diff --git a/ascii.c b/ascii.c
index fb0c551..093afb8 100644
--- a/ascii.c
+++ b/ascii.c
@@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ static int new_colorpair(int fg, int bg)
     return COLOR_PAIR(next_colornum++);
 }
 
-int DECIMAL_COLORS, HEX_COLORS, CHAR_COLORS, DESCRIPTION_COLORS, OUTPUT_CHAR_COLORS,
-    OUTPUT_ESCAPE_COLORS, OUTPUT_LABEL_COLORS, SEARCH_BAR_COLORS, BROWSE_MODE_COLORS,
+int DECIMAL_COLORS, HEX_COLORS, CHAR_COLORS, DESCRIPTION_SPECIAL_COLORS,
+    DESCRIPTION_LETTER_COLORS, DESCRIPTION_NUMBER_COLORS, DESCRIPTION_SYMBOL_COLORS,
+    OUTPUT_CHAR_COLORS, OUTPUT_ESCAPE_COLORS, OUTPUT_LABEL_COLORS, BROWSE_MODE_COLORS,
     INSERT_MODE_COLORS, SEARCH_MODE_COLORS;
 
 const int COL_WIDTH = 42;
@@ -132,13 +133,13 @@ static inline void draw_entry(int i, int scrollx, int attrs)
         printwattrs(CHAR_COLORS | attrs, " %c   ", i);
     }
     if (NAMES[i][1]) {
-        printwattrs(DESCRIPTION_COLORS | A_BOLD | attrs, " %-25s", NAMES[i][1]);
+        printwattrs(DESCRIPTION_SPECIAL_COLORS | attrs, " %-25s", NAMES[i][1]);
     } else if (('a' <= i && i <= 'z') || ('A' <= i && i <= 'Z')) {
-        printwattrs(DESCRIPTION_COLORS | attrs, " The letter %c             ", i);
+        printwattrs(DESCRIPTION_LETTER_COLORS | attrs, " the letter %c             ", i);
     } else if ('0' <= i && i <= '9') {
-        printwattrs(DESCRIPTION_COLORS | attrs, " The number %c             ", i);
+        printwattrs(DESCRIPTION_NUMBER_COLORS | attrs, " the number %c             ", i);
     } else {
-        printwattrs(DESCRIPTION_COLORS | attrs, " The %c character          ", i);
+        printwattrs(DESCRIPTION_SYMBOL_COLORS | A_BOLD | attrs, " the %c symbol             ", i);
     }
 }
 
@@ -177,11 +178,11 @@ static int find_ascii_match(int start, int fallback, int direction, char *search
             if (NAMES[c][1]) {
                 sprintf(tmp, "%d 0x%02X 0x%02x %s %s", c, c, c, NAMES[c][0] ? NAMES[c][0] : "", NAMES[c][1]);
             } else if (('a' <= c && c <= 'z') || ('A' <= c && c <= 'Z')) {
-                sprintf(tmp, "%d 0x%02X 0x%02x %s The letter %c", c, c, c, NAMES[c][0] ? NAMES[c][0] : "", c);
+                sprintf(tmp, "%d 0x%02X 0x%02x %s the letter %c", c, c, c, NAMES[c][0] ? NAMES[c][0] : "", c);
             } else if ('0' <= c && c <= '9') {
-                sprintf(tmp, "%d 0x%02X 0x%02x %s The number %c", c, c, c, NAMES[c][0] ? NAMES[c][0] : "", c);
+                sprintf(tmp, "%d 0x%02X 0x%02x %s the number %c", c, c, c, NAMES[c][0] ? NAMES[c][0] : "", c);
             } else {
-                sprintf(tmp, "%d 0x%02X 0x%02x %s The %c character", c, c, c, NAMES[c][0] ? NAMES[c][0] : "", c);
+                sprintf(tmp, "%d 0x%02X 0x%02x %s the %c character", c, c, c, NAMES[c][0] ? NAMES[c][0] : "", c);
             }
             if (strstr(tmp, searchbuf) != NULL)
                 return c;
@@ -237,14 +238,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	DECIMAL_COLORS = new_colorpair(COLOR_YELLOW, COLOR_BLACK) | A_BOLD;
 	HEX_COLORS = new_colorpair(COLOR_GREEN, COLOR_BLACK) | A_BOLD;
 	CHAR_COLORS = new_colorpair(COLOR_MAGENTA, COLOR_BLACK) | A_BOLD;
-	DESCRIPTION_COLORS = new_colorpair(COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLACK);
+	DESCRIPTION_SPECIAL_COLORS = new_colorpair(COLOR_RED, COLOR_BLACK) | A_BOLD;
+	DESCRIPTION_LETTER_COLORS = new_colorpair(COLOR_BLUE, COLOR_BLACK) | A_BOLD;
+	DESCRIPTION_NUMBER_COLORS = new_colorpair(COLOR_CYAN, COLOR_BLACK) | A_BOLD;
+	DESCRIPTION_SYMBOL_COLORS = new_colorpair(COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLACK) | A_BOLD;
 	OUTPUT_CHAR_COLORS = new_colorpair(COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_WHITE) | A_BOLD;
 	OUTPUT_ESCAPE_COLORS = new_colorpair(COLOR_RED, COLOR_WHITE) | A_BOLD;
     OUTPUT_LABEL_COLORS = new_colorpair(COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_YELLOW);
-    SEARCH_BAR_COLORS = new_colorpair(COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_GREEN);
-    BROWSE_MODE_COLORS = new_colorpair(COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_BLUE);
+    BROWSE_MODE_COLORS = new_colorpair(COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_YELLOW);
     INSERT_MODE_COLORS = new_colorpair(COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_RED) | A_BOLD;
-    SEARCH_MODE_COLORS = new_colorpair(COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_GREEN) | A_BOLD;
+    SEARCH_MODE_COLORS = new_colorpair(COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_BLUE);
 
     size_t chunk = 256;
     size_t buf_size = chunk, buf_i = 0;
@@ -307,9 +310,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         printwattrs(title_colors, "%*s%s%*s", spacer, "", title, spacer+1, "");
 
         if (mode == SEARCH_MODE) {
-            attron(SEARCH_BAR_COLORS);
+            attron(SEARCH_MODE_COLORS);
             mvprintw(H-1, 0, " Search:");
-            attroff(SEARCH_BAR_COLORS);
+            attroff(SEARCH_MODE_COLORS);
             addch(' ');
             printwattrs(OUTPUT_CHAR_COLORS, "%s", searchbuf);
         } else {