diff --git a/pkg/richtext/main_test.go b/pkg/richtext/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c7dd8a3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/richtext/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// Vikunja is a to-do list application to facilitate your life.
+// Copyright 2018-present Vikunja and contributors. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package richtext
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/db"
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/log"
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/user"
+)
+
+// TestMain bootstraps a test DB with user fixtures so the mention-resolution
+// tests can look up real users. The pure converter tests don't touch the DB.
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	log.InitLogger()
+
+	x, err := db.CreateTestEngine()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if err := x.Sync2(user.GetTables()...); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if err := db.InitTestFixtures("users"); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	os.Exit(m.Run())
+}
diff --git a/pkg/richtext/markdowntohtml.go b/pkg/richtext/markdowntohtml.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2617de4ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/richtext/markdowntohtml.go
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// Vikunja is a to-do list application to facilitate your life.
+// Copyright 2018-present Vikunja and contributors. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package richtext
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/yuin/goldmark"
+	"github.com/yuin/goldmark/extension"
+	"xorm.io/xorm"
+)
+
+// markdownConverter renders GFM but never enables html.WithUnsafe() — raw HTML in
+// the markdown stays inert, so the only active markup is what goldmark emits. This
+// is what stops user-supplied markdown from smuggling in scripts.
+var markdownConverter = goldmark.New(
+	goldmark.WithExtensions(extension.GFM),
+)
+
+// MarkdownToHTML converts GFM Markdown to canonical rich-text HTML, rewriting task
+// lists into TipTap's <ul data-type="taskList"> form. Mentions are left as literal
+// "@username" — see MarkdownToHTMLWithMentions to resolve them.
+func MarkdownToHTML(md string) (string, error) {
+	return markdownToHTML(md, nil)
+}
+
+// MarkdownToHTMLWithMentions is MarkdownToHTML plus mention resolution: "@username"
+// matching an existing user becomes a <mention-user> tag. Needs a session.
+func MarkdownToHTMLWithMentions(s *xorm.Session, md string) (string, error) {
+	return markdownToHTML(md, s)
+}
+
+func markdownToHTML(md string, s *xorm.Session) (string, error) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if err := markdownConverter.Convert([]byte(md), &buf); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("converting markdown to html: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	nodes, err := parseHTMLFragment(buf.Bytes())
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	for _, n := range nodes {
+		convertTaskListItems(n)
+	}
+
+	if s != nil {
+		if err := rebuildMentions(s, nodes); err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
+
+	out, err := renderHTMLNodes(nodes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return strings.TrimSpace(out), nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/richtext/markdowntohtml_test.go b/pkg/richtext/markdowntohtml_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76135ca79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/richtext/markdowntohtml_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+// Vikunja is a to-do list application to facilitate your life.
+// Copyright 2018-present Vikunja and contributors. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package richtext
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestMarkdownToHTML(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		md   string
+		want string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "heading and bold",
+			md:   "# Title\n\nsome **bold** text",
+			want: "<h1>Title</h1>\n<p>some <strong>bold</strong> text</p>",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "link",
+			md:   "see [the site](https://vikunja.io)",
+			want: `<p>see <a href="https://vikunja.io">the site</a></p>`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "task list becomes tiptap dom",
+			md:   "- [x] done\n- [ ] todo",
+			want: "<ul data-type=\"taskList\">\n<li data-type=\"taskItem\" data-checked=\"true\"><p>done</p></li>\n<li data-type=\"taskItem\" data-checked=\"false\"><p>todo</p></li>\n</ul>",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "nested task list",
+			md:   "- [ ] parent\n  - [x] child",
+			want: "<ul data-type=\"taskList\">\n<li data-type=\"taskItem\" data-checked=\"false\"><p>parent</p><ul data-type=\"taskList\">\n<li data-type=\"taskItem\" data-checked=\"true\"><p>child</p></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "task list keeps inline formatting",
+			md:   "- [x] task with **bold** and a [link](https://x.io)",
+			want: "<ul data-type=\"taskList\">\n<li data-type=\"taskItem\" data-checked=\"true\"><p>task with <strong>bold</strong> and a <a href=\"https://x.io\">link</a></p></li>\n</ul>",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "plain list is not a task list",
+			md:   "- one\n- two",
+			want: "<ul>\n<li>one</li>\n<li>two</li>\n</ul>",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "pipe table",
+			md:   "| a | b |\n|---|---|\n| 1 | 2 |",
+			want: "<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>a</th>\n<th>b</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1</td>\n<td>2</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "strikethrough",
+			md:   "~~gone~~",
+			want: "<p><del>gone</del></p>",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "empty markdown is empty",
+			md:   "",
+			want: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "whitespace markdown is empty",
+			md:   "   \n  ",
+			want: "",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := MarkdownToHTML(tt.md)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, got)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMarkdownToHTML_NoUnsafe proves goldmark runs without html.WithUnsafe():
+// raw HTML in the markdown must never become active markup.
+func TestMarkdownToHTML_NoUnsafe(t *testing.T) {
+	got, err := MarkdownToHTML("text with <script>alert(1)</script> raw html")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotContains(t, got, "<script>")
+	assert.NotContains(t, got, "</script>")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/richtext/mentions_html.go b/pkg/richtext/mentions_html.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cad5542e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/richtext/mentions_html.go
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+// Vikunja is a to-do list application to facilitate your life.
+// Copyright 2018-present Vikunja and contributors. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package richtext
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
+	"unicode"
+	"unicode/utf8"
+
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/user"
+
+	"golang.org/x/net/html"
+	"xorm.io/xorm"
+)
+
+// mentionTokenRegex matches "@username". The username starts/ends with a word
+// char so trailing prose punctuation ("@jane.") isn't swallowed. RE2 has no
+// look-behind, so the boundary before "@" is checked in code (to reject "a@b").
+var mentionTokenRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`@([\p{L}\p{N}_](?:[\p{L}\p{N}._-]*[\p{L}\p{N}_])?)`)
+
+// rebuildMentions replaces "@username" tokens with <mention-user> tags, resolving
+// against real users in one batched query. Unknown handles and tokens inside
+// code/links are left untouched.
+func rebuildMentions(s *xorm.Session, nodes []*html.Node) error {
+	var textNodes []*html.Node
+	for _, n := range nodes {
+		collectMentionTextNodes(n, false, &textNodes)
+	}
+	if len(textNodes) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	candidates := map[string]struct{}{}
+	for _, tn := range textNodes {
+		for _, name := range findMentionCandidates(tn.Data) {
+			candidates[name] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	}
+	if len(candidates) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	usernames := make([]string, 0, len(candidates))
+	for name := range candidates {
+		usernames = append(usernames, name)
+	}
+
+	usersByID, err := user.GetUsersByUsername(s, usernames, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("looking up mentioned users: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	usersByName := make(map[string]*user.User, len(usersByID))
+	for _, u := range usersByID {
+		usersByName[u.Username] = u
+	}
+	if len(usersByName) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for _, tn := range textNodes {
+		replaceMentionsInTextNode(tn, usersByName)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// collectMentionTextNodes gathers text nodes outside <code>, <pre>, <a> and
+// <mention-user>.
+func collectMentionTextNodes(n *html.Node, inSkip bool, out *[]*html.Node) {
+	if n.Type == html.TextNode {
+		if !inSkip {
+			*out = append(*out, n)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	skip := inSkip
+	if n.Type == html.ElementNode {
+		switch n.Data {
+		case "code", "pre", "a", "mention-user":
+			skip = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	for c := n.FirstChild; c != nil; c = c.NextSibling {
+		collectMentionTextNodes(c, skip, out)
+	}
+}
+
+// findMentionCandidates returns the usernames mentioned in text (word-boundary
+// "@" only).
+func findMentionCandidates(text string) []string {
+	var names []string
+	for _, m := range mentionTokenRegex.FindAllStringSubmatchIndex(text, -1) {
+		if mentionPrecededByWordChar(text, m[0]) {
+			continue
+		}
+		names = append(names, text[m[2]:m[3]])
+	}
+	return names
+}
+
+// replaceMentionsInTextNode splits tn, swapping known @mentions for <mention-user> nodes.
+func replaceMentionsInTextNode(tn *html.Node, users map[string]*user.User) {
+	text := tn.Data
+
+	var newNodes []*html.Node
+	cursor := 0
+	for _, m := range mentionTokenRegex.FindAllStringSubmatchIndex(text, -1) {
+		start, end := m[0], m[1]
+		if mentionPrecededByWordChar(text, start) {
+			continue
+		}
+		u, ok := users[text[m[2]:m[3]]]
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if start > cursor {
+			newNodes = append(newNodes, &html.Node{Type: html.TextNode, Data: text[cursor:start]})
+		}
+		newNodes = append(newNodes, newMentionNode(u))
+		cursor = end
+	}
+
+	if len(newNodes) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	if cursor < len(text) {
+		newNodes = append(newNodes, &html.Node{Type: html.TextNode, Data: text[cursor:]})
+	}
+
+	parent := tn.Parent
+	for _, nn := range newNodes {
+		parent.InsertBefore(nn, tn)
+	}
+	parent.RemoveChild(tn)
+}
+
+// newMentionNode builds <mention-user data-id="username" data-label="Name">@Name</mention-user>.
+// data-id carries the username so extractMentionedUsernames can re-resolve it.
+func newMentionNode(u *user.User) *html.Node {
+	n := &html.Node{
+		Type: html.ElementNode,
+		Data: "mention-user",
+		Attr: []html.Attribute{
+			{Key: "data-id", Val: u.Username},
+			{Key: "data-label", Val: u.GetName()},
+		},
+	}
+	n.AppendChild(&html.Node{Type: html.TextNode, Data: "@" + u.GetName()})
+	return n
+}
+
+// mentionPrecededByWordChar reports whether the rune just before atIndex is a
+// letter, digit or underscore — i.e. the "@" is mid-token (an email), not a mention.
+func mentionPrecededByWordChar(text string, atIndex int) bool {
+	if atIndex == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+	r, _ := utf8.DecodeLastRuneInString(text[:atIndex])
+	return unicode.IsLetter(r) || unicode.IsNumber(r) || r == '_'
+}
diff --git a/pkg/richtext/mentions_html_test.go b/pkg/richtext/mentions_html_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d20aa0d30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/richtext/mentions_html_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+// Vikunja is a to-do list application to facilitate your life.
+// Copyright 2018-present Vikunja and contributors. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package richtext
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/db"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestMarkdownToHTMLWithMentions(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("known mention is rebuilt", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db.LoadAndAssertFixtures(t)
+		s := db.NewSession()
+		defer s.Close()
+
+		got, err := MarkdownToHTMLWithMentions(s, "hi @user1")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, `<p>hi <mention-user data-id="user1" data-label="user1">@user1</mention-user></p>`, got)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("unknown mention stays literal text", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db.LoadAndAssertFixtures(t)
+		s := db.NewSession()
+		defer s.Close()
+
+		got, err := MarkdownToHTMLWithMentions(s, "hi @nosuchuser")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "<p>hi @nosuchuser</p>", got)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("mention next to punctuation", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db.LoadAndAssertFixtures(t)
+		s := db.NewSession()
+		defer s.Close()
+
+		got, err := MarkdownToHTMLWithMentions(s, "cc @user1, please review")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, `<p>cc <mention-user data-id="user1" data-label="user1">@user1</mention-user>, please review</p>`, got)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multiple mentions resolve in one pass", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db.LoadAndAssertFixtures(t)
+		s := db.NewSession()
+		defer s.Close()
+
+		got, err := MarkdownToHTMLWithMentions(s, "ping @user1 and @user2")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, got, `<mention-user data-id="user1" data-label="user1">@user1</mention-user>`)
+		assert.Contains(t, got, `<mention-user data-id="user2" data-label="user2">@user2</mention-user>`)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("email is not a mention", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db.LoadAndAssertFixtures(t)
+		s := db.NewSession()
+		defer s.Close()
+
+		got, err := MarkdownToHTMLWithMentions(s, "reach me at user1@example.com please")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.NotContains(t, got, "mention-user")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("mention inside code span is ignored", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db.LoadAndAssertFixtures(t)
+		s := db.NewSession()
+		defer s.Close()
+
+		got, err := MarkdownToHTMLWithMentions(s, "use `@user1` literally")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.NotContains(t, got, "mention-user")
+		assert.Contains(t, got, "<code>@user1</code>")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("mention inside task list item", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db.LoadAndAssertFixtures(t)
+		s := db.NewSession()
+		defer s.Close()
+
+		got, err := MarkdownToHTMLWithMentions(s, "- [ ] ping @user1")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, got, `data-type="taskItem"`)
+		assert.Contains(t, got, `<mention-user data-id="user1" data-label="user1">@user1</mention-user>`)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("no session leaves mention as text", func(t *testing.T) {
+		got, err := MarkdownToHTML("hi @user1")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "<p>hi @user1</p>", got)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/richtext/tasklist_html.go b/pkg/richtext/tasklist_html.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bcb8f5c65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/richtext/tasklist_html.go
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+// Vikunja is a to-do list application to facilitate your life.
+// Copyright 2018-present Vikunja and contributors. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package richtext
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/JohannesKaufmann/dom"
+	"golang.org/x/net/html"
+	"golang.org/x/net/html/atom"
+)
+
+// parseHTMLFragment parses an HTML fragment in a <body> context (so tables/lists parse).
+func parseHTMLFragment(in []byte) ([]*html.Node, error) {
+	context := &html.Node{Type: html.ElementNode, Data: "body", DataAtom: atom.Body}
+	nodes, err := html.ParseFragment(bytes.NewReader(in), context)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing converted html: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nodes, nil
+}
+
+func renderHTMLNodes(nodes []*html.Node) (string, error) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	for _, n := range nodes {
+		if err := html.Render(&buf, n); err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("rendering converted html: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	return buf.String(), nil
+}
+
+// convertTaskListItems rewrites goldmark's GFM task-list output
+// (<li><input type="checkbox"> text</li>) into the TipTap
+// <ul data-type="taskList"><li data-type="taskItem" data-checked="…"><p>text</p></li>
+// shape the web editor and resetDescriptionChecklist (recurring-task reset) expect.
+func convertTaskListItems(n *html.Node) {
+	for c := n.FirstChild; c != nil; c = c.NextSibling {
+		convertTaskListItems(c)
+	}
+
+	if n.Type != html.ElementNode || n.Data != "li" {
+		return
+	}
+
+	input := leadingCheckbox(n)
+	if input == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	_, checked := dom.GetAttribute(input, "checked")
+	dom.RemoveNode(input)
+
+	setAttribute(n, "data-type", "taskItem")
+	setAttribute(n, "data-checked", boolString(checked))
+	wrapLeadingInlineInParagraph(n)
+
+	if p := n.Parent; p != nil && p.Type == html.ElementNode && (p.Data == "ul" || p.Data == "ol") {
+		setAttribute(p, "data-type", "taskList")
+	}
+}
+
+// leadingCheckbox returns the <input type="checkbox"> at the start of li (after
+// skipping insignificant whitespace), or nil if li isn't a task item.
+func leadingCheckbox(li *html.Node) *html.Node {
+	for c := li.FirstChild; c != nil; c = c.NextSibling {
+		if isWhitespaceText(c) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if c.Type == html.ElementNode && c.Data == "input" && dom.GetAttributeOr(c, "type", "") == "checkbox" {
+			return c
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// wrapLeadingInlineInParagraph moves li's leading inline content (everything up
+// to the first nested list) into a <p>, matching TipTap's taskItem shape.
+func wrapLeadingInlineInParagraph(li *html.Node) {
+	var inline []*html.Node
+	for c := li.FirstChild; c != nil; c = c.NextSibling {
+		if c.Type == html.ElementNode && (c.Data == "ul" || c.Data == "ol") {
+			break
+		}
+		inline = append(inline, c)
+	}
+
+	allWhitespace := true
+	for _, c := range inline {
+		if !isWhitespaceText(c) {
+			allWhitespace = false
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if len(inline) == 0 || allWhitespace {
+		return
+	}
+
+	p := &html.Node{Type: html.ElementNode, Data: "p", DataAtom: atom.P}
+	for _, c := range inline {
+		li.RemoveChild(c)
+		p.AppendChild(c)
+	}
+	li.InsertBefore(p, li.FirstChild)
+	trimEdgeWhitespace(p)
+}
+
+// trimEdgeWhitespace trims leading/trailing whitespace from the first and last
+// text nodes of n so the wrapped paragraph doesn't keep goldmark's "<input> "
+// spacing or trailing newline.
+func trimEdgeWhitespace(n *html.Node) {
+	if first := n.FirstChild; first != nil && first.Type == html.TextNode {
+		first.Data = strings.TrimLeft(first.Data, " \t\n\r")
+	}
+	if last := n.LastChild; last != nil && last.Type == html.TextNode {
+		last.Data = strings.TrimRight(last.Data, " \t\n\r")
+	}
+}
+
+func setAttribute(n *html.Node, key, val string) {
+	for i, a := range n.Attr {
+		if a.Key == key {
+			n.Attr[i].Val = val
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	n.Attr = append(n.Attr, html.Attribute{Key: key, Val: val})
+}
+
+func boolString(b bool) string {
+	if b {
+		return "true"
+	}
+	return "false"
+}
+
+func isWhitespaceText(n *html.Node) bool {
+	return n.Type == html.TextNode && strings.TrimSpace(n.Data) == ""
+}