diff --git a/app/src/main/java/pl/szczodrzynski/edziennik/utils/html/BetterHtml.kt b/app/src/main/java/pl/szczodrzynski/edziennik/utils/html/BetterHtml.kt
index 1be6264c..2e3bc072 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/pl/szczodrzynski/edziennik/utils/html/BetterHtml.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/pl/szczodrzynski/edziennik/utils/html/BetterHtml.kt
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ object BetterHtml {
         var text = html
             .replace("\\[META:[A-z0-9]+;[0-9-]+]".toRegex(), "")
             .replace("background-color: ?$hexPattern;".toRegex(), "")
+            // treat paragraphs as if they had no margin
+            .replace("<p", "<span")
+            .replace("</p>", "</span><br>")
 
+        // this is used only in Notes and Events
         if (nl2br) {
             text = text.replace("\n", "<br>")
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/pl/szczodrzynski/edziennik/utils/managers/TextStylingManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/pl/szczodrzynski/edziennik/utils/managers/TextStylingManager.kt
index 54cf2b38..7a96c270 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/pl/szczodrzynski/edziennik/utils/managers/TextStylingManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/pl/szczodrzynski/edziennik/utils/managers/TextStylingManager.kt
@@ -200,13 +200,16 @@ class TextStylingManager(private val app: App) {
 
         if (htmlMode == COMPATIBLE) {
             textHtml = textHtml
-                .replace("<br>", "<p>&nbsp;</p>")
+                .substringBeforeLast("</p>")
+                .replace("<p>", "")
+                .replace("</p>", "<br>")
                 .replace("<b>", "<strong>")
                 .replace("</b>", "</strong>")
                 .replace("<i>", "<em>")
                 .replace("</i>", "</em>")
                 .replace("<u>", "<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">")
                 .replace("</u>", "</span>")
+            textHtml = "<p>$textHtml</p>"
         }
 
         return textHtml