diff --git a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css
index bdb0c7b..7d7c397 100755
--- a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css
+++ b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css
@@ -94,11 +94,10 @@
 	position: absolute;
 	opacity: 0;
 }
-/* XXX not sure about this yet... */
+/* hide span content but show before/after -- keep bulets and touch zones... */
 .editor .outline [tabindex]>textarea:focus+span {
 	position: absolute;
 	top: 0;
-	margin-top: 0;
 	visibility: hidden;
 }
 .editor .outline [tabindex]>textarea:focus+span:before,
@@ -235,6 +234,14 @@ editor .outline [tabindex]:focus {
 /********************************************************** Styles ***/
 
 /* Headings... */
+.editor .outline .heading-1,
+.editor .outline .heading-2,
+.editor .outline .heading-3,
+.editor .outline .heading-4,
+.editor .outline .heading-5,
+.editor .outline .heading-6 {
+	margin-top: 1rem;
+}
 .editor .outline .heading-1>span,
 .editor .outline .heading-1>textarea,
 .editor .outline .heading-2>span,
@@ -247,7 +254,6 @@ editor .outline [tabindex]:focus {
 .editor .outline .heading-5>textarea,
 .editor .outline .heading-6>span,
 .editor .outline .heading-6>textarea {
-	margin-top: 1rem;
 	font-weight: bold;
 }
 .editor .outline .heading-1>span,
diff --git a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js
index 6ab8f82..a323b1f 100755
--- a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js
+++ b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js
@@ -380,6 +380,9 @@ var Outline = {
 			.replace(/((?:https?:|ftps?:)[^\s]*)(\s*)/g, '<a href="$1">$1</a>$2')
 			// characters...
 			// XXX use ligatures for these???
+			.replace(/(?<!\\)\(i\)/gm, '🛈') 
+			.replace(/(?<!\\)\(c\)/gm, '©') 
+			.replace(/(?<!\\)\/!\\/gm, '⚠') 
 			.replace(/(?<!\\)---(?!-)/gm, '&mdash;') 
 			.replace(/(?<!\\)--(?!-)/gm, '&ndash;') 
 			// quoting...
diff --git a/experiments/outline-editor/index.html b/experiments/outline-editor/index.html
index 8d7e67e..9164a99 100755
--- a/experiments/outline-editor/index.html
+++ b/experiments/outline-editor/index.html
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ var setup = function(){
       - | a | b | c |
         | 1 | 2 | 3 |
         | 11 | 22 | 33 |
+    - Symbols -- should these be ligatures?
+      - (i), (c), /!\, ...
+      - -- and ---
 	- markdown:
       - numbered lists
       - ~tables~