interactor, item.conversation, item.jid);
-        string color = Util.get_name_hex_color(stream_interactor, item.message.account, item.jid, false); // TODO Util.is_dark_theme(name_label)
-        Label name_label = new Label("") { ellipsize=EllipsizeMode.END, use_markup=true, xalign=0, visible=true };
-        name_label.label = "<span size='small' foreground=\"#%s\">%s</span>".printf(color, Markup.escape_text(display_name));
+        Label name_label = new Label(display_name) { ellipsize=EllipsizeMode.END, use_markup=true, xalign=0, visible=true };
+        name_label.attributes = new AttrList();
+        name_label.attributes.insert(attr_weight_new(Weight.BOLD));
         grid.attach(name_label, 1, 0, 1, 1);
         return grid;
     }