diff --git a/bookwyrm/static/css/bookwyrm.css b/bookwyrm/static/css/bookwyrm.css
index 3db25d1fe..5a4495c1e 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/static/css/bookwyrm.css
+++ b/bookwyrm/static/css/bookwyrm.css
@@ -219,16 +219,21 @@ body {
 /* Cover caption
  * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-.no-cover .cover_caption {
+.no-cover .cover-caption {
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
     right: 0;
     bottom: 0;
     left: 0;
-    padding: 0.25em;
+    padding: 0.5em;
     font-size: 0.75em;
     color: white;
     background-color: #002549;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    white-space: initial;
+    text-align: center;
 }
 
 /** Avatars
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_cover.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_cover.html
index 6a15f0fd4..fd1fb438a 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_cover.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_cover.html
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@
             class="book-cover"
             src="/static/images/no_cover.jpg"
             alt="{% trans "No cover" %}"
-        <figcaption class="cover_caption">
         >
+        <figcaption class="cover-caption">
             <p>{{ book.alt_text }}</p>
         </figcaption>
     </figure>