diff --git a/nginx/vue/src/components/Navbar.vue b/nginx/vue/src/components/Navbar.vue
index 5582d25..0c07905 100644
--- a/nginx/vue/src/components/Navbar.vue
+++ b/nginx/vue/src/components/Navbar.vue
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const faces_string = faces.join("      ");
         <RouterLink class="bdr-2 bg-bg_primary" to="/" v-if="!inHome">
             <a>HOME</a>
         </RouterLink>
-        <RouterLink class="bdr-2 bg-bg_primary" v-if="parentPath" :to="parentPath">
+        <RouterLink class="bdr-2 bg-bg_primary" v-if="parentPath && !route.path.startsWith('/notes/')" :to="parentPath">
             <a>UP</a>
         </RouterLink>
         <Headline class="border flex-1 max-w-full">
diff --git a/nginx/vue/src/views/Notes.vue b/nginx/vue/src/views/Notes.vue
index cf64fa0..4a49167 100644
--- a/nginx/vue/src/views/Notes.vue
+++ b/nginx/vue/src/views/Notes.vue
@@ -58,18 +58,161 @@ function fixLinks(filedata) {
 onMounted(fetchFile);
 </script>
 
+<style>
+/* ── Obsidian-style note container ───────────────────────────────────── */
+.obsidian-note {
+    position: relative;
+    width: min(720px, 100%);
+    min-height: 60vh;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+    background-color: var(--bg_primary);
+    border: 1px solid var(--quaternary);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--quaternary), 4px 4px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+}
+
+/* Ruled-line paper texture on the body area */
+.obsidian-body {
+    display: flex;
+    flex: 1;
+    background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(
+        to bottom,
+        transparent 0px,
+        transparent calc(1.6rem - 1px),
+        var(--quaternary) calc(1.6rem - 1px),
+        var(--quaternary) 1.6rem
+    );
+    background-attachment: local;
+}
+
+/* ── Title bar ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+.obsidian-titlebar {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 2px;
+    padding: 12px 16px 10px;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--quaternary);
+    background-color: var(--bg_secondary);
+}
+
+.obsidian-breadcrumb {
+    font-family: var(--font_heading);
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+    color: var(--primary);
+    opacity: 0.7;
+    text-transform: lowercase;
+}
+
+.obsidian-meta {
+    font-size: 0.7rem;
+    color: var(--tertiary);
+    opacity: 0.8;
+}
+
+/* ── Left gutter (Obsidian fold-indicator column) ────────────────────── */
+.obsidian-gutter {
+    width: 32px;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+    border-right: 1px solid var(--quaternary);
+    background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg_secondary) 60%, transparent);
+}
+
+/* ── Content area ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+.obsidian-content {
+    flex: 1;
+    padding: 24px 32px 40px 24px;
+    line-height: 1.6rem;
+    overflow-wrap: break-word;
+    min-width: 0;
+}
+
+/* Headings sit on the ruled baseline */
+.obsidian-content h1,
+.obsidian-content h2,
+.obsidian-content h3,
+.obsidian-content h4 {
+    line-height: 1.6rem;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+    padding-top: 1.6rem;
+    border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--quaternary);
+}
+
+.obsidian-content h1 {
+    font-size: 1.6rem;
+    line-height: 3.2rem;
+    padding-top: 0;
+}
+
+/* Paragraphs align to grid */
+.obsidian-content p {
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+    line-height: 1.6rem;
+}
+
+/* Code blocks */
+.obsidian-content pre {
+    background-color: var(--bg_secondary);
+    border-left: 3px solid var(--primary);
+    padding: 4px 12px;
+    margin: 0;
+    overflow-x: auto;
+    line-height: 1.6rem;
+}
+
+.obsidian-content pre code {
+    background: none;
+    padding: 0;
+}
+
+.obsidian-content code {
+    background-color: var(--bg_secondary);
+    padding: 0 4px;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+}
+
+/* Blockquotes */
+.obsidian-content blockquote {
+    border-left: 3px solid var(--tertiary);
+    margin: 0;
+    padding-left: 16px;
+    color: var(--tertiary);
+}
+
+/* Links */
+.obsidian-content a {
+    text-decoration: underline;
+    text-decoration-style: dotted;
+}
+
+/* Lists stay on grid */
+.obsidian-content ul,
+.obsidian-content ol {
+    margin: 0;
+    padding-left: 1.5rem;
+}
+
+.obsidian-content li {
+    line-height: 1.6rem;
+}
+</style>
+
 <template>
     <main class="items-center flex flex-col">
         <div class="background halftone" />
-        <div
-            v-if="file"
-            class="a4page-portrait border-primary-1 flex flex-col relative overflow-scroll gap-1 bg-bg_primary"
-        >
-            <h1>{{ filename }}</h1>
-            <small>{{ last_edited }}</small>
-            <Markdown class="flex-1 border-box text-wrap" :source="file" />
+        <div v-if="file" class="obsidian-note">
+            <div class="obsidian-titlebar">
+                <div class="obsidian-breadcrumb">notes / {{ filename }}</div>
+                <small class="obsidian-meta">last edited: {{ last_edited?.toLocaleString() }}</small>
+            </div>
+            <div class="obsidian-body">
+                <div class="obsidian-gutter" aria-hidden="true" />
+                <Markdown class="obsidian-content" :source="file" />
+            </div>
         </div>
 
-        <div v-else>Loading…</div>
+        <div v-else class="text-secondary">Loading…</div>
     </main>
 </template>