diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/grid/cell-header.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/grid/cell-header.svelte
index de23b45..ec1cfd6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/grid/cell-header.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/grid/cell-header.svelte
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@
 			'resizer-col': direction === 'col',
 			'resizer-row': direction === 'row'
 		})}
-	/>
+	></div>
 </div>
 
 <style>
 	.placeholder {
 		font-size: 14px;
 		border: 1px solid var(--input);
-		overflow: hidden;
+		overflow: visible;
 	}
 
 	.active {
@@ -95,31 +95,32 @@
 		/* Make it easier to grab */
 		z-index: 10;
 		/* Subtle visual cue, becomes more visible on hover */
-		background-color: transparent;
-		transition: background-color 0.2s ease-in-out;
+		background-color: var(--color-primary);
+		opacity: 0;
+		transition: opacity 0.1s ease-in-out;
 	}
 
 	/* Style for vertical (column) resizing */
 	.resizer-col {
 		cursor: col-resize;
 		top: 0;
-		right: 0;
-		width: 8px; /* Larger grab area */
+		right: -5px;
+		width: 9px; /* Larger grab area */
 		height: 100%;
 	}
 
 	/* Style for horizontal (row) resizing */
 	.resizer-row {
 		cursor: row-resize;
-		bottom: 0;
+		bottom: -5px;
 		left: 0;
-		height: 8px; /* Larger grab area */
+		height: 9px; /* Larger grab area */
 		width: 100%;
 	}
 
 	/* Make the handle visible when hovering over the component */
+	.resizer:hover,
 	.group:hover > .resizer {
-		background-color: var(--color-primary);
 		opacity: 0.5;
 	}
 </style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/grid/cell.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/grid/cell.svelte
index 314fe67..cf47ad4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/grid/cell.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/grid/cell.svelte
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@
 <style>
 	.placeholder {
 		border: 1px solid var(--input);
+		white-space: nowrap;
 		overflow: hidden;
+		text-overflow: clip;
 	}
 
 	.active {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/grid/grid.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/grid/grid.svelte
index 463746f..ac07dd3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/grid/grid.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/grid/grid.svelte
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 	import { onDestroy, onMount } from 'svelte';
 	import CellHeader from './cell-header.svelte';
 	import {
-		fromGridRef,
+		refFromStr,
 		splitErrorString,
-		toColLetter,
-		toGridRef,
+		colToStr,
+		refFromPos,
 		type CellData,
 		type CellValue
 	} from './utils';
@@ -30,46 +30,46 @@
 			return;
 		}
 
-		let cellRef: string | undefined;
+		let strRef: string | undefined;
 		let evalStr: string | undefined;
 
 		// Case 1: "Cell D4 = Integer(4)"
 		let match = input.match(/^Cell\s+([A-Z]+\d+)\s*=\s*(.+)$/);
 		if (match) {
-			[, cellRef, evalStr] = match;
+			[, strRef, evalStr] = match;
 		}
 
 		// Case 2: "D6 String("hello")" or "E9 Double(4.0)"
 		if (!match) {
 			match = input.match(/^([A-Z]+\d+)\s+(.+)$/);
 			if (match) {
-				[, cellRef, evalStr] = match;
+				[, strRef, evalStr] = match;
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (!cellRef || !evalStr) {
+		if (!strRef || !evalStr) {
 			console.warn('Unrecognized message:', input);
 			return;
 		}
 
-		console.log(`Cell: ${cellRef}`);
+		console.log(`Cell: ${strRef}`);
 		console.log(`Eval: ${evalStr}`);
 
-		let [i, j] = fromGridRef(cellRef);
+		let { row, col } = refFromStr(strRef);
 
 		// Parse eval types
 		if (evalStr.startsWith('Integer(')) {
 			const num = parseInt(evalStr.match(/^Integer\(([-\d]+)\)$/)?.[1] ?? 'NaN', 10);
 			console.log(`Parsed integer:`, num);
-			setCellVal(i, j, num);
+			setCellVal(row, col, num);
 		} else if (evalStr.startsWith('Double(')) {
 			const num = parseFloat(evalStr.match(/^Double\(([-\d.]+)\)$/)?.[1] ?? 'NaN');
 			console.log(`Parsed double:`, num);
-			setCellVal(i, j, num);
+			setCellVal(row, col, num);
 		} else if (evalStr.startsWith('String(')) {
 			const str = evalStr.match(/^String\("(.+)"\)$/)?.[1];
 			console.log(`Parsed string:`, str);
-			setCellVal(i, j, str);
+			setCellVal(row, col, str);
 		}
 	};
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 	let cols = 60;
 
 	let default_row_height = '30px';
-	let default_col_width = '60px';
+	let default_col_width = '80px';
 
 	// Only store touched cells
 	let grid_vals: Record<string, CellData> = $state({});
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 		else {
 			setCellRaw(i, j, v);
 			console.log(i, j);
-			socket.send(`set ${toGridRef(i, j)} ${v}`);
+			socket.send(`set ${refFromPos(i, j).str} ${v}`);
 		}
 	};
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 				e.preventDefault();
 
 				// --- This is the same reference-inserting logic as before ---
-				const ref = toGridRef(i, j);
+				const ref = refFromPos(i, j).str;
 				if (el) {
 					const { selectionStart, selectionEnd } = el;
 					const before = el.value.slice(0, selectionStart ?? 0);
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 				width={getColWidth(j)}
 				setColWidth={(width) => setColWidth(j, width)}
 				direction="col"
-				val={toColLetter(j + 1)}
+				val={colToStr(j)}
 				active={active_cell !== null && active_cell[1] === j}
 			/>
 		{/each}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/grid/utils.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/grid/utils.ts
index 64fc8d8..3152c16 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/grid/utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/grid/utils.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,16 @@ export interface CellData {
 	val: CellValue;
 }
 
-export function fromGridRef(ref: string): [number, number] {
+export interface CellRef {
+	row: number;
+	col: number;
+	str: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Zero indexed | A1 == {row: 0, col: 0};
+ */
+export function refFromStr(ref: string): CellRef {
 	const match = ref.match(/^([A-Z]+)([0-9]+)$/i);
 	if (!match) throw new Error('Invalid reference');
 
@@ -17,25 +26,29 @@ export function fromGridRef(ref: string): [number, number] {
 	}
 
 	const row = parseInt(rowStr, 10);
-	return [row - 1, col - 1];
+	return { row: row - 1, col: col - 1, str: ref };
 }
 
-export function toColLetter(col: number): string {
+/**
+ * Zero indexed | 0 == A;
+ */
+export function colToStr(col: number): string {
 	let result = '';
 	let n = col;
-	while (n > 0) {
-		const rem = (n - 1) % 26;
+	while (n >= 0) {
+		const rem = n % 26;
 		result = String.fromCharCode(65 + rem) + result; // 65 = 'A'
-		n = Math.floor((n - 1) / 26);
+		n = Math.floor(n / 26) - 1;
 	}
 
 	return result;
 }
 
-export function toGridRef(row: number, col: number): string {
-	row++;
-	col++;
-	return toColLetter(col) + row.toString();
+/**
+ * Zero indexed | A1 == {row: 0, col: 0};
+ */
+export function refFromPos(row: number, col: number): CellRef {
+	return { row, col, str: colToStr(col) + (row + 1).toString() };
 }
 
 export function splitErrorString(errorString: string) {