diff --git a/locales/index.d.ts b/locales/index.d.ts
index 826716f7d0..33b63e44c5 100644
--- a/locales/index.d.ts
+++ b/locales/index.d.ts
@@ -13241,6 +13241,10 @@ export interface Locale extends ILocale {
      * Enabled (copy CW and prepend "RE:")
      */
     "keepCwPrependRe": string;
+    /**
+     * Note controls
+     */
+    "noteFooterLabel": string;
 }
 declare const locales: {
     [lang: string]: Locale;
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/MkNote.vue b/packages/frontend/src/components/MkNote.vue
index 34c33270bb..16aed7898e 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/MkNote.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/MkNote.vue
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 					<MkA :to="`/notes/${appearNote.id}/reactions`" :class="[$style.reactionOmitted]">{{ i18n.ts.more }}</MkA>
 				</template>
 			</MkReactionsViewer>
-			<footer :class="$style.footer">
+			<footer :class="$style.footer" class="_gaps _h_gaps" tabindex="0" role="group" :aria-label="i18n.ts.noteFooterLabel">
 				<button :class="$style.footerButton" class="_button" @click.stop @click="reply()">
 					<i class="ti ti-arrow-back-up"></i>
 					<p v-if="appearNote.repliesCount > 0" :class="$style.footerButtonCount">{{ number(appearNote.repliesCount) }}</p>
@@ -913,11 +913,11 @@ function emitUpdReaction(emoji: string, delta: number) {
 	.footer {
 		display: flex;
 		align-items: center;
-		justify-content: space-between;
+		justify-content: flex-start;
 		position: relative;
 		z-index: 1;
 		margin-top: 0.4em;
-		max-width: 400px;
+		overflow-x: auto;
 	}
 
 	&:hover > .article > .main > .footer > .footerButton {
@@ -1203,10 +1203,6 @@ function emitUpdReaction(emoji: string, delta: number) {
 	padding: 8px;
 	opacity: 0.7;
 
-	&:not(:last-child) {
-		margin-right: 1.5em;
-	}
-
 	&:hover {
 		color: var(--MI_THEME-fgHighlighted);
 	}
@@ -1290,25 +1286,7 @@ function emitUpdReaction(emoji: string, delta: number) {
 	}
 }
 
-@container (max-width: 400px) {
-	.root:not(.showActionsOnlyHover) {
-		.footerButton {
-			&:not(:last-child) {
-				margin-right: 0.2em;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 @container (max-width: 350px) {
-	.root:not(.showActionsOnlyHover) {
-		.footerButton {
-			&:not(:last-child) {
-				margin-right: 0.1em;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	.colorBar {
 		top: 6px;
 		left: 6px;
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/MkNoteDetailed.vue b/packages/frontend/src/components/MkNoteDetailed.vue
index b2f237a82e..be0676dc5f 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/MkNoteDetailed.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/MkNoteDetailed.vue
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 			</div>
 			<MkA v-if="appearNote.channel && !inChannel" :class="$style.channel" :to="`/channels/${appearNote.channel.id}`"><i class="ti ti-device-tv"></i> {{ appearNote.channel.name }}</MkA>
 		</div>
-		<footer :class="$style.footer">
+		<footer :class="$style.footer" class="_gaps _h_gaps" tabindex="0" role="group" :aria-label="i18n.ts.noteFooterLabel">
 			<div :class="$style.noteFooterInfo">
 				<div v-if="appearNote.updatedAt">
 					{{ i18n.ts.edited }}: <MkTime :time="appearNote.updatedAt" mode="detail"/>
@@ -886,12 +886,10 @@ function animatedMFM() {
 }
 
 .footer {
-		position: relative;
-		z-index: 1;
-		margin-top: 0.4em;
-		width: max-content;
-		min-width: min-content;
-		max-width: fit-content;
+	position: relative;
+	z-index: 1;
+	margin-top: 0.4em;
+	overflow-x: auto;
 }
 
 .replyTo {
@@ -1083,10 +1081,6 @@ function animatedMFM() {
 	padding: 8px;
 	opacity: 0.7;
 
-	&:not(:last-child) {
-		margin-right: 1.5em;
-	}
-
 	&:hover {
 		color: var(--MI_THEME-fgHighlighted);
 	}
@@ -1169,14 +1163,6 @@ function animatedMFM() {
 	}
 }
 
-@container (max-width: 350px) {
-	.noteFooterButton {
-		&:not(:last-child) {
-			margin-right: 0.1em;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 @container (max-width: 300px) {
 	.root {
 		font-size: 0.825em;
@@ -1186,12 +1172,6 @@ function animatedMFM() {
 		width: 50px;
 		height: 50px;
 	}
-
-	.noteFooterButton {
-		&:not(:last-child) {
-			margin-right: 0.1em;
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 .muted {
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/MkNoteSub.vue b/packages/frontend/src/components/MkNoteSub.vue
index e6c0e83a8e..6b70fddecf 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/MkNoteSub.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/MkNoteSub.vue
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 					<MkSubNoteContent :class="$style.text" :note="note" :translating="translating" :translation="translation" :expandAllCws="props.expandAllCws"/>
 				</div>
 			</div>
-			<footer :class="$style.footer">
+			<footer :class="$style.footer" class="_gaps _h_gaps" tabindex="0" role="group" :aria-label="i18n.ts.noteFooterLabel">
 				<MkReactionsViewer ref="reactionsViewer" :note="note"/>
 				<button class="_button" :class="$style.noteFooterButton" @click="reply()">
 					<i class="ph-arrow-u-up-left ph-bold ph-lg"></i>
@@ -419,12 +419,10 @@ if (props.detail) {
 }
 
 .footer {
-		position: relative;
-		z-index: 1;
-		margin-top: 0.4em;
-		width: max-content;
-		min-width: min-content;
-		max-width: fit-content;
+	position: relative;
+	z-index: 1;
+	margin-top: 0.4em;
+	overflow-x: auto;
 }
 
 .main {
@@ -469,23 +467,11 @@ if (props.detail) {
 	padding-top: 10px;
 	opacity: 0.7;
 
-	&:not(:last-child) {
-		margin-right: 1.5em;
-	}
-
 	&:hover {
 		color: var(--MI_THEME-fgHighlighted);
 	}
 }
 
-@container (max-width: 400px) {
-	.noteFooterButton {
-		&:not(:last-child) {
-			margin-right: 0.7em;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 .noteFooterButtonCount {
 	display: inline;
 	margin: 0 0 0 8px;
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/SkNote.vue b/packages/frontend/src/components/SkNote.vue
index c4580e9156..42b2e2a957 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/SkNote.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/SkNote.vue
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 					<MkA :to="`/notes/${appearNote.id}/reactions`" :class="[$style.reactionOmitted]">{{ i18n.ts.more }}</MkA>
 				</template>
 			</MkReactionsViewer>
-			<footer :class="$style.footer">
+			<footer :class="$style.footer" class="_gaps _h_gaps" tabindex="0" role="group" :aria-label="i18n.ts.noteFooterLabel">
 				<button :class="$style.footerButton" class="_button" @click.stop @click="reply()">
 					<i class="ti ti-arrow-back-up"></i>
 					<p v-if="appearNote.repliesCount > 0" :class="$style.footerButtonCount">{{ number(appearNote.repliesCount) }}</p>
@@ -921,11 +921,11 @@ function emitUpdReaction(emoji: string, delta: number) {
 	.footer {
 		display: flex;
 		align-items: center;
-		justify-content: space-between;
+		justify-content: flex-start;
 		position: relative;
 		z-index: 1;
 		margin-top: 0.4em;
-		max-width: 400px;
+		overflow-x: auto;
 	}
 
 	&:hover > .article > .main > .footer > .footerButton {
@@ -947,10 +947,6 @@ function emitUpdReaction(emoji: string, delta: number) {
 
 		.footerButton {
 			font-size: 90%;
-
-			&:not(:last-child) {
-				margin-right: 0;
-			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1238,10 +1234,6 @@ function emitUpdReaction(emoji: string, delta: number) {
 	padding: 8px;
 	opacity: 0.7;
 
-	&:not(:last-child) {
-		margin-right: 1.5em;
-	}
-
 	&:hover {
 		color: var(--MI_THEME-fgHighlighted);
 	}
@@ -1358,25 +1350,7 @@ function emitUpdReaction(emoji: string, delta: number) {
 	}
 }
 
-@container (max-width: 400px) {
-	.root:not(.showActionsOnlyHover) {
-		.footerButton {
-			&:not(:last-child) {
-				margin-right: 0.2em;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 @container (max-width: 350px) {
-	.root:not(.showActionsOnlyHover) {
-		.footerButton {
-			&:not(:last-child) {
-				margin-right: 0.1em;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	.colorBar {
 		top: 6px;
 		left: 6px;
@@ -1385,16 +1359,6 @@ function emitUpdReaction(emoji: string, delta: number) {
 	}
 }
 
-@container (max-width: 300px) {
-	.root:not(.showActionsOnlyHover) {
-		.footerButton {
-			&:not(:last-child) {
-				margin-right: 0.1em;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 @container (max-width: 250px) {
 	.quoteNote {
 		padding: 12px;
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/SkNoteDetailed.vue b/packages/frontend/src/components/SkNoteDetailed.vue
index 8b495fb873..d57a90628e 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/SkNoteDetailed.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/SkNoteDetailed.vue
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 			</MkA>
 		</div>
 		<MkReactionsViewer v-if="appearNote.reactionAcceptance !== 'likeOnly'" ref="reactionsViewer" style="margin-top: 6px;" :note="appearNote"/>
-		<footer :class="$style.footer">
+		<footer :class="$style.footer" class="_gaps _h_gaps" tabindex="0" role="group" :aria-label="i18n.ts.noteFooterLabel">
 			<button class="_button" :class="$style.noteFooterButton" @click="reply()">
 				<i class="ti ti-arrow-back-up"></i>
 				<p v-if="appearNote.repliesCount > 0" :class="$style.noteFooterButtonCount">{{ number(appearNote.repliesCount) }}</p>
@@ -918,13 +918,13 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
 }
 
 .footer {
-		display: flex;
-		align-items: center;
-		justify-content: space-between;
-		position: relative;
-		z-index: 1;
-		margin-top: 0.4em;
-		max-width: 400px;
+	display: flex;
+	align-items: center;
+	justify-content: flex-start;
+	position: relative;
+	z-index: 1;
+	margin-top: 0.4em;
+	overflow-x: auto;
 }
 
 .replyTo {
@@ -1141,10 +1141,6 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
 	padding: 8px;
 	opacity: 0.7;
 
-	&:not(:last-child) {
-		margin-right: 1.5em;
-	}
-
 	&:hover {
 		color: var(--MI_THEME-fgHighlighted);
 	}
@@ -1234,14 +1230,6 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
 	}
 }
 
-@container (max-width: 350px) {
-	.noteFooterButton {
-		&:not(:last-child) {
-			margin-right: 0.1em;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 @container (max-width: 300px) {
 	.root {
 		font-size: 0.825em;
@@ -1251,12 +1239,6 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
 		width: 50px;
 		height: 50px;
 	}
-
-	.noteFooterButton {
-		&:not(:last-child) {
-			margin-right: 0.1em;
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 .avatar {
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/SkNoteSub.vue b/packages/frontend/src/components/SkNoteSub.vue
index 9fa0c11d48..a520c9744e 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/SkNoteSub.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/SkNoteSub.vue
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 				</div>
 			</div>
 			<MkReactionsViewer ref="reactionsViewer" :note="note"/>
-			<footer :class="$style.footer">
+			<footer :class="$style.footer" class="_gaps _h_gaps" tabindex="0" role="group" :aria-label="i18n.ts.noteFooterLabel">
 				<button class="_button" :class="$style.noteFooterButton" @click="reply()">
 					<i class="ph-arrow-u-up-left ph-bold ph-lg"></i>
 					<p v-if="note.repliesCount > 0" :class="$style.noteFooterButtonCount">{{ note.repliesCount }}</p>
@@ -449,11 +449,11 @@ if (props.detail) {
 .footer {
 	display: flex;
 	align-items: center;
-	justify-content: space-between;
+	justify-content: flex-start;
 	position: relative;
 	z-index: 1;
 	margin-top: 0.4em;
-	max-width: 400px;
+	overflow-x: auto;
 }
 
 .main {
@@ -559,14 +559,6 @@ if (props.detail) {
 	}
 }
 
-@container (max-width: 400px) {
-	.noteFooterButton {
-		&:not(:last-child) {
-			margin-right: 0.7em;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 .noteFooterButtonCount {
 	display: inline;
 	margin: 0 0 0 8px;
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/SkOldNoteWindow.vue b/packages/frontend/src/components/SkOldNoteWindow.vue
index b6dbec81c5..778a776167 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/SkOldNoteWindow.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/SkOldNoteWindow.vue
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 				</div>
 				<MkA v-if="appearNote.channel && !inChannel" :class="$style.channel" :to="`/channels/${appearNote.channel.id}`"><i class="ph-television ph-bold ph-lg"></i> {{ appearNote.channel.name }}</MkA>
 			</div>
-			<footer :class="$style.footer">
+			<footer :class="$style.footer" class="_gaps _h_gaps" tabindex="0" role="group" :aria-label="i18n.ts.noteFooterLabel">
 				<div :class="$style.noteFooterInfo">
 					<MkTime :time="appearNote.createdAt" mode="detail"/>
 				</div>
@@ -163,11 +163,12 @@ const showTicker = (prefer.s.instanceTicker === 'always') || (prefer.s.instanceT
 }
 
 .footer {
-		position: relative;
-		z-index: 1;
-		margin-top: 0.4em;
-		width: max-content;
-		min-width: max-content;
+	position: relative;
+	z-index: 1;
+	margin-top: 0.4em;
+	width: max-content;
+	min-width: max-content;
+	overflow-x: auto;
 }
 
 .note {
@@ -280,23 +281,11 @@ const showTicker = (prefer.s.instanceTicker === 'always') || (prefer.s.instanceT
 	padding: 8px;
 	opacity: 0.7;
 
-	&:not(:last-child) {
-		margin-right: 1.5em;
-	}
-
 	&:hover {
 		color: var(--MI_THEME-fgHighlighted);
 	}
 }
 
-@container (max-width: 350px) {
-	.noteFooterButton {
-		&:not(:last-child) {
-			margin-right: 0.1em;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 @container (max-width: 500px) {
 	.root {
 		font-size: 0.9em;
@@ -323,11 +312,5 @@ const showTicker = (prefer.s.instanceTicker === 'always') || (prefer.s.instanceT
 		width: 50px;
 		height: 50px;
 	}
-
-	.noteFooterButton {
-		&:not(:last-child) {
-			margin-right: 0.1em;
-		}
-	}
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/style.scss b/packages/frontend/src/style.scss
index 7b2638903b..d5abe9166f 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/style.scss
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/style.scss
@@ -428,6 +428,14 @@ rt {
 	gap: var(--MI-margin);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Use with _gaps, _gaps_m, or _gaps_s.
+ * Place the other class *first*!
+ */
+._h_gaps {
+	flex-direction: row;
+}
+
 ._buttons {
 	display: flex;
 	gap: 8px;
diff --git a/sharkey-locales/en-US.yml b/sharkey-locales/en-US.yml
index dafc0e7b7b..8ce2b8f01c 100644
--- a/sharkey-locales/en-US.yml
+++ b/sharkey-locales/en-US.yml
@@ -622,3 +622,5 @@ keepCwDescription: "When replying to a post with a Content Warning, automaticall
 keepCwDisabled: "Disabled (do not copy CWs)"
 keepCwEnabled: "Enabled (copy CWs verbatim)"
 keepCwPrependRe: "Enabled (copy CW and prepend \"RE:\")"
+
+noteFooterLabel: "Note controls"