diff --git a/src/embed-manager.js b/src/embed-manager.js
index 4e39a07..c1a8ad4 100644
--- a/src/embed-manager.js
+++ b/src/embed-manager.js
@@ -372,12 +372,15 @@ class EmbedManager {
 
                 propertiesEl.classList.add('is-collapsed');
 
-                const toggleBtn = propertiesEl.createDiv('properties-collapse-toggle');
-                toggleBtn.innerHTML = 'â–¶';
-                toggleBtn.onclick = () => {
-                    propertiesEl.classList.toggle('is-collapsed');
-                    toggleBtn.innerHTML = propertiesEl.classList.contains('is-collapsed') ? 'â–¶' : 'â–¼';
-                };
+                // Only create toggle button if setting is enabled
+                if (this.plugin.settings.showPropertiesToggle) {
+                    const toggleBtn = propertiesEl.createDiv('properties-collapse-toggle');
+                    toggleBtn.innerHTML = '▶';
+                    toggleBtn.onclick = () => {
+                        propertiesEl.classList.toggle('is-collapsed');
+                        toggleBtn.innerHTML = propertiesEl.classList.contains('is-collapsed') ? '▶' : '▼';
+                    };
+                }
             }, 100);
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index e63d2aa..2b8cb90 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {
     showFocusHighlight: true,
     showHeaderHints: true,           // NEW: Header hints (enforcement is always on)
     hideSectionHeaders: false,       // NEW: Hide headers in section embeds
+    showPropertiesToggle: true,      // NEW: Show properties collapse toggle button
     debugMode: false
 };
 
diff --git a/src/settings.js b/src/settings.js
index cf2f8b5..0f1db3c 100644
--- a/src/settings.js
+++ b/src/settings.js
@@ -138,6 +138,16 @@ class SyncEmbedsSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
                     await this.plugin.saveSettings();
                 }));
 
+        new Setting(containerEl)
+            .setName('Show properties toggle button')
+            .setDesc('Display a toggle button to collapse/expand properties in embeds')
+            .addToggle(toggle => toggle
+                .setValue(this.plugin.settings.showPropertiesToggle)
+                .onChange(async (value) => {
+                    this.plugin.settings.showPropertiesToggle = value;
+                    await this.plugin.saveSettings();
+                }));
+
         new Setting(containerEl)
             .setName('Show inline title')
             .setDesc('Display note title at the top of whole-note embeds (not applicable to section embeds or embeds with aliases)')