diff --git a/assets/css/custom.css b/assets/css/custom.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5d41127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/css/custom.css
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/* This makes text in code blocks smaller than body text */
+.highlight, code {
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+}
+
+/* This makes text in TOC smaller than body text */
+#TableOfContents li {
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+}
+
+/* This reduces font in article summaries */
+.py-1 {
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  font-weight: 400;
+}
+
+/* For bullet points to stand out in a list, the line heights inside and
+   between bullet points should differ. This reduces the inside height */
+   li {
+  line-height: 1.65;
+}
diff --git a/config/_default/hugo.toml b/config/_default/hugo.toml
index 3069eca6..751cc7f9 100644
--- a/config/_default/hugo.toml
+++ b/config/_default/hugo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ defaultContentLanguage = "en"
 
 enableRobotsTXT = true
 paginate = 100
-summaryLength = 30
+summaryLength = 15
 
 buildDrafts = false
 buildFuture = false
diff --git a/config/_default/params.toml b/config/_default/params.toml
index fff74c95..c8fcf6a1 100644
--- a/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ smartTOCHideUnfocusedChildren = false
   layoutBackgroundBlur = true # only used when heroStyle equals background
   layoutBackgroundHeaderSpace = false
   showBreadcrumbs = false
-  showSummary = false
+  showSummary = true
   showViews = true
   showLikes = true
   showTableOfContents = true
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index e407398f..5d40ae05 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ <h1 class="mt-0 text-4xl font-extrabold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral">
         lg:top-[140px]{{ else }}lg:top-10{{ end }}">
 
         {{ if and (.Params.showTableOfContents | default (.Site.Params.article.showTableOfContents | default false)) (in
-        .TableOfContents "<ul") }} {{ partial "back-to-parent.html" . }} {{ partial "toc.html" . }} {{ end }} {{ if .Site.Params.article.showRelatedPosts |
+        .TableOfContents "<ul") }} {{ partial "toc.html" . }} {{ end }} {{ if .Site.Params.article.showRelatedPosts |
           default false }} sd {{ end }} </div>
       </div>
       {{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/back-to-parent.html b/layouts/partials/back-to-parent.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c933c33..00000000
--- a/layouts/partials/back-to-parent.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<div
-class="min-w-[220px] py-2 border-dotted border-neutral-300 ltr:-ml-5 ltr:border-l ltr:pl-5 rtl:-mr-5 rtl:border-r rtl:pr-5 dark:border-neutral-600">
-{{ with .Parent }}
-  <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}">Back to {{ .Title }}</a>
-{{ end }}
-</div>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/head.html b/layouts/partials/head.html
index cd61e0a6..fcd6fb03 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/head.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/head.html
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
   {{ end }}
   {{ $bundleCSS := $assets.Get "css" | resources.Concat "css/main.bundle.css" | resources.Minify | resources.Fingerprint
   "sha512" }}
+  {{ $cssCustom := resources.Get "css/custom.css" }}
+
   <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="{{ $bundleCSS.RelPermalink }}"
     integrity="{{ $bundleCSS.Data.Integrity }}" />
   {{ $jsAppearance := resources.Get "js/appearance.js" }}