diff --git a/src/app.css b/src/app.css
index 79453ec..c0c8817 100644
--- a/src/app.css
+++ b/src/app.css
@@ -102,3 +102,77 @@ body::before {
 .tiptap .selectedCell {
 	background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary) 12%, transparent);
 }
+
+/* Task list styles — shared between TipTap editor and markdown-it preview */
+
+/* TipTap: ul[data-type="taskList"]  |  markdown-it: ul.task-list */
+.tiptap ul[data-type="taskList"],
+.prose ul.task-list {
+	list-style: none;
+	padding-left: 0;
+	margin: 0.25rem 0;
+}
+
+.tiptap ul[data-type="taskList"] li,
+.prose ul.task-list li {
+	display: flex;
+	align-items: center;
+	gap: 0.375rem;
+	margin: 0;
+	padding: 0;
+}
+
+.tiptap ul[data-type="taskList"] li::marker,
+.prose ul.task-list li::marker {
+	content: none;
+}
+
+/* TipTap: checkbox is inside a label */
+.tiptap ul[data-type="taskList"] li label {
+	display: flex;
+	align-items: center;
+	flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+/* Shared checkbox styles */
+.tiptap ul[data-type="taskList"] li label input[type="checkbox"],
+.prose ul.task-list .task-checkbox {
+	cursor: pointer;
+	margin: 0;
+	flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+/* TipTap: text content is in a div>p */
+.tiptap ul[data-type="taskList"] li > div {
+	flex: 1;
+	min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.tiptap ul[data-type="taskList"] li > div p {
+	margin: 0;
+}
+
+/* Checked item styling */
+.tiptap ul[data-type="taskList"] li[data-checked="true"] > div {
+	text-decoration: line-through;
+	color: var(--text-muted);
+}
+
+/* Override prose spacing for task lists */
+.prose ul[data-type="taskList"],
+.prose ul.task-list {
+	padding-left: 0;
+	margin-top: 0.25rem;
+	margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.prose ul[data-type="taskList"] li,
+.prose ul.task-list li {
+	padding-left: 0;
+	margin-top: 0;
+	margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.prose ul.task-list li p {
+	margin: 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/FormattingToolbar.svelte b/src/lib/components/FormattingToolbar.svelte
index 5a0e850..83b4075 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/FormattingToolbar.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/FormattingToolbar.svelte
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 		Heading,
 		List,
 		ListOrdered,
+		ListChecks,
 		TextQuote,
 		CodeXml,
 		Bold,
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@
 	<div class="relative" data-dropdown="list">
 		<button
 			onclick={() => toggleDropdown('list')}
-			class={dropdownBtnClass(isActive('bulletList') || isActive('orderedList'))}
+			class={dropdownBtnClass(isActive('bulletList') || isActive('orderedList') || isActive('taskList'))}
 			title="Lists"
 			data-testid="format-list"
 		>
@@ -247,6 +248,14 @@
 					<ListOrdered size={iconSize} />
 					<span>Ordered list</span>
 				</button>
+				<button
+					onclick={() => { editor?.chain().focus().toggleTaskList().run(); closeDropdowns(); }}
+					class={dropdownItemClass(isActive('taskList'))}
+					data-testid="format-task-list"
+				>
+					<ListChecks size={iconSize} />
+					<span>Task list</span>
+				</button>
 			</div>
 		{/if}
 	</div>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/NoteCard.svelte b/src/lib/components/NoteCard.svelte
index 4cbe25d..d68e21f 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/NoteCard.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/NoteCard.svelte
@@ -237,24 +237,3 @@
 	{/if}
 </article>
 
-<style>
-	article :global(.prose li:has(.task-checkbox)) {
-		list-style: none;
-		display: flex;
-		align-items: flex-start;
-		gap: 0.25rem;
-	}
-
-	article :global(.prose li:has(.task-checkbox))::before {
-		display: none;
-	}
-
-	article :global(.prose li:has(.task-checkbox))::marker {
-		content: none;
-	}
-
-	article :global(.task-checkbox) {
-		margin-top: 0.15rem;
-		flex-shrink: 0;
-	}
-</style>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/TiptapEditor.svelte b/src/lib/components/TiptapEditor.svelte
index de09093..6880f79 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/TiptapEditor.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/TiptapEditor.svelte
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 	import { TableRow } from '@tiptap/extension-table-row';
 	import { TableHeader } from '@tiptap/extension-table-header';
 	import { TableCell } from '@tiptap/extension-table-cell';
+	import TaskList from '@tiptap/extension-task-list';
+	import TaskItem from '@tiptap/extension-task-item';
 	import { Markdown } from 'tiptap-markdown';
 
 	interface Props {
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@
 				TableRow,
 				TableHeader,
 				TableCell,
+					TaskList,
+				TaskItem.configure({ nested: true }),
 				Markdown
 			],
 			content,
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/markdown.ts b/src/lib/utils/markdown.ts
index c3fb92a..ac45382 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/markdown.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/markdown.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ md.core.ruler.after('inline', 'task-lists', (state) => {
 			const token = new state.Token('html_inline', '', 0);
 			token.content = checkbox;
 			tokens[i].children!.unshift(token);
+
+			// Add task-list class to parent <ul> (once)
+			for (let j = i - 1; j >= 0; j--) {
+				if (tokens[j].type === 'bullet_list_open') {
+					const cls = tokens[j].attrGet('class') ?? '';
+					if (!cls.includes('task-list')) {
+						tokens[j].attrJoin('class', 'task-list');
+					}
+					break;
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 });