diff --git a/libgitg/resources/ui/libgitg-style.css b/libgitg/resources/ui/libgitg-style.css
index d9d27594..763ef7ff 100644
--- a/libgitg/resources/ui/libgitg-style.css
+++ b/libgitg/resources/ui/libgitg-style.css
@@ -125,3 +125,7 @@ GitgDiffImageSideBySide.old {
 GitgDiffImageSideBySide.new {
 	border: 10px solid #ddffdd;
 }
+
+.branch-label {
+	font-style: italic;
+}
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