diff --git a/src/components/LevelSelectScreen.tsx b/src/components/LevelSelectScreen.tsx
index 53c129b..c21c181 100644
--- a/src/components/LevelSelectScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LevelSelectScreen.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { connect } from "react-redux";
 import { levels } from "../game/levels";
 import { Route, Link } from "react-router-dom";
 import LevelPreview from "./LevelPreview"
+import { Play } from "lucide-react";
 
 
 const LevelItem = ({ level, idx, cb, active, unlocked }) => {
@@ -44,7 +45,11 @@ const LevelSelectScreen = ({saveState}) =>{
 	    unlocked={unlockedState[idx]}
 	    />
         })}
-	<Link to={'/level/' + levels[activeIdx].name}>start</Link>
+	<Link to={'/level/' + levels[activeIdx].name} className="start-button">
+		
+		<span> start </span>
+		<Play size={20} />
+	</Link>
         </div>
 	
     </div>)
diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index 2e9b238..f9414ca 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -390,3 +390,30 @@ h1 {
 .gameName {
     margin-top:4rem;
 }
+
+.start-button {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+    margin: 1.5rem auto 0;
+    padding: 0.7rem 2rem;
+    background: #2a7;
+    border: none;
+    border-radius: 0.4rem;
+    font-size: 1.1rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    color: #fff;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: all 0.15s ease;
+    width:auto;
+}
+
+.start-button:hover {
+    background: #3b8;
+}
+
+.start-button span {
+    line-height: 1;
+}