diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Spinner/Spinner.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Spinner/Spinner.tsx
index 0267c34f806..acffc8f4997 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Spinner/Spinner.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Spinner/Spinner.tsx
@@ -4,17 +4,13 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { stylesFactory } from '../../themes';
 import { Icon } from '../Icon/Icon';
 
-const getStyles = stylesFactory((size: number, inline: boolean) => {
-  return {
-    wrapper: css`
-      font-size: ${size}px;
-      ${inline
-        ? css`
-            display: inline-block;
-          `
-        : ''}
-    `,
-  };
+const getStyles = stylesFactory((size: number | string, inline: boolean) => {
+  return css([
+    {
+      fontSize: typeof size === 'string' ? size : `${size}px`,
+    },
+    inline && { display: 'inline-block' },
+  ]);
 });
 
 export type Props = {
@@ -22,7 +18,7 @@ export type Props = {
   style?: React.CSSProperties;
   iconClassName?: string;
   inline?: boolean;
-  size?: number;
+  size?: number | string;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -31,7 +27,7 @@ export type Props = {
 export const Spinner = ({ className, inline = false, iconClassName, style, size = 16 }: Props) => {
   const styles = getStyles(size, inline);
   return (
-    <div data-testid="Spinner" style={style} className={cx(styles.wrapper, className)}>
+    <div data-testid="Spinner" style={style} className={cx(styles, className)}>
       <Icon className={cx('fa-spin', iconClassName)} name="fa fa-spinner" />
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/AccessControl/Permissions.tsx b/public/app/core/components/AccessControl/Permissions.tsx
index e7a01370d97..2a203e0a1f5 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/AccessControl/Permissions.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/AccessControl/Permissions.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { sortBy } from 'lodash';
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 
 import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
+import { Space } from '@grafana/experimental';
 import { config } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { Button, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { SlideDown } from 'app/core/components/Animations/SlideDown';
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ export const Permissions = ({
               $all: false,
             }}
           />
+          <Space v={2} />
         </>
       )}
       {canSetPermissions && (
diff --git a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions/DeleteModal.tsx b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions/DeleteModal.tsx
index 4b43e10bb37..98c52aebf65 100644
--- a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions/DeleteModal.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions/DeleteModal.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import React from 'react';
 
-import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
-import { ConfirmModal, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { Space } from '@grafana/experimental';
+import { ConfirmModal } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { P } from '@grafana/ui/src/unstable';
 
 import { DashboardTreeSelection } from '../../types';
 
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ export interface Props {
 }
 
 export const DeleteModal = ({ onConfirm, onDismiss, selectedItems, ...props }: Props) => {
-  const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
-
   const onDelete = () => {
     onConfirm();
     onDismiss();
@@ -26,10 +24,11 @@ export const DeleteModal = ({ onConfirm, onDismiss, selectedItems, ...props }: P
   return (
     <ConfirmModal
       body={
-        <div className={styles.modalBody}>
-          This action will delete the following content:
+        <>
+          <P>This action will delete the following content:</P>
           <DescendantCount selectedItems={selectedItems} />
-        </div>
+          <Space v={2} />
+        </>
       }
       confirmationText="Delete"
       confirmText="Delete"
@@ -40,9 +39,3 @@ export const DeleteModal = ({ onConfirm, onDismiss, selectedItems, ...props }: P
     />
   );
 };
-
-const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
-  modalBody: css({
-    ...theme.typography.body,
-  }),
-});
diff --git a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions/DescendantCount.tsx b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions/DescendantCount.tsx
index 121e466e6bd..e4f256daa05 100644
--- a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions/DescendantCount.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions/DescendantCount.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import React from 'react';
 
-import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
-import { Alert, Spinner, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { Alert, Spinner, useTheme2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { P } from '@grafana/ui/src/unstable';
 
 import { useGetAffectedItemsQuery } from '../../api/browseDashboardsAPI';
 import { DashboardTreeSelection } from '../../types';
@@ -14,24 +13,17 @@ export interface Props {
 }
 
 export const DescendantCount = ({ selectedItems }: Props) => {
-  const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
+  const theme = useTheme2();
   const { data, isFetching, isLoading, error } = useGetAffectedItemsQuery(selectedItems);
 
   return (
-    <div className={styles.breakdown}>
-      <>
-        {data && buildBreakdownString(data.folder, data.dashboard, data.libraryPanel, data.alertRule)}
-        {(isFetching || isLoading) && <Spinner size={12} />}
-        {error && <Alert severity="error" title="Unable to retrieve descendant information" />}
-      </>
-    </div>
+    <>
+      {data && (
+        <P color="secondary">{buildBreakdownString(data.folder, data.dashboard, data.libraryPanel, data.alertRule)}</P>
+      )}
+
+      {(isFetching || isLoading) && <Spinner size={theme.typography.body.fontSize} />}
+      {error && <Alert severity="error" title="Unable to retrieve descendant information" />}
+    </>
   );
 };
-
-const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
-  breakdown: css({
-    ...theme.typography.bodySmall,
-    color: theme.colors.text.secondary,
-    marginBottom: theme.spacing(2),
-  }),
-});
diff --git a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions/MoveModal.tsx b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions/MoveModal.tsx
index bab0a0a0461..c235b7608a8 100644
--- a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions/MoveModal.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions/MoveModal.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 
+import { Space } from '@grafana/experimental';
 import { Alert, Button, Field, Modal } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { P } from '@grafana/ui/src/unstable';
 import { FolderPicker } from 'app/core/components/Select/FolderPicker';
 
 import { DashboardTreeSelection } from '../../types';
@@ -28,11 +30,17 @@ export const MoveModal = ({ onConfirm, onDismiss, selectedItems, ...props }: Pro
   return (
     <Modal title="Move" onDismiss={onDismiss} {...props}>
       {selectedFolders.length > 0 && <Alert severity="warning" title="Moving this item may change its permissions." />}
-      This action will move the following content:
+
+      <P>This action will move the following content:</P>
+
       <DescendantCount selectedItems={selectedItems} />
+
+      <Space v={3} />
+
       <Field label="Folder name">
         <FolderPicker allowEmpty onChange={({ uid }) => setMoveTarget(uid)} />
       </Field>
+
       <Modal.ButtonRow>
         <Button onClick={onDismiss} variant="secondary" fill="outline">
           Cancel
diff --git a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/DashboardsTree.test.tsx b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/DashboardsTree.test.tsx
index f070bcd26b6..b1ab12c8a70 100644
--- a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/DashboardsTree.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/DashboardsTree.test.tsx
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ describe('browse-dashboards DashboardsTree', () => {
         onAllSelectionChange={noop}
       />
     );
-    expect(screen.queryByText('Empty folder')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('No items')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByText(emptyFolderIndicator.item.kind)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
diff --git a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/DashboardsTree.tsx b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/DashboardsTree.tsx
index 979dfb648b4..72def5b0889 100644
--- a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/DashboardsTree.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/DashboardsTree.tsx
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => {
 
     cell: css({
       padding: theme.spacing(1),
-      whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
-      overflow: 'hidden',
-      textOverflow: 'ellipsis',
+      overflow: 'hidden', // Required so flex children can do text-overflow: ellipsis
+      display: 'flex',
+      alignItems: 'center',
     }),
 
     link: css({
diff --git a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/NameCell.tsx b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/NameCell.tsx
index 5b86405934b..c386bcf12eb 100644
--- a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/NameCell.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/NameCell.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { CellProps } from 'react-table';
 import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { IconButton, Link, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { getSvgSize } from '@grafana/ui/src/components/Icon/utils';
+import { Span, TextModifier } from '@grafana/ui/src/unstable';
 
 import { DashboardsTreeItem } from '../types';
 
@@ -23,7 +24,9 @@ export function NameCell({ row: { original: data }, onFolderClick }: NameCellPro
       <>
         <Indent level={level} />
         <span className={styles.folderButtonSpacer} />
-        <em>Empty folder</em>
+        <em>
+          <TextModifier color="secondary">No items</TextModifier>
+        </em>
       </>
     );
   }
@@ -45,13 +48,15 @@ export function NameCell({ row: { original: data }, onFolderClick }: NameCellPro
         <span className={styles.folderButtonSpacer} />
       )}
 
-      {item.url ? (
-        <Link href={item.url} className={styles.link}>
-          {item.title}
-        </Link>
-      ) : (
-        item.title
-      )}
+      <Span variant="body" truncate>
+        {item.url ? (
+          <Link href={item.url} className={styles.link}>
+            {item.title}
+          </Link>
+        ) : (
+          item.title
+        )}
+      </Span>
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/TypeCell.tsx b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/TypeCell.tsx
index fa280997f2f..d94273c0103 100644
--- a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/TypeCell.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/TypeCell.tsx
@@ -1,45 +1,35 @@
-import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import React from 'react';
 import { CellProps } from 'react-table';
 
-import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
-import { Icon, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { Icon } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { TextModifier } from '@grafana/ui/src/unstable';
 import { getIconForKind } from 'app/features/search/service/utils';
 
 import { DashboardsTreeItem } from '../types';
 
 export function TypeCell({ row: { original: data } }: CellProps<DashboardsTreeItem, unknown>) {
-  const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
   const iconName = getIconForKind(data.item.kind);
 
   switch (data.item.kind) {
     case 'dashboard':
       return (
-        <span className={styles.text}>
+        <TextModifier color="secondary">
           <Icon name={iconName} /> Dashboard
-        </span>
+        </TextModifier>
       );
     case 'folder':
       return (
-        <span className={styles.text}>
+        <TextModifier color="secondary">
           <Icon name={iconName} /> Folder
-        </span>
+        </TextModifier>
       );
     case 'panel':
       return (
-        <span className={styles.text}>
+        <TextModifier color="secondary">
           <Icon name={iconName} /> Panel
-        </span>
+        </TextModifier>
       );
     default:
       return null;
   }
 }
-
-function getStyles(theme: GrafanaTheme2) {
-  return {
-    text: css({
-      color: theme.colors.text.secondary,
-    }),
-  };
-}