diff --git a/templates/collection_modal.templ b/templates/collection_modal.templ
index 43830ea..39fd2c1 100644
--- a/templates/collection_modal.templ
+++ b/templates/collection_modal.templ
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ templ CollectionModal(collection CollectionData) {
 							class="input mb-2"
 							placeholder="Search or type emoji..."
 							maxlength="4"
-							oninput="filterIcons(this.value)"
-							onfocus="showAllIcons()"
+						@input="filterIcons($event.target.value)"
+						@focus="showAllIcons()"
 						/>
 						<input type="hidden" name="icon" id="collection-icon" value={ collection.Icon }/>
 						<div
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ templ CollectionModal(collection CollectionData) {
 					<div class="mb-6">
 						<label class="block text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide mb-2" style="color: var(--text-secondary)">Color</label>
 						<div class="flex gap-2">
-							<button type="button" @click="selectColor('blue')" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-blue-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-blue-400" aria-label="Blue"></button>
-							<button type="button" @click="selectColor('red')" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-red-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-red-400" aria-label="Red"></button>
-							<button type="button" @click="selectColor('yellow')" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-yellow-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-yellow-400" aria-label="Yellow"></button>
-							<button type="button" @click="selectColor('green')" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-green-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-green-400" aria-label="Green"></button>
-							<button type="button" @click="selectColor('purple')" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-purple-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-purple-400" aria-label="Purple"></button>
+							<button type="button" @click="selectColor('blue')" data-color="blue" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-blue-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-blue-400" aria-label="Blue"></button>
+							<button type="button" @click="selectColor('red')" data-color="red" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-red-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-red-400" aria-label="Red"></button>
+							<button type="button" @click="selectColor('yellow')" data-color="yellow" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-yellow-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-yellow-400" aria-label="Yellow"></button>
+							<button type="button" @click="selectColor('green')" data-color="green" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-green-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-green-400" aria-label="Green"></button>
+							<button type="button" @click="selectColor('purple')" data-color="purple" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-purple-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-purple-400" aria-label="Purple"></button>
 						</div>
 						<input type="hidden" name="color" id="collection-color" value={ collection.Color }/>
 					</div>
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ templ CollectionModal(collection CollectionData) {
 							class="input mb-2"
 							placeholder="Search or type emoji..."
 							maxlength="4"
-							oninput="filterIcons(this.value)"
-							onfocus="showAllIcons()"
+						@input="filterIcons($event.target.value)"
+						@focus="showAllIcons()"
 						/>
 						<input type="hidden" name="icon" id="collection-icon" value={ collection.Icon }/>
 						<div
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ templ CollectionModal(collection CollectionData) {
 					<div class="mb-6">
 						<label class="block text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide mb-2" style="color: var(--text-secondary)">Color</label>
 						<div class="flex gap-2">
-							<button type="button" @click="selectColor('blue')" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-blue-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-blue-400" aria-label="Blue"></button>
-							<button type="button" @click="selectColor('red')" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-red-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-red-400" aria-label="Red"></button>
-							<button type="button" @click="selectColor('yellow')" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-yellow-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-yellow-400" aria-label="Yellow"></button>
-							<button type="button" @click="selectColor('green')" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-green-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-green-400" aria-label="Green"></button>
-							<button type="button" @click="selectColor('purple')" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-purple-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-purple-400" aria-label="Purple"></button>
+							<button type="button" @click="selectColor('blue')" data-color="blue" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-blue-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-blue-400" aria-label="Blue"></button>
+							<button type="button" @click="selectColor('red')" data-color="red" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-red-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-red-400" aria-label="Red"></button>
+							<button type="button" @click="selectColor('yellow')" data-color="yellow" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-yellow-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-yellow-400" aria-label="Yellow"></button>
+							<button type="button" @click="selectColor('green')" data-color="green" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-green-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-green-400" aria-label="Green"></button>
+							<button type="button" @click="selectColor('purple')" data-color="purple" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-purple-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-purple-400" aria-label="Purple"></button>
 						</div>
 						<input type="hidden" name="color" id="collection-color" value="blue"/>
 					</div>
diff --git a/templates/collection_modal_templ.go b/templates/collection_modal_templ.go
index d347c51..3a360b7 100644
--- a/templates/collection_modal_templ.go
+++ b/templates/collection_modal_templ.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func CollectionModal(collection CollectionData) templ.Component {
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
-			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 11, "</textarea></div><div class=\"mb-4\"><label class=\"block text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide mb-2\" style=\"color: var(--text-secondary)\">Icon</label> <input type=\"text\" id=\"icon-search\" class=\"input mb-2\" placeholder=\"Search or type emoji...\" maxlength=\"4\" oninput=\"filterIcons(this.value)\" onfocus=\"showAllIcons()\"> <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"icon\" id=\"collection-icon\" value=\"")
+			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 11, "</textarea></div><div class=\"mb-4\"><label class=\"block text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide mb-2\" style=\"color: var(--text-secondary)\">Icon</label> <input type=\"text\" id=\"icon-search\" class=\"input mb-2\" placeholder=\"Search or type emoji...\" maxlength=\"4\" @input=\"filterIcons($event.target.value)\" @focus=\"showAllIcons()\"> <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"icon\" id=\"collection-icon\" value=\"")
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func CollectionModal(collection CollectionData) templ.Component {
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
-			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 12, "\"><div id=\"icon-grid\" class=\"grid grid-cols-8 gap-1 max-h-32 overflow-y-auto p-2 rounded-lg border\" style=\"background-color: var(--bg-primary); border-color: var(--border);\"></div></div><div class=\"mb-6\"><label class=\"block text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide mb-2\" style=\"color: var(--text-secondary)\">Color</label><div class=\"flex gap-2\"><button type=\"button\" @click=\"selectColor('blue')\" class=\"w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-blue-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-blue-400\" aria-label=\"Blue\"></button> <button type=\"button\" @click=\"selectColor('red')\" class=\"w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-red-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-red-400\" aria-label=\"Red\"></button> <button type=\"button\" @click=\"selectColor('yellow')\" class=\"w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-yellow-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-yellow-400\" aria-label=\"Yellow\"></button> <button type=\"button\" @click=\"selectColor('green')\" class=\"w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-green-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-green-400\" aria-label=\"Green\"></button> <button type=\"button\" @click=\"selectColor('purple')\" class=\"w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-purple-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-purple-400\" aria-label=\"Purple\"></button></div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"color\" id=\"collection-color\" value=\"")
+			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 12, "\"><div id=\"icon-grid\" class=\"grid grid-cols-8 gap-1 max-h-32 overflow-y-auto p-2 rounded-lg border\" style=\"background-color: var(--bg-primary); border-color: var(--border);\"></div></div><div class=\"mb-6\"><label class=\"block text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide mb-2\" style=\"color: var(--text-secondary)\">Color</label><div class=\"flex gap-2\"><button type=\"button\" @click=\"selectColor('blue')\" data-color=\"blue\" class=\"w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-blue-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-blue-400\" aria-label=\"Blue\"></button> <button type=\"button\" @click=\"selectColor('red')\" data-color=\"red\" class=\"w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-red-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-red-400\" aria-label=\"Red\"></button> <button type=\"button\" @click=\"selectColor('yellow')\" data-color=\"yellow\" class=\"w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-yellow-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-yellow-400\" aria-label=\"Yellow\"></button> <button type=\"button\" @click=\"selectColor('green')\" data-color=\"green\" class=\"w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-green-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-green-400\" aria-label=\"Green\"></button> <button type=\"button\" @click=\"selectColor('purple')\" data-color=\"purple\" class=\"w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-purple-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-purple-400\" aria-label=\"Purple\"></button></div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"color\" id=\"collection-color\" value=\"")
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func CollectionModal(collection CollectionData) templ.Component {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
 		} else {
-			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 14, "<form hx-post=\"/api/collections\" hx-redirect=\"/collections\"><div class=\"mb-4\"><label class=\"block text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide mb-2\" style=\"color: var(--text-secondary)\">Name</label> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required class=\"input\" placeholder=\"My Reading List\"></div><div class=\"mb-4\"><label class=\"block text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide mb-2\" style=\"color: var(--text-secondary)\">Description</label> <textarea name=\"description\" class=\"input\" placeholder=\"Optional description\" rows=\"3\"></textarea></div><div class=\"mb-4\"><label class=\"block text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide mb-2\" style=\"color: var(--text-secondary)\">Icon</label> <input type=\"text\" id=\"icon-search\" class=\"input mb-2\" placeholder=\"Search or type emoji...\" maxlength=\"4\" oninput=\"filterIcons(this.value)\" onfocus=\"showAllIcons()\"> <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"icon\" id=\"collection-icon\" value=\"")
+			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 14, "<form hx-post=\"/api/collections\" hx-redirect=\"/collections\"><div class=\"mb-4\"><label class=\"block text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide mb-2\" style=\"color: var(--text-secondary)\">Name</label> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required class=\"input\" placeholder=\"My Reading List\"></div><div class=\"mb-4\"><label class=\"block text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide mb-2\" style=\"color: var(--text-secondary)\">Description</label> <textarea name=\"description\" class=\"input\" placeholder=\"Optional description\" rows=\"3\"></textarea></div><div class=\"mb-4\"><label class=\"block text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide mb-2\" style=\"color: var(--text-secondary)\">Icon</label> <input type=\"text\" id=\"icon-search\" class=\"input mb-2\" placeholder=\"Search or type emoji...\" maxlength=\"4\" @input=\"filterIcons($event.target.value)\" @focus=\"showAllIcons()\"> <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"icon\" id=\"collection-icon\" value=\"")
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func CollectionModal(collection CollectionData) templ.Component {
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
-			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 15, "\"><div id=\"icon-grid\" class=\"grid grid-cols-8 gap-1 max-h-32 overflow-y-auto p-2 rounded-lg border\" style=\"background-color: var(--bg-primary); border-color: var(--border);\"></div></div><div class=\"mb-6\"><label class=\"block text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide mb-2\" style=\"color: var(--text-secondary)\">Color</label><div class=\"flex gap-2\"><button type=\"button\" @click=\"selectColor('blue')\" class=\"w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-blue-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-blue-400\" aria-label=\"Blue\"></button> <button type=\"button\" @click=\"selectColor('red')\" class=\"w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-red-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-red-400\" aria-label=\"Red\"></button> <button type=\"button\" @click=\"selectColor('yellow')\" class=\"w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-yellow-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-yellow-400\" aria-label=\"Yellow\"></button> <button type=\"button\" @click=\"selectColor('green')\" class=\"w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-green-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-green-400\" aria-label=\"Green\"></button> <button type=\"button\" @click=\"selectColor('purple')\" class=\"w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-purple-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-purple-400\" aria-label=\"Purple\"></button></div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"color\" id=\"collection-color\" value=\"blue\"></div><div class=\"flex justify-end space-x-3\"><button type=\"button\" @click=\"closeCollectionModal()\" class=\"btn btn-secondary\">Cancel</button> <button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Create Collection</button></div></form>")
+			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 15, "\"><div id=\"icon-grid\" class=\"grid grid-cols-8 gap-1 max-h-32 overflow-y-auto p-2 rounded-lg border\" style=\"background-color: var(--bg-primary); border-color: var(--border);\"></div></div><div class=\"mb-6\"><label class=\"block text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide mb-2\" style=\"color: var(--text-secondary)\">Color</label><div class=\"flex gap-2\"><button type=\"button\" @click=\"selectColor('blue')\" data-color=\"blue\" class=\"w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-blue-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-blue-400\" aria-label=\"Blue\"></button> <button type=\"button\" @click=\"selectColor('red')\" data-color=\"red\" class=\"w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-red-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-red-400\" aria-label=\"Red\"></button> <button type=\"button\" @click=\"selectColor('yellow')\" data-color=\"yellow\" class=\"w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-yellow-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-yellow-400\" aria-label=\"Yellow\"></button> <button type=\"button\" @click=\"selectColor('green')\" data-color=\"green\" class=\"w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-green-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-green-400\" aria-label=\"Green\"></button> <button type=\"button\" @click=\"selectColor('purple')\" data-color=\"purple\" class=\"w-8 h-8 rounded-full color-option bg-purple-500 hover:ring-2 hover:ring-offset-2 hover:ring-offset-transparent hover:ring-purple-400\" aria-label=\"Purple\"></button></div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"color\" id=\"collection-color\" value=\"blue\"></div><div class=\"flex justify-end space-x-3\"><button type=\"button\" @click=\"closeCollectionModal()\" class=\"btn btn-secondary\">Cancel</button> <button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Create Collection</button></div></form>")
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
diff --git a/web/src/collections.ts b/web/src/collections.ts
index d9a7c40..12dfecf 100644
--- a/web/src/collections.ts
+++ b/web/src/collections.ts
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ function selectColor(color: string): void {
     (btn as HTMLElement).style.outlineOffset = "0";
   });
   const selectedBtn = document.querySelector(
-    `.color-option[onclick="selectColor('${color}')"]`,
+    `.color-option[data-color="${color}"]`,
   ) as HTMLElement;
   if (selectedBtn) {
     selectedBtn.style.outline = "3px solid var(--text-primary)";
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ function setupHTMXModalInit(): void {
     const target = evt.detail.target;
     if (target && target.id === "modal-container") {
       populateIconGrid();
+      initColorSelection();
       Alpine.initTree(target);
     }
     if (target && target.id === "book-picker-grid") {
@@ -473,8 +474,9 @@ function populateIconGrid(): void {
     button.type = "button";
     button.className = "icon-btn text-2xl p-1 hover:bg-opacity-80 rounded";
     button.textContent = emoji;
-    button.setAttribute("onclick", `selectIcon('${emoji}')`);
+    button.setAttribute("data-emoji", emoji);
     button.setAttribute("data-keywords", keywords.join(","));
+    button.addEventListener("click", () => selectIcon(emoji));
     iconGrid.appendChild(button);
   });
 }
@@ -496,7 +498,7 @@ function selectIcon(icon: string): void {
   });
 
   const selectedBtn = document.querySelector(
-    `.icon-btn[onclick="selectIcon('${icon}')"]`,
+    `.icon-btn[data-emoji="${icon}"]`,
   ) as HTMLElement;
   if (selectedBtn) {
     selectedBtn.style.outline = "2px solid var(--text-primary)";