diff --git a/client/components/dropdown/dropdown.jsx b/client/components/dropdown/dropdown.jsx
index 0848f3fdd..b6ea37d13 100644
--- a/client/components/dropdown/dropdown.jsx
+++ b/client/components/dropdown/dropdown.jsx
@@ -92,12 +92,13 @@ const Dropdown = ({ groupName, className = null, icon, children, color = null, c
 	};
 
 	return (
-		<div className={['menu-wrapper', className].join(' ')} role='none' >
+		<li className='menu-wrapper' role='none'>
 			<button
 				id={`${menuId}-trigger`}
 				className={['menu-item', color].join(' ')}
 				popoverTarget={menuId}
 				aria-haspopup='menu'
+				aria-label={groupName}
 				role='menuitem'
 				disabled={!React.Children.count(children)}
 				ref={triggerRef}
@@ -105,18 +106,19 @@ const Dropdown = ({ groupName, className = null, icon, children, color = null, c
 				{trigger(groupName, icon)}
 			</button>
 			<MenuDepthContext.Provider value={depth + 1}>
-				<div
+				<ul
 					ref={menuRef}
 					id={menuId}
 					className='menu-list'
 					popover='auto'
 					role='menu'
+					aria-label={`${groupName} Submenu`}
 					onClick={handleMenuActionClick}
 				>
 					{children}
-				</div>
+				</ul>
 			</MenuDepthContext.Provider>
-		</div>
+		</li>
 	);
 };
 
diff --git a/client/components/dropdown/dropdown.less b/client/components/dropdown/dropdown.less
index 28a26954c..8148a7c85 100644
--- a/client/components/dropdown/dropdown.less
+++ b/client/components/dropdown/dropdown.less
@@ -1,24 +1,33 @@
-.menu-wrapper {
-	position: relative;
-	&:is(.menu-bar > .menu-section > .menu-wrapper){
-		display: inline-block;
-	}
+@property --menuColor {
+	syntax: '<color>';
+	inherits: true;
+	initial-value: #DDD;
 }
 
+@property --activeTriggerColor {
+	syntax: '<color>';
+	inherits: true;
+	initial-value: #DDD;
+}
+
+:root{
+	--activeTriggerColor : var(--activeTriggerColor);
+}
 .menu-list {
+	contain          : content;
 	position         : fixed;
-	z-index          : 1000;
 	top              : anchor(bottom);
 	left             : anchor(left);
 	position-try: flip-inline flip-block;
 	color: inherit;   // [popover] gets a `canvastext` color value from useragent.
-	> .menu-wrapper {
-		position:relative;
-		> .menu-list {
+	background: var(--menuColor);
+	li > .menu-list {
 			margin: 0 0px;
 			top  : anchor(top);
 			left : anchor(right);
 			position-try: flip-inline;
 		}
-	}
+}
+.menu-wrapper:has(:popover-open) > button {                        // if menu is open...
+	background-color: var(--activeTriggerColor, hsl(from var(--menuColor) h s calc(l * .85)));  // tint menu triggers based on menu color
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/homebrew/editor/snippetbar/snippetbar.jsx b/client/homebrew/editor/snippetbar/snippetbar.jsx
index dc921ffbb..96edbd49c 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/editor/snippetbar/snippetbar.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/editor/snippetbar/snippetbar.jsx
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ const Snippetbar = createReactClass({
 		const snippets = this.state.snippets.filter((snippetGroup)=>snippetGroup.view === this.props.view);
 		if(snippets.length === 0) return null;
 
-		return <div className='snippets'>
+		return <ul className='snippets' role='menubar' aria-label='Snippets Menubar'>
 			{_.map(snippets, (snippetGroup)=>{
 				return <SnippetGroup
 					brew={this.props.brew}
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ const Snippetbar = createReactClass({
 				/>;
 			})
 			}
-		</div>;
+		</ul>;
 	},
 
 	replaceContent : function(item){
@@ -327,12 +327,14 @@ const SnippetGroup = createReactClass({
 		return _.map(snippets, (snippet)=>{
 			if(!snippet.subsnippets){
 				return (
-					<button className='menu-item' key={snippet.name} onClick={(e)=>this.handleSnippetClick(e, snippet)} role='menuitem'>
-						<i className={snippet.icon} />
-						<span className={`name${snippet.disabled ? ' disabled' : ''}`} title={snippet.name}>{snippet.name}</span>
-						{snippet.experimental && <span className='beta'>beta</span>}
-						{snippet.disabled     && <span className='beta' title='temporarily disabled due to large slowdown; under re-design'>disabled</span>}
-					</button>
+					<li key={snippet.name} role='none'>
+						<button className='menu-item'  onClick={(e)=>this.handleSnippetClick(e, snippet)} role='menuitem' aria-label={snippet.name} disabled={snippet.disabled}>
+							<i className={snippet.icon} />
+							<span className={`name${snippet.disabled ? ' disabled' : ''}`} title={snippet.name}>{snippet.name}</span>
+							{snippet.experimental && <span className='status'>beta</span>}
+							{snippet.disabled     && <span className='status' title='temporarily disabled due to large slowdown; under re-design'>disabled</span>}
+						</button>
+					</li>
 				);
 			} else if(snippet.subsnippets){
 				return (
diff --git a/client/homebrew/editor/snippetbar/snippetbar.less b/client/homebrew/editor/snippetbar/snippetbar.less
index 88cdcbc00..e49e02044 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/editor/snippetbar/snippetbar.less
+++ b/client/homebrew/editor/snippetbar/snippetbar.less
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 @import (less) '@themes/fonts/5e/fonts.less';
 
 .snippetBar {
+	--activeTriggerColor: inherit;
+	--menuColor      : #DDDDDD;
 	@menuHeight      : 25px;
 	position         : relative;
 	display          : flex;
@@ -16,12 +18,6 @@
 	text-transform: uppercase;
 	font-weight: 800;
 
-	.snippets {
-		display         : flex;
-		justify-content : flex-start;
-		min-width       : 499.35px;  //must be controlled every time an item is added, must be hardcoded for the wrapping as it is applied
-	}
-
 	.editors {
 		display         : flex;
 		justify-content : flex-end;
@@ -118,23 +114,7 @@
 			}
 		}		
 	}
-	.snippetBarButton {
-		display        : inline-block;
-		height         : @menuHeight;
-		padding        : 0px 5px;
-		font-size      : 0.625em;
-		font-weight    : 800;
-		line-height    : @menuHeight;
-		text-transform : uppercase;
-		text-wrap      : nowrap;
-		cursor         : pointer;
-		&:hover, &.selected { background-color : #999999; }
-		i {
-			margin-right   : 3px;
-			font-size      : 1.4em;
-			vertical-align : middle;
-		}
-	}
+
 	.toggleMeta {
 		position    : absolute;
 		top         : 0px;
@@ -143,20 +123,15 @@
 		.tooltipLeft('Edit Brew Properties');
 	}
 
-	
-	.menu-wrapper {
-		.menu-item:is(.snippets > .menu-wrapper > .menu-item):first-child {
-			.caret {
-				display: none;
-			}
-		}
-		.menu-list {
-			padding          : 0px;
-			background-color : #DDDDDD;
-			
-		}
+	.snippets {
+		display         : flex;
+		justify-content : flex-start;
+		min-width       : 565.95px;  //must be controlled every time an item is added, must be hardcoded for the wrapping as it is applied
 	}
 
+	// removed caret for top level items, by request (makes buttons too wide).
+	.menu-wrapper .menu-item:is(.snippets > .menu-wrapper > .menu-item):first-child .caret { display: none; }
+
 	.menu-item {
 		position    : relative;
 		display     : flex;
@@ -166,9 +141,8 @@
 		padding     : 5px;
 		cursor      : pointer;
 		width: 100%;
-		.animate(background-color);
 		&:is(.menu-list .menu-item) [class*="name"] {
-			padding-inline: 8px;
+			padding-inline: 8px;   // additional space between icon and name (helpful in Fonts menu especially).
 		}
 		.menu-name {
 			flex: 1;
@@ -214,8 +188,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 		.name { margin-right : auto; }
-		.disabled { text-decoration : line-through; }
-		.beta {
+		.status {
 			align-self    : center;
 			padding       : 4px 6px;
 			margin-left   : 5px;
@@ -234,15 +207,8 @@
 			&:hover { background-color: unset; }
 		}
 	}
-	.disabledSnippets {
-		color: grey;
-		cursor: not-allowed;
-
-		&:hover { background-color: #DDDDDD;}
-	}
-
 }
-@container editor (width < 750px) {
+@container editor (width < 816px) {
 	.snippetBar {
 		.editors { 
 			flex            : 1;