diff --git a/packages/app/package.json b/packages/app/package.json
index 2a59b9da..eaf19e7d 100644
--- a/packages/app/package.json
+++ b/packages/app/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     "@snort/system-wasm": "workspace:*",
     "@snort/system-web": "workspace:*",
     "@szhsin/react-menu": "^3.3.1",
-    "@uidotdev/usehooks": "^2.3.1",
     "@void-cat/api": "^1.0.10",
     "classnames": "^2.3.2",
     "debug": "^4.3.4",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/Element/Embed/Mention.tsx b/packages/app/src/Element/Embed/Mention.tsx
index b6c95ac5..51c8961b 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/Element/Embed/Mention.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/Element/Embed/Mention.tsx
@@ -1,25 +1,35 @@
 import { NostrLink, NostrPrefix } from "@snort/system";
 import { useUserProfile } from "@snort/system-react";
-import { useHover } from "@uidotdev/usehooks";
 
 import DisplayName from "@/Element/User/DisplayName";
 import { ProfileCard } from "@/Element/User/ProfileCard";
 import { ProfileLink } from "@/Element/User/ProfileLink";
+import { useCallback, useRef, useState } from "react";
 
 export default function Mention({ link }: { link: NostrLink }) {
-  const [ref, hovering] = useHover<HTMLAnchorElement>();
   const profile = useUserProfile(link.id);
+  const [isHovering, setIsHovering] = useState(false);
+
+  const hoverTimeoutRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null);
+
+  const handleMouseEnter = useCallback(() => {
+    hoverTimeoutRef.current && clearTimeout(hoverTimeoutRef.current);
+    hoverTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(() => setIsHovering(true), 100); // Adjust timeout as needed
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleMouseLeave = useCallback(() => {
+    hoverTimeoutRef.current && clearTimeout(hoverTimeoutRef.current);
+    hoverTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(() => setIsHovering(false), 300); // Adjust timeout as needed
+  }, []);
 
   if (link.type !== NostrPrefix.Profile && link.type !== NostrPrefix.PublicKey) return;
 
   return (
-    <>
+    <span className="highlight" onMouseEnter={handleMouseEnter} onMouseLeave={handleMouseLeave}>
       <ProfileLink pubkey={link.id} link={link} user={profile} onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}>
-        <span ref={ref}>
-          @<DisplayName user={profile} pubkey={link.id} />
-        </span>
+        @<DisplayName user={profile} pubkey={link.id} />
       </ProfileLink>
-      <ProfileCard pubkey={link.id} user={profile} show={hovering} ref={ref} />
-    </>
+      {isHovering && <ProfileCard pubkey={link.id} user={profile} show={true} />}
+    </span>
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/app/src/Element/User/ProfileCard.tsx b/packages/app/src/Element/User/ProfileCard.tsx
index ff033122..e6be79f7 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/Element/User/ProfileCard.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/Element/User/ProfileCard.tsx
@@ -10,28 +10,15 @@ import Text from "@/Element/Text";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import useLogin from "../../Hooks/useLogin";
 
-interface RectElement {
-  getBoundingClientRect(): {
-    left: number;
-    right: number;
-    top: number;
-    bottom: number;
-    width: number;
-    height: number;
-  };
-}
-
 export function ProfileCard({
   pubkey,
   user,
   show,
-  ref,
   delay,
 }: {
   pubkey: string;
   user?: UserMetadata;
   show: boolean;
-  ref: React.RefObject<Element | RectElement>;
   delay?: number;
 }) {
   const [showProfileMenu, setShowProfileMenu] = useState(false);
@@ -56,7 +43,6 @@ export function ProfileCard({
   return (
     <ControlledMenu
       state={showProfileMenu ? "open" : "closed"}
-      anchorRef={ref}
       menuClassName="profile-card"
       onClose={() => setShowProfileMenu(false)}
       align="end">
diff --git a/packages/app/src/Element/User/ProfileImage.tsx b/packages/app/src/Element/User/ProfileImage.tsx
index 309f786f..629de337 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/Element/User/ProfileImage.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/Element/User/ProfileImage.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import "./ProfileImage.css";
 
-import React, { ReactNode } from "react";
+import React, { ReactNode, useCallback, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { HexKey, socialGraphInstance, UserMetadata } from "@snort/system";
 import { useUserProfile } from "@snort/system-react";
-import { useHover } from "@uidotdev/usehooks";
 import classNames from "classnames";
 
 import Avatar from "@/Element/User/Avatar";
@@ -51,7 +50,19 @@ export default function ProfileImage({
   const user = useUserProfile(profile ? "" : pubkey) ?? profile;
   const nip05 = defaultNip ? defaultNip : user?.nip05;
   const followDistance = socialGraphInstance.getFollowDistance(pubkey);
-  const [ref, hovering] = useHover<HTMLDivElement>();
+  const [isHovering, setIsHovering] = useState(false);
+
+  const hoverTimeoutRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null);
+
+  const handleMouseEnter = useCallback(() => {
+    hoverTimeoutRef.current && clearTimeout(hoverTimeoutRef.current);
+    hoverTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(() => setIsHovering(true), 100); // Adjust timeout as needed
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleMouseLeave = useCallback(() => {
+    hoverTimeoutRef.current && clearTimeout(hoverTimeoutRef.current);
+    hoverTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(() => setIsHovering(false), 300); // Adjust timeout as needed
+  }, []);
 
   function handleClick(e: React.MouseEvent) {
     if (link === "") {
@@ -69,7 +80,7 @@ export default function ProfileImage({
     }
     return (
       <>
-        <div className="avatar-wrapper" ref={ref}>
+        <div className="avatar-wrapper" onMouseEnter={handleMouseEnter}>
           <Avatar
             pubkey={pubkey}
             user={user}
@@ -103,8 +114,12 @@ export default function ProfileImage({
   }
 
   function profileCard() {
-    if ((showProfileCard ?? true) && user) {
-      return <ProfileCard pubkey={pubkey} user={user} show={hovering} ref={ref} />;
+    if ((showProfileCard ?? true) && user && isHovering) {
+      return (
+        <div className="absolute shadow-lg z-10">
+          <ProfileCard pubkey={pubkey} user={user} show={true} />
+        </div>
+      );
     }
     return null;
   }
@@ -120,7 +135,7 @@ export default function ProfileImage({
     );
   } else {
     return (
-      <>
+      <div className="relative" onMouseLeave={handleMouseLeave}>
         <ProfileLink
           pubkey={pubkey}
           className={classNames("pfp", className)}
@@ -130,7 +145,7 @@ export default function ProfileImage({
           {inner()}
         </ProfileLink>
         {profileCard()}
-      </>
+      </div>
     );
   }
 }