diff --git a/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/CommentContent.css b/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/CommentContent.css
index c473ba310..4f81058f4 100644
--- a/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/CommentContent.css
+++ b/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/CommentContent.css
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
     background-color: #F6F6F6;
     padding: 10px;
     margin: 20px 0px 20px 10px;
-    font-style: italic;
     border-radius: 2px;
     &::after {
       content: none;
diff --git a/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/rte/components/Button.css b/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/rte/components/Button.css
index 39b14fb7e..9f30022a0 100644
--- a/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/rte/components/Button.css
+++ b/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/rte/components/Button.css
@@ -23,16 +23,15 @@
   border: none;
   color: #4e4e4e;
   margin-right: 3px;
+  border-radius: 3px;
 }
 
-.button:hover{
+.button:hover {
   cursor: pointer;
-  border-radius: 3px;
   background-color: #eae8e8;
 }
 
-.active {
-  border-radius: 3px;
+.button.active {
   background-color: #ddd;
 }
 
@@ -41,3 +40,12 @@
   cursor: default;
   background: none;
 }
+
+@media (-moz-touch-enabled: 1), (pointer:coarse) {
+  .button:hover{
+    background-color: transparent;
+  }
+  .button.active {
+    background-color: #ddd;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/rte/features/Bold.js b/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/rte/features/Bold.js
index 8f5b55de5..fe072e2b1 100644
--- a/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/rte/features/Bold.js
+++ b/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/rte/features/Bold.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import createToggle from '../factories/createToggle';
-import { findIntersecting } from '../lib/dom';
+import { findIntersecting, findAncestor } from '../lib/dom';
 
 const boldTags = ['B', 'STRONG'];
 
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ function isDisabled() {
     n =>
       n.nodeName !== '#text' &&
       window.getComputedStyle(n).getPropertyValue('font-weight') === 'bold' &&
-      !boldTags.includes(n.tagName),
+      !boldTags.includes(n.tagName) &&
+      !findAncestor(n, n => boldTags.includes(n.tagName), this.container),
     this.container
   );
 }
diff --git a/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/rte/features/Italic.js b/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/rte/features/Italic.js
index d35f08da0..80703f47c 100644
--- a/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/rte/features/Italic.js
+++ b/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/client/components/rte/features/Italic.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import createToggle from '../factories/createToggle';
-import { findIntersecting } from '../lib/dom';
+import { findIntersecting, findAncestor } from '../lib/dom';
 
 const italicTags = ['I', 'EM'];
 
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ function isDisabled() {
     n =>
       n.nodeName !== '#text' &&
       window.getComputedStyle(n).getPropertyValue('font-style') === 'italic' &&
-      !italicTags.includes(n.tagName),
+      !italicTags.includes(n.tagName) &&
+      !findAncestor(n, n => italicTags.includes(n.tagName), this.container),
     this.container
   );
 }