diff --git a/js/src/ui/IdentityName/identityName.js b/js/src/ui/IdentityName/identityName.js
index f19e2bb2e..85ff34a35 100644
--- a/js/src/ui/IdentityName/identityName.js
+++ b/js/src/ui/IdentityName/identityName.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux';
 
+import ShortenedHash from '../ShortenedHash';
+
 const defaultName = 'UNNAMED';
 
 class IdentityName extends Component {
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ class IdentityName extends Component {
       return null;
     }
 
-    const addressFallback = shorten ? this.formatHash(address) : address;
+    const addressFallback = shorten ? (<ShortenedHash data={ address } />) : address;
     const fallback = unknown ? defaultName : addressFallback;
     const isUuid = hasAccount && account.name === account.uuid;
     const displayName = (name && name.toUpperCase().trim()) ||
@@ -55,14 +57,6 @@ class IdentityName extends Component {
       </span>
     );
   }
-
-  formatHash (hash) {
-    if (!hash || hash.length <= 16) {
-      return hash;
-    }
-
-    return `${hash.substr(2, 6)}...${hash.slice(-6)}`;
-  }
 }
 
 function mapStateToProps (state) {
diff --git a/js/src/ui/ShortenedHash/index.js b/js/src/ui/ShortenedHash/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c9314386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/src/ui/ShortenedHash/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright 2015, 2016 Ethcore (UK) Ltd.
+// This file is part of Parity.
+
+// Parity is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// Parity is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+export default from './shortenedHash';
diff --git a/js/src/ui/ShortenedHash/shortenedHash.css b/js/src/ui/ShortenedHash/shortenedHash.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7184a5fec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/src/ui/ShortenedHash/shortenedHash.css
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/* Copyright 2015, 2016 Ethcore (UK) Ltd.
+/* This file is part of Parity.
+/*
+/* Parity is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+/* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+/* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+/* (at your option) any later version.
+/*
+/* Parity is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+/* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+/* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+/* GNU General Public License for more details.
+/*
+/* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+/* along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+.hash {
+  display: inline-block;
+  word-break: break-all;
+}
diff --git a/js/src/ui/ShortenedHash/shortenedHash.js b/js/src/ui/ShortenedHash/shortenedHash.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3d5c3b14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/src/ui/ShortenedHash/shortenedHash.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Copyright 2015, 2016 Ethcore (UK) Ltd.
+// This file is part of Parity.
+
+// Parity is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// Parity is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react';
+
+import styles from './shortenedHash.css';
+
+export default class ShortenedHash extends Component {
+  static propTypes = {
+    data: PropTypes.string.isRequired
+  }
+
+  render () {
+    const { data } = this.props;
+
+    let shortened = data.toLowerCase();
+    if (shortened.slice(0, 2) === '0x') {
+      shortened = shortened.slice(2);
+    }
+    if (shortened.length > (6 + 6)) {
+      shortened = shortened.slice(0, 6) + '…' + shortened.slice(-6);
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <abbr className={ styles.hash } title={ shortened }>{ shortened }</abbr>
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/js/src/ui/TxHash/txHash.css b/js/src/ui/TxHash/txHash.css
index ef55ee701..c5b54e351 100644
--- a/js/src/ui/TxHash/txHash.css
+++ b/js/src/ui/TxHash/txHash.css
@@ -15,19 +15,12 @@
 /* along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-.details {
-}
-
-.header {
-}
-
 .hash {
   padding-top: 1em;
   word-break: break-all;
 }
 
 .confirm {
-  padding-top: 1em;
   opacity: 0.5;
 }
 
diff --git a/js/src/ui/TxHash/txHash.js b/js/src/ui/TxHash/txHash.js
index 83e5c79f5..81c4e0bf5 100644
--- a/js/src/ui/TxHash/txHash.js
+++ b/js/src/ui/TxHash/txHash.js
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux';
 import { LinearProgress } from 'material-ui';
+
 import { txLink } from '../../3rdparty/etherscan/links';
+import ShortenedHash from '../ShortenedHash';
 
 import styles from './txHash.css';
 
@@ -62,22 +64,23 @@ class TxHash extends Component {
 
   render () {
     const { hash, isTest, summary } = this.props;
-    let header = null;
 
-    if (!summary) {
-      header = (
-        <div className={ styles.header }>
-          The transaction has been posted to the network with a transaction hash of
-        </div>
-      );
+    const link = (
+      <a href={ txLink(hash, isTest) } target='_blank'>
+        <ShortenedHash data={ hash } />
+      </a>
+    );
+
+    let header = (
+      <p>The transaction has been posted to the network, with a hash of { link }.</p>
+    );
+    if (summary) {
+      header = (<p>{ link }</p>);
     }
 
     return (
-      <div className={ styles.details }>
+      <div>
         { header }
-        <div className={ styles.hash }>
-          <a href={ txLink(hash, isTest) } target='_blank'>{ hash }</a>
-        </div>
         { this.renderConfirmations() }
       </div>
     );
@@ -87,17 +90,29 @@ class TxHash extends Component {
     const { maxConfirmations } = this.props;
     const { blockNumber, transaction } = this.state;
 
-    let txBlock = 'Pending';
-    let confirmations = 'No';
-    let value = 0;
-
-    if (transaction && transaction.blockNumber && transaction.blockNumber.gt(0)) {
-      const num = blockNumber.minus(transaction.blockNumber).plus(1);
-      txBlock = `#${transaction.blockNumber.toFormat(0)}`;
-      confirmations = num.toFormat(0);
-      value = num.gt(maxConfirmations) ? maxConfirmations : num.toNumber();
+    if (!(transaction && transaction.blockNumber && transaction.blockNumber.gt(0))) {
+      return (
+        <div className={ styles.confirm }>
+          <LinearProgress
+            className={ styles.progressbar }
+            color='white'
+            mode='indeterminate'
+          />
+          <div className={ styles.progressinfo }>waiting for confirmations</div>
+        </div>
+      );
     }
 
+    const confirmations = blockNumber.minus(transaction.blockNumber).plus(1);
+    const value = Math.min(confirmations.toNumber(), maxConfirmations);
+    let count;
+    if (confirmations.gt(maxConfirmations)) {
+      count = confirmations.toFormat(0);
+    } else {
+      count = confirmations.toFormat(0) + `/${maxConfirmations}`;
+    }
+    const unit = value === 1 ? 'confirmation' : 'confirmations';
+
     return (
       <div className={ styles.confirm }>
         <LinearProgress
@@ -106,9 +121,10 @@ class TxHash extends Component {
           max={ maxConfirmations }
           value={ value }
           color='white'
-          mode='determinate' />
+          mode='determinate'
+        />
         <div className={ styles.progressinfo }>
-          { txBlock } / { confirmations } confirmations
+          <abbr title={ `block #${blockNumber.toFormat(0)}` }>{ count } { unit }</abbr>
         </div>
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/js/src/ui/index.js b/js/src/ui/index.js
index d443d0dbc..6824d9887 100644
--- a/js/src/ui/index.js
+++ b/js/src/ui/index.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import Modal, { Busy as BusyStep, Completed as CompletedStep } from './Modal';
 import muiTheme from './Theme';
 import Page from './Page';
 import ParityBackground from './ParityBackground';
+import ShortenedHash from './ShortenedHash';
 import SignerIcon from './SignerIcon';
 import Tags from './Tags';
 import Tooltips, { Tooltip } from './Tooltips';
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ export {
   Page,
   ParityBackground,
   RadioButtons,
+  ShortenedHash,
   SignerIcon,
   Tags,
   Tooltip,
diff --git a/js/src/views/Account/Transactions/Transaction/transaction.js b/js/src/views/Account/Transactions/Transaction/transaction.js
index d84917d6b..32aa406a8 100644
--- a/js/src/views/Account/Transactions/Transaction/transaction.js
+++ b/js/src/views/Account/Transactions/Transaction/transaction.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react';
 import moment from 'moment';
 
 import { IdentityIcon, IdentityName, MethodDecoding } from '../../../../ui';
+import ShortenedHash from '../../../../ui/ShortenedHash';
 import { txLink, addressLink } from '../../../../3rdparty/etherscan/links';
 
 import styles from '../transactions.css';
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ export default class Transaction extends Component {
             href={ txLink(transaction.hash, isTest) }
             target='_blank'
           >
-            { this.formatHash(transaction.hash) }
+            <ShortenedHash data={ transaction.hash } />
           </a>
         </div>
       </td>
@@ -150,14 +151,6 @@ export default class Transaction extends Component {
     );
   }
 
-  formatHash (hash) {
-    if (!hash || hash.length <= 16) {
-      return hash;
-    }
-
-    return `${hash.substr(2, 6)}...${hash.slice(-6)}`;
-  }
-
   formatNumber (number) {
     return new BigNumber(number).toFormat();
   }
diff --git a/js/src/views/Contract/Events/Event/event.js b/js/src/views/Contract/Events/Event/event.js
index f45975f94..17fd56051 100644
--- a/js/src/views/Contract/Events/Event/event.js
+++ b/js/src/views/Contract/Events/Event/event.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import moment from 'moment';
 import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react';
 
 import { IdentityIcon, IdentityName, Input, InputAddress } from '../../../../ui';
+import ShortenedHash from '../../../../ui/ShortenedHash';
 import { txLink } from '../../../../3rdparty/etherscan/links';
 
 import styles from '../../contract.css';
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ export default class Event extends Component {
           <div className={ styles.eventType }>
             { event.type }({ keys })
           </div>
-          <a href={ url } target='_blank'>{ this.formatHash(event.transactionHash) }</a>
+          <a href={ url } target='_blank'><ShortenedHash data={ event.transactionHash } /></a>
         </td>
         <td className={ styles.eventDetails }>
           <div className={ styles.eventParams }>
@@ -82,14 +83,6 @@ export default class Event extends Component {
     );
   }
 
-  formatHash (hash) {
-    if (!hash || hash.length <= 16) {
-      return hash;
-    }
-
-    return `${hash.substr(2, 6)}...${hash.slice(-6)}`;
-  }
-
   renderAddressName (address, withName = true) {
     return (
       <span className={ styles.eventAddress }>