diff --git a/searx/static/themes/oscar/src/less/logicodev/advanced.less b/searx/static/themes/oscar/src/less/logicodev/advanced.less
index b8e10de4d..25bd59911 100644
--- a/searx/static/themes/oscar/src/less/logicodev/advanced.less
+++ b/searx/static/themes/oscar/src/less/logicodev/advanced.less
@@ -4,19 +4,16 @@
     margin-bottom: 1rem;
     clear: both;
 
-    label, .input-group-addon {
+    .category, .input-group-addon {
         font-size: 1.2rem;
         font-weight:normal;
         background-color: white;
         border: @mild-gray 1px solid;
         border-right: none;
         color: @dark-gray;
-        padding-bottom: 0.4rem;
-        padding-right: 0.7rem;
-        padding-left: 0.7rem;
     }
 
-    label:last-child, .input-group-addon:last-child {
+    .category:last-child, .input-group-addon:last-child {
         border-right: @mild-gray 1px solid;
     }
 
diff --git a/searx/static/themes/oscar/src/less/logicodev/search.less b/searx/static/themes/oscar/src/less/logicodev/search.less
index 1ecb83bd4..505e8a5f4 100644
--- a/searx/static/themes/oscar/src/less/logicodev/search.less
+++ b/searx/static/themes/oscar/src/less/logicodev/search.less
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   flex-flow: row wrap;
   align-content: stretch;
 
-  label, .input-group-addon {
+  .category, .input-group-addon {
     flex-grow: 1;
     flex-basis: auto;
     font-size: 1.2rem;
@@ -15,13 +15,21 @@
     border: @mild-gray 1px solid;
     border-right: none;
     color: @dark-gray;
-    padding-bottom: 0.4rem;
-    padding-top: 0.4rem;
     text-align: center;
     min-width: 50px;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
   }
-  label:last-child, .input-group-addon:last-child {
-      border-right: @mild-gray 1px solid;
+
+  label {
+    flex-grow: 1;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+    padding-bottom: 0.4rem;
+    padding-top: 0.4rem;
+  }
+
+  .category:last-child, .input-group-addon:last-child {
+    border-right: @mild-gray 1px solid;
   }
 
   input[type="checkbox"]:checked + label {
diff --git a/searx/static/themes/oscar/src/less/pointhi/advanced.less b/searx/static/themes/oscar/src/less/pointhi/advanced.less
index 23bfdb0d2..bba4c063a 100644
--- a/searx/static/themes/oscar/src/less/pointhi/advanced.less
+++ b/searx/static/themes/oscar/src/less/pointhi/advanced.less
@@ -4,19 +4,16 @@
     margin-bottom: 1rem;
     clear: both;
 
-    label, .input-group-addon {
+    .category, .input-group-addon {
         font-size: 1.3rem;
         font-weight:normal;
         background-color: white;
         border: #DDD 1px solid;
         border-right: none;
         color: #333;
-        padding-bottom: 0.8rem;
-        padding-left: 1.2rem;
-        padding-right: 1.2rem;
     }
 
-    label:last-child, .input-group-addon:last-child {
+    .category:last-child, .input-group-addon:last-child {
         border-right: #DDD 1px solid;
     }
 
diff --git a/searx/static/themes/oscar/src/less/pointhi/search.less b/searx/static/themes/oscar/src/less/pointhi/search.less
index ac0a7a0c7..8e01e687e 100644
--- a/searx/static/themes/oscar/src/less/pointhi/search.less
+++ b/searx/static/themes/oscar/src/less/pointhi/search.less
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     flex-wrap: wrap;
     align-content: stretch;
 
-    label, .input-group-addon {
+    .category, .input-group-addon {
         flex-grow: 1;
         flex-basis: auto;
         font-size: 1.3rem;
@@ -15,13 +15,20 @@
         border: #DDD 1px solid;
         border-right: none;
         color: #333;
-        padding-bottom: 0.8rem;
-        padding-top: 0.8rem;
         text-align: center;
         min-width: 50px;
+        display: flex;
+        flex-direction: column;
     }
 
-    label:last-child, .input-group-addon:last-child {
+    label {
+        flex-grow: 1;
+        margin-bottom: 0;
+        padding-bottom: 0.8rem;
+        padding-top: 0.8rem;
+    }
+
+    .category:last-child, .input-group-addon:last-child {
         border-right: #DDD 1px solid;
     }
 
diff --git a/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/search.less b/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/search.less
index 675f26f2f..87621b986 100644
--- a/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/search.less
+++ b/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/search.less
@@ -22,15 +22,13 @@
 }
 
 .category {
-  display: inline-block;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 5px;
   position: relative;
   margin-right: 1rem;
   padding: 0;
 
-  input {
-    display: none;
-  }
-
   label {
     svg {
       padding-right: 0.2rem;
diff --git a/searx/templates/oscar/categories.html b/searx/templates/oscar/categories.html
index afc425d4a..b343e621c 100644
--- a/searx/templates/oscar/categories.html
+++ b/searx/templates/oscar/categories.html
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <div id="categories">
     {% for category in ((categories_as_tabs | reverse) if rtl else categories_as_tabs) -%}
-        <input class="hidden" type="checkbox" id="checkbox_{{ category|replace(' ', '_') }}" name="category_{{ category }}" {% if category in selected_categories %}checked="checked"{% endif %} />{{- '' -}}
+    <div class="category">
+        <input type="checkbox" id="checkbox_{{ category|replace(' ', '_') }}" name="category_{{ category }}" {% if category in selected_categories %}checked="checked"{% endif %} />{{- '' -}}
         <label for="checkbox_{{ category|replace(' ', '_') }}">{{ _(category) }}</label>
+    </div>
     {%- endfor %}
 </div>