diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index deddfc4c3..2029e962c 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ function twentytwelve_comment( $comment, $args, $depth ) {
 			</section><!-- .comment-content -->
 
 			<div class="reply">
-				<?php comment_reply_link( array_merge( $args, array( 'reply_text' => __( 'Reply <span>&darr;</span>', 'twentytwelve' ), 'depth' => $depth, 'max_depth' => $args['max_depth'] ) ) ); ?>
+				<?php comment_reply_link( array_merge( $args, array( 'reply_text' => __( 'Reply', 'twentytwelve' ), 'after' => ' <span>&darr;</span>', 'depth' => $depth, 'max_depth' => $args['max_depth'] ) ) ); ?>
 			</div><!-- .reply -->
 		</article><!-- #comment-## -->
 	<?php
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index c2dacf01c..8b6723145 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -1207,13 +1207,15 @@ article.format-quote .entry-content blockquote {
 	font-size: 10px;
 	font-size: 0.714285714rem;
 }
-a.comment-reply-link {
+a.comment-reply-link,
+a.comment-edit-link {
+	color: #686868;
 	font-size: 13px;
 	font-size: 0.928571429rem;
 	line-height: 1.846153846;
-	color: #686868;
 }
-a.comment-reply-link:hover {
+a.comment-reply-link:hover,
+a.comment-edit-link:hover {
 	color: #21759b;
 }
 .commentlist .pingback {