diff --git a/architype.css b/architype.css
index 2a4856d..90e007f 100644
--- a/architype.css
+++ b/architype.css
@@ -44,4 +44,6 @@ body {
 #definition li input {
   background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.8);
   border: 1px solid black;
+  padding: 4px;
+  font-family: 'Courier', monospace;
 }
diff --git a/architype.js b/architype.js
index e3ad6d3..3e189d2 100644
--- a/architype.js
+++ b/architype.js
@@ -96,11 +96,13 @@ class Editor {
   addNodeAfter() {
     let node = Node.addAfter(this.container_, this.getSelected());
     this.select(node);
+    this.startEdit();
   }
 
   addNodeBefore() {
     let node = Node.addBefore(this.container_, this.getSelected());
     this.select(node);
+    this.startEdit();
   }
 
   onKeyDown(e) {
@@ -130,10 +132,12 @@ class Editor {
     switch (e.key) {
       case 'n':
         this.addNodeAfter();
+        e.preventDefault();
         break;
 
       case 'N':
         this.addNodeBefore();
+        e.preventDefault();
         break;
     }
 
@@ -180,10 +184,6 @@ class Editor {
       case 'Enter':
         this.startEdit();
         break;
-
-      default:
-        console.log(e);
-        break;
     }
   }
 }
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ class Node {
 
     this.input_ = document.createElement('input');
     this.input_.type = 'text';
+    this.input_.placeholder = 'node name';
     this.elem_.appendChild(this.input_);
 
     this.elem_.classList.add('node');
@@ -209,6 +210,9 @@ class Node {
 
   stopEdit() {
     this.input_.blur();
+    if (this.input_.value.length == 0) {
+      this.elem_.remove();
+    }
   }
 
   isEditing() {