diff --git a/assets/style.css b/assets/style.css
index afa00b39..0b600e6f 100644
--- a/assets/style.css
+++ b/assets/style.css
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ h3.blog-filter {
   opacity: 0.7;
 }
 
+p.byline {
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+
 /* "Skip to main content" link */
 .skip-link {
   position: absolute;
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index 371a3829..89b58d56 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 {{ define "main" }}
 {{ if not .Params.menu }}
 <h1>{{ .Title }}</h1>
-<p>
-  <i>
-    <time datetime='{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}' pubdate>
-      {{ .Date.Format (default "2006-01-02" .Site.Params.dateFormat) }}
-    </time>
-    {{ with .Params.author }}· {{.}}{{ end }}
-  </i>
+<p class="byline">
+  <time datetime='{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}' pubdate>
+    {{ .Date.Format (default "2006-01-02" .Site.Params.dateFormat) }}
+  </time>
+  {{ with .Params.author }}· {{.}}{{ end }}
 </p>
 {{ end }}
 <content>