diff --git a/Modules/Helpdesk/Resources/views/components/html-editor.blade.php b/Modules/Helpdesk/Resources/views/components/html-editor.blade.php
index 2f9b3250..f193b909 100644
--- a/Modules/Helpdesk/Resources/views/components/html-editor.blade.php
+++ b/Modules/Helpdesk/Resources/views/components/html-editor.blade.php
@@ -3,34 +3,122 @@
     'label' => 'Details',
     'placeholder' => 'Describe the ticket, include steps to reproduce, expected result, actual result and any useful technical details.',
     'rows' => 10,
+    'editorDusk' => null,
 ])
 
-<div class="space-y-2">
+<div
+    class="space-y-2"
+    x-data="{
+        model: @js($model),
+        value: @entangle($model).defer,
+        init() {
+            this.$nextTick(() => {
+                this.writeEditorValue(this.value || '');
+            });
+        },
+        writeEditorValue(value) {
+            if (!this.$refs.editor) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            this.$refs.editor.textContent = value || '';
+        },
+        syncToLivewire(live = false) {
+            const value = this.$refs.editor?.innerText || '';
+
+            this.value = value;
+            this.$refs.input.value = value;
+            this.$refs.input.dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles: true }));
+            this.$wire.set(this.model, this.value, live);
+        },
+        resetEditor() {
+            this.value = '';
+            this.writeEditorValue('');
+            this.syncToLivewire(false);
+        },
+        runCommand(command) {
+            this.$refs.editor?.focus();
+            document.execCommand(command, false, null);
+            this.syncToLivewire(false);
+        },
+        wrapBlock(tagName) {
+            this.$refs.editor?.focus();
+            document.execCommand('formatBlock', false, tagName);
+            this.syncToLivewire(false);
+        },
+    }"
+    x-on:helpdesk-editor-sync.window="if (($event.detail?.model || model) === model) syncToLivewire(false)"
+    x-on:helpdesk-editor-reset.window="if (($event.detail?.model || model) === model) resetEditor()"
+>
     <label for="{{ $model }}-editor" class="block text-sm font-semibold text-zinc-200">
         {{ $label }}
     </label>
 
     <div class="overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-zinc-700 bg-zinc-950 shadow-sm">
-        <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 border-b border-zinc-700 bg-zinc-900/80 px-4 py-2 text-sm text-zinc-300">
-            <span class="rounded-lg bg-zinc-800 px-2 py-1 font-semibold text-zinc-100">Spellcheck enabled</span>
-            <span class="text-zinc-500">Use Markdown for formatting, lists, quotes, code and links.</span>
+        <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5 border-b border-zinc-700 bg-zinc-900/80 px-4 py-2 text-sm text-zinc-300">
+            <span class="mr-2 rounded-lg bg-zinc-800 px-2 py-1 text-xs font-black uppercase tracking-wide text-zinc-100">Spellcheck enabled</span>
+
+            <button type="button" x-on:click="runCommand('bold')"
+                class="inline-flex min-h-8 items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-zinc-700 bg-zinc-950 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-black text-zinc-100 shadow-sm transition hover:bg-zinc-800 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-400/70"
+                aria-label="Bold selected text">
+                B
+            </button>
+            <button type="button" x-on:click="runCommand('italic')"
+                class="inline-flex min-h-8 items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-zinc-700 bg-zinc-950 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-black italic text-zinc-100 shadow-sm transition hover:bg-zinc-800 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-400/70"
+                aria-label="Italic selected text">
+                I
+            </button>
+            <button type="button" x-on:click="runCommand('underline')"
+                class="inline-flex min-h-8 items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-zinc-700 bg-zinc-950 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-black underline text-zinc-100 shadow-sm transition hover:bg-zinc-800 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-400/70"
+                aria-label="Underline selected text">
+                U
+            </button>
+            <button type="button" x-on:click="runCommand('insertUnorderedList')"
+                class="inline-flex min-h-8 items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-zinc-700 bg-zinc-950 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-black text-zinc-100 shadow-sm transition hover:bg-zinc-800 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-400/70">
+                • List
+            </button>
+            <button type="button" x-on:click="runCommand('insertOrderedList')"
+                class="inline-flex min-h-8 items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-zinc-700 bg-zinc-950 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-black text-zinc-100 shadow-sm transition hover:bg-zinc-800 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-400/70">
+                1. List
+            </button>
+            <button type="button" x-on:click="wrapBlock('blockquote')"
+                class="inline-flex min-h-8 items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-zinc-700 bg-zinc-950 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-black text-zinc-100 shadow-sm transition hover:bg-zinc-800 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-400/70">
+                Quote
+            </button>
+            <button type="button" x-on:click="wrapBlock('pre')"
+                class="inline-flex min-h-8 items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-zinc-700 bg-zinc-950 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-black text-zinc-100 shadow-sm transition hover:bg-zinc-800 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-400/70">
+                Code
+            </button>
         </div>
 
-        <textarea
+        <div
             id="{{ $model }}-editor"
-            wire:model.defer="{{ $model }}"
-            rows="{{ $rows }}"
-            placeholder="{{ $placeholder }}"
+            x-ref="editor"
+            contenteditable="true"
             spellcheck="true"
+            lang="en-GB"
             autocorrect="on"
-            autocomplete="off"
+            autocomplete="on"
             autocapitalize="sentences"
             inputmode="text"
-            class="block min-h-[14rem] w-full resize-y border-0 bg-zinc-950 px-5 py-4 text-base leading-7 text-zinc-100 placeholder:text-zinc-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-500"
+            role="textbox"
+            aria-multiline="true"
+            data-placeholder="{{ $placeholder }}"
+            @if ($editorDusk) data-dusk="{{ $editorDusk }}" dusk="{{ $editorDusk }}" @endif
+            x-on:blur="syncToLivewire(false)"
+            class="helpdesk-rich-editor block min-h-[14rem] w-full overflow-y-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words border-0 bg-zinc-950 px-5 py-4 text-base leading-7 text-zinc-100 outline-none transition placeholder:text-zinc-500 empty:before:pointer-events-none empty:before:text-zinc-500 empty:before:content-[attr(data-placeholder)] focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-500"
+        ></div>
+
+        <textarea
+            x-ref="input"
+            wire:model.defer="{{ $model }}"
+            class="sr-only"
+            tabindex="-1"
+            aria-hidden="true"
         ></textarea>
     </div>
 
     <p class="text-xs font-semibold text-zinc-400">
-        Browser spellcheck is handled by the native editor and remains active after punctuation such as commas.
+        Browser spellcheck stays active in the native editable area. Formatting is synchronised only on blur and submit to avoid Livewire keypress regressions.
     </p>
 </div>
diff --git a/Modules/Helpdesk/Resources/views/livewire/ticket-create.blade.php b/Modules/Helpdesk/Resources/views/livewire/ticket-create.blade.php
index 9b8faa9c..800bf6fd 100644
--- a/Modules/Helpdesk/Resources/views/livewire/ticket-create.blade.php
+++ b/Modules/Helpdesk/Resources/views/livewire/ticket-create.blade.php
@@ -245,10 +245,10 @@
 
                 <div class="lg:col-span-3 xl:col-span-6">
                     <x-helpdesk::html-editor
+                        model="body"
                         label="Details"
                         rows="12"
                         placeholder="Describe the issue, expected outcome, steps to reproduce and any useful context..."
-                        wire:model="body"
                         editor-dusk="ticket-body-editor"
                     />
 
@@ -330,25 +330,28 @@
                         @enderror
                     </div>
                 </div>
-            <div class="flex items-center justify-end gap-3 border-t border-zinc-700 bg-zinc-900 px-6 py-4">
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="flex flex-col-reverse gap-2 border-t border-zinc-700 bg-zinc-900 px-6 py-4 sm:flex-row sm:items-center sm:justify-end">
                 <button type="button" wire:click="clearForm" wire:loading.attr="disabled" wire:target="clearForm"
-                    class="inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-xl bg-red-600 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-sm hover:bg-red-700 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
+                    class="inline-flex min-h-10 items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-red-600 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-black text-white shadow-sm transition hover:bg-red-700 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-red-400/70 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
                     data-dusk="ticket-create-clear" dusk="ticket-create-clear">
-                    <i class="fa-solid fa-eraser" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+                    <i class="fa-solid fa-eraser mr-2" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                     <span wire:loading.remove wire:target="clearForm">Clear</span>
                     <span wire:loading wire:target="clearForm">Clearing...</span>
                 </button>
 
                 <a href="{{ route('helpdesk.tickets.index') }}" wire:navigate
-                    class="rounded-xl bg-blue-600 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-sm hover:bg-blue-700">
+                    class="inline-flex min-h-10 items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-blue-600 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-black text-white shadow-sm transition hover:bg-blue-700 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-400/70">
+                    <i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-left mr-2" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                     Cancel
                 </a>
 
                 <button type="submit"
-                    class="inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-xl bg-green-600 px-5 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-sm hover:bg-green-700 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
+                    class="inline-flex min-h-10 items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-emerald-600 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-black text-white shadow-sm transition hover:bg-emerald-700 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-emerald-400/70 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
                     data-dusk="ticket-create-submit" dusk="ticket-create-submit" wire:loading.attr="disabled" wire:target="save,attachments" x-bind:disabled="helpdeskAttachmentsUploading" wire:dirty.class="ring-2 ring-amber-400/40">
-                    <i class="fa-regular fa-floppy-disk" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-                    <span wire:loading.remove wire:target="save,attachments">Create Ticket</span>
+                    <i class="fa-regular fa-floppy-disk mr-2" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+                    <span wire:loading.remove wire:target="save,attachments">Create ticket</span>
                     <span wire:loading wire:target="attachments">Uploading...</span>
                     <span wire:loading wire:target="save">Creating...</span>
                 </button>
diff --git a/Modules/Helpdesk/Tests/Feature/DashboardTicketCardsSpellcheckFilesTest.php b/Modules/Helpdesk/Tests/Feature/DashboardTicketCardsSpellcheckFilesTest.php
index ab841ce4..967ab51f 100644
--- a/Modules/Helpdesk/Tests/Feature/DashboardTicketCardsSpellcheckFilesTest.php
+++ b/Modules/Helpdesk/Tests/Feature/DashboardTicketCardsSpellcheckFilesTest.php
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ final class DashboardTicketCardsSpellcheckFilesTest extends TestCase
     }
 
     #[Test]
-    public function helpdesk_editor_uses_native_spellcheck_textarea(): void
+    public function helpdesk_editor_uses_native_spellcheck_contenteditable_area(): void
     {
         $view = file_get_contents(base_path('Modules/Helpdesk/Resources/views/components/html-editor.blade.php'));
 
         $this->assertIsString($view);
-        $this->assertStringContainsString('<textarea', $view);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('contenteditable="true"', $view);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('spellcheck="true"', $view);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('lang="en-GB"', $view);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('wire:model.defer', $view);
-        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('contenteditable', $view);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('x-on:keyup', $view);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('x-on:input', $view);
     }
diff --git a/Modules/Helpdesk/Tests/Feature/TicketCreateEditorSyncFilesTest.php b/Modules/Helpdesk/Tests/Feature/TicketCreateEditorSyncFilesTest.php
index d7a04b45..3f7c1d72 100644
--- a/Modules/Helpdesk/Tests/Feature/TicketCreateEditorSyncFilesTest.php
+++ b/Modules/Helpdesk/Tests/Feature/TicketCreateEditorSyncFilesTest.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ final class TicketCreateEditorSyncFilesTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('x-on:keyup', $editor);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('contenteditable="true"', $editor);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('spellcheck="true"', $editor);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('lang="en-GB"', $editor);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('this.$wire.set(this.model, this.value, live)', $editor);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('syncToLivewire(false)', $editor);
     }
@@ -35,9 +36,25 @@ final class TicketCreateEditorSyncFilesTest extends TestCase
         $view = file_get_contents(base_path('Modules/Helpdesk/Resources/views/livewire/ticket-create.blade.php'));
 
         $this->assertIsString($view);
-        $this->assertStringContainsString('wire:model="body"', $view);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('model="body"', $view);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('x-on:submit.capture', $view);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('helpdesk-editor-sync', $view);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('wire:model.live="body"', $view);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * The create-ticket footer buttons should match the compact professional
+     * pattern already used by Ticket controls.
+     */
+    public function test_ticket_create_footer_buttons_match_ticket_controls_style(): void
+    {
+        $view = file_get_contents(base_path('Modules/Helpdesk/Resources/views/livewire/ticket-create.blade.php'));
+
+        $this->assertIsString($view);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('inline-flex min-h-10 items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-red-600 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-black', $view);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('inline-flex min-h-10 items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-blue-600 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-black', $view);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('inline-flex min-h-10 items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-emerald-600 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-black', $view);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('Create ticket', $view);
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('rounded-xl bg-green-600 px-5 py-2 text-sm font-semibold', $view);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Modules/Helpdesk/changelog.yaml b/Modules/Helpdesk/changelog.yaml
index 04bd3229..4aab0c27 100644
--- a/Modules/Helpdesk/changelog.yaml
+++ b/Modules/Helpdesk/changelog.yaml
@@ -513,3 +513,14 @@
     - Preserved the existing expandable-card behaviour and Livewire navigation initialisation.
     - Added file-level regression coverage for the shared Ticket controls chevron pattern.
     - Preserved append-only changelog history.
+
+- version: 1.10.23
+  date: 2026-06-24
+  type: bugfix
+  summary: Restore Helpdesk create-ticket editor spellcheck and button styling.
+  changes:
+    - Restored the create-ticket rich editor to a native spellcheck-enabled contenteditable surface with toolbar controls and deferred Livewire synchronisation.
+    - Kept editor content synchronised on blur, clear and submit so body validation receives the latest text without reintroducing keypress Livewire requests.
+    - Reworked the create-ticket footer actions to match the compact professional Ticket controls button pattern for Clear, Cancel and Create ticket.
+    - Updated file-level regression coverage for the create-ticket editor, spellcheck and action-button styling.
+    - Preserved append-only changelog history.