diff --git a/content/styles/badges.css b/content/styles/badges.css
index c047a63..da9a253 100644
--- a/content/styles/badges.css
+++ b/content/styles/badges.css
@@ -31,12 +31,17 @@ html.rt-enabled .thing.link .flat-list li:has(> .comments) {
 /* --- Subreddit badge: relative for gear positioning --- */
 .rt-badge--subreddit {
   position: relative;
-  padding-right: 18px;
+  padding-right: 6px;
+  transition: padding-right 0.15s;
   background: var(--rt-sub-bg, #fde8e0);
   border-color: var(--rt-sub-border, #c84a20);
   color: var(--rt-sub-text, #c84a20);
 }
 
+.rt-badge--subreddit:hover {
+  padding-right: 18px;
+}
+
 .rt-badge--comments {
   background: var(--rt-com-bg, #e0e0e0);
   border-color: var(--rt-com-border, #4a4a4a);