diff --git a/src/components/Markdown.tsx b/src/components/Markdown.tsx
index cf5635d..25cc903 100644
--- a/src/components/Markdown.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Markdown.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { Components } from "react-markdown";
 import { useMemo } from "react";
 import { useGrimoire } from "@/core/state";
 import { MediaEmbed } from "@/components/nostr/MediaEmbed";
+import remarkGfm from "remark-gfm";
 
 interface MarkdownProps {
   content: string;
@@ -79,15 +80,18 @@ export function Markdown({ content, className = "" }: MarkdownProps) {
         console.log("[Markdown Link]", { href, children });
 
         // Check if it's a relative NIP link (e.g., "./01.md" or "01.md" or "30.md")
-        if (href && (href.endsWith(".md") || href.includes(".md#"))) {
-          console.log("[Markdown] Detected .md link:", href);
+        // Must be relative (not start with http:// or https://)
+        const isRelativeLink =
+          href && !href.startsWith("http://") && !href.startsWith("https://");
+        if (isRelativeLink && (href.endsWith(".md") || href.includes(".md#"))) {
+          console.log("[Markdown] Detected relative .md link:", href);
 
-          // Extract NIP number from various formats (1-3 digits)
-          const nipMatch = href.match(/(\d{1,3})\.md/);
+          // Extract NIP number from various formats (numeric 1-3 digits or hex A0-FF)
+          const nipMatch = href.match(/([0-9A-F]{1,3})\.md/i);
           console.log("[Markdown] Regex match result:", nipMatch);
 
           if (nipMatch) {
-            const nipNumber = nipMatch[1];
+            const nipNumber = nipMatch[1].toUpperCase();
             console.log("[Markdown] Creating NIP link for NIP-" + nipNumber);
 
             return (
@@ -221,7 +225,9 @@ export function Markdown({ content, className = "" }: MarkdownProps) {
 
   return (
     <div className={className}>
-      <ReactMarkdown components={components}>{content}</ReactMarkdown>
+      <ReactMarkdown components={components} remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm]}>
+        {content}
+      </ReactMarkdown>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/nostr/RichText/Text.tsx b/src/components/nostr/RichText/Text.tsx
index 52d23bc..4ff4e91 100644
--- a/src/components/nostr/RichText/Text.tsx
+++ b/src/components/nostr/RichText/Text.tsx
@@ -12,23 +12,26 @@ function hasRTLCharacters(text: string): boolean {
 
 export function Text({ node }: TextNodeProps) {
   const text = node.value;
-  
+
   // If no newlines, render as inline span
   if (!text.includes("\n")) {
     const isRTL = hasRTLCharacters(text);
     return <span dir={isRTL ? "rtl" : "auto"}>{text || "\u00A0"}</span>;
   }
-  
-  // If has newlines, use divs for proper RTL per line
+
+  // If has newlines, use regular inline spans with <br> tags
   const lines = text.split("\n");
   return (
     <>
       {lines.map((line, idx) => {
         const isRTL = hasRTLCharacters(line);
         return (
-          <div key={idx} dir={isRTL ? "rtl" : "auto"}>
-            {line || "\u00A0"}
-          </div>
+          <>
+            {idx > 0 && <br key={`br-${idx}`} />}
+            <span key={idx} dir={isRTL ? "rtl" : "auto"}>
+              {line || "\u00A0"}
+            </span>
+          </>
         );
       })}
     </>
diff --git a/src/main.tsx b/src/main.tsx
index 4549054..79076e3 100644
--- a/src/main.tsx
+++ b/src/main.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { StrictMode } from "react";
 import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
 import { EventStoreProvider } from "applesauce-react/providers";
 import Root from "./root";
@@ -10,9 +9,7 @@ import "react-mosaic-component/react-mosaic-component.css";
 document.documentElement.classList.add("dark");
 
 createRoot(document.getElementById("root")!).render(
-  <StrictMode>
-    <EventStoreProvider eventStore={eventStore}>
-      <Root />
-    </EventStoreProvider>
-  </StrictMode>,
+  <EventStoreProvider eventStore={eventStore}>
+    <Root />
+  </EventStoreProvider>,
 );