diff --git a/damus/Nostr/Nostr.swift b/damus/Nostr/Nostr.swift
index 909cb3f..7cdb1cc 100644
--- a/damus/Nostr/Nostr.swift
+++ b/damus/Nostr/Nostr.swift
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ struct Profile: Codable {
     }
     
     static func displayName(profile: Profile?, pubkey: String) -> String {
-        return profile?.name ?? abbrev_pubkey(pubkey)
+        let pk = bech32_nopre_pubkey(pubkey) ?? pubkey
+        return profile?.name ?? abbrev_pubkey(pk)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/damus/Util/Keys.swift b/damus/Util/Keys.swift
index e7b0009..d741cba 100644
--- a/damus/Util/Keys.swift
+++ b/damus/Util/Keys.swift
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ func bech32_pubkey(_ pubkey: String) -> String? {
     return bech32_encode(hrp: "npub", bytes)
 }
 
+func bech32_nopre_pubkey(_ pubkey: String) -> String? {
+    guard let bytes = hex_decode(pubkey) else {
+        return nil
+    }
+    return bech32_encode(hrp: "", bytes)
+}
+
 func bech32_note_id(_ evid: String) -> String? {
     guard let bytes = hex_decode(evid) else {
         return nil
diff --git a/damus/Views/MentionView.swift b/damus/Views/MentionView.swift
index 66b4382..e0fbbb0 100644
--- a/damus/Views/MentionView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/MentionView.swift
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ struct MentionView: View {
     var body: some View {
         switch mention.type {
         case .pubkey:
-            PubkeyView(pubkey: mention.ref.ref_id, relay: mention.ref.relay_id)
+            let pk = bech32_pubkey(mention.ref.ref_id) ?? mention.ref.ref_id
+            PubkeyView(pubkey: pk, relay: mention.ref.relay_id)
         case .event:
             Text("< e >")
             //EventBlockView(pubkey: mention.ref.ref_id, relay: mention.ref.relay_id)
diff --git a/damus/Views/NoteContentView.swift b/damus/Views/NoteContentView.swift
index 55c8794..4439f2a 100644
--- a/damus/Views/NoteContentView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/NoteContentView.swift
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ func mention_str(_ m: Mention, profiles: Profiles) -> String {
         let disp = Profile.displayName(profile: profile, pubkey: pk)
         return "[@\(disp)](nostr:\(encode_pubkey_uri(m.ref)))"
     case .event:
-        let evid = m.ref.ref_id
-        return "[&\(abbrev_pubkey(evid))](nostr:\(encode_event_id_uri(m.ref)))"
+        let bevid = bech32_note_id(m.ref.ref_id) ?? m.ref.ref_id
+        return "[@\(abbrev_pubkey(bevid))](nostr:\(encode_event_id_uri(m.ref)))"
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/damus/Views/ProfileName.swift b/damus/Views/ProfileName.swift
index 4b0dce7..6bd1edb 100644
--- a/damus/Views/ProfileName.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/ProfileName.swift
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ struct ProfileName: View {
     
     var body: some View {
         HStack {
-            
             Text(prefix + String(display_name ?? Profile.displayName(profile: profile, pubkey: pubkey)))
                 .font(.body)
                 .fontWeight(prefix == "@" ? .none : .bold)
diff --git a/damus/Views/ProfileView.swift b/damus/Views/ProfileView.swift
index 1fde336..6e80453 100644
--- a/damus/Views/ProfileView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/ProfileView.swift
@@ -161,12 +161,12 @@ struct ProfileView: View {
             let data = damus_state.profiles.lookup(id: profile.pubkey)
             
             HStack(alignment: .center) {
-                ProfilePicView(pubkey: profile.pubkey, size: PFP_SIZE, highlight: .custom(Color.black, 2), profiles: damus_state.profiles)
+                ProfilePicView(pubkey: profile.pubkey, size: PFP_SIZE, highlight: .none, profiles: damus_state.profiles)
                     .onTapGesture {
                         is_zoomed.toggle()
                     }
                     .sheet(isPresented: $is_zoomed) {
-                        ProfilePicView(pubkey: profile.pubkey, size: zoom_size, highlight: .custom(Color.black, 2), profiles: damus_state.profiles)
+                        ProfilePicView(pubkey: profile.pubkey, size: zoom_size, highlight: .none, profiles: damus_state.profiles)
                     }
                 
                 Spacer()