diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index a61e220..212baf4 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -512,6 +512,14 @@ article img {
   margin: 0 auto;
 }
 
+/* Non-fenced code (e.g. backticks) */
+article code:not(.sourceCode) {
+  background-color: #f8f8f8; /* matches pandoc */
+  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+  border-radius: 0.25em;
+  padding: 0.15ex 0.15em;
+}
+
 
 /* Two columns on larger displays */
 @media ( min-width: 90ch ) {