diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/widgets/bool.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/widgets/bool.js
index 1592c60ca..991e13538 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/widgets/bool.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/widgets/bool.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require(["notebook/js/widget"], function(){
             this.$el = $('<div />')
                 .addClass('widget-hbox-single');
             this.$label = $('<div />')
-                .addClass('widget-label')
+                .addClass('widget-hlabel')
                 .appendTo(this.$el)
                 .hide();
             this.$checkbox = $('<input />')
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/widgets/selection.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/widgets/selection.js
index 5e9c80c4b..7480306b6 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/widgets/selection.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/widgets/selection.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require(["notebook/js/widget"], function(){
                 .html('');
             this.$label = $('<div />')
                 .appendTo(this.$el)
-                .addClass('widget-label')
+                .addClass('widget-hlabel')
                 .hide();
             this.$buttongroup = $('<div />')
                                 .addClass('widget_item')
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ require(["notebook/js/widget"], function(){
                 .html('');
             this.$label = $('<div />')
                 .appendTo(this.$el)
-                .addClass('widget-label')
+                .addClass('widget-hlabel')
                 .hide();
             this.$container = $('<div />')
                 .appendTo(this.$el)
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ require(["notebook/js/widget"], function(){
                 .html('');
             this.$label = $('<div />')
                 .appendTo(this.$el)
-                .addClass('widget-label')
+                .addClass('widget-hlabel')
                 .hide();
             this.$buttongroup = $('<div />')
                 .addClass('btn-group')
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/widgets/string.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/widgets/string.js
index 5da02162f..02395a85f 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/widgets/string.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/widgets/string.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ require(["notebook/js/widget"], function(){
                 .html('');
             this.$label = $('<div />')
                 .appendTo(this.$el)
-                .addClass('widget-label')
+                .addClass('widget-hlabel')
                 .hide();
             this.$textbox = $('<textarea />')
                 .attr('rows', 5)
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ require(["notebook/js/widget"], function(){
                 .addClass('widget-hbox-single')
                 .html('');
             this.$label = $('<div />')
-                .addClass('widget-label')
+                .addClass('widget-hlabel')
                 .appendTo(this.$el)
                 .hide();
             this.$textbox = $('<input type="text" />')
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/less/widgetarea.less b/IPython/html/static/notebook/less/widgetarea.less
index 46fa70808..4048543b5 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/less/widgetarea.less
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/less/widgetarea.less
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         .vbox();
         .box-flex2();
 
-        .widget-label {
+        .widget-hlabel {
             min-width: 10ex;
             padding-right: 8px;
             text-align: right;
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
             padding-top: 3px;
         }
 
+        .widget-vlabel {
+            text-align: center;
+            vertical-align: text-bottom;
+            padding-bottom: 5px;
+        }
+
         .widget-hslider {
             padding-left: 8px;
             padding-right: 5px;
@@ -47,18 +53,18 @@
         .widget-vslider {
             border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;
             background: #FFFFFF;
-            height: 100%;
             width: 5px;
             margin-left: 12px;
             padding-bottom: 14px;
             .corner-all();
+            height: 250px;
 
             .ui-slider {
                 border: 0px !important;
                 background: none !important;
                 margin-left: -4px;
-                height: 100%;
                 margin-top: 5px;
+                height: 100%;
 
                 .ui-slider-handle {
                     width: 28px !important;
@@ -86,22 +92,26 @@
             .border-box-sizing();
         }
 
-        .widget-hbox {
-            .hbox();
+        .widget-box {
             .start();
             .widget-container();
             margin: 5px;
         }
 
+        .widget-hbox {
+            .widget-box();
+            .hbox();
+        }
+
         .widget-hbox-single {
             .widget-hbox();
             height: 30px;
         }
 
-        .widget-hbox-vsingle {
-            .widget-hbox();
+        .widget-vbox-single {
+            .widget-box();
+            .vbox();
             width: 30px;
-            height: 250px;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/style/ipython.min.css b/IPython/html/static/style/ipython.min.css
index b98638215..3a0d2de17 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/style/ipython.min.css
+++ b/IPython/html/static/style/ipython.min.css
@@ -166,10 +166,12 @@ h1:hover .anchor-link,h2:hover .anchor-link,h3:hover .anchor-link,h4:hover .anch
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+.widget-area .widget-subarea .widget-container{box-sizing:border-box;-moz-box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-box-sizing:border-box;}
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+.widget-area .widget-subarea .widget-hbox-vsingle{display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:horizontal;-webkit-box-align:stretch;display:-moz-box;-moz-box-orient:horizontal;-moz-box-align:stretch;display:box;box-orient:horizontal;box-align:stretch;-webkit-box-pack:start;-moz-box-pack:start;box-pack:start;box-sizing:border-box;-moz-box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-box-sizing:border-box;margin:5px;width:30px;height:250px;}
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/style/style.min.css b/IPython/html/static/style/style.min.css
index d739f9a9d..2ee2a9c67 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/style/style.min.css
+++ b/IPython/html/static/style/style.min.css
@@ -1585,10 +1585,12 @@ span#checkpoint_status,span#autosave_status{font-size:small;}
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