diff --git a/source/src/App.tsx b/source/src/App.tsx
index de98e46..d26ceab 100644
--- a/source/src/App.tsx
+++ b/source/src/App.tsx
@@ -27,10 +27,20 @@ const IENotSupported = styled.p`
 	font-family: ${theming.font.regular};
 `
 
-const StyledContentContainer = styled.div`
-	flex: 1 1 auto;
+const StyledScrollableArea = styled.div`
+	height: calc(100vh - 4rem);
+
+	display: flex;
+	flex-direction: column;
+	justify-content: space-between;
+
+	overflow-y: scroll;
+	overflow-x: hidden;
+`
+
+const StyedContentContainer = styled.div`
+	margin-top: 3rem;
 	margin-bottom: 3rem;
-	margin-top: 5rem;
 `
 
 const App = () => {
@@ -81,27 +91,28 @@ const App = () => {
 				<meta property="og:description" content="developomp's blog" />
 				<meta property="og:url" content={process.env.PUBLIC_URL} />
 			</Helmet>
-
 			<GlobalStyle />
 
 			<Navbar />
-			<StyledContentContainer>
-				{isLoading ? (
-					<Loading />
-				) : (
-					<Routes>
-						<Route
-							path="/"
-							element={<PostList howMany={5} title="Home" />}
-						/>
-						<Route path="/loading" element={<Loading />} />
-						<Route path="/search" element={<Search />} />
-						<Route path="/404" element={<NotFound />} />
-						<Route path="/*" element={<Page />} />
-					</Routes>
-				)}
-			</StyledContentContainer>
-			<Footer />
+			<StyledScrollableArea>
+				<StyedContentContainer>
+					{isLoading ? (
+						<Loading />
+					) : (
+						<Routes>
+							<Route
+								path="/"
+								element={<PostList howMany={5} title="Home" />}
+							/>
+							<Route path="/loading" element={<Loading />} />
+							<Route path="/search" element={<Search />} />
+							<Route path="/404" element={<NotFound />} />
+							<Route path="/*" element={<Page />} />
+						</Routes>
+					)}
+				</StyedContentContainer>
+				<Footer />
+			</StyledScrollableArea>
 		</ThemeProvider>
 	)
 }
diff --git a/source/src/components/Footer.tsx b/source/src/components/Footer.tsx
index 13e36d2..be12154 100644
--- a/source/src/components/Footer.tsx
+++ b/source/src/components/Footer.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ import theming from "../styles/theming"
 
 const StyledFooter = styled.footer`
 	display: flex;
-	height: 7.77rem; /* congratulation. You've found the lucky 777 */
+
+	// congratulation. You've found the lucky 7s
+	min-height: 7.77rem;
+	max-height: 7.77rem;
 
 	align-items: center;
 	justify-content: center;
diff --git a/source/src/components/MainContent.tsx b/source/src/components/MainContent.tsx
index 0bc6631..6dbee1a 100644
--- a/source/src/components/MainContent.tsx
+++ b/source/src/components/MainContent.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import theming from "../styles/theming"
 import Card from "./Card"
 
 export const mainContentCSS = css`
-	margin-top: 3rem;
 	width: 50%;
 
 	@media screen and (max-width: ${theming.size.screen_size1}) {
diff --git a/source/src/components/Navbar.tsx b/source/src/components/Navbar.tsx
index 8164f10..52bc1cb 100644
--- a/source/src/components/Navbar.tsx
+++ b/source/src/components/Navbar.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import NavbarData from "../data/NavbarData"
 const StyledNav = styled.nav`
 	/* set z index to arbitrarily high value to prevent other components from drawing over the navbar */
 	z-index: 9999;
-	position: fixed;
+	max-height: 4rem;
 	width: 100%;
 
 	background-color: ${(props) =>
diff --git a/source/src/pages/Page/index.tsx b/source/src/pages/Page/index.tsx
index 2f86029..a3a6b2c 100644
--- a/source/src/pages/Page/index.tsx
+++ b/source/src/pages/Page/index.tsx
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ import { useEffect } from "react"
 
 const map: Map = _map
 
-const StyledPage = styled(MainContent)`
-	padding-top: 0;
-`
-
 const StyledTitle = styled.h1`
 	margin-bottom: 1rem;
 `
@@ -134,7 +130,7 @@ const Page = () => {
 				/>
 			</Helmet>
 
-			<StyledPage>
+			<MainContent>
 				{isSeries ? (
 					<NextPrevButtons
 						prevURL={seriesData?.prev}
@@ -176,7 +172,7 @@ const Page = () => {
 						__html: fetchedPage.content,
 					}}
 				/>
-			</StyledPage>
+			</MainContent>
 		</>
 	)
 }
diff --git a/source/src/pages/Search/index.tsx b/source/src/pages/Search/index.tsx
index 629b9c6..e9c7aa7 100644
--- a/source/src/pages/Search/index.tsx
+++ b/source/src/pages/Search/index.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const defaultDateRange = [
 
 const StyledSearch = styled(MainContent)`
 	text-align: center;
+	margin-bottom: 2rem;
 `
 
 const StyledSearchContainer = styled.div`
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ const Search = () => {
 					</StyledSearchControlContainer>
 				</StyledSearchContainer>
 			</StyledSearch>
+
 			{postCards}
 		</>
 	)
diff --git a/source/src/styles/globalStyle.tsx b/source/src/styles/globalStyle.tsx
index 0077b4d..75423ca 100644
--- a/source/src/styles/globalStyle.tsx
+++ b/source/src/styles/globalStyle.tsx
@@ -209,15 +209,11 @@ const globalStyle = css`
 	${headerCSS}
 	${markCSS}
 	${katexCSS}
-
-	body {
-		overflow-x: hidden;
-		overflow-y: scroll;
-	}
-
+	
 	html,
 	body,
 	#root {
+		overflow: hidden;
 		min-height: 100vh;
 		margin: 0;
 		display: flex;
@@ -239,6 +235,14 @@ const globalStyle = css`
 		text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
 	}
 
+	#root {
+		display: grid;
+		grid-template-rows: 4rem / auto;
+
+		height: 100vh;
+		width: 100vw;
+	}
+
 	a {
 		text-decoration: none;
 		color: ${theming.color.linkColor};