diff --git a/web/main.js b/web/main.js
index 83464e9..d3b6e32 100644
--- a/web/main.js
+++ b/web/main.js
@@ -158,6 +158,18 @@ function makeEmoteImg(name) {
 
 // Plain-text source; images contribute their literal names.
 function editorSource(root = editor) {
+  // A bare contenteditable can leave a single <br> or <div><br></div>
+  // as a placeholder. Treat that as empty source so the user can delete
+  // back to an empty editor.
+  if (root === editor && root.childNodes.length === 1) {
+    const only = root.firstChild;
+    if (only.nodeName === "BR" ||
+        (only.nodeName === "DIV" && only.childNodes.length === 1 &&
+          only.firstChild.nodeName === "BR")) {
+      return "";
+    }
+  }
+
   let src = "";
   for (const node of root.childNodes) {
     if (node.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
@@ -212,6 +224,14 @@ function getCaretOffset() {
   return count;
 }
 
+function sourceOffsetAt(node, offset) {
+  if (node !== editor && !editor.contains(node)) return null;
+  const range = document.createRange();
+  range.setStart(editor, 0);
+  range.setEnd(node, offset);
+  return editorSource(range.cloneContents()).length;
+}
+
 function setCaretOffset(offset) {
   const boundaries = []; // {at, make}
   const walk = (node, base) => {
@@ -619,6 +639,25 @@ editor.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
     return;
   }
 
+  if (e.key === "Enter" && !e.ctrlKey && !e.metaKey) {
+    if (e.isComposing) return; // let IME confirm composition
+    e.preventDefault();
+    const sel = getSelection();
+    if (!sel.rangeCount) return;
+    const range = sel.getRangeAt(0);
+    const start = sourceOffsetAt(range.startContainer, range.startOffset);
+    const end = sourceOffsetAt(range.endContainer, range.endOffset);
+    if (start === null || end === null) return;
+    const src = editorSource(editor);
+    const next = src.slice(0, start) + "\n" + src.slice(end);
+    editor.replaceChildren(buildEditorFragment(next));
+    setCaretOffset(start + 1);
+    renderGutter(next);
+    scheduleUndoCommit();
+    updateAutocomplete();
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (e.key === "Tab") {
     // No popup yet: complete directly when there is exactly one
     // candidate, otherwise open the popup for the word at the caret.