diff --git a/src/app/shared/components/stepper/stepper.component.html b/src/app/shared/components/stepper/stepper.component.html
index 81f2490..2aee8c7 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/components/stepper/stepper.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/components/stepper/stepper.component.html
@@ -16,18 +16,12 @@
         }
 
         <!-- Circle indicator -->
-        <button
+        <div
           class="stepper-header__circle"
           [attr.aria-label]="step.label()"
-          [disabled]="currentStepIndex() <= i"
+          [class.is-clickable]="currentStepIndex() > i"
           (click)="goToStep(i)"
-        >
-          @if (currentStepIndex() > i) {
-            <i class="fa-solid fa-check"></i>
-          } @else {
-            <span>{{ i + 1 }}</span>
-          }
-        </button>
+        ></div>
 
         <!-- Label -->
         <span class="stepper-header__label">{{ step.label() }}</span>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/components/stepper/stepper.component.scss b/src/app/shared/components/stepper/stepper.component.scss
index d0f5ddb..724add7 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/components/stepper/stepper.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/shared/components/stepper/stepper.component.scss
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
 
   &__line {
     position: absolute;
-    top: 19px; // center of the 40px circle
+    top: 5px; // center of the 10px dot
     right: 50%;
     left: -50%;
     height: 2px;
-    background-color: var(--bs-gray-300);
+    background-color: #d9d9d9;
     transition: background-color 0.35s ease;
     z-index: 0;
 
@@ -39,36 +39,26 @@
   &__circle {
     position: relative;
     z-index: 1;
-    width: 40px;
-    height: 40px;
+    width: 10px;
+    height: 10px;
     border-radius: 50%;
-    border: 2px solid var(--bs-gray-300);
-    background-color: var(--bs-gray-100);
-    color: var(--bs-gray-500);
-    font-weight: 700;
-    font-size: 0.875rem;
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-    justify-content: center;
+    background-color: #d9d9d9; // default: inactive future
+    border: none;
     cursor: default;
-    transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
-    outline: none;
+    transition: background-color 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
+    padding: 0;
 
-    &:not(:disabled) {
+    &.is-clickable {
       cursor: pointer;
-
-      &:hover {
-        border-color: var(--bs-primary);
-        color: var(--bs-primary);
-      }
     }
   }
 
   &__label {
-    margin-top: 8px;
-    font-size: 0.8125rem;
-    font-weight: 500;
-    color: var(--bs-gray-500);
+    margin-top: 10px;
+    font-size: 15px;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    color: #d9d9d9; // default: inactive future
     text-align: center;
     transition: color 0.3s ease;
     max-width: 120px;
@@ -77,35 +67,28 @@
 
   // Active step
   &__item.is-active {
+    .stepper-header__circle {
+      background-color: #666666;
+    }
+
+    .stepper-header__label {
+      color: #666666;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Completed past step
+  &__item.is-completed {
     .stepper-header__circle {
       background-color: var(--bs-primary);
-      border-color: var(--bs-primary);
-      color: white;
-      box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb), 0.35);
     }
 
     .stepper-header__label {
       color: var(--bs-primary);
-      font-weight: 600;
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Completed step
-  &__item.is-completed {
-    .stepper-header__circle {
-      background-color: var(--bs-primary);
-      border-color: var(--bs-primary);
-      color: white;
-    }
-
-    .stepper-header__label {
-      color: var(--bs-body-color);
     }
   }
 }
 
 /* ─── Body (content area) ─── */
 .stepper-body {
-  // Hide all step wrappers visually — step.component.html
-  // controls visibility with *ngIf on the inner content
+  // step.component.html controls visibility via @if (isActive())
 }