diff --git a/src/components/RecentPosts.astro b/src/components/RecentPosts.astro
index 3e0d6d7..ed62956 100644
--- a/src/components/RecentPosts.astro
+++ b/src/components/RecentPosts.astro
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const posts = (await getCollection('blog'))
   .sort((a, b) => b.data.pubDate.valueOf() - a.data.pubDate.valueOf())
   .slice(0, 3);
 ---
+
 <section class="section recent-posts" id="recent-posts">
   <div class="container">
     <div class="section-header">
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ const posts = (await getCollection('blog'))
                 </time>
                 <div class="post-card-tags">
                   {(post.data.tags ?? []).slice(0,3).map((t: string) => (
-                    <span class="tag">{t}</span>
+                    <a href={`/tags/${t}`} class="tag" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">{t}</a>
                   ))}
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -51,9 +52,7 @@ const posts = (await getCollection('blog'))
 </section>
 
 <style>
-  .recent-posts { 
-    padding-bottom: 1rem;
-    padding-top: 15rem; }
+  .recent-posts { padding-bottom: 2rem; }
 
   .section-header { margin-bottom: 3rem; }
 
@@ -128,4 +127,4 @@ const posts = (await getCollection('blog'))
   @media (max-width: 900px) {
     .posts-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
   }
-</style>
+</style>
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diff --git a/src/pages/tags/[tag].astro b/src/pages/tags/[tag].astro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca3dd86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/tags/[tag].astro
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+---
+import { getCollection } from 'astro:content';
+import BaseLayout from '../../layouts/BaseLayout.astro';
+
+export async function getStaticPaths() {
+  const posts = await getCollection('blog', ({ data }) => !data.draft);
+  const tags  = [...new Set(posts.flatMap(p => p.data.tags ?? []))];
+
+  return tags.map(tag => ({
+    params: { tag },
+    props:  {
+      tag,
+      posts: posts
+        .filter(p => p.data.tags?.includes(tag))
+        .sort((a, b) => b.data.pubDate.valueOf() - a.data.pubDate.valueOf()),
+    },
+  }));
+}
+
+const { tag, posts } = Astro.props;
+---
+
+<BaseLayout title={`#${tag}`} description={`All posts tagged ${tag}`}>
+  <div class="tag-page">
+    <div class="container page-hero">
+      <a href="/blog" class="back-link font-mono">← all posts</a>
+      <div class="accent-line" style="margin-top:1rem"></div>
+      <h1>
+        <span class="text-muted" style="font-weight:400">#</span>{tag}
+      </h1>
+      <p class="text-muted font-mono" style="font-size:0.85rem;margin-top:0.5rem">
+        {posts.length} {posts.length === 1 ? 'entry' : 'entries'}
+      </p>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="container post-list">
+      {posts.map(post => (
+        <article class="card post-row">
+          <a href={`/blog/${post.id}`} class="post-row-link">
+            <div class="post-row-left">
+              {post.data.day && (
+                <div class="font-mono" style="font-size:0.7rem;color:var(--petronas-teal);letter-spacing:0.1em;margin-bottom:0.3rem">
+                  entry_{String(post.data.day).padStart(3,'0')}
+                </div>
+              )}
+              <h2 class="post-row-title">{post.data.title}</h2>
+              <p class="text-muted post-row-desc">{post.data.description}</p>
+              <div class="post-row-meta">
+                <time class="font-mono text-muted" style="font-size:0.72rem">
+                  {post.data.pubDate.toLocaleDateString('en-GB', { day:'numeric', month:'short', year:'numeric' })}
+                </time>
+                <div style="display:flex;gap:0.35rem;flex-wrap:wrap">
+                  {(post.data.tags ?? []).map((t: string) => (
+                    <a href={`/tags/${t}`} class="tag">{t}</a>
+                  ))}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="post-row-arrow text-accent font-display">→</div>
+          </a>
+        </article>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</BaseLayout>
+
+<style>
+  .tag-page    { padding-top: 8rem; padding-bottom: 4rem; }
+  .page-hero   { margin-bottom: 3rem; }
+
+  .back-link {
+    font-size: 0.78rem;
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+    transition: color 150ms;
+  }
+  .back-link:hover { color: var(--petronas-teal); }
+
+  .post-list   { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1rem; }
+  .post-row    { padding: 0; }
+
+  .post-row-link {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 1.5rem;
+    padding: 1.5rem;
+    color: inherit;
+  }
+
+  .post-row-left    { flex: 1; }
+  .post-row-title   { font-size: 1.05rem; margin-bottom: 0.4rem; transition: color 150ms; }
+  .post-row:hover .post-row-title { color: var(--petronas-teal); }
+  .post-row-desc    { font-size: 0.85rem; line-height: 1.55; margin-bottom: 0.75rem; }
+
+  .post-row-meta {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.75rem;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+  }
+
+  .post-row-arrow {
+    font-size: 1.5rem;
+    opacity: 0.3;
+    transition: opacity 150ms, transform 150ms;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+  }
+  .post-row:hover .post-row-arrow { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(4px); }
+</style>
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diff --git a/src/styles/global.css b/src/styles/global.css
index 9cd7242..8f638db 100644
--- a/src/styles/global.css
+++ b/src/styles/global.css
@@ -115,13 +115,23 @@ pre {
 }
 
 pre {
-  background: var(--bg-surface);
-  border: 1px solid var(--border-subtle);
+  background: #0d1918;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 210, 190, 0.12);
   border-left: 3px solid var(--petronas-teal);
   padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
   border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;
   overflow-x: auto;
   margin: 2rem 0;
+  color: #a8c8c6; /* single readable text colour — no syntax highlighting */
+}
+
+/* Kill any syntax highlighter span colours — keep it monochrome */
+pre span,
+pre code span {
+  color: inherit !important;
+  background: transparent !important;
+  font-style: normal !important;
+  font-weight: normal !important;
 }
 
 /* ── Layout ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
@@ -193,14 +203,24 @@ pre {
 /* ── Tag / Badge ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
 .tag {
   display: inline-block;
-  padding: 0.2rem 0.65rem;
+  padding: 0.15rem 0.55rem;
   font-family: var(--font-mono);
-  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  font-size: 0.68rem;
   color: var(--petronas-teal);
   background: var(--petronas-glow);
   border: 1px solid rgba(0, 210, 190, 0.2);
-  border-radius: 3px;
+  border-radius: 20px;
   letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  transition:
+    background var(--transition-fast),
+    border-color var(--transition-fast),
+    color var(--transition-fast);
+}
+a.tag:hover {
+  background: rgba(0, 210, 190, 0.2);
+  border-color: rgba(0, 210, 190, 0.5);
+  color: var(--text-primary);
 }
 
 /* ── Glow Divider ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
@@ -215,7 +235,6 @@ pre {
   );
   margin: 4rem 0;
   opacity: 0.3;
-  margin: 4rem auto;
 }
 
 /* ── Noise texture overlay ─────────────────────────────────── */
@@ -246,7 +265,7 @@ body::after {
 /* ── Prose (blog posts) ────────────────────────────────────── */
 .prose {
   max-width: 72ch;
-  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  color: #9bbfbd; /* brighter than text-secondary for long-form readability */
 }
 .prose h2,
 .prose h3 {
@@ -255,6 +274,7 @@ body::after {
 }
 .prose p {
   margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
+  line-height: 1.8;
 }
 .prose ul,
 .prose ol {
@@ -285,8 +305,9 @@ body::after {
   font-weight: 500;
 }
 .prose code {
-  background: var(--bg-surface);
-  padding: 0.15em 0.4em;
+  background: #0d1918;
+  padding: 0.15em 0.45em;
   border-radius: 3px;
-  color: var(--petronas-teal);
+  color: #7dcfca; /* slightly muted teal — readable but distinct from body text */
+  font-size: 0.85em;
 }