diff --git a/artifacts/tx-os/src/pages/notes.tsx b/artifacts/tx-os/src/pages/notes.tsx
index 497a0221..51972719 100644
--- a/artifacts/tx-os/src/pages/notes.tsx
+++ b/artifacts/tx-os/src/pages/notes.tsx
@@ -304,11 +304,17 @@ export default function NotesPage() {
               className="absolute top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-muted-foreground"
               style={isRtl ? { right: 10 } : { left: 10 }}
             />
+            {/* The icon sits on the start side in both directions
+                (right in RTL, left in LTR), so the input's reserved
+                padding must also be on the start side — using `ps-9`
+                here unconditionally. The previous `pe-9` in RTL put
+                the padding on the left while the icon was on the
+                right, which let the placeholder overlap the icon. */}
             <Input
               value={search}
               onChange={(e) => setSearch(e.target.value)}
               placeholder={t("notes.searchPlaceholder", "Search notes")}
-              className={isRtl ? "pe-9" : "ps-9"}
+              className="ps-9"
             />
           </div>