diff --git a/web/index.html b/web/index.html
index 4bdc9e9..95d3363 100644
--- a/web/index.html
+++ b/web/index.html
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8" />
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+  <meta name="description" content="Online playground for peepoScript, an operator-first emote-keyworded language." />
   <title>peepoScript playground</title>
   <link rel="icon" href="peepo.png" />
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ <h1>peepoScript <span class="tag">playground</span></h1>
         <label class="examples">
           examples
           <select id="examples">
+            <option value="" disabled selected>load an example…</option>
             <option value="countdown">countdown</option>
             <option value="greet">greet</option>
             <option value="operators">operators</option>
@@ -29,17 +31,21 @@ <h1>peepoScript <span class="tag">playground</span></h1>
       </div>
       <div class="editor-wrap">
         <div id="gutter" aria-hidden="true"></div>
-        <div id="editor" contenteditable="true" spellcheck="false"
-             aria-label="peepoScript source"></div>
+        <div id="editor" contenteditable="true" spellcheck="false" role="textbox"
+             aria-multiline="true" aria-label="peepoScript source"></div>
       </div>
       <div class="editor-actions">
-        <button id="run-btn" disabled>run (ctrl+enter)</button>
-        <button id="clear-btn">clear output</button>
+        <button id="run-btn" disabled title="Run the editor contents (Ctrl/Cmd+Enter)">run (ctrl+enter)</button>
+        <button id="share-btn" title="Copy a link to this snippet">share link</button>
+        <button id="clear-btn" title="Clear the output pane">clear output</button>
       </div>
     </section>
 
     <section class="pane output-pane">
-      <div class="pane-title"><span>output</span></div>
+      <div class="pane-title">
+        <span>output</span>
+        <button id="copy-btn" disabled title="Copy output to clipboard">copy</button>
+      </div>
       <div id="output" aria-live="polite"></div>
     </section>
   </main>
diff --git a/web/main.js b/web/main.js
index d3b6e32..1f6ce0b 100644
--- a/web/main.js
+++ b/web/main.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ const gutter = document.getElementById("gutter");
 const output = document.getElementById("output");
 const runBtn = document.getElementById("run-btn");
 const clearBtn = document.getElementById("clear-btn");
+const copyBtn = document.getElementById("copy-btn");
+const shareBtn = document.getElementById("share-btn");
 const statusEl = document.getElementById("emote-status");
 
 const acEl = document.createElement("div");
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ function spawnWorker() {
     worker.terminate();
     worker = spawnWorker();
     runBtn.disabled = false;
+    runBtn.textContent = "run (ctrl+enter)";
     appendOutput("interpreter restarted; saved bindings are gone.", "err");
   };
   w.postMessage({ type: "keywords" });
@@ -54,11 +57,15 @@ function onWorkerMessage(e) {
         clearTimeout(pendingRun.timer);
         pendingRun = null;
         runBtn.disabled = false;
+        runBtn.textContent = "run (ctrl+enter)";
         renderResult(msg.result);
       }
       break;
     case "boot-error":
       appendOutput(`failed to load peepo.wasm: ${msg.error}`, "err");
+      statusEl.textContent = "interpreter failed to load";
+      statusEl.classList.add("error");
+      updateClearBtn();
       break;
   }
 }
@@ -106,6 +113,7 @@ async function loadEmotes(keywords) {
 
   normalize(); // re-render whatever is already in the editor
   runBtn.disabled = false;
+  runBtn.textContent = "run (ctrl+enter)";
 }
 
 function emoteUrl(emote) {
@@ -472,6 +480,10 @@ editor.addEventListener("paste", (e) => {
 
 editor.addEventListener("blur", () => hideAutocompleteSoon());
 
+document.addEventListener("mousedown", (e) => {
+  if (!acEl.contains(e.target) && e.target !== editor) hideAutocomplete();
+});
+
 // The editor is the only scroller; the gutter mirrors it vertically and
 // never moves horizontally (wide lines scroll under fixed numbers, like
 // a real editor).
@@ -661,9 +673,15 @@ editor.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
   if (e.key === "Tab") {
     // No popup yet: complete directly when there is exactly one
     // candidate, otherwise open the popup for the word at the caret.
-    e.preventDefault();
+    // If there is no word at the caret, fall through to normal tab
+    // insertion so indentation still works.
     const hit = currentWordBeforeCaret();
-    if (!hit) return;
+    if (!hit) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      document.execCommand("insertText", false, "    ");
+      return;
+    }
+    e.preventDefault();
     const cands = completionCandidates(hit.word).filter((n) => n !== hit.word);
     if (cands.length === 1) acceptAutocomplete(cands[0]);
     else updateAutocomplete();
@@ -671,7 +689,7 @@ editor.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
 });
 
 document.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
-  if (e.key === "Enter" && e.ctrlKey) {
+  if (e.key === "Enter" && (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey)) {
     e.preventDefault();
     runCode();
   }
@@ -682,10 +700,16 @@ document.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
 function runCode() {
   if (runBtn.disabled || pendingRun) return;
   const code = editorSource(editor);
-  if (!code.trim()) return;
+  if (!code.trim()) {
+    appendOutput("nothing to run", "meta");
+    updateClearBtn();
+    return;
+  }
 
   output.textContent = "";
+  updateClearBtn();
   runBtn.disabled = true;
+  runBtn.textContent = "running…";
   runId += 1;
   const id = runId;
   const timer = setTimeout(() => {
@@ -694,6 +718,7 @@ function runCode() {
     worker.terminate();
     worker = spawnWorker();
     runBtn.disabled = false;
+    runBtn.textContent = "run (ctrl+enter)";
     appendOutput(
       "run exceeded 5s and was killed (infinite loop?). " +
       "the worker restarted, so saved bindings are gone.",
@@ -710,6 +735,7 @@ function renderResult(result) {
   if (result.output) appendOutput(result.output.replace(/\n$/, ""));
   if (result.value) appendOutput(result.value);
   for (const err of result.errors ?? []) appendOutput(err, "err");
+  updateClearBtn();
 }
 
 function appendOutput(text, cls) {
@@ -718,10 +744,26 @@ function appendOutput(text, cls) {
   div.textContent = text;
   output.append(div);
   output.scrollTop = output.scrollHeight;
+  updateClearBtn();
 }
 
+function updateClearBtn() {
+  clearBtn.disabled = !output.textContent.trim();
+  if (copyBtn) copyBtn.disabled = !output.textContent.trim();
+}
 runBtn.addEventListener("click", runCode);
-clearBtn.addEventListener("click", () => (output.textContent = ""));
+clearBtn.addEventListener("click", () => { output.textContent = ""; updateClearBtn(); });
+if (copyBtn) copyBtn.addEventListener("click", async () => {
+  try {
+    await navigator.clipboard.writeText(output.textContent);
+    const prev = copyBtn.textContent;
+    copyBtn.textContent = "copied";
+    setTimeout(() => (copyBtn.textContent = prev), 1200);
+  } catch {
+    copyBtn.textContent = "failed";
+    setTimeout(() => (copyBtn.textContent = "copy"), 1200);
+  }
+});
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------ examples
 
@@ -760,9 +802,48 @@ const examplesSelect = document.getElementById("examples");
 function loadExample(key) {
   setEditorSource(EXAMPLES[key] ?? EXAMPLES.countdown);
   output.textContent = "";
+  updateClearBtn();
 }
 
-examplesSelect?.addEventListener("change", (e) => loadExample(e.target.value));
+updateClearBtn();
 
-// default
-loadExample("countdown");
+examplesSelect?.addEventListener("change", (e) => {
+  loadExample(e.target.value);
+  // Reset so the same example can be reloaded later.
+  if (examplesSelect) examplesSelect.value = "";
+});
+
+function encodeSource(src) { return btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(src))); }
+function decodeSource(s) { return decodeURIComponent(escape(atob(s))); }
+
+// share link handling
+if (shareBtn) shareBtn.addEventListener("click", async () => {
+  const code = editorSource(editor);
+  const url = `${location.origin}${location.pathname}#code=${encodeSource(code)}`;
+  history.replaceState(null, "", `#code=${encodeSource(code)}`);
+  try {
+    await navigator.clipboard.writeText(url);
+    const prev = shareBtn.textContent;
+    shareBtn.textContent = "link copied";
+    setTimeout(() => (shareBtn.textContent = prev), 1400);
+  } catch {
+    const prev = shareBtn.textContent;
+    shareBtn.textContent = "copied url";
+    setTimeout(() => (shareBtn.textContent = prev), 1400);
+  }
+});
+
+// default / deep-link load
+const hash = location.hash || "";
+const match = hash.match(/^#code=(.+)$/);
+if (match) {
+  try {
+    setEditorSource(decodeSource(match[1]));
+    output.textContent = "";
+    updateClearBtn();
+  } catch {
+    loadExample("countdown");
+  }
+} else {
+  loadExample("countdown");
+}
diff --git a/web/style.css b/web/style.css
index 8ce5915..3a4bf05 100644
--- a/web/style.css
+++ b/web/style.css
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ main {
 
 @media (max-width: 900px) {
   main { grid-template-columns: 1fr; grid-template-rows: none; }
+  .pane { min-height: 240px; max-height: 60vh; }
+  #editor, #output { max-height: 45vh; }
 }
 
 @media (min-width: 901px) {
@@ -80,9 +82,10 @@ main {
   flex-direction: column;
   background: var(--panel);
   border: 1px solid var(--panel-edge);
-  border-radius: 8px;
+  border-radius: 10px;
   overflow: hidden;
   min-height: 320px;
+  box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
 }
 
 .pane-title {
@@ -96,6 +99,13 @@ main {
   color: var(--muted);
   border-bottom: 1px solid var(--panel-edge);
 }
+.pane-title button {
+  text-transform: none;
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+  padding: 0.25rem 0.6rem;
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+}
 .pane-title .examples {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -168,14 +178,15 @@ main {
 #autocomplete {
   display: none;
   position: fixed;
-  z-index: 10;
-  min-width: 220px;
-  max-height: 260px;
+  z-index: 20;
+  min-width: 240px;
+  max-height: 300px;
   overflow-y: auto;
-  background: #1f1f23;
+  background: rgba(31, 31, 35, 0.92);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
   border: 1px solid var(--panel-edge);
-  border-radius: 8px;
-  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
 }
 
 .ac-item {
@@ -219,11 +230,31 @@ button {
   border-radius: 6px;
   padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
   font-size: 0.85rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
   cursor: pointer;
+  transition: background 0.15s ease, transform 0.05s ease;
 }
 button:hover:not(:disabled) { background: var(--accent); }
+button:active:not(:disabled) { transform: translateY(1px); }
 button:disabled { opacity: 0.45; cursor: not-allowed; }
 
+/* Secondary button for non-destructive utilities. */
+#clear-btn {
+  background: transparent;
+  border: 1px solid var(--panel-edge);
+  color: var(--muted);
+}
+#clear-btn:hover:not(:disabled) { background: var(--panel-edge); color: var(--text); }
+
+/* Keyboard focus must be visible; default outlines were removed
+   for the editor, so restore them for interactive controls. */
+button:focus-visible,
+.examples select:focus-visible,
+#editor:focus-visible {
+  outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
+  outline-offset: 2px;
+}
+
 #output {
   flex: 1;
   padding: 0.9rem;
@@ -237,6 +268,13 @@ button:disabled { opacity: 0.45; cursor: not-allowed; }
 #output .err { color: var(--error); }
 #output .meta { color: var(--muted); font-style: italic; }
 
+/* Friendly empty state so the right pane never looks broken. */
+#output:empty::before {
+  content: "run your code to see output here";
+  color: var(--muted);
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+
 footer {
   padding: 0.5rem 1.25rem 0.9rem;
   color: var(--muted);