diff --git a/content/styles/badges.css b/content/styles/badges.css
index 6be998e..f129924 100644
--- a/content/styles/badges.css
+++ b/content/styles/badges.css
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ html.rt-enabled .thing.link .flat-list li:has(> .comments) {
 }
 
 .rt-badge:hover {
-  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 999px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
+  opacity: 0.8;
 }
 
 /* --- Subreddit badge: relative for gear positioning --- */