diff --git a/app/controllers/users/registrations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users/registrations_controller.rb
index a6f6967..7c17f43 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users/registrations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users/registrations_controller.rb
@@ -59,18 +59,18 @@ def update
   protected
 
   def configure_permitted_parameters
-    devise_parameter_sanitizer.permit(:sign_up, keys: [:email, :password, :password_confirmation, :username, :full_name, :tags, :avatar, :banner, :description, :banner_enabled])
-    devise_parameter_sanitizer.permit(:account_update, keys: [:email, :password, :password_confirmation, :username, :full_name, :tags, :avatar, :banner, :description, :banner_enabled])
+    devise_parameter_sanitizer.permit(:sign_up, keys: [:email, :password, :password_confirmation, :username, :full_name, :tags, :avatar, :banner, :description, :banner_enabled, :avatar_border])
+    devise_parameter_sanitizer.permit(:account_update, keys: [:email, :password, :password_confirmation, :username, :full_name, :tags, :avatar, :banner, :description, :banner_enabled, :avatar_border])
   end
 
   def sign_up_params
-    params.require(:user).permit(:email, :password, :password_confirmation, :username, :full_name, :tags, :avatar, :banner, :description, :banner_enabled).tap do |user_params|
+    params.require(:user).permit(:email, :password, :password_confirmation, :username, :full_name, :tags, :avatar, :banner, :description, :banner_enabled, :avatar_border).tap do |user_params|
       user_params[:tags] = user_params[:tags].split(',').map(&:strip).to_json if user_params[:tags].present?
     end
   end
 
   def account_update_params
-    params.require(:user).permit(:email, :password, :password_confirmation, :current_password, :username, :full_name, :tags, :avatar, :banner, :description, :banner_enabled, :public_analytics).tap do |user_params|
+    params.require(:user).permit(:email, :password, :password_confirmation, :current_password, :username, :full_name, :tags, :avatar, :banner, :description, :banner_enabled, :public_analytics, :avatar_border).tap do |user_params|
       user_params[:tags] = user_params[:tags].split(',').map(&:strip).to_json if user_params[:tags].present?
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index cc5765d..501edf1 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,17 @@ def auto_link_urls(text)
     end.html_safe
   end
 
+  def avatar_border_class(border_preference)
+    case border_preference
+    when 'white'
+      'border-4 border-white'
+    when 'black'
+      'border-4 border-black'
+    else
+      ''
+    end
+  end
+
   def format_referrer(referrer)
     return 'Direct' if referrer.blank?
 
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index d5ef75e..ea8298e 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   validates :username, uniqueness: true, allow_blank: true
   validates :full_name, presence: true
   validate :ensure_username_presence
+  validates :avatar_border, inclusion: { in: ['white', 'black', 'none'] }
 
   after_save :generate_open_graph_image, unless: -> { Rails.env.test? }
   after_save :download_and_store_avatar
diff --git a/app/views/devise/registrations/edit.html.erb b/app/views/devise/registrations/edit.html.erb
index e25531c..bf6c2e6 100644
--- a/app/views/devise/registrations/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/devise/registrations/edit.html.erb
@@ -1,80 +1,90 @@
-<h2 class="text-2xl font-bold mb-4">Edit <%= resource_name.to_s.humanize %></h2>
-
-<%= form_for(resource, as: resource_name, url: registration_path(resource_name), html: { method: :put }) do |f| %>
-  <%= devise_error_messages! %>
-
-  <div class="mb-2">
-    <%= f.label :email, class: 'block text-gray-300 mb-1' %>
-    <%= f.email_field :email, autofocus: true, class: 'w-full p-1 rounded text-black' %>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="mb-2">
-    <%= f.label :username, class: 'block text-gray-300 mb-1' %>
-    <%= f.text_field :username, class: 'w-full p-1 rounded text-black' %>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="mb-2">
-    <%= f.label :full_name, class: 'block text-gray-300 mb-1' %>
-    <%= f.text_field :full_name, class: 'w-full p-1 rounded text-black' %>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="mb-2">
-    <%= f.label :tags, class: 'block text-gray-300 mb-1' %>
-    <%= f.text_field :tags, value: @user.parsed_tags.join(', '), class: 'w-full p-1 rounded text-black' %>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="mb-2">
-    <%= f.label :avatar, class: 'block text-gray-300 mb-1' %>
-    <%= f.text_field :avatar, class: 'w-full p-1 rounded text-black' %>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="mb-2">
-    <%= f.label :banner, class: 'block text-gray-300 mb-1' %>
-    <%= f.text_field :banner, class: 'w-full p-1 rounded text-black' %>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="mb-2">
-    <%= f.label :banner_enabled, class: 'block text-gray-300 mb-1' %>
-    <%= f.check_box :banner_enabled, class: 'rounded text-black' %>
+<div class="max-w-2xl mx-auto p-6 bg-gray-800 rounded-lg shadow-md">
+  <h2 class="text-2xl font-bold mb-6 text-lime-200">Edit <%= resource_name.to_s.humanize %></h2>
+
+  <%= form_for(resource, as: resource_name, url: registration_path(resource_name), html: { method: :put, class: "space-y-6" }) do |f| %>
+    <%= devise_error_messages! %>
+
+    <div>
+      <%= f.label :email, class: 'block text-lime-200 font-semibold mb-2' %>
+      <%= f.email_field :email, autofocus: true, class: 'block w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-700 rounded bg-gray-900 text-white focus:outline-none focus:border-lime-500' %>
+    </div>
+
+    <div>
+      <%= f.label :username, class: 'block text-lime-200 font-semibold mb-2' %>
+      <%= f.text_field :username, class: 'block w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-700 rounded bg-gray-900 text-white focus:outline-none focus:border-lime-500' %>
+    </div>
+
+    <div>
+      <%= f.label :full_name, class: 'block text-lime-200 font-semibold mb-2' %>
+      <%= f.text_field :full_name, class: 'block w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-700 rounded bg-gray-900 text-white focus:outline-none focus:border-lime-500' %>
+    </div>
+
+    <div>
+      <%= f.label :tags, class: 'block text-lime-200 font-semibold mb-2' %>
+      <%= f.text_field :tags, value: @user.parsed_tags.join(', '), class: 'block w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-700 rounded bg-gray-900 text-white focus:outline-none focus:border-lime-500' %>
+    </div>
+
+    <div>
+      <%= f.label :avatar, class: 'block text-lime-200 font-semibold mb-2' %>
+      <%= f.text_field :avatar, class: 'block w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-700 rounded bg-gray-900 text-white focus:outline-none focus:border-lime-500' %>
+    </div>
+
+    <div>
+      <%= f.label :avatar_border, class: 'block text-lime-200 font-semibold mb-2' %>
+      <%= f.select :avatar_border, options_for_select([['White', 'white'], ['Black', 'black'], ['None', 'none']], @user.avatar_border), {}, class: 'block w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-700 rounded bg-gray-900 text-white focus:outline-none focus:border-lime-500' %>
+    </div>
+
+    <div>
+      <%= f.label :banner, class: 'block text-lime-200 font-semibold mb-2' %>
+      <%= f.text_field :banner, class: 'block w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-700 rounded bg-gray-900 text-white focus:outline-none focus:border-lime-500' %>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="flex items-center">
+      <%= f.check_box :banner_enabled, class: 'mr-2' %>
+      <%= f.label :banner_enabled, class: 'text-lime-200 font-semibold' %>
+    </div>
+
+    <div>
+      <%= f.label :description, class: 'block text-lime-200 font-semibold mb-2' %>
+      <%= f.text_area :description, rows: 3, class: 'block w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-700 rounded bg-gray-900 text-white focus:outline-none focus:border-lime-500' %>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="flex items-center">
+      <%= f.check_box :public_analytics, class: 'mr-2' %>
+      <%= f.label :public_analytics, class: 'text-lime-200 font-semibold' %>
+    </div>
+
+    <div>
+      <%= f.label :password, class: 'block text-lime-200 font-semibold mb-2' %>
+      <%= f.password_field :password, autocomplete: "off", class: 'block w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-700 rounded bg-gray-900 text-white focus:outline-none focus:border-lime-500' %>
+      <% if @minimum_password_length %>
+        <p class="text-gray-400 mt-2 text-sm"><%= @minimum_password_length %> characters minimum (leave blank if you don't want to change it)</p>
+      <% end %>
+    </div>
+
+    <div>
+      <%= f.label :password_confirmation, class: 'block text-lime-200 font-semibold mb-2' %>
+      <%= f.password_field :password_confirmation, autocomplete: "off", class: 'block w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-700 rounded bg-gray-900 text-white focus:outline-none focus:border-lime-500' %>
+    </div>
+
+    <div>
+      <%= f.label :current_password, class: 'block text-lime-200 font-semibold mb-2' %>
+      <%= f.password_field :current_password, autocomplete: "off", class: 'block w-full px-4 py-2 border border-gray-700 rounded bg-gray-900 text-white focus:outline-none focus:border-lime-500' %>
+      <p class="text-gray-400 mt-2 text-sm">We need your current password to confirm your changes</p>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="actions text-center mt-8">
+      <%= f.submit "Update", class: 'bg-lime-500 hover:bg-lime-600 text-white font-bold py-2 px-4 rounded-sm text-sm uppercase tracking-wide transition duration-300 ease-in-out focus:outline-none' %>
+    </div>
+  <% end %>
+
+  <div class="mt-8 border-t border-gray-700 pt-6">
+    <h3 class="text-xl font-bold mb-4 text-lime-200">Cancel my account</h3>
+    <p class="mb-4 text-gray-300">Unhappy? You can cancel your account here.</p>
+    <%= button_to "Cancel my account", registration_path(resource_name), data: { confirm: "Are you sure? This action cannot be undone." }, method: :delete, class: 'bg-red-500 hover:bg-red-700 text-white font-bold py-2 px-4 rounded transition duration-300 ease-in-out' %>
   </div>
 
-  <div class="mb-2">
-    <%= f.label :description, class: 'block text-gray-300 mb-1' %>
-    <%= f.text_area :description, class: 'w-full p-1 rounded text-black' %>
+  <div class="mt-6 text-center">
+    <%= link_to "Back", :back, class: 'text-lime-300 hover:text-lime-500 underline transition duration-300 ease-in-out' %>
   </div>
-
-  <div class="field">
-    <%= f.label :public_analytics %>
-    <%= f.check_box :public_analytics %>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="mb-2">
-    <%= f.label :password, class: 'block text-gray-300 mb-1' %>
-    <% if @minimum_password_length %>
-      <em>(<%= @minimum_password_length %> characters minimum)</em>
-    <% end %>
-    <%= f.password_field :password, autocomplete: "off", class: 'w-full p-1 rounded text-black' %>
-    <i>(leave blank if you don't want to change it)</i>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="mb-2">
-    <%= f.label :password_confirmation, class: 'block text-gray-300 mb-1' %>
-    <%= f.password_field :password_confirmation, autocomplete: "off", class: 'w-full p-1 rounded text-black' %>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="mb-2">
-    <%= f.label :current_password, class: 'block text-gray-300 mb-1' %>
-    <%= f.password_field :current_password, autocomplete: "off", class: 'w-full p-1 rounded text-black' %>
-    <i>(we need your current password to confirm your changes)</i>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="actions mb-2">
-    <%= f.submit "Update", class: 'bg-lime-500 hover:bg-lime-700 text-white font-bold py-1 px-2 rounded' %>
-  </div>
-<% end %>
-
-<h3 class="text-xl font-bold mb-2">Cancel my account</h3>
-
-<p>Unhappy? <%= button_to "Cancel my account", registration_path(resource_name), data: { confirm: "Are you sure?" }, method: :delete, class: 'bg-red-500 hover:bg-red-700 text-white font-bold py-1 px-2 rounded' %></p>
-
-<%= link_to "Back", :back, class: 'bg-gray-500 hover:bg-gray-700 text-white font-bold py-1 px-2 rounded' %>
+</div>
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diff --git a/app/views/links/user_links.html.erb b/app/views/links/user_links.html.erb
index 17808e1..b08ed63 100644
--- a/app/views/links/user_links.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/links/user_links.html.erb
@@ -7,16 +7,17 @@
     </div>
   <% end %>
   <div class="avatar-container flex flex-col items-center <%= @user.banner_enabled && @user.banner.present? ? '-mt-16' : 'mt-8' %>">
-    <div class="avatar">
-      <% local_avatar_path = "/avatars/#{@user.username}_avatar#{File.extname(@user.avatar)}" %>
-      <% if File.exist?(Rails.root.join('public' + local_avatar_path)) %>
-        <%= image_tag local_avatar_path, alt: @user.email, class: "rounded-full border-4 border-gray-900 object-cover", style: "width: 8rem; height: 8rem;" %>
-      <% elsif @user.avatar.present? %>
-        <%= image_tag @user.avatar, alt: @user.email, class: "rounded-full border-4 border-gray-900 object-cover", style: "width: 8rem; height: 8rem;" %>
-      <% else %>
-        <%= image_tag "greg.jpg", alt: @user.email, class: "rounded-full border-4 border-gray-900 object-cover", style: "width: 8rem; height: 8rem;" %>
-      <% end %>
-    </div>
+  <div class="avatar">
+    <% local_avatar_path = "/avatars/#{@user.username}_avatar#{File.extname(@user.avatar)}" %>
+    <% if File.exist?(Rails.root.join('public' + local_avatar_path)) %>
+      <%= image_tag local_avatar_path, alt: @user.email, class: "rounded-full object-cover #{avatar_border_class(@user.avatar_border)}", style: "width: 8rem; height: 8rem;" %>
+    <% elsif @user.avatar.present? %>
+      <%= image_tag @user.avatar, alt: @user.email, class: "rounded-full object-cover #{avatar_border_class(@user.avatar_border)}", style: "width: 8rem; height: 8rem;" %>
+    <% else %>
+      <%= image_tag "greg.jpg", alt: @user.email, class: "rounded-full object-cover #{avatar_border_class(@user.avatar_border)}", style: "width: 8rem; height: 8rem;" %>
+    <% end %>
+  </div>
+</div>
     <div class="user-info mt-4">
       <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold text-white text-stroke"><%= @user.full_name %></h1>
       <h2 class="text-xl font-bold text-white text-stroke"><%= @user.username %></h2>
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
       </div>
     </div>
   <% end %>
-  <div class="description pb-4">
+  <div class="description pb-4 text-center">
     <p class="text-lg text-white"><%= auto_link_urls(@user.description) %></p>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/db/migrate/20240902002819_add_avatar_border_to_users.rb b/db/migrate/20240902002819_add_avatar_border_to_users.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d57608b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20240902002819_add_avatar_border_to_users.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddAvatarBorderToUsers < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.1]
+  def change
+    add_column :users, :avatar_border, :string, default: 'white'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 5064c64..02c5548 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[7.1].define(version: 2024_09_01_125227) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[7.1].define(version: 2024_09_02_002819) do
   create_table "achievement_views", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.integer "achievement_id", null: false
     t.integer "user_id", null: false
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
     t.string "tags", default: "[]"
     t.boolean "public_analytics", default: false
     t.boolean "banner_enabled", default: true
+    t.string "avatar_border"
     t.index ["email"], name: "index_users_on_email", unique: true
     t.index ["reset_password_token"], name: "index_users_on_reset_password_token", unique: true
     t.index ["username"], name: "index_users_on_username", unique: true
diff --git a/spec/controllers/users/registrations_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/users/registrations_controller_spec.rb
index 56ba840..5fddefd 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/users/registrations_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/users/registrations_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# spec/controllers/users/registrations_controller_spec.rb
 require 'rails_helper'
 
 RSpec.describe Users::RegistrationsController, type: :controller do
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@
   describe "POST #create" do
     let(:valid_attributes) {
       { email: "test@example.com", password: "password", password_confirmation: "password",
-        username: "testuser", full_name: "Test User", tags: "tag1,tag2" }
+        username: "testuser", full_name: "Test User", tags: "tag1,tag2", avatar_border: "white" }
     }
 
     it "creates a new User" do
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@
 
     context "with valid params" do
       let(:new_attributes) {
-        { full_name: "New Name", tags: "new_tag1,new_tag2" }
+        { full_name: "New Name", tags: "new_tag1,new_tag2", avatar_border: "black" }
       }
 
       it "updates the requested user" do
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@
         expect(user.full_name).to eq("New Name")
         tags = user.tags.is_a?(String) ? JSON.parse(user.tags) : user.tags
         expect(tags).to eq(["new_tag1", "new_tag2"])
+        expect(user.avatar_border).to eq("black")
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/factories/users.rb b/spec/factories/users.rb
index 49b66d0..6339d72 100644
--- a/spec/factories/users.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/users.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# spec/factories/users.rb
 FactoryBot.define do
   factory :user do
     sequence(:email) { |n| "user#{n}@example.com" }
@@ -6,6 +5,7 @@
     password_confirmation { "password123" }
     sequence(:username) { |n| "user#{n}" }
     full_name { "Test User" }
-    tags { ["tag1", "tag2"] }
+    tags { ["tag1", "tag2"].to_json }
+    avatar_border { ['white', 'black', 'none'].sample }
   end
 end
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