diff --git a/web/styles/search.css b/web/styles/search.css
index 6d16b53b3a..a5dd8fd3e5 100644
--- a/web/styles/search.css
+++ b/web/styles/search.css
@@ -209,10 +209,15 @@
         grid-template:
             "search-icon search-pills search-close" var(--search-box-height)
             ". search-pills ." auto / auto minmax(0, 1fr) 28px;
-        align-items: start;
+        align-content: center;
         cursor: pointer;
 
         /* Override styles for .pill-container that aren't relevant for search. */
+        &.pill-container {
+            /* Maintain only a column gap. */
+            gap: 0 5px;
+        }
+
         .pill {
             margin: 0;
             min-width: unset;