diff --git a/src/EditorView.swift b/src/EditorView.swift
index e6c55aa..ca41746 100644
--- a/src/EditorView.swift
+++ b/src/EditorView.swift
@@ -580,19 +580,22 @@ private func highlightMarkdownLine(_ trimmed: String, line: String, lineRange: N
         return true
     }
 
-    if trimmed.hasPrefix("> ") {
+    if trimmed.hasPrefix("> ") || trimmed == ">" {
         textStorage.addAttribute(.foregroundColor, value: palette.overlay2, range: lineRange)
         let indent = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
-        indent.headIndent = 20
-        indent.firstLineHeadIndent = 20
+        indent.headIndent = 24
+        indent.firstLineHeadIndent = 24
         textStorage.addAttribute(.paragraphStyle, value: indent, range: lineRange)
+        let gtRange = (textStorage.string as NSString).range(of: ">", options: [], range: lineRange)
+        if gtRange.location != NSNotFound {
+            textStorage.addAttribute(.foregroundColor, value: palette.overlay0, range: gtRange)
+        }
         return true
     }
 
-    // Horizontal rule
+    // Horizontal rule — layout manager draws the line; mute the source text
     if isHorizontalRule(trimmed) {
-        textStorage.addAttribute(.foregroundColor, value: palette.overlay0, range: lineRange)
-        textStorage.addAttribute(.underlineStyle, value: NSUnderlineStyle.single.rawValue, range: lineRange)
+        textStorage.addAttribute(.foregroundColor, value: palette.surface0, range: lineRange)
         return true
     }