diff --git a/src/interface/obsidian/src/chat_modal.ts b/src/interface/obsidian/src/chat_modal.ts
index 99e1c421..3b476dc3 100644
--- a/src/interface/obsidian/src/chat_modal.ts
+++ b/src/interface/obsidian/src/chat_modal.ts
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ export class KhojChatModal extends Modal {
 
     async onOpen() {
         let { contentEl } = this;
+        contentEl.addClass("khoj-chat");
 
         // Add title to the Khoj Chat modal
-        contentEl.createEl("h1", { text: "Khoj Chat" });
+        contentEl.createEl("h1", ({ attr: { id: "chat-title" }, text: "Khoj Chat" }));
 
         // Create area for chat logs
-        contentEl.createDiv({ attr: { class: "chat-body" } });
+        contentEl.createDiv({ attr: { id: "chat-body", class: "chat-body" } });
 
         // Get conversation history from Khoj backend
         let chatUrl = `${this.setting.khojUrl}/api/chat?`;
@@ -59,21 +60,37 @@ export class KhojChatModal extends Modal {
             context.map((reference, index) => this.generateReference(messageEl, reference, index));
         }
     }
+
     renderMessage(message: string, sender: string, dt?: Date): Element | null {
-        let { contentEl } = this;
+        let message_time = this.formatDate(dt ?? new Date());
+        let emojified_sender = sender == "khoj" ? "🦅 Khoj" : "🤔 You";
 
         // Append message to conversation history HTML element.
         // The chat logs should display above the message input box to follow standard UI semantics
-        let chat_body_el = contentEl.getElementsByClassName("chat-body").item(0);
-        if (!!chat_body_el) {
-            let emojified_sender = sender == "khoj" ? "🦅 Khoj" : "🤔 You";
-            chat_body_el.createDiv({ text: `${emojified_sender}: ${message}` })
-        }
+        let chat_body_el = this.contentEl.getElementsByClassName("chat-body")[0];
+        let chat_message_el = chat_body_el.createDiv({
+            attr: {
+                "data-meta": `${emojified_sender} at ${message_time}`,
+                class: `chat-message ${sender}`
+            },
+        }).createDiv({
+            attr: {
+                class: `chat-message-text ${sender}`
+            },
+            text: `${message}`
+        })
 
-        return chat_body_el
+        return chat_message_el
     }
 
-    async getChatResponse(query: string): Promise<void> {
+    formatDate(date: Date): string {
+        // Format date in HH:MM, DD MMM YYYY format
+        let time_string = date.toLocaleTimeString('en-IN', { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit', hour12: false });
+        let date_string = date.toLocaleString('en-IN', { year: 'numeric', month: 'short', day: '2-digit' }).replace(/-/g, ' ');
+        return `${time_string}, ${date_string}`;
+    }
+
+    async getChatResponse(query: string | undefined | null): Promise<void> {
         // Exit if query is empty
         if (!query || query === "") return;
 
diff --git a/src/interface/obsidian/styles.css b/src/interface/obsidian/styles.css
index 71cc60fd..99703d3e 100644
--- a/src/interface/obsidian/styles.css
+++ b/src/interface/obsidian/styles.css
@@ -6,3 +6,144 @@ available in the app when your plugin is enabled.
 If your plugin does not need CSS, delete this file.
 
 */
+
+:root {
+    --khoj-chat-blue: #017eff;
+    --khoj-chat-dark-grey: #475569;
+    --khoj-chat-light-grey: #aaa;
+    --khoj-chat-white: #f8fafc;
+}
+
+.khoj-chat {
+    display: grid;
+    color: var(--khoj-chat-dark-grey);
+    text-align: center;
+    font-family: roboto, karma, segoe ui, sans-serif;
+    font-size: 20px;
+    font-weight: 300;
+    line-height: 1.5em;
+}
+.khoj-chat > * {
+    padding: 10px;
+    margin: 10px;
+}
+
+#chat-title {
+    font-weight: 200;
+    color: var(--khoj-chat-blue);
+}
+
+#chat-body {
+    font-size: medium;
+    margin: 0px;
+    line-height: 20px;
+    overflow-y: scroll; /* Make chat body scroll to see history */
+}
+/* add chat metatdata to bottom of bubble */
+.chat-message::after {
+    content: attr(data-meta);
+    display: block;
+    font-size: x-small;
+    color: var(--khoj-chat-dark-grey);
+    margin: -12px 7px 0 -5px;
+}
+/* move message by khoj to left */
+.chat-message.khoj {
+    margin-left: auto;
+    text-align: left;
+}
+/* move message by you to right */
+.chat-message.you {
+    margin-right: auto;
+    text-align: right;
+}
+/* basic style chat message text */
+.chat-message-text {
+    margin: 10px;
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    padding: 10px;
+    position: relative;
+    display: inline-block;
+    max-width: 80%;
+    text-align: left;
+}
+/* color chat bubble by khoj blue */
+.chat-message-text.khoj {
+    color: var(--khoj-chat-white);
+    background: var(--khoj-chat-blue);
+    margin-left: auto;
+    white-space: pre-line;
+}
+/* add left protrusion to khoj chat bubble */
+.chat-message-text.khoj:after {
+    content: '';
+    position: absolute;
+    bottom: -2px;
+    left: -7px;
+    border: 10px solid transparent;
+    border-top-color: var(--khoj-chat-blue);
+    border-bottom: 0;
+    transform: rotate(-60deg);
+}
+/* color chat bubble by you dark grey */
+.chat-message-text.you {
+    color: var(--khoj-chat-white);
+    background: var(--khoj-chat-dark-grey);
+    margin-right: auto;
+}
+/* add right protrusion to you chat bubble */
+.chat-message-text.you:after {
+    content: '';
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 91%;
+    right: -2px;
+    border: 10px solid transparent;
+    border-left-color: var(--khoj-chat-dark-grey);
+    border-right: 0;
+    margin-top: -10px;
+    transform: rotate(-60deg)
+}
+
+#chat-footer {
+    padding: 0;
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: minmax(70px, 100%);
+    grid-column-gap: 10px;
+    grid-row-gap: 10px;
+}
+#chat-footer > * {
+    padding: 15px;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--khoj-chat-dark-grey);
+    background: #f9fafc
+}
+#chat-input.option:hover {
+    box-shadow: 0 0 11px var(--khoj-chat-light-grey);
+}
+#chat-input {
+    font-size: medium;
+}
+
+@media (pointer: coarse), (hover: none) {
+    #chat-body.abbr[title] {
+        position: relative;
+        padding-left: 4px;  /* space references out to ease tapping */
+    }
+    #chat-body.abbr[title]:focus:after {
+        content: attr(title);
+
+        /* position tooltip */
+        position: absolute;
+        left: 16px;  /* open tooltip to right of ref link, instead of on top of it */
+        width: auto;
+        z-index: 1;  /* show tooltip above chat messages */
+
+        /* style tooltip */
+        background-color: #aaa;
+        color: var(--khoj-chat-white);
+        border-radius: 2px;
+        box-shadow: 1px 1px 4px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+        font-size: 14px;
+        padding: 2px 4px;
+    }
+}