diff --git a/app/partials/includes/modules/backlog-filters.jade b/app/partials/includes/modules/backlog-filters.jade
index 5ddd61a1..4008631b 100644
--- a/app/partials/includes/modules/backlog-filters.jade
+++ b/app/partials/includes/modules/backlog-filters.jade
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ section.filters
 
         form
             fieldset
-                input(type="text", placeholder="Search by subject or reference...", ng-model="filtersQ")
+                input(type="text", placeholder="Subject or reference", ng-model="filtersQ")
                 a.icon.icon-search(href="", title="search")
 
         div.filters-step-cat
diff --git a/app/partials/includes/modules/filters.jade b/app/partials/includes/modules/filters.jade
index e55aff79..7f3bcde2 100644
--- a/app/partials/includes/modules/filters.jade
+++ b/app/partials/includes/modules/filters.jade
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ section.filters
 
         form
             fieldset
-                input(type="text", placeholder="Search by subject or reference...", ng-model="filtersQ")
+                input(type="text", placeholder="Subject or reference", ng-model="filtersQ")
                 a.icon.icon-search(href="", title="search")
         h2
             a.hidden(href="", title="cat-name")
diff --git a/app/partials/includes/modules/issues-filters.jade b/app/partials/includes/modules/issues-filters.jade
index 81873495..0de01d96 100644
--- a/app/partials/includes/modules/issues-filters.jade
+++ b/app/partials/includes/modules/issues-filters.jade
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ section.filters
             span.title filters
         form
             fieldset
-                input(type="text", placeholder="Search by subject or reference...", ng-model="filtersQ")
+                input(type="text", placeholder="Subject or reference", ng-model="filtersQ")
                 a.icon.icon-search(href="", title="search")
         div.filters-step-cat
             div.filters-applied
diff --git a/app/styles/layout/forms.scss b/app/styles/layout/forms.scss
index 3d2b3895..8099fd98 100644
--- a/app/styles/layout/forms.scss
+++ b/app/styles/layout/forms.scss
@@ -19,15 +19,14 @@ input[type="date"],
 input[type="password"],
 select,
 textarea {
-    @extend %title;
-    background: $whitish;
+    background: $very-light-gray;
     border: 1px solid $gray-light;
     color: $grayer;
     margin: 0;
     padding: 8px;
     width: 100%;
     @include placeholder {
-        color: $gray-light;
+        color: darken($gray-light, 10%);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/styles/modules/common/attachments.scss b/app/styles/modules/common/attachments.scss
index f5cfac80..374170ae 100644
--- a/app/styles/modules/common/attachments.scss
+++ b/app/styles/modules/common/attachments.scss
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
         }
     }
     .editable-attachment-comment {
-        @extend %medium;
+        @extend %small;
     }
     .attachment-settings {
         flex-basis: 15%;
diff --git a/app/styles/modules/common/lightbox.scss b/app/styles/modules/common/lightbox.scss
index 44f3ee38..e2fa350f 100644
--- a/app/styles/modules/common/lightbox.scss
+++ b/app/styles/modules/common/lightbox.scss
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@
         max-width: 600px;
     }
     .last-sprint-name {
+        @extend %small;
         color: $gray;
         opacity: 1;
         position: absolute;
diff --git a/app/styles/modules/wiki/wiki-nav.scss b/app/styles/modules/wiki/wiki-nav.scss
index 08b7a76a..e09fd0f8 100644
--- a/app/styles/modules/wiki/wiki-nav.scss
+++ b/app/styles/modules/wiki/wiki-nav.scss
@@ -24,13 +24,15 @@
             transition: opacity 1s linear;
         }
         input {
+            @extend %text;
+            @extend %medium;
             background: $grayer;
             color: $whitish;
             @include placeholder {
                 color: $gray-light;
             }
         }
-        &.loading {
+        .loading {
             margin: 0;
             padding: 8px;
             text-align: center;