diff --git a/internal/webapp/shares.go b/internal/webapp/shares.go
index e265b00..3d905b0 100644
--- a/internal/webapp/shares.go
+++ b/internal/webapp/shares.go
@@ -543,12 +543,17 @@ footer.bdrive a{color:inherit}
 /* Dark theme LAST: these rules sit at the same specificity as the light ones
    above, so source order is the whole fix — a dark block placed earlier loses
    to every light rule that follows it. Values are the hub's @theme tokens
-   (frontend/src/tw.css), never hand-picked, so the two surfaces agree. */
+   (frontend/src/tw.css), never hand-picked, so the two surfaces agree.
+   Inline code carries its own tint and edge so a chip reads as code and not
+   as prose; the edge is an inset shadow rather than a border because a border
+   would change the chip's box metrics and light mode has to stay untouched. */
 @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark){
 body{background:#0a0b0d;color:#eef0f3}
 a{color:#ffcf85}
 h1,h2,h3{color:#eef0f3}
 pre,code{background:#15171b}
+code{color:#e4d9c4;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.07)}
+pre code{color:inherit;box-shadow:none}
 blockquote{border-left-color:rgba(255,255,255,.07);color:#9aa0a9}
 td,th{border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.07)}
 table.frontmatter{background:#15171b;color:#9aa0a9}
diff --git a/internal/webapp/shares_test.go b/internal/webapp/shares_test.go
index 3b916b7..128c47f 100644
--- a/internal/webapp/shares_test.go
+++ b/internal/webapp/shares_test.go
@@ -471,6 +471,15 @@ func TestShareDarkThemeIsLast(t *testing.T) {
 	if strings.Contains(body, "#c6cbd3") || strings.Contains(body, "#3a3a44") {
 		t.Error("ad-hoc dark greys survived; use the tw.css tokens")
 	}
+	// A code chip has to read as code: its own colour, not the body's, plus an
+	// edge to give it shape against a background only a shade off the page.
+	if !strings.Contains(block, "code{color:#e4d9c4;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px") {
+		t.Error("dark inline code must have its own colour and edge, else a chip reads as prose")
+	}
+	// ...and a fenced block stays one slab rather than a row of bordered chips.
+	if !strings.Contains(block, "pre code{color:inherit;box-shadow:none}") {
+		t.Error("dark pre code must reset the inline chip's colour and edge")
+	}
 }
 
 func jsonReq(t *testing.T, method, url string, body any) *http.Request {