diff --git a/.changeset/popular-rivers-bow.md b/.changeset/popular-rivers-bow.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d19f4d9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/popular-rivers-bow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"gitbook": patch
+---
+
+Fix search input styling & text cutoff
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/AIChat/AIChatButton.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/AIChat/AIChatButton.tsx
index f23300a3f..3efa6a4d8 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/AIChat/AIChatButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/AIChat/AIChatButton.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 'use client';
+import { useLanguage } from '@/intl/client';
+import { t } from '@/intl/translate';
 import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
 import { useAIChatController, useAIChatState } from '../AI/useAIChat';
 import { Button } from '../primitives';
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ export function AIChatButton(props: { trademark: boolean }) {
     const { trademark } = props;
     const chatController = useAIChatController();
     const chat = useAIChatState();
+    const language = useLanguage();
 
     return (
         <Button
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ export function AIChatButton(props: { trademark: boolean }) {
             className={tcls('h-9 px-2.5')}
             label={
                 <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                    {getAIChatName(trademark)}
+                    {t(language, 'ai_chat_ask', getAIChatName(trademark))}
                     <KeyboardShortcut keys={['mod', 'j']} className="border-tint-11 text-tint-1" />
                 </div>
             }
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/Search/SearchContainer.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/Search/SearchContainer.tsx
index ccb5109b3..4bd0667da 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/Search/SearchContainer.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/Search/SearchContainer.tsx
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ interface SearchContainerProps {
  */
 export function SearchContainer(props: SearchContainerProps) {
     const { spaceTitle, isMultiVariants, aiMode, className } = props;
-    const withAI =
-        aiMode === CustomizationAIMode.Search || aiMode === CustomizationAIMode.Assistant;
 
     const [state, setSearchState] = useSearch();
     const searchAsk = useSearchAskState();
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@ export function SearchContainer(props: SearchContainerProps) {
             <Popover
                 content={
                     // Only show content if there's a query or Ask is enabled
-                    (state?.query || withAI) && open ? (
+                    (state?.query || aiMode !== CustomizationAIMode.None) && open ? (
                         <React.Suspense fallback={null}>
                             {isMultiVariants && !state?.ask ? (
                                 <SearchScopeToggle spaceTitle={spaceTitle} />
@@ -174,7 +172,7 @@ export function SearchContainer(props: SearchContainerProps) {
                     onFocus={onOpen}
                     onChange={onChange}
                     onKeyDown={onKeyDown}
-                    withAI={withAI}
+                    aiMode={aiMode}
                     isOpen={open}
                     className={className}
                 />
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/Search/SearchInput.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/Search/SearchInput.tsx
index f74b583eb..12d3ab560 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/Search/SearchInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/Search/SearchInput.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 
 import { tString, useLanguage } from '@/intl/client';
 import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
+import { CustomizationAIMode } from '@gitbook/api';
 import { Icon } from '@gitbook/icons';
 import { Button, variantClasses } from '../primitives';
 import { useClassnames } from '../primitives/StyleProvider';
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ interface SearchInputProps {
     onKeyDown: (event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => void;
     onFocus: () => void;
     value: string;
-    withAI?: boolean;
+    aiMode: CustomizationAIMode;
     isOpen: boolean;
     className?: string;
 }
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ const sizeClasses = ['text-sm', 'px-3.5', 'py-1.5', 'md:circular-corners:px-4'];
  */
 export const SearchInput = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SearchInputProps>(
     function SearchInput(props, ref) {
-        const { onChange, onKeyDown, onFocus, value, withAI = false, isOpen, className } = props;
+        const { onChange, onKeyDown, onFocus, value, aiMode, isOpen, className } = props;
         const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
         const language = useLanguage();
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ export const SearchInput = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SearchInputProps>(
                         sizeClasses,
                         // Additional custom styles
                         'has-[input:focus]:-translate-y-px h-9 grow cursor-pointer px-2.5 has-[input:focus]:bg-tint-base depth-subtle:has-[input:focus]:shadow-lg depth-subtle:has-[input:focus]:shadow-primary-subtle has-[input:focus-visible]:ring-2 has-[input:focus-visible]:ring-primary-hover md:cursor-text',
-                        'theme-bold:has-[input:focus-visible]:border-header-link/6 theme-bold:has-[input:focus-visible]:bg-header-link/3',
+                        'theme-bold:border-header-link/3 theme-bold:has-[input:focus-visible]:border-header-link/5 theme-bold:has-[input:focus-visible]:bg-header-link/3 theme-bold:has-[input:focus-visible]:ring-header-link/5',
                         'theme-bold:before:absolute theme-bold:before:inset-0 theme-bold:before:bg-header-background/7 theme-bold:before:backdrop-blur-xl ', // Special overlay to make the transparent colors of theme-bold visible.
                         'relative z-30 shrink grow justify-start max-md:absolute max-md:right-0',
                         isOpen ? 'max-md:w-56' : 'max-md:w-[38px]',
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ export const SearchInput = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SearchInputProps>(
                             size="medium"
                             iconOnly
                             icon="circle-xmark"
-                            className="-ml-1.5 -mr-1 animate-scaleIn px-1.5 theme-bold:text-header-link theme-bold:hover:bg-header-link/3"
+                            className="-ml-1.5 -mr-1 animate-scaleIn px-1.5"
                             onClick={() => {
                                 onChange('');
                                 inputRef.current?.focus();
@@ -89,15 +90,17 @@ export const SearchInput = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SearchInputProps>(
                         onKeyDown={onKeyDown}
                         onChange={(event) => onChange(event.target.value)}
                         value={value}
-                        placeholder={`${tString(language, withAI ? 'search_or_ask' : 'search')}...`}
+                        // We only show "search or ask" if the search input actually handles both search and ask.
+                        placeholder={`${tString(language, aiMode === CustomizationAIMode.Search ? 'search_or_ask' : 'search')}...`}
                         maxLength={512}
+                        size={10}
                         className={tcls(
                             'peer z-10 min-w-0 grow bg-transparent py-0.5 text-tint-strong theme-bold:text-header-link outline-none transition-[width] duration-300 contain-paint placeholder:text-tint theme-bold:placeholder:text-current theme-bold:placeholder:opacity-7',
                             isOpen ? '' : 'max-md:opacity-0'
                         )}
                         ref={inputRef}
                     />
-                    <Shortcut />
+                    {!isOpen ? <Shortcut /> : null}
                 </div>
             </div>
         );
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ function Shortcut() {
         <div
             aria-busy={operatingSystem === null ? 'true' : undefined}
             className={tcls(
-                `shortcut -mr-1 hidden justify-end gap-0.5 whitespace-nowrap text-xs [font-feature-settings:"calt",_"case"] contrast-more:text-tint-strong md:flex`,
+                `shortcut -mr-1 relative z-10 hidden justify-end gap-0.5 whitespace-nowrap text-xs [font-feature-settings:"calt",_"case"] after:absolute after:right-full after:z-20 after:h-full after:w-8 after:bg-gradient-to-r after:from-transparent after:to-tint-base theme-bold:after:to-transparent after:content-[''] contrast-more:text-tint-strong md:flex`,
                 operatingSystem
                     ? 'motion-safe:animate-fadeIn motion-reduce:opacity-11'
                     : 'opacity-0'
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/primitives/Button.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/primitives/Button.tsx
index 7dd3c63d7..0421f2bbd 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/primitives/Button.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/primitives/Button.tsx
@@ -65,17 +65,17 @@ export const variantClasses = {
         'theme-bold:bg-header-link/2',
         'theme-bold:text-header-link',
         'theme-bold:!shadow-none',
-        'theme-bold:ring-header-link/4',
+        'theme-bold:border-header-link/4',
 
         'theme-bold:hover:bg-header-link/3',
         'theme-bold:hover:text-header-link',
         'theme-bold:hover:shadow-none',
-        'theme-bold:hover:ring-header-link/5',
+        'theme-bold:hover:border-header-link/5',
 
         'theme-bold:contrast-more:bg-header-background',
         'theme-bold:contrast-more:text-header-link',
-        'theme-bold:contrast-more:ring-header-link',
-        'theme-bold:contrast-more:hover:ring-header-link',
+        'theme-bold:contrast-more:border-header-link',
+        'theme-bold:contrast-more:hover:border-header-link',
     ],
 };
 
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ export const Button = React.forwardRef<
         ref
     ) => {
         const sizes = {
-            default: ['text-base', 'font-semibold', 'px-5', 'py-2', 'circular-corners:px-6'],
-            medium: ['text-sm', iconOnly ? 'px-2' : 'px-3.5', 'py-1.5', 'circular-corners:px-4'],
+            default: ['text-base', 'font-semibold', 'px-5', 'py-2'],
+            medium: ['text-sm', iconOnly ? 'px-2' : 'px-3.5', 'py-1.5'],
             small: ['text-xs', 'py-2', iconOnly ? 'px-2' : 'px-3'],
             xsmall: ['text-xs', 'py-1', iconOnly ? 'px-1.5' : 'px-2'],
         };