diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b479fc5..e79f8dd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "siteforge",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "2.41.0",
+  "version": "2.42.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/server/config.js b/server/config.js
index 1b1f355..36d879d 100644
--- a/server/config.js
+++ b/server/config.js
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ export const MAX_STUDY_COMMENTS = 10000
 export const MAX_STUDY_COMMENT_LENGTH = 2000
 export const MAX_STUDY_USERS = 5000
 export const MAX_STUDY_ENROLLMENTS_PER_USER = 100
-export const MAX_STUDY_NOTES_PER_USER = 500
-export const MAX_STUDY_NOTE_LENGTH = 12000
+export const MAX_STUDY_NOTES_PER_USER = 3000
+export const MAX_STUDY_NOTE_LENGTH = 200000
 export const EMAIL_CHANGE_TOKEN_TTL_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
 export const EMAIL_VERIFY_TOKEN_TTL_MS = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
 export const PASSWORD_RESET_TOKEN_TTL_MS = 60 * 60 * 1000
diff --git a/server/routes/study-data.js b/server/routes/study-data.js
index 8689d05..1df09e4 100644
--- a/server/routes/study-data.js
+++ b/server/routes/study-data.js
@@ -147,7 +147,11 @@ export function register(app) {
       return
     }
     const rawNote = typeof req.body?.note === 'string' ? req.body.note : ''
-    const note = rawNote.trim().slice(0, MAX_STUDY_NOTE_LENGTH)
+    const note = rawNote.trim()
+    if (note.length > MAX_STUDY_NOTE_LENGTH) {
+      res.status(413).json({ message: 'This lesson\'s notes are too long to save. Please trim some text.' })
+      return
+    }
     const notes = await loadUserNotes(user.id)
 
     if (!note) {
diff --git a/src/App.css b/src/App.css
index 0c4b034..1e7b578 100644
--- a/src/App.css
+++ b/src/App.css
@@ -14157,3 +14157,8 @@ a.sl-pager-link:hover { border-color: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.6); transform: transl
 .start-gospel p { color: #a89a6a; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 auto 1.2rem; max-width: 56ch; }
 .start-gospel .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 0; color: #c9a84c; }
 .header-nav-link { white-space: nowrap; }
+
+.note-card-footer { padding: 0.35rem 0.9rem; font-size: 0.75rem; color: #7a7060; text-align: right; border-top: 1px solid rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.14); }
+.notes-reader-meta { margin: 0.25rem 0 1rem; font-size: 0.82rem; color: #7a7060; }
+.notes-copy-btn { background: none; border: 0; padding: 0; color: #c9a84c; cursor: pointer; font: inherit; text-decoration: underline; }
+.notes-copy-btn:hover { color: #e3c46a; }
diff --git a/src/components/NoteCard.tsx b/src/components/NoteCard.tsx
index 9599492..1342b77 100644
--- a/src/components/NoteCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NoteCard.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ interface NoteCardProps {
 export function NoteCard({ anchorLabel, html, autoSaveMsg, onChange, onClose }: NoteCardProps) {
   const editor = useEditor({
     extensions: [StarterKit],
+    shouldRerenderOnTransaction: true,
     content: html || '<p></p>',
     onUpdate({ editor }) {
       const next = editor.getHTML()
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ export function NoteCard({ anchorLabel, html, autoSaveMsg, onChange, onClose }:
 
   if (!editor) return null
 
+  const wordCount = editor.getText().split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean).length
+
   return (
     <div className="note-card">
       <div className="note-card-header">
@@ -71,6 +74,27 @@ export function NoteCard({ anchorLabel, html, autoSaveMsg, onChange, onClose }:
           aria-label="Numbered list"
           title="Numbered list"
         >1.</button>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          className={`note-tool${editor.isActive('heading', { level: 3 }) ? ' note-tool--active' : ''}`}
+          onMouseDown={e => { e.preventDefault(); editor.chain().focus().toggleHeading({ level: 3 }).run() }}
+          aria-label="Heading"
+          title="Heading"
+        >H</button>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          className={`note-tool${editor.isActive('blockquote') ? ' note-tool--active' : ''}`}
+          onMouseDown={e => { e.preventDefault(); editor.chain().focus().toggleBlockquote().run() }}
+          aria-label="Quote"
+          title="Quote"
+        >❝</button>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          className={`note-tool${editor.isActive('strike') ? ' note-tool--active' : ''}`}
+          onMouseDown={e => { e.preventDefault(); editor.chain().focus().toggleStrike().run() }}
+          aria-label="Strikethrough"
+          title="Strikethrough"
+        ><s>S</s></button>
         <div className="note-tool-divider" />
         <button
           type="button"
@@ -91,6 +115,7 @@ export function NoteCard({ anchorLabel, html, autoSaveMsg, onChange, onClose }:
       </div>
 
       <EditorContent editor={editor} className="note-card-editor" />
+      <div className="note-card-footer">{wordCount.toLocaleString()} {wordCount === 1 ? 'word' : 'words'}</div>
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/studyPages.tsx b/src/studyPages.tsx
index 07daf5f..9fa5d4f 100644
--- a/src/studyPages.tsx
+++ b/src/studyPages.tsx
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ export function StudySignupPage() {
                 <p className="eyebrow">Free Student Account</p>
                 <h2 className="auth-aside-title">Make every lesson your own.</h2>
                 <ul className="auth-benefits">
-                  <li><span aria-hidden="true">📝</span><div><strong>Notes on every lesson</strong><p>Up to 500 notes across all tracks, each holding about 2,000 words.</p></div></li>
+                  <li><span aria-hidden="true">📝</span><div><strong>Notes on every lesson</strong><p>Up to 3,000 lesson notes across all tracks, each holding tens of thousands of words, with rich formatting.</p></div></li>
                   <li><span aria-hidden="true">✅</span><div><strong>Track your progress</strong><p>Pick up exactly where you left off, on any device.</p></div></li>
                   <li><span aria-hidden="true">🔒</span><div><strong>Private to you</strong><p>Your notes are tied to your account. Nobody else can read them.</p></div></li>
                   <li><span aria-hidden="true">⚡</span><div><strong>Free, no ads</strong><p>Just an email and password. You stay signed in for 30 days.</p></div></li>
@@ -2051,10 +2051,12 @@ export function ColossiansStudySectionPage({ content }: Props) {
           headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
           body: JSON.stringify({ note: JSON.stringify(noteMap) }),
         })
+        setNoteMessage('')
         setAutoSaveMsg('Auto-saved.')
         setTimeout(() => setAutoSaveMsg(''), 3000)
-      } catch {
+      } catch (err) {
         noteMapDirtyRef.current = true
+        setNoteMessage(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Unable to save your note.')
       }
     }, 2000)
     return () => clearTimeout(timer)
@@ -2927,6 +2929,21 @@ export function ColossiansStudyNotesPage({ content }: Props) {
               <article className="notes-reader" aria-label="Note">
                 <p className="notes-reader-label">{active.section ? `Lesson ${getLessonNumber(study.sections, active.section.id)}` : 'Saved note'}{active.section?.reference ? ` · ${active.section.reference}` : ''}</p>
                 <h2>{active.section?.title ?? active.sectionId}</h2>
+                <p className="notes-reader-meta">
+                  {noteText(active.note).split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean).length.toLocaleString()} words
+                  {' · '}
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    className="notes-copy-btn"
+                    onClick={() => {
+                      const text = Object.entries(parseNoteMap(active.note))
+                        .filter(([, html]) => html?.trim())
+                        .map(([key, html]) => `${ANCHOR_LABELS[key] ?? key}\n${stripHtml(html)}`)
+                        .join('\n\n')
+                      navigator.clipboard?.writeText(text).then(() => setMessage('Note copied to clipboard.'), () => setMessage('Unable to copy this note.'))
+                    }}
+                  >Copy note</button>
+                </p>
                 {(() => {
                   const anchorMap = parseNoteMap(active.note)
                   const blocks = Object.entries(anchorMap).filter(([, html]) => html?.trim())