diff --git a/Localizable.xcstrings b/Localizable.xcstrings
index cf5fc247e..b17372d3d 100644
--- a/Localizable.xcstrings
+++ b/Localizable.xcstrings
@@ -691,9 +691,6 @@
     },
     "Airtime %@%%" : {
 
-    },
-    "Alert" : {
-
     },
     "Alert GPIO buzzer when receiving a bell" : {
 
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/TextMessageField/AlertButton.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/TextMessageField/AlertButton.swift
index 84820bef6..93b3d8ca4 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/TextMessageField/AlertButton.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/TextMessageField/AlertButton.swift
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@ struct AlertButton: View {
 
 	var body: some View {
 		Button(action: action) {
-			Text("Alert")
-			Image(systemName: "bell.fill")
-				.symbolRenderingMode(.hierarchical)
-				.imageScale(.large)
-				.foregroundColor(.accentColor)
+			Image(systemName: "bell.and.waves.left.and.right")
+				.foregroundColor(.primary)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/TextMessageField/RequestPositionButton.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/TextMessageField/RequestPositionButton.swift
index 2f1634bc2..f4ce0826f 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/TextMessageField/RequestPositionButton.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/TextMessageField/RequestPositionButton.swift
@@ -6,11 +6,8 @@ struct RequestPositionButton: View {
 	var body: some View {
 		Button(action: action) {
 			Image(systemName: "mappin.and.ellipse")
-				.symbolRenderingMode(.hierarchical)
-				.imageScale(.large)
-				.foregroundColor(.accentColor)
+				.foregroundColor(.primary)
 		}
-		.padding(.trailing)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/TextMessageField/TextMessageField.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/TextMessageField/TextMessageField.swift
index 469e57a41..ca2a8428a 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/TextMessageField/TextMessageField.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/TextMessageField/TextMessageField.swift
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ struct TextMessageField: View {
 	@State private var typingMessage: String = ""
 	@State private var totalBytes = 0
 	@State private var sendPositionWithMessage = false
+	@State private var textEffects = false
 
 	var body: some View {
-		#if targetEnvironment(macCatalyst)
+#if targetEnvironment(macCatalyst)
 		HStack {
 			if destination.showAlertButton {
 				Spacer()
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ struct TextMessageField: View {
 			RequestPositionButton(action: requestPosition)
 			TextMessageSize(maxbytes: Self.maxbytes, totalBytes: totalBytes).padding(.trailing)
 		}
-		#endif
+#endif
 
 		HStack(alignment: .top) {
 			ZStack {
@@ -40,19 +41,70 @@ struct TextMessageField: View {
 					.keyboardType(.default)
 					.toolbar {
 						ToolbarItemGroup(placement: .keyboard) {
-							Button("dismiss.keyboard") {
-								isFocused = false
-							}
-							.font(.subheadline)
-
-							if destination.showAlertButton {
+							if !textEffects {
+								VStack {
+									HStack {
+										TextMessageSize(maxbytes: Self.maxbytes, totalBytes: totalBytes)
+										Spacer()
+										if destination.showAlertButton {
+											AlertButton { typingMessage += "🔔 Alert Bell Character! \u{7}" }
+											Spacer()
+										}
+										RequestPositionButton(action: requestPosition)
+										Spacer()
+										Button {
+											textEffects = true
+										}
+										label: {
+											Image(systemName: "bold.italic.underline")
+												.foregroundColor(.primary)
+										}
+										Spacer()
+										Spacer()
+										Button {
+											isFocused = false
+										}
+										label: {
+											Image(systemName: "keyboard.chevron.compact.down")
+												.foregroundColor(.primary)
+										}
+									}
+								}
+							} else {
+								Spacer()
+								Button {
+									textEffects = false
+								}
+								label: {
+									Image(systemName: "bold")
+										.foregroundColor(.primary)
+								}
+								Spacer()
+								Button {
+									textEffects = false
+								}
+								label: {
+									Image(systemName: "italic")
+										.foregroundColor(.primary)
+								}
+								Spacer()
+								Button {
+									textEffects = false
+								}
+								label: {
+									Image(systemName: "underline")
+										.foregroundColor(.primary)
+								}
+								Spacer()
+								Button {
+									textEffects = false
+								}
+								label: {
+									Image(systemName: "strikethrough")
+										.foregroundColor(.primary)
+								}
 								Spacer()
-								AlertButton { typingMessage += "🔔 Alert Bell Character! \u{7}" }
 							}
-
-							Spacer()
-							RequestPositionButton(action: requestPosition)
-							TextMessageSize(maxbytes: Self.maxbytes, totalBytes: totalBytes)
 						}
 					}
 					.padding(.horizontal, 8)
@@ -61,18 +113,16 @@ struct TextMessageField: View {
 					.frame(minHeight: 50)
 					.keyboardShortcut(.defaultAction)
 					.onSubmit {
-					#if targetEnvironment(macCatalyst)
+#if targetEnvironment(macCatalyst)
 						sendMessage()
-					#endif
+#endif
 					}
-
 				Text(typingMessage)
 					.opacity(0)
 					.padding(.all, 0)
 			}
 			.overlay(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 20).stroke(.tertiary, lineWidth: 1))
 			.padding(.bottom, 15)
-
 			Button(action: sendMessage) {
 				Image(systemName: "arrow.up.circle.fill")
 					.font(.largeTitle)
@@ -122,21 +172,21 @@ private extension MessageDestination {
 		case .channel: return "has shared their position with you"
 		}
 	}
-
+	
 	var positionDestNum: Int64 {
 		switch self {
 		case let .user(user): return user.num
 		case .channel: return Int64(Constants.maximumNodeNum)
 		}
 	}
-
+	
 	var showAlertButton: Bool {
 		switch self {
 		case .user: return true
 		case .channel: return true
 		}
 	}
-
+	
 	var wantPositionResponse: Bool {
 		switch self {
 		case .user: return true
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/TextMessageField/TextMessageSize.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/TextMessageField/TextMessageSize.swift
index 2b7b1e5e8..c6f222420 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/TextMessageField/TextMessageSize.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/TextMessageField/TextMessageSize.swift
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ struct TextMessageSize: View {
 
 	var body: some View {
 		ProgressView("\("bytes".localized): \(totalBytes) / \(maxbytes)", value: Double(totalBytes), total: Double(maxbytes))
-			.frame(width: 130)
-			.padding(5)
-			.font(.subheadline)
+			.frame(width: 120)
+			.font(.caption)
+			.fixedSize()
 			.accentColor(.accentColor)
 	}
 }