diff --git a/lib/folk-obs-note.ts b/lib/folk-obs-note.ts
index c826359..1946661 100644
--- a/lib/folk-obs-note.ts
+++ b/lib/folk-obs-note.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,23 @@ import { css, html } from "./tags";
 
 const styles = css`
 	:host {
+		display: flex !important;
+		flex-direction: column;
 		background: var(--rs-bg-surface, #fff);
 		color: var(--rs-text-primary, #1e293b);
 		border-radius: 8px;
 		box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
 		min-width: 350px;
 		min-height: 400px;
+		overflow: hidden;
+	}
+
+	.note-wrapper {
+		display: flex;
+		flex-direction: column;
+		height: 100%;
+		width: 100%;
+		min-height: 0;
 	}
 
 	.header {
@@ -22,12 +33,14 @@ const styles = css`
 		font-size: 12px;
 		font-weight: 600;
 		cursor: move;
+		flex-shrink: 0;
 	}
 
 	.header-title {
 		display: flex;
 		align-items: center;
 		gap: 6px;
+		min-width: 0;
 	}
 
 	.note-title {
@@ -37,7 +50,9 @@ const styles = css`
 		font-size: 12px;
 		font-weight: 600;
 		outline: none;
-		width: 150px;
+		min-width: 60px;
+		max-width: 200px;
+		flex: 1;
 	}
 
 	.note-title::placeholder {
@@ -66,7 +81,9 @@ const styles = css`
 	.content {
 		display: flex;
 		flex-direction: column;
-		height: calc(100% - 36px);
+		flex: 1;
+		min-height: 0;
+		overflow: hidden;
 	}
 
 	.toolbar {
@@ -76,6 +93,7 @@ const styles = css`
 		padding: 8px 12px;
 		border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rs-border, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1));
 		flex-wrap: wrap;
+		flex-shrink: 0;
 	}
 
 	.toolbar-btn {
@@ -135,6 +153,7 @@ const styles = css`
 		flex: 1;
 		display: flex;
 		overflow: hidden;
+		min-height: 0;
 	}
 
 	.editor {
@@ -147,6 +166,8 @@ const styles = css`
 		font-size: 13px;
 		line-height: 1.6;
 		background: var(--rs-bg-surface-sunken, #0f172a);
+		min-height: 0;
+		overflow-y: auto;
 	}
 
 	.preview {
@@ -156,6 +177,7 @@ const styles = css`
 		font-size: 14px;
 		line-height: 1.7;
 		display: none;
+		min-height: 0;
 	}
 
 	.preview.visible {
@@ -241,9 +263,10 @@ const styles = css`
 		align-items: center;
 		justify-content: space-between;
 		padding: 6px 12px;
-		border-top: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
+		border-top: 1px solid var(--rs-border, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1));
 		font-size: 11px;
 		color: #64748b;
+		flex-shrink: 0;
 	}
 
 	.word-count {
@@ -264,6 +287,77 @@ const styles = css`
 	.save-status.unsaved {
 		color: #f59e0b;
 	}
+
+	/* ── Semantic zoom levels ── */
+
+	/* Icon-only mode: zoomed far out */
+	.zoom-icon {
+		display: none;
+		flex-direction: column;
+		align-items: center;
+		justify-content: center;
+		height: 100%;
+		gap: 8px;
+		padding: 12px;
+		text-align: center;
+	}
+
+	.zoom-icon-emoji {
+		font-size: 48px;
+		line-height: 1;
+	}
+
+	.zoom-icon-title {
+		font-size: 13px;
+		font-weight: 600;
+		color: var(--rs-text-primary, #e2e8f0);
+		overflow: hidden;
+		text-overflow: ellipsis;
+		white-space: nowrap;
+		max-width: 100%;
+	}
+
+	/* Summary mode: medium zoom */
+	.zoom-summary {
+		display: none;
+		flex-direction: column;
+		height: 100%;
+	}
+
+	.zoom-summary-header {
+		display: flex;
+		align-items: center;
+		gap: 8px;
+		padding: 10px 14px;
+		background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c3aed, #8b5cf6);
+		color: white;
+		border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0;
+		font-size: 13px;
+		font-weight: 600;
+		flex-shrink: 0;
+	}
+
+	.zoom-summary-body {
+		flex: 1;
+		padding: 12px 14px;
+		font-size: 13px;
+		line-height: 1.6;
+		color: var(--rs-text-secondary, #94a3b8);
+		overflow: hidden;
+	}
+
+	/* Zoom state classes applied by JS */
+	:host(.zoom-level-icon) .note-wrapper { display: none; }
+	:host(.zoom-level-icon) .zoom-icon { display: flex; }
+	:host(.zoom-level-icon) .zoom-summary { display: none; }
+
+	:host(.zoom-level-summary) .note-wrapper { display: none; }
+	:host(.zoom-level-summary) .zoom-icon { display: none; }
+	:host(.zoom-level-summary) .zoom-summary { display: flex; }
+
+	:host(.zoom-level-full) .note-wrapper { display: flex; }
+	:host(.zoom-level-full) .zoom-icon { display: none; }
+	:host(.zoom-level-full) .zoom-summary { display: none; }
 `;
 
 declare global {
@@ -292,12 +386,17 @@ export class FolkObsNote extends FolkShape {
 	#mode: "edit" | "preview" | "split" = "edit";
 	#isDirty = false;
 	#lastSaved: Date | null = null;
+	#zoomLevel: "icon" | "summary" | "full" = "full";
+	#zoomRaf = 0;
 
 	#editor: HTMLTextAreaElement | null = null;
 	#preview: HTMLElement | null = null;
 	#titleInput: HTMLInputElement | null = null;
 	#wordCountEl: HTMLElement | null = null;
 	#saveStatusEl: HTMLElement | null = null;
+	#iconTitleEl: HTMLElement | null = null;
+	#summaryTitleEl: HTMLElement | null = null;
+	#summaryBodyEl: HTMLElement | null = null;
 
 	get content() {
 		return this.#content;
@@ -308,6 +407,7 @@ export class FolkObsNote extends FolkShape {
 		if (this.#editor) this.#editor.value = value;
 		this.#updatePreview();
 		this.#updateWordCount();
+		this.#updateZoomContent();
 	}
 
 	get title() {
@@ -317,12 +417,14 @@ export class FolkObsNote extends FolkShape {
 	set title(value: string) {
 		this.#title = value;
 		if (this.#titleInput) this.#titleInput.value = value;
+		this.#updateZoomContent();
 	}
 
 	override createRenderRoot() {
 		const root = super.createRenderRoot();
 
 		const wrapper = document.createElement("div");
+		wrapper.className = "note-wrapper";
 		wrapper.innerHTML = html`
 			<div class="header">
 				<span class="header-title">
@@ -367,11 +469,25 @@ export class FolkObsNote extends FolkShape {
 			</div>
 		`;
 
-		// Replace the container div (slot's parent) with our wrapper
+		// Semantic zoom: icon-only view
+		const iconView = document.createElement("div");
+		iconView.className = "zoom-icon";
+		iconView.innerHTML = `<span class="zoom-icon-emoji">📝</span><span class="zoom-icon-title"></span>`;
+
+		// Semantic zoom: summary view
+		const summaryView = document.createElement("div");
+		summaryView.className = "zoom-summary";
+		summaryView.innerHTML = `<div class="zoom-summary-header"><span>📝</span><span class="zoom-summary-title"></span></div><div class="zoom-summary-body"></div>`;
+
+		// Replace the container div (slot's parent) with our wrapper + zoom views
 		const slot = root.querySelector("slot");
 		const containerDiv = slot?.parentElement as HTMLElement;
 		if (containerDiv) {
-			containerDiv.replaceWith(wrapper);
+			const frag = document.createDocumentFragment();
+			frag.appendChild(wrapper);
+			frag.appendChild(iconView);
+			frag.appendChild(summaryView);
+			containerDiv.replaceWith(frag);
 		}
 
 		this.#editor = wrapper.querySelector(".editor");
@@ -379,6 +495,9 @@ export class FolkObsNote extends FolkShape {
 		this.#titleInput = wrapper.querySelector(".note-title");
 		this.#wordCountEl = wrapper.querySelector(".word-count");
 		this.#saveStatusEl = wrapper.querySelector(".save-status");
+		this.#iconTitleEl = iconView.querySelector(".zoom-icon-title");
+		this.#summaryTitleEl = summaryView.querySelector(".zoom-summary-title");
+		this.#summaryBodyEl = summaryView.querySelector(".zoom-summary-body");
 		const saveBtn = wrapper.querySelector(".save-btn") as HTMLButtonElement;
 		const closeBtn = wrapper.querySelector(".close-btn") as HTMLButtonElement;
 		const toolbarBtns = wrapper.querySelectorAll(".toolbar-btn[data-action]");
@@ -391,6 +510,7 @@ export class FolkObsNote extends FolkShape {
 			this.#updatePreview();
 			this.#updateWordCount();
 			this.#updateSaveStatus();
+			this.#updateZoomContent();
 			this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("content-change", { detail: { content: this.#content } }));
 		});
 
@@ -399,6 +519,7 @@ export class FolkObsNote extends FolkShape {
 			this.#title = this.#titleInput?.value || "Untitled";
 			this.#isDirty = true;
 			this.#updateSaveStatus();
+			this.#updateZoomContent();
 			this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("title-change", { detail: { title: this.#title } }));
 		});
 
@@ -436,8 +557,10 @@ export class FolkObsNote extends FolkShape {
 			this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("close"));
 		});
 
-		// Keyboard shortcuts
-		this.#editor?.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
+		// Keyboard shortcuts — stop all propagation from editor/title to prevent
+		// canvas handlers (delete, arrow-move, space-pan) from firing
+		const stopKeys = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+			e.stopPropagation();
 			if ((e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey) && e.key === "s") {
 				e.preventDefault();
 				this.#save();
@@ -450,11 +573,51 @@ export class FolkObsNote extends FolkShape {
 				e.preventDefault();
 				this.#applyFormatting("italic");
 			}
-		});
+		};
+		this.#editor?.addEventListener("keydown", stopKeys);
+		this.#titleInput?.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => e.stopPropagation());
+
+		// Semantic zoom: poll --canvas-scale CSS custom property
+		this.classList.add("zoom-level-full");
+		this.#updateZoomContent();
+		const checkZoom = () => {
+			const scaleStr = getComputedStyle(this).getPropertyValue("--canvas-scale");
+			const s = parseFloat(scaleStr) || 1;
+			let level: "icon" | "summary" | "full";
+			if (s < 0.3) level = "icon";
+			else if (s < 0.7) level = "summary";
+			else level = "full";
+			if (level !== this.#zoomLevel) {
+				this.classList.remove(`zoom-level-${this.#zoomLevel}`);
+				this.#zoomLevel = level;
+				this.classList.add(`zoom-level-${level}`);
+				this.#updateZoomContent();
+			}
+			this.#zoomRaf = requestAnimationFrame(checkZoom);
+		};
+		this.#zoomRaf = requestAnimationFrame(checkZoom);
 
 		return root;
 	}
 
+	disconnectedCallback() {
+		if (this.#zoomRaf) cancelAnimationFrame(this.#zoomRaf);
+	}
+
+	#updateZoomContent() {
+		if (this.#iconTitleEl) {
+			this.#iconTitleEl.textContent = this.#title || "Untitled";
+		}
+		if (this.#summaryTitleEl) {
+			this.#summaryTitleEl.textContent = this.#title || "Untitled";
+		}
+		if (this.#summaryBodyEl) {
+			// Show first ~200 chars of content as plain text summary
+			const plain = this.#content.replace(/[#*`>\[\]()-]/g, "").trim();
+			this.#summaryBodyEl.textContent = plain.length > 200 ? plain.slice(0, 200) + "..." : plain || "Empty note";
+		}
+	}
+
 	#setMode(mode: "edit" | "preview" | "split", buttons: NodeListOf<Element>) {
 		this.#mode = mode;
 
diff --git a/website/canvas.html b/website/canvas.html
index 443d31e..b1b8bda 100644
--- a/website/canvas.html
+++ b/website/canvas.html
@@ -6305,6 +6305,8 @@
 			function updateCanvasTransform() {
 				// Transform only the content layer — canvas viewport stays fixed
 				canvasContent.style.transform = `translate(${panX}px, ${panY}px) scale(${scale})`;
+				// Expose scale as CSS custom property for semantic zoom in shapes
+				canvasContent.style.setProperty("--canvas-scale", String(scale));
 				// Adjust grid/dot pattern to track pan/zoom (skip for blank)
 				const bgStyle = document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-canvas-bg') || 'grid';
 				if (bgStyle !== 'blank') {