diff --git a/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Web.hs b/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Web.hs
index e7ba7a8d1..d585b332d 100644
--- a/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Web.hs
+++ b/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Web.hs
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ editform t = [$hamlet|
      %span#formheading Edit journal:
    %tr
     %td!colspan=2
-     %textarea!name=text!rows=50!cols=80
+     %textarea!name=text!rows=30!cols=80
       $string.t$
    %tr#addbuttonrow
     %td
diff --git a/data/web/style.css b/data/web/style.css
index fb77aca24..d314ea128 100644
--- a/data/web/style.css
+++ b/data/web/style.css
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ body { font-family: "helvetica","arial", "sans serif"; margin:0; }
 #addform #descriptionrow { }
 #addform #postingrow { }
 #addform #addbuttonrow { text-align:right; }
-#editform textarea { background-color:#eeeeee; }
+#editform { width:95%; }
+#editform textarea { background-color:#eeeeee; font-family:monospace; font-size:medium; width:100%; }
 #content { margin:1em; }
 .formheading td { padding-bottom:8px; }
 #formheading { font-size:medium; font-weight:bold; }