diff -u b/css/src/components/pager.css b/css/src/components/pager.css
--- b/css/src/components/pager.css
+++ b/css/src/components/pager.css
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 .pager__item {
   display: inline-block;
-  margin: 0 0.25rem;
+  margin: 0 calc(var(--space-xs) / 2);
 }
 .pager__item:first-child {
   margin-left: 0;
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@
 .pager__item:last-child {
   margin-right: 0;
 }
-.pager__item--ellipsis {
-  margin: 0;
-}
 .pager__item--action {
   order: 2;
 }
@@ -65,8 +62,8 @@
 .pager__link {
   display: inline-block;
   min-width: var(--pager-size);
-  padding-right: var(--pager-border-width); /* Pager border width, for simplicity. */
-  padding-left: var(--pager-border-width);
+  padding-right: 9px;
+  padding-left: 9px;
   box-sizing: border-box;
   border-radius: var(--space-m); /* Pager size ÷ 2 */
   background: var(--pager-bg); /* Make sure that the text is visible on dark background. */
@@ -79,35 +76,22 @@
   text-decoration: none;
 }
 .pager__link:focus {
-  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.125rem var(--pager-bg), 0 0 0 0.3125rem var(--pager-bg--focus);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--pager-border-width) var(--pager-bg), 0 0 0 0.3125rem var(--pager-bg--focus);
+  outline: 1px dotted transparent;
   position: relative;
 }
 .pager__link:hover {
-  padding-right: 0;
-  padding-left: 0;
-  border: var(--pager-border-width) solid var(--pager-bg--hover);
   background: var(--pager-bg--hover);
-  line-height: calc(var(--pager-size) - (2 * var(--pager-border-width))); /* 1.75rem = 2rem − (2 × 0.125rem) */
 }
 .pager__link--action-link {
-  padding-right: var(--space-xs);
-  padding-left: var(--space-xs);
   border-radius: var(--pager-action-border-radius);
 }
-.pager__link--action-link:hover {
-  padding-right: calc(var(--space-xs) - 0.125rem);
-  padding-left: calc(var(--space-xs) - 0.125rem);
-}
 
 /* Active number link. */
 .pager__link.is-active {
   background: var(--pager-bg--active);
   color: var(--pager-fg--active);
 }
-/* Active number link. */
-.pager__link.is-active:hover {
-  border-color: var(--pager-bg--active);
-}
 
 .pager__icon {
   height: var(--font-size-base);