diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f984626..903c04b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ The date, storage, rollover, task and undo logic lives in `src/lib/` as plain mo
 ### Managing Tasks
 - **Add a task**: Type in the input field and press Enter
 - **Complete a task**: Click the checkbox next to the task
-- **Delete a task**: Hover over a task and click the delete icon, or press `Delete` with the task focused
+- **Delete a task**: Click the delete icon on the task (it shows on hover, and is always visible on touch), or press `Delete` with the task focused
 - **Undo a delete**: Press `Cmd/Ctrl+Z`. The task returns to where it was
 - **Reorder tasks**: Drag with a mouse, long-press then drag on touch, or focus a task and press `Alt+↑`/`Alt+↓`
 - **Clear input**: Press Escape while the input is focused
diff --git a/src/App.svelte b/src/App.svelte
index 5cda81d..6fbd9c7 100644
--- a/src/App.svelte
+++ b/src/App.svelte
@@ -84,6 +84,19 @@
     darkMode = !darkMode;
   }
 
+  // Svelte's transitions are driven in JavaScript, so the CSS media query in
+  // style.css cannot reach them. Read the same preference here and collapse the
+  // durations. The lift on a dragged card stays: it tracks the pointer rather
+  // than playing at you, and losing it would make dragging harder to follow.
+  const motionQuery = window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)');
+  let reduceMotion = $state(motionQuery.matches);
+
+  const flyIn = (index) =>
+    reduceMotion ? { duration: 0 } : { y: -10, duration: 300, delay: index * 30, easing: cubicOut };
+
+  const flyOut = (index) =>
+    reduceMotion ? { duration: 0 } : { x: 30, opacity: 0, duration: 250, delay: index * 20, easing: cubicOut };
+
   let fileInput;
   let status = $state('');
   let statusIsError = $state(false);
@@ -399,6 +412,10 @@
     }, msUntilNextMidnight(new Date()));
   }
 
+  function handleMotionPreference(event) {
+    reduceMotion = event.matches;
+  }
+
   function handleVisibility() {
     if (document.visibilityState === 'visible') runRollover();
   }
@@ -426,11 +443,13 @@
     scheduleMidnight();
     document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', handleVisibility);
     window.addEventListener('focus', runRollover);
+    motionQuery.addEventListener('change', handleMotionPreference);
 
     return () => {
       clearTimeout(midnightTimer);
       document.removeEventListener('visibilitychange', handleVisibility);
       window.removeEventListener('focus', runRollover);
+      motionQuery.removeEventListener('change', handleMotionPreference);
     };
   });
 </script>
@@ -518,7 +537,7 @@
       <div class="task-list">
         {#key selectedKey}
           {#if tasks.length === 0}
-            <div class="empty-state" transition:fade={{ duration: 200 }}>
+            <div class="empty-state" transition:fade={{ duration: reduceMotion ? 0 : 200 }}>
               <svg class="empty-art" viewBox="0 0 120 120" fill="none" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
                 <g class="empty-art-motes" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round">
                   <path d="M40 34 L40 34" />
@@ -550,9 +569,9 @@
                 class:dragging={task.id === draggedId}
                 class:settling={task.id === settlingId}
                 style={rowStyle(task.id)}
-                animate:flip={{ duration: task.id === draggedId ? 0 : 240, easing: cubicOut }}
-                in:fly={{ y: -10, duration: 300, delay: index * 30, easing: cubicOut }}
-                out:fly={{ x: 30, opacity: 0, duration: 250, delay: index * 20, easing: cubicOut }}
+                animate:flip={{ duration: (reduceMotion || task.id === draggedId) ? 0 : 240, easing: cubicOut }}
+                in:fly={flyIn(index)}
+                out:fly={flyOut(index)}
                 onpointerdown={(e) => handlePointerDown(e, index)}
                 onpointermove={handlePointerMove}
                 onpointerup={handlePointerUp}
diff --git a/src/style.css b/src/style.css
index 32a8270..b9b932a 100644
--- a/src/style.css
+++ b/src/style.css
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
   --text-primary: #1A1A1A;
   --text-secondary: #666666;
   --accent: #607afb;
+  /* Darker sibling of --accent for text. The brand blue reads 3.54:1 on the
+     light background, under the 4.5:1 needed for body-sized text. */
+  --accent-text: #4C5FD5;
   --border: #E0E0E0;
   --hover: #F5F5F5;
   --completed-bg: #EEF1FF;
@@ -18,6 +21,7 @@ html.dark {
   --text-primary: #E0E0E0;
   --text-secondary: #999999;
   --accent: #7B93FF;
+  --accent-text: #8FA5FF;
   --border: #333333;
   --hover: #2A2A2A;
   --completed-bg: rgba(96, 122, 251, 0.15);
@@ -177,7 +181,7 @@ body {
 .date-display {
   font-size: 16px;
   font-weight: 500;
-  color: var(--accent);
+  color: var(--accent-text);
 }
 
 .task-input-container {
@@ -261,7 +265,7 @@ body {
 
 .task-item {
   display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
+  align-items: flex-start;
   gap: 16px;
   padding: 16px 20px;
   background-color: var(--bg-surface);
@@ -321,7 +325,6 @@ html.dark .task-item.dragging {
 
 .task-item.completed {
   background-color: var(--completed-bg);
-  opacity: 0.8;
 }
 
 .checkbox {
@@ -365,6 +368,9 @@ html.dark .task-item.dragging {
 .task-text {
   flex: 1;
   font-size: 16px;
+  /* 24px line box, the same height as the checkbox, so the two align on the
+     first line without nudging either. */
+  line-height: 1.5;
   color: var(--text-primary);
   transition: all 300ms ease;
   word-break: break-word;
@@ -379,6 +385,7 @@ html.dark .task-item.dragging {
   width: 32px;
   height: 32px;
   border: none;
+  position: relative;
   background: transparent;
   color: var(--text-secondary);
   cursor: pointer;
@@ -461,11 +468,23 @@ html.dark .task-item.dragging {
 }
 
 /* Decorative only, so respect a reduced-motion preference. */
+/* Svelte's transitions run in JavaScript and never see this query, so
+   App.svelte checks the same preference and zeroes its durations. This half
+   covers everything driven by CSS. */
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
   .empty-art-box,
   .empty-art-motes path {
     animation: none;
   }
+
+  *,
+  *::before,
+  *::after {
+    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
+    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
+    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
+    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
+  }
 }
 
 .empty-state p {
@@ -528,6 +547,47 @@ html.dark .data-status.error {
   color: #ff8a8a;
 }
 
+/* Touch devices.
+ *
+ * The delete button is revealed on hover, which does not exist here. Without
+ * this it stays at zero opacity and a task cannot be deleted on a phone at
+ * all, which is what the README told people to do.
+ *
+ * The rest widens hit areas to the 44px minimum. The overlays are positioned
+ * so nothing moves: the controls keep the size they were drawn at, they are
+ * just easier to hit. Kept behind the media query so a mouse still gets small,
+ * precise targets and the full row stays available to drag. */
+@media (hover: none) {
+  .delete-btn {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+
+@media (pointer: coarse) {
+  .checkbox::after,
+  .delete-btn::after {
+    content: '';
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 50%;
+    left: 50%;
+    width: 44px;
+    height: 44px;
+    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+  }
+
+  .today-btn,
+  .theme-toggle {
+    height: 44px;
+  }
+
+  .clear-completed,
+  .data-link {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    min-height: 44px;
+  }
+}
+
 .visually-hidden {
   position: absolute;
   width: 1px;