diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 50f1300..29d4d0f 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -403,15 +403,12 @@
         <div class="sidebar-top">
             <button class="icon-btn" id="sidebar-toggle" title="Toggle sidebar">☰</button>
             <span class="sidebar-title">noted.</span>
+            <button class="icon-btn" id="new-note-btn" title="New note">+</button>
         </div>
         <div class="notes-list" id="notes-list"></div>
         <div class="sidebar-bottom">
-            <button class="sidebar-bottom-btn" id="new-note-btn" title="New note">
-                <span>+</span>
-            </button>
             <button class="sidebar-bottom-btn" id="dark-toggle" title="Toggle dark mode">
                 <span id="dark-icon">🌙</span>
-                <span class="btn-label" id="dark-label">Dark mode</span>
             </button>
         </div>
     </div>
@@ -531,9 +528,7 @@
     // ── Dark mode ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     function applyDark() {
         document.documentElement.toggleAttribute('data-dark', dark);
-        const icon = dark ? '☀️' : '🌙';
-        $('dark-icon').textContent = icon;
-        $('dark-label').textContent = dark ? 'Light mode' : 'Dark mode';
+        $('dark-icon').textContent = dark ? '☀️' : '🌙';
     }
     function toggleDark() { dark = !dark; localStorage.setItem('noted_dark', dark); applyDark(); }
     $('dark-toggle').addEventListener('click', toggleDark);