diff --git a/docs/releases/unreleased.md b/docs/releases/unreleased.md
index c29cde0dd..21617927f 100644
--- a/docs/releases/unreleased.md
+++ b/docs/releases/unreleased.md
@@ -42,3 +42,8 @@ When a change has user-facing documentation, include a canonical tasknotes.dev l
 - (#2147) Added context-menu actions for recording task completion today, on the scheduled date, on the due date, or on a chosen date. The actions can be grouped in a submenu from Appearance settings. See [Completing Tasks](https://tasknotes.dev/features/task-management/#completing-tasks).
   - Rescheduling a recurring task can reactivate affected completed or skipped instances after confirmation. See [Recurring Tasks](https://tasknotes.dev/features/recurring-tasks/).
   - Thanks to @renatomen for the contribution.
+
+## Fixed
+
+- (#2303) Removed the extra space after inline task links on desktop while retaining the task menu on touch devices.
+  - Thanks to @nelsonlove for the fix.
diff --git a/styles/task-inline-widget.css b/styles/task-inline-widget.css
index 261a5dfa7..dbdc4693a 100644
--- a/styles/task-inline-widget.css
+++ b/styles/task-inline-widget.css
@@ -516,3 +516,21 @@
 .tasknotes-plugin .task-inline-preview[draggable="true"]:active {
     cursor: grabbing;
 }
+
+/* =================================================================
+   INLINE LAYOUT: NO TRAILING CONTEXT-MENU BOX
+   ================================================================= */
+
+/*
+ * The context-menu affordance is `opacity: 0` until its card is hovered. That hides
+ * it but keeps its 14px box in layout. In the card layouts it costs nothing, because
+ * it sits at the end of a row of its own and `margin-left: auto` parks it against the
+ * edge. Inline, it leaves 14px of dead space plus the row's gap after every task
+ * link, in the middle of running prose - and `margin-left: auto` does nothing there.
+ *
+ * Removed rather than hidden-on-hover: an invisible target inside a sentence cannot
+ * be aimed for, and the link still has its right-click menu.
+ */
+.tasknotes-plugin .task-card--layout-inline .task-card__context-menu {
+    display: none;
+}