diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index 4eeb9a2..e5d4f45 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ pub struct Args {
     pub editable: bool,
 
     /// The text displayed in the browser navigation bar.
-    #[clap(long, env = "MICROBIN_TITLE")]
-    pub title: Option<String>,
+    #[clap(long, env = "MICROBIN_TITLE", default_value = " MicroBin")]
+    pub title: String,
 
     /// The web interfaces' footer text.
     #[clap(long, env = "MICROBIN_FOOTER_TEXT")]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index fd4f412..b7da678 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -7,18 +7,21 @@ use crate::endpoints::{
 use crate::pasta::Pasta;
 use crate::util::dbio;
 use actix_web::middleware::Condition;
-use actix_web::{middleware, web, App, HttpServer};
+use actix_web::{middleware, web, App, HttpServer, HttpResponse, get};
 use actix_web_httpauth::middleware::HttpAuthentication;
 use chrono::Local;
 use env_logger::Builder;
 use futures::lock::Mutex;
 use log::LevelFilter;
+use templates::BasePage;
 use std::fs;
 use std::io::Write;
 
 pub mod args;
 pub mod pasta;
 
+pub mod templates;
+
 pub mod util {
     pub mod pasta_id_converter;
     pub mod auth;
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
             .wrap(middleware::Logger::default())
             .service(remove::remove)
             .service(pastalist::list)
+            .service(testtemplate)
             .wrap(Condition::new(
                 ARGS.auth_username.is_some(),
                 HttpAuthentication::basic(util::auth::auth_validator),
@@ -118,3 +122,14 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     .run()
     .await
 }
+
+#[get("/testtemplate")]
+async fn testtemplate() -> HttpResponse {
+    HttpResponse::Ok()
+        .content_type("text/html")
+        .body(BasePage {
+            body: markup::new! {
+                p "Test content!"
+            }
+        }.to_string())
+}
diff --git a/src/templates/mod.rs b/src/templates/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04e21fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/templates/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+use crate::args::ARGS;
+
+markup::define!{
+    Create() {
+        @BasePage {
+            body: markup::new! {
+                form [ 
+                    id = "pasta-form",
+                    action = "upload",
+                    method = "POST",
+                    enctype = "multipart/form-data",
+                ] {
+                    br;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    BasePage<Body: markup::Render>( body: Body ) {
+        @markup::doctype()
+        html {
+            head {
+                title { @ARGS.title }
+                meta[charset = "utf-8"];
+                meta[
+                    name = "viewport", 
+                    content = "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"
+                ];
+                link[ 
+                    rel = "stylesheet",
+                    href = if let Some(custom_css_url) = ARGS.custom_css.as_ref() {
+                        custom_css_url.clone()
+                    } else {
+                        format!("{}/static/water.css", ARGS.public_path)
+                    }
+                ];
+            }
+            body[
+                style = format!(
+                    "margin:auto;padding-left: 0.5rem;padding-right: 0.5rem;line-height:1.5;font-size: 1.1em;{}", 
+                    if ARGS.wide { "1080px" } else { "800px" }
+                ) 
+            ] {
+                br;
+                b[ style = "margin-right: 0.5rem" ] {
+                    @if !ARGS.hide_logo {
+                        a[ href = format!("{}/", ARGS.public_path) ] {
+                            img[ 
+                                width = 26,
+                                style = "margin-bottom: -6px; margin-right: 0.5rem;",
+                                src = format!("{}/static/logo.png", ARGS.public_path)
+                            ];
+                        }
+                        @ARGS.title
+                   }
+                }
+                a[ href = format!("{}/", ARGS.public_path), style = "margin-right: 0.5rem; margin-left: 0.5rem" ] "New"
+                a[ href = format!("{}/pastalist", ARGS.public_path), style = "margin-right: 0.5rem; margin-left: 0.5rem" ] "List"
+                a[ href = format!("{}/info", ARGS.public_path), style = "margin-right: 0.5rem; margin-left: 0.5rem" ] "Info"
+                hr;
+
+                @body
+
+                hr;
+                // TODO: footer text but like with proper markdown and customizability
+                p[ style = "font-size:smaller" ] {
+                    @if let Some(footer_text) = ARGS.footer_text.as_ref() {
+                        @footer_text
+                    } else {
+                        a[ href = "https://microbin.eu" ] "MicroBin"
+                        " by Dániel Szabó and the FOSS Community."
+                        "Let's keep the Web "
+                        b "compact" ", "
+                        b "accessible" " and "
+                        b "humane" "!"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/templates/footer.html b/templates/footer.html
index ae7f14e..de2895d 100644
--- a/templates/footer.html
+++ b/templates/footer.html
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@
 
 </body>
 
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>
+                
diff --git a/templates/header.html b/templates/header.html
index dc003d7..b7895b6 100644
--- a/templates/header.html
+++ b/templates/header.html
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 <html>
 
 <head>
-    {% if args.title.as_ref().is_none() %}
-    <title>MicroBin</title>
-    {%- else %}
-    <title>{{ args.title.as_ref().unwrap() }}</title>
-    {%- endif %}
+	<title>MicroBin</title>
 
     <meta charset="utf-8">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
@@ -55,8 +51,8 @@
 					src="{{ args.public_path }}/static/logo.png"
 				>
 			</a>
-            {%- endif %} {% if args.title.as_ref().is_none() %}
-            MicroBin {%- else %} {{ args.title.as_ref().unwrap() }} {%- endif %}
+			{%- endif %}
+			MicroBin
         </b>
 
         <a href="{{ args.public_path }}/" style="margin-right: 0.5rem; margin-left: 0.5rem">New