diff --git a/static/api.css b/static/api.css
index b329a12..12b115d 100644
--- a/static/api.css
+++ b/static/api.css
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ table.parameters {
     margin: 1em 0;
 }
 
-table.parameters th {
+table.parameters td, table.parameters th {
+    padding: 0.2em 0.5em;
 }
 
-table.parameters td {
+table.parameters th {
+    background-color: #F0F0F0;
 }
 
 table.parameters tr:first-child {
@@ -29,3 +31,11 @@ table.parameters tr:first-child {
 table.parameters td:first-child {
     font-family: monospace;
 }
+
+table.parameters tr:nth-child(2n + 3) {
+    background-color: #E0E0E0;
+}
+
+table.parameters tr:nth-child(2n + 4) {
+    background-color: #F0F0F0;
+}
diff --git a/templates/api.mako b/templates/api.mako
index cf62fa6..0464332 100644
--- a/templates/api.mako
+++ b/templates/api.mako
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                     <tr>
                         <td>format</td>
                         <td><span class="code">json</span>, <span class="code">jsonfm</span></td>
-                        <td>No (default: <span class="code">json</span>)</td>
+                        <td>No&nbsp;(default:&nbsp;<span class="code">json</span>)</td>
                         <td>The default output format is <a href="http://json.org/">JSON</a>. <span class="code">jsonfm</span> mode produces the same output, but renders it as a formatted HTML document for debugging.</td>
                     </tr>
                     <tr>
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
                     <tr>
                         <td>title</td>
                         <td>string</td>
-                        <td>Yes (either <span class="code">title</span> or <span class="code">oldid</span>)</td>
+                        <td>Yes&nbsp;(either&nbsp;<span class="code">title</span>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<span class="code">oldid</span>)</td>
                         <td>The title of the page or article to make a comparison against. Namespace must be included if the page isn't in the mainspace.</td>
                     </tr>
                     <tr>
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
                     <tr>
                         <td>title</td>
                         <td>string</td>
-                        <td>Yes (either <span class="code">title</span> or <span class="code">oldid</span>)</td>
+                        <td>Yes&nbsp;(either&nbsp;<span class="code">title</span>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<span class="code">oldid</span>)</td>
                         <td>The title of the page or article to make a check against. Namespace must be included if the page isn't in the mainspace.</td>
                     </tr>
                     <tr>