diff --git a/src/components/PageComponents/Map/NodeDetail.tsx b/src/components/PageComponents/Map/NodeDetail.tsx
index 5203d077..23112f34 100644
--- a/src/components/PageComponents/Map/NodeDetail.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PageComponents/Map/NodeDetail.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Separator } from "@app/components/UI/Seperator";
 import { H5 } from "@app/components/UI/Typography/H5.tsx";
 import { Subtle } from "@app/components/UI/Typography/Subtle.tsx";
+import { formatQuantity } from "@app/core/utils/string";
 import { Avatar } from "@components/UI/Avatar";
 import { Mono } from "@components/generic/Mono.tsx";
 import { TimeAgo } from "@components/generic/Table/tmp/TimeAgo.tsx";
@@ -132,7 +133,12 @@ export const NodeDetail = ({ node }: NodeDetailProps) => {
               className="ml-2 mr-1"
               aria-label="Elevation"
             />
-            <div>{node.position?.altitude} ft</div>
+            <div>
+              {formatQuantity(node.position?.altitude, {
+                one: "meter",
+                other: "meters",
+              })}
+            </div>
           </div>
         )}
       </div>
diff --git a/src/components/PageComponents/Messages/MessageInput.tsx b/src/components/PageComponents/Messages/MessageInput.tsx
index 059d25f6..e8b85357 100644
--- a/src/components/PageComponents/Messages/MessageInput.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PageComponents/Messages/MessageInput.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ import { Input } from "@components/UI/Input.tsx";
 import { useDevice } from "@core/stores/deviceStore.ts";
 import type { Types } from "@meshtastic/js";
 import { SendIcon } from "lucide-react";
-import { type JSX, useCallback, useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import {
+  type JSX,
+  startTransition,
+  useCallback,
+  useMemo,
+  useState,
+} from "react";
 
 export interface MessageInputProps {
   to: Types.Destination;
@@ -76,26 +82,31 @@ export const MessageInput = ({
     <div className="flex gap-2">
       <form
         className="w-full"
-        onSubmit={(e) => {
-          e.preventDefault();
-          sendText(localDraft);
-          setLocalDraft("");
-          setMessageDraft("");
-          setMessageBytes(0);
+        action={async (formData: FormData) => {
+          // prevent user from sending blank/empty message
+          if (localDraft === "") return;
+          const message = formData.get("messageInput") as string;
+          startTransition(() => {
+            sendText(message);
+            setLocalDraft("");
+            setMessageDraft("");
+            setMessageBytes(0);
+          });
         }}
       >
         <div className="flex flex-grow gap-2">
-          <Input
-            autoFocus={true}
-            minLength={1}
-            placeholder="Enter Message"
-            value={localDraft}
-            onChange={handleInputChange}
-          />
+          <span className="w-full">
+            <Input
+              autoFocus={true}
+              minLength={1}
+              name="messageInput"
+              placeholder="Enter Message"
+              value={localDraft}
+              onChange={handleInputChange}
+            />
+          </span>
           <div className="flex items-center w-24 p-2 place-content-end">
-            <span>
-              {messageBytes}/{maxBytes}
-            </span>
+            {messageBytes}/{maxBytes}
           </div>
 
           <Button type="submit">
diff --git a/src/components/UI/Button.tsx b/src/components/UI/Button.tsx
index 18861065..1c332689 100644
--- a/src/components/UI/Button.tsx
+++ b/src/components/UI/Button.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const buttonVariants = cva(
         success:
           "bg-green-500 text-white hover:bg-green-600 dark:hover:bg-green-600",
         outline:
-          "bg-transparent border border-slate-200 hover:bg-slate-100 dark:border-slate-700 dark:text-slate-100",
+          "bg-transparent border border-slate-200 hover:bg-slate-100 dark:border-slate-400 dark:text-slate-100",
         subtle:
           "bg-slate-100 text-slate-900 hover:bg-slate-200 dark:bg-slate-700 dark:text-slate-100",
         ghost:
diff --git a/src/components/UI/Toast.tsx b/src/components/UI/Toast.tsx
index b2fd7131..c0eba845 100644
--- a/src/components/UI/Toast.tsx
+++ b/src/components/UI/Toast.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const toastVariants = cva(
     variants: {
       variant: {
         default:
-          "border bg-background text-foreground dark:bg-slate-700 dark:border-slate-600 dark:text-slate-50",
+          "border bg-backgroundPrimary text-foreground dark:bg-slate-700 dark:border-slate-600 dark:text-slate-50",
         destructive:
           "group destructive bg-red-600 text-white dark:border-red-900 dark:bg-red-900 dark:text-red-50",
       },
diff --git a/src/core/utils/string.ts b/src/core/utils/string.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2cabf70d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/utils/string.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+interface PluralForms {
+  one: string;
+  other: string;
+  [key: string]: string;
+}
+
+interface FormatOptions {
+  locale?: string;
+  pluralRules?: Intl.PluralRulesOptions;
+  numberFormat?: Intl.NumberFormatOptions;
+}
+
+export function formatQuantity(
+  value: number,
+  forms: PluralForms,
+  options: FormatOptions = {},
+) {
+  const {
+    locale = "en-US",
+    pluralRules: pluralOptions = { type: "cardinal" },
+    numberFormat: numberOptions = {},
+  } = options;
+
+  const pluralRules = new Intl.PluralRules(locale, pluralOptions);
+  const numberFormat = new Intl.NumberFormat(locale, numberOptions);
+
+  const pluralCategory = pluralRules.select(value);
+  const word = forms[pluralCategory];
+
+  return `${numberFormat.format(value)} ${word}`;
+}