diff --git a/lua/frontline/init.lua b/lua/frontline/init.lua
index 2fd6ef8..7d21d90 100644
--- a/lua/frontline/init.lua
+++ b/lua/frontline/init.lua
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ function M.refresh_current_buffer(task_hash)
   if task_hash then
     local bufnr = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
     local lines = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(bufnr, 0, -1, false)
-    local search_str = "(" .. task_hash .. ")"
+    local search_str = "`" .. task_hash .. "`"
     for lnum, line in ipairs(lines) do
       if line:find(search_str, 1, true) then
         if saved_pos and lnum ~= saved_pos[1] then
diff --git a/lua/frontline/mappings.lua b/lua/frontline/mappings.lua
index 190e32b..f759131 100644
--- a/lua/frontline/mappings.lua
+++ b/lua/frontline/mappings.lua
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@ function M.set_config(new_config)
 end
 
 -- Extract task hash from the current line
--- Expected format: * [status] description ... (hash)
+-- Expected format: * [status] description ... `hash`
 function M.get_task_hash_under_cursor()
   local line = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
 
-  -- Match the hash pattern at the end: (xxxxxxxx)
-  local hash = string.match(line, "%(([a-f0-9]+)%)%s*$")
+  local hash = string.match(line, "`([a-f0-9]+)`")
 
   if not hash then
     vim.notify("No task hash found on current line", vim.log.levels.WARN)
@@ -974,8 +973,7 @@ function M.copy_task()
   local description = task.description or "Unknown task"
   local short_uuid = string.sub(task.uuid, 1, 8)
 
-  -- Format as "description (short_uuid)"
-  local text_to_copy = string.format("%s (%s)", description, short_uuid)
+  local text_to_copy = string.format("%s `%s`", description, short_uuid)
 
   -- Copy to system clipboard (+ register)
   vim.fn.setreg('+', text_to_copy)
diff --git a/lua/frontline/renderer.lua b/lua/frontline/renderer.lua
index 2d40b9f..e0dc374 100644
--- a/lua/frontline/renderer.lua
+++ b/lua/frontline/renderer.lua
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ function M.format_task(task, convert_to_local, use_relative)
     table.insert(parts, extra_icons_str)
   end
 
-  table.insert(parts, string.format("(%s)", short_hash))
+  table.insert(parts, string.format("`%s`", short_hash))
 
   return table.concat(parts, " ")
 end