diff --git a/frontend/src/html/popups.html b/frontend/src/html/popups.html
index f6fc7b6ed..644ddc141 100644
--- a/frontend/src/html/popups.html
+++ b/frontend/src/html/popups.html
@@ -1162,7 +1162,9 @@
     <div class="leaderboardTheme hidden">
       <label>leaderboard theme</label>
       <select class="leaderboardThemeSelect"></select>
-      <p>Note: change will apply on the leaderboard after the next refresh.</p>
+      <div class="tip">
+        Note: change will apply on the leaderboard after the next refresh.
+      </div>
     </div>
     <button class="edit-profile-submit" type="submit">save</button>
   </form>
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/popups.scss b/frontend/src/styles/popups.scss
index 356d93cf6..9ff50ffe4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/popups.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/popups.scss
@@ -1440,6 +1440,11 @@
 }
 
 #editProfileModal {
+  .tip {
+    font-size: 0.75em;
+    color: var(--sub-color);
+    padding: 0.5rem 0.25rem;
+  }
   .modal {
     max-width: 600px;
     max-height: 100%;