The CSS Theme property allows you to skin the spellchecker. You can copy and create new themes in the /phpspellcheck/themes directory. The example theme "Bright" looks clean - fresh and googly. If you create something great - please post it on our WIKI to share it with other users If you want to change layout and CSS just isn't enough - you have access to the UI sourcecode. But before you go hacking away... give CSS a whirl. teh CSS Zen appraoch used separates design and application in a very clean mannner.