diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index ce072c8..65737f7 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 {
-    "editor.tabSize": 2
+    "editor.tabSize": 2,
+"files.associations": {
+  "*.css": "postcss"
 }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app.css b/src/app.css
index cbfbb43..735d2df 100644
--- a/src/app.css
+++ b/src/app.css
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@
     @apply dark:text-white;
   }
 
+  /* Footnotes */
+  :global(.footnotes-ol) {
+    list-style-type: decimal !important;
+  }
+
   /* Rendered publication content */
   .publication-leather {
     @apply flex flex-col space-y-4;
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/markdown/advancedMarkdownParser.ts b/src/lib/utils/markdown/advancedMarkdownParser.ts
index 9a29073..656fa73 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/markdown/advancedMarkdownParser.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/markdown/advancedMarkdownParser.ts
@@ -20,16 +20,28 @@ const FOOTNOTE_DEFINITION_REGEX = /^\[\^([^\]]+)\]:\s*(.+)$/gm;
  * Process headings (both styles)
  */
 function processHeadings(content: string): string {
+  // Tailwind classes for each heading level
+  const headingClasses = [
+    'text-4xl font-bold mt-6 mb-4 text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-300', // h1
+    'text-3xl font-bold mt-6 mb-4 text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-300', // h2
+    'text-2xl font-bold mt-6 mb-4 text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-300', // h3
+    'text-xl font-bold mt-6 mb-4 text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-300',  // h4
+    'text-lg font-semibold mt-6 mb-4 text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-300', // h5
+    'text-base font-semibold mt-6 mb-4 text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-300', // h6
+  ];
+
   // Process ATX-style headings (# Heading)
   let processedContent = content.replace(HEADING_REGEX, (_, level, text) => {
-    const headingLevel = level.length;
-    return `<h${headingLevel} class="text-2xl font-bold mt-6 mb-4">${text.trim()}</h${headingLevel}>`;
+    const headingLevel = Math.min(level.length, 6);
+    const classes = headingClasses[headingLevel - 1];
+    return `<h${headingLevel} class="${classes}">${text.trim()}</h${headingLevel}>`;
   });
 
   // Process Setext-style headings (Heading\n====)
   processedContent = processedContent.replace(ALTERNATE_HEADING_REGEX, (_, text, level) => {
     const headingLevel = level[0] === '=' ? 1 : 2;
-    return `<h${headingLevel} class="text-2xl font-bold mt-6 mb-4">${text.trim()}</h${headingLevel}>`;
+    const classes = headingClasses[headingLevel - 1];
+    return `<h${headingLevel} class="${classes}">${text.trim()}</h${headingLevel}>`;
   });
 
   return processedContent;
@@ -148,9 +160,9 @@ function processFootnotes(content: string): string {
       return `<sup><a href="#fn-${id}" id="fnref-${id}-${referenceMap.get(id)!.length}" class="text-primary-600 hover:underline">[${refNum}]</a></sup>`;
     });
 
-    // Add footnotes section if we have any
+    // Only render footnotes section if there are actual definitions and at least one reference
     if (footnotes.size > 0 && referenceOrder.length > 0) {
-      processedContent += '\n\n<h2 class="text-xl font-bold mt-8 mb-4">Footnotes</h2>\n<ol class="list-decimal list-inside footnotes-ol">\n';
+      processedContent += '\n\n<h2 class="text-xl font-bold mt-8 mb-4">Footnotes</h2>\n<ol class="list-decimal list-inside footnotes-ol" style="list-style-type:decimal !important;">\n';
       // Only include each unique footnote once, in order of first reference
       const seen = new Set<string>();
       for (const { id, label } of referenceOrder) {
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/markdown/basicMarkdownParser.ts b/src/lib/utils/markdown/basicMarkdownParser.ts
index 68548ca..377a83d 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/markdown/basicMarkdownParser.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/markdown/basicMarkdownParser.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { processNostrIdentifiers } from '../nostrUtils';
 import * as emoji from 'node-emoji';
+import { nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
 
 // Regular expressions for basic markdown elements
 const BOLD_REGEX = /(\*\*|[*])((?:[^*\n]|\*(?!\*))+)\1/g;
@@ -26,6 +27,67 @@ const VIDEO_URL_REGEX = /https?:\/\/[^\s<]+\.(?:mp4|webm|mov|avi)(?:[^\s<]*)?/i;
 const AUDIO_URL_REGEX = /https?:\/\/[^\s<]+\.(?:mp3|wav|ogg|m4a)(?:[^\s<]*)?/i;
 const YOUTUBE_URL_REGEX = /https?:\/\/(?:www\.)?(?:youtube\.com\/(?:watch\?v=|embed\/)|youtu\.be\/|youtube-nocookie\.com\/embed\/)([a-zA-Z0-9_-]{11})(?:[^\s<]*)?/i;
 
+// Add this helper function near the top:
+function replaceAlexandriaNostrLinks(text: string): string {
+  // Regex for Alexandria/localhost URLs
+  const alexandriaPattern = /^https?:\/\/((next-)?alexandria\.gitcitadel\.(eu|com)|localhost(:\d+)?)/i;
+  // Regex for bech32 Nostr identifiers
+  const bech32Pattern = /(npub|nprofile|note|nevent|naddr)[a-zA-Z0-9]{20,}/;
+  // Regex for 64-char hex
+  const hexPattern = /\b[a-fA-F0-9]{64}\b/;
+
+  // 1. Replace Markdown links ONLY if they match the criteria
+  text = text.replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\((https?:\/\/[^\s)]+)\)/g, (match, _label, url) => {
+    if (alexandriaPattern.test(url)) {
+      // Ignore d-tag URLs
+      if (/[?&]d=/.test(url)) return match;
+      // Convert hexid in URL to nevent if present
+      const hexMatch = url.match(hexPattern);
+      if (hexMatch) {
+        try {
+          const nevent = nip19.neventEncode({ id: hexMatch[0] });
+          return `nostr:${nevent}`;
+        } catch {
+          return match;
+        }
+      }
+      // Or use bech32 if present
+      const bech32Match = url.match(bech32Pattern);
+      if (bech32Match) {
+        return `nostr:${bech32Match[0]}`;
+      }
+    }
+    // For all other links, leave the markdown link untouched
+    return match;
+  });
+
+  // 2. Replace bare Alexandria/localhost URLs only if they contain a Nostr identifier (not d-tag)
+  text = text.replace(/https?:\/\/[^\s)\]]+/g, (url) => {
+    if (alexandriaPattern.test(url)) {
+      // Ignore d-tag URLs
+      if (/[?&]d=/.test(url)) return url;
+      // Convert hexid in URL to nevent if present
+      const hexMatch = url.match(hexPattern);
+      if (hexMatch) {
+        try {
+          const nevent = nip19.neventEncode({ id: hexMatch[0] });
+          return `nostr:${nevent}`;
+        } catch {
+          return url;
+        }
+      }
+      // Or use bech32 if present
+      const bech32Match = url.match(bech32Pattern);
+      if (bech32Match) {
+        return `nostr:${bech32Match[0]}`;
+      }
+    }
+    return url;
+  });
+
+  return text;
+}
+
 // Utility to strip tracking parameters from URLs
 function stripTrackingParams(url: string): string {
   // List of tracking params to remove
@@ -41,8 +103,8 @@ function stripTrackingParams(url: string): string {
           }
         }
       });
-      parsed.search = parsed.searchParams.toString();
-      return parsed.origin + parsed.pathname + (parsed.search ? '?' + parsed.search : '') + (parsed.hash || '');
+      const queryString = parsed.searchParams.toString();
+      return parsed.origin + parsed.pathname + (queryString ? '?' + queryString : '') + (parsed.hash || '');
     } else {
       // Relative URL: parse query string manually
       const [path, queryAndHash = ''] = url.split('?');
@@ -68,6 +130,9 @@ function processBasicFormatting(content: string): string {
   let processedText = content;
   
   try {
+    // Sanitize Alexandria Nostr links before further processing
+    processedText = replaceAlexandriaNostrLinks(processedText);
+
     // Process Markdown images first
     processedText = processedText.replace(MARKDOWN_IMAGE, (match, alt, url) => {
       url = stripTrackingParams(url);
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/markdown/markdownTestfile.md b/src/lib/utils/markdown/markdownTestfile.md
index b7e5dbf..78176fa 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/markdown/markdownTestfile.md
+++ b/src/lib/utils/markdown/markdownTestfile.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ This is a test
 
 It is _only_ a test, for __sure__. I just wanted to see if the markdown renders correctly on the page, even if I use **two asterisks** for bold text, instead of *one asterisk*.[^1]
 
+# H1
+## H2
+### H3
+#### H4
+##### H5
+###### H6
+
 This file is full of ~errors~ opportunities to ~~mess up the formatting~~ check your markdown parser.
 
 npub1l5sga6xg72phsz5422ykujprejwud075ggrr3z2hwyrfgr7eylqstegx9z wrote this. That's the same person as this one with a nostr prefix nostr:npub1l5sga6xg72phsz5422ykujprejwud075ggrr3z2hwyrfgr7eylqstegx9z and nprofile1qydhwumn8ghj7argv4nx7un9wd6zumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcpr3mhxue69uhkx6rjd9ehgurfd3kzumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcqyr7jprhgeregx7q2j4fgjmjgy0xfm34l63pqvwyf2acsd9q0mynuzp4qva3. That is a different person from npub1s3ht77dq4zqnya8vjun5jp3p44pr794ru36d0ltxu65chljw8xjqd975wz.
@@ -92,7 +99,17 @@ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Heart_coraz%C3%B3n.svg
 
 This is an implementation of [Nostr-flavored Markdown](https://github.com/nostrability/nostrability/issues/146) for #gitstuff issue notes.
 
-You can even include `code inline`, like `<div class="leather min-h-full w-full flex flex-col items-center">` or
+You can even turn Alexandria URLs into embedded events, if they have hexids or bech32 addresses:
+http://localhost:4173/publication?id=nevent1qqstjcyerjx4laxlxc70cwzuxf3u9kkzuhdhgtu8pwrzvh7k5d5zdngpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgq3qm3xdppkd0njmrqe2ma8a6ys39zvgp5k8u22mev8xsnqp4nh80srq0ylvuw
+
+But not if they have d-tags:
+http://next-alexandria.gitcitadel.eu/publication?d=relay-test-thecitadel-by-unknown-v-1
+
+And within a Markdown tag: [Markdown link title](http://alexandria.gitcitadel.com/publication?id=84ad65f7a321404f55d97c2208dd3686c41724e6c347d3ee53cfe16f67cdfb7c).
+
+And to localhost: http://localhost:4173/publication?id=c36b54991e459221f444612d88ea94ef5bb4a1b93863ef89b1328996746f6d25
+
+You can even include code inline, like `<div class="leather min-h-full w-full flex flex-col items-center">` or
 
 ```
 in a code block
diff --git a/src/routes/contact/+page.svelte b/src/routes/contact/+page.svelte
index 8ebde60..f71ac31 100644
--- a/src/routes/contact/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/contact/+page.svelte
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
     <form class="space-y-4 mt-6" on:submit|preventDefault={handleSubmit}>
       <div>
         <Label for="subject" class="mb-2">Subject</Label>
-        <Input id="subject" class="w-full" placeholder="Issue subject" bind:value={subject} required autofocus />
+        <Input id="subject" class="w-full bg-white dark:bg-gray-800" placeholder="Issue subject" bind:value={subject} required autofocus />
       </div>
       
       <div class="relative">
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ Also renders nostr identifiers: npubs, nprofiles, nevents, notes, and naddrs. Wi
                   />
                 </div>
               {:else}
-                <div class="absolute inset-0 p-4 prose dark:prose-invert max-w-none bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 prose-content">
+                <div class="absolute inset-0 p-4 max-w-none bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 prose-content markdown-content">
                   {#key content}
                     {#await parseAdvancedMarkdown(content)}
                       <p>Loading preview...</p>