diff --git a/crates/heph-tui/src/ui.rs b/crates/heph-tui/src/ui.rs
index 09dd1c8..18c6027 100644
--- a/crates/heph-tui/src/ui.rs
+++ b/crates/heph-tui/src/ui.rs
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ fn render_tasks<B: Backend>(frame: &mut Frame, app: &App<B>, area: Rect) {
                 // Pad the title so the right side (↻ + date chip) aligns right.
                 let chip_w = chip.len();
                 let recur_w = if recur { 2 } else { 0 }; // "↻ "
-                let fixed = 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1; // cursor + flag + bullet + space + trailing space
+                let fixed = 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1; // cursor + flag + gap + bullet + space + trailing space
                 let avail = width.saturating_sub(fixed + recur_w + chip_w);
                 let mut title: String = t.title.chars().take(avail).collect();
                 let pad = avail.saturating_sub(title.chars().count());
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ fn render_tasks<B: Backend>(frame: &mut Frame, app: &App<B>, area: Rect) {
                 let mut header = vec![
                     Span::styled(cursor, Style::default().fg(Color::Cyan)),
                     Span::styled(flag, flag_st),
+                    Span::raw(" "),
                     Span::styled("●", bullet_st),
                     Span::raw(" "),
                     Span::styled(title, title_style),