diff --git a/apps/docs/src/components/code-block/code-block.browser.test.tsx b/apps/docs/src/components/code-block/code-block.browser.test.tsx
index 70043234..df48bca1 100644
--- a/apps/docs/src/components/code-block/code-block.browser.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/docs/src/components/code-block/code-block.browser.test.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import '@luke-ui/react/themes/tactile/stylesheet.css';
 import { themeClassName as tactileThemeClassName } from '@luke-ui/react/themes/tactile';
 import axe from 'axe-core';
 import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
-import { act } from 'react';
+import { act, createRef } from 'react';
 import type { Root } from 'react-dom/client';
 import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client';
 import { afterEach, expect, test, vi } from 'vite-plus/test';
@@ -66,6 +66,93 @@ test('copies copyText instead of rendered highlighted text', async () => {
 	expect(page.getByText('rendered').element()).toBeTruthy();
 });
 
+test('updates scroll accessibility when the mounted source and label change', async () => {
+	await page.viewport(400, 800);
+	renderCodeBlock(<CodeBlock allowCopy={false} code="short" viewportLabel="Source" />);
+	const source = container?.querySelector('pre');
+	assert(source != null, 'Expected a source element');
+	const viewport = source.parentElement;
+	assert(viewport != null, 'Expected a scroll viewport');
+	expect(page.getByRole('region').query()).toBeNull();
+
+	rerenderCodeBlock(<CodeBlock allowCopy={false} code={'x'.repeat(200)} viewportLabel="Source" />);
+	await expect.element(page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Source' })).toBeVisible();
+	expect(viewport).toHaveAttribute('tabindex', '0');
+	expect(container?.querySelector('pre')).toBe(source);
+
+	rerenderCodeBlock(
+		<CodeBlock allowCopy={false} code={'x'.repeat(200)} viewportLabel="Updated source" />,
+	);
+	await expect.element(page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Updated source' })).toBeVisible();
+	expect(page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Source', exact: true }).query()).toBeNull();
+
+	rerenderCodeBlock(<CodeBlock allowCopy={false} code="short" viewportLabel="Updated source" />);
+	await expect.poll(() => page.getByRole('region').query()).toBeNull();
+	expect(viewport).not.toHaveAttribute('tabindex');
+	expect(viewport).not.toHaveAttribute('aria-label');
+});
+
+test('updates scroll accessibility when the viewport narrows and widens', async () => {
+	await page.viewport(1000, 800);
+	renderCodeBlock(<CodeBlock allowCopy={false} code={'x'.repeat(80)} title="Source" />);
+	expect(page.getByRole('region').query()).toBeNull();
+
+	await page.viewport(320, 800);
+	const viewport = page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Source' });
+	await expect.element(viewport).toBeVisible();
+	expect(viewport).toHaveAttribute('tabindex', '0');
+
+	await page.viewport(1000, 800);
+	await expect.poll(() => viewport.query()).toBeNull();
+});
+
+test('composes source refs through content changes, ref replacement, and unmount', () => {
+	const cleanup = vi.fn<() => void>();
+	const callbackRef = vi.fn<(node: HTMLPreElement | null) => (() => void) | void>((node) => {
+		if (node) return cleanup;
+	});
+	const figureRef = createRef<HTMLElement>();
+	const objectRef = createRef<HTMLPreElement>();
+	renderCodeBlock(<CodeBlock code="first" ref={figureRef} sourceRef={callbackRef} />);
+	const source = container?.querySelector('pre');
+	assert(source != null, 'Expected a source element');
+	expect(callbackRef).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(source);
+	expect(figureRef.current).toBe(source.closest('figure'));
+
+	rerenderCodeBlock(
+		<CodeBlock html="<code>second</code>" ref={figureRef} sourceRef={callbackRef} />,
+	);
+	expect(source).toHaveTextContent('second');
+	expect(callbackRef).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+	expect(cleanup).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+	rerenderCodeBlock(<CodeBlock code="third" ref={figureRef} sourceRef={objectRef} />);
+	expect(cleanup).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+	expect(objectRef.current).toBe(source);
+	expect(source).toHaveTextContent('third');
+
+	act(() => root?.unmount());
+	root = undefined;
+	expect(objectRef.current).toBeNull();
+	expect(figureRef.current).toBeNull();
+});
+
+test('copies child source while excluding ignored spans', async () => {
+	const writeText = vi.spyOn(navigator.clipboard, 'writeText').mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+	renderCodeBlock(
+		<CodeBlock>
+			<code>
+				first<span className="nd-copy-ignore">annotation</span>second
+			</code>
+		</CodeBlock>,
+	);
+
+	await act(async () => {
+		await userEvent.click(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Copy' }));
+	});
+	expect(writeText).toHaveBeenCalledWith('first\nsecond');
+});
+
 test('scrolls Shiki line spans across the full figure width under overlay copy', async () => {
 	await page.viewport(320, 720);
 
@@ -212,6 +299,10 @@ function renderCodeBlock(node: ReactNode) {
 	container = document.body.appendChild(document.createElement('div'));
 	container.className = `luke-ui-theme ${tactileThemeClassName}`;
 	root = createRoot(container);
+	rerenderCodeBlock(node);
+}
+
+function rerenderCodeBlock(node: ReactNode) {
 	act(() => {
 		root?.render(<StoryWrapper>{node}</StoryWrapper>);
 	});
diff --git a/apps/docs/src/components/code-block/code-block.css.ts b/apps/docs/src/components/code-block/code-block.css.ts
index 8ba1f03e..3f3a2501 100644
--- a/apps/docs/src/components/code-block/code-block.css.ts
+++ b/apps/docs/src/components/code-block/code-block.css.ts
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ export const flush = style({
 	'@layer': {
 		recipes: {
 			borderInlineWidth: 0,
-			borderRadius: 0,
+			borderRadius: 'inherit',
 			borderBlockEndWidth: 0,
+			overflow: 'visible',
 		},
 	},
 });
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ export const actions = style({
 export const overlayActions = style({
 	'@layer': {
 		recipes: {
+			backgroundColor: vars.color.surface.recessed,
 			insetBlockStart: `calc(${vars.space.sp12} + (${vars.font.caption.lineHeight} / 2) - (${vars.controlSize.small} / 2))`,
 			insetInlineEnd: vars.space.sp8,
 			position: 'absolute',
diff --git a/apps/docs/src/components/code-block/code-block.tsx b/apps/docs/src/components/code-block/code-block.tsx
index 366c0efb..c6c79e62 100644
--- a/apps/docs/src/components/code-block/code-block.tsx
+++ b/apps/docs/src/components/code-block/code-block.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,36 @@
 import { IconButton } from '@luke-ui/react/icon-button';
 import { cx } from '@luke-ui/react/utils';
 import { VisuallyHidden } from '@luke-ui/react/visually-hidden';
+import { useObjectRef } from '@react-aria/utils';
 import type { ComponentPropsWithoutRef, ReactNode, Ref } from 'react';
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useReducer } from 'react';
 import * as styles from './code-block.css.js';
 
 type FigureProps = ComponentPropsWithoutRef<'figure'>;
 
 type CopyStatus = 'idle' | 'copied' | 'error';
 
+interface CodeBlockState {
+	copyStatus: CopyStatus;
+	/** Counts copy attempts so copying again during feedback restarts the timer. */
+	copyAttempt: number;
+	isScrollable: boolean;
+}
+
+type CodeBlockEvent =
+	| { type: 'copySucceeded' }
+	| { type: 'copyFailed' }
+	| { type: 'copyFeedbackExpired' }
+	| { type: 'overflowChanged'; isScrollable: boolean };
+
 const COPY_FEEDBACK_MS = 1500;
 
+const initialState: CodeBlockState = {
+	copyStatus: 'idle',
+	copyAttempt: 0,
+	isScrollable: false,
+};
+
 export interface CodeBlockProps extends Omit<FigureProps, 'children'> {
 	/**
 	 * Shows the copy control. MDX may pass the string `"true"` / `"false"`.
@@ -28,8 +48,14 @@ export interface CodeBlockProps extends Omit<FigureProps, 'children'> {
 	/** Shiki `<code>…</code>` markup. Docs CodeBlock owns the outer `<pre>`. */
 	html?: string;
 	ref?: Ref<HTMLElement>;
+	/** Ref for the source `<pre>` element. */
+	sourceRef?: Ref<HTMLPreElement>;
 	/** Optional caption shown above the code. */
 	title?: string;
+	/** Class for the scroll region when its parent owns source clipping. */
+	viewportClassName?: string;
+	/** Accessible name for the scroll region. Defaults to the title or "Code". */
+	viewportLabel?: string;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -44,41 +70,60 @@ export function CodeBlock({
 	copyText,
 	flush = false,
 	html,
+	sourceRef,
 	title,
+	viewportClassName,
+	viewportLabel = title ?? 'Code',
 	...figureProps
 }: CodeBlockProps) {
 	const allowCopy = allowCopyProp !== false && allowCopyProp !== 'false';
-	const viewportRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
-	const resizeObserverRef = useRef<ResizeObserver | null>(null);
-	const copyTimeoutRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
-	const [copyStatus, setCopyStatus] = useState<CopyStatus>('idle');
+	const sourceElementRef = useObjectRef(sourceRef);
+	const [{ copyAttempt, copyStatus, isScrollable }, dispatch] = useReducer(
+		codeBlockReducer,
+		initialState,
+	);
+	const viewportRef = useCallback(
+		(node: HTMLDivElement | null) => {
+			if (!node) return;
+			const update = () => {
+				dispatch({
+					type: 'overflowChanged',
+					isScrollable: isOverflowing(node),
+				});
+			};
+
+			update();
+			const observer = new ResizeObserver(update);
+			observer.observe(node);
+			if (sourceElementRef.current) observer.observe(sourceElementRef.current);
+			return () => observer.disconnect();
+		},
+		[sourceElementRef],
+	);
 
 	useEffect(() => {
-		return () => {
-			if (copyTimeoutRef.current != null) window.clearTimeout(copyTimeoutRef.current);
-		};
-	}, []);
+		if (copyStatus === 'idle') return;
+		const timeout = window.setTimeout(
+			() => dispatch({ type: 'copyFeedbackExpired' }),
+			COPY_FEEDBACK_MS,
+		);
+		return () => window.clearTimeout(timeout);
+		// `copyAttempt` restarts the timer when someone copies again during feedback.
+	}, [copyStatus, copyAttempt]);
 
 	async function handleCopy() {
 		const text = resolveCopyText({
 			code,
 			copyText,
-			viewport: viewportRef.current,
+			sourceElement: sourceElementRef.current,
 		});
 
-		if (copyTimeoutRef.current != null) window.clearTimeout(copyTimeoutRef.current);
-
 		try {
 			await navigator.clipboard.writeText(text);
-			setCopyStatus('copied');
+			dispatch({ type: 'copySucceeded' });
 		} catch {
-			setCopyStatus('error');
+			dispatch({ type: 'copyFailed' });
 		}
-
-		copyTimeoutRef.current = window.setTimeout(() => {
-			setCopyStatus('idle');
-			copyTimeoutRef.current = null;
-		}, COPY_FEEDBACK_MS);
 	}
 
 	const showOverlayCopy = allowCopy && title == null;
@@ -114,38 +159,27 @@ export function CodeBlock({
 				<div className={cx(styles.actions, styles.overlayActions)}>{copyControl}</div>
 			) : null}
 			<div
-				className={cx(styles.viewport, showOverlayCopy && styles.viewportWithOverlayCopy)}
-				ref={(node) => {
-					resizeObserverRef.current?.disconnect();
-					resizeObserverRef.current = null;
-					viewportRef.current = node;
-					if (node == null) return;
-
-					const updateTabIndex = () => {
-						const scrollable =
-							node.scrollWidth > node.clientWidth + 1 || node.scrollHeight > node.clientHeight + 1;
-						if (scrollable) {
-							node.tabIndex = 0;
-							node.setAttribute('role', 'region');
-							node.setAttribute('aria-label', title ?? 'Code');
-						} else {
-							node.removeAttribute('tabindex');
-							node.removeAttribute('role');
-							node.removeAttribute('aria-label');
-						}
-					};
-
-					updateTabIndex();
-					const observer = new ResizeObserver(updateTabIndex);
-					observer.observe(node);
-					resizeObserverRef.current = observer;
-				}}
+				aria-label={isScrollable ? viewportLabel : undefined}
+				className={cx(
+					styles.viewport,
+					showOverlayCopy && styles.viewportWithOverlayCopy,
+					viewportClassName,
+				)}
+				ref={viewportRef}
+				role={isScrollable ? 'region' : undefined}
+				tabIndex={isScrollable ? 0 : undefined}
 			>
 				{html != null ? (
 					// Shiki escapes source before the highlight plugin emits this markup.
-					<pre className={styles.pre} dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: html }} />
+					<pre
+						className={styles.pre}
+						dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: html }}
+						ref={sourceElementRef}
+					/>
 				) : (
-					<pre className={styles.pre}>{code != null ? <code>{code}</code> : children}</pre>
+					<pre className={styles.pre} ref={sourceElementRef}>
+						{code != null ? <code>{code}</code> : children}
+					</pre>
 				)}
 			</div>
 			{allowCopy ? (
@@ -157,22 +191,39 @@ export function CodeBlock({
 	);
 }
 
+function codeBlockReducer(state: CodeBlockState, event: CodeBlockEvent): CodeBlockState {
+	switch (event.type) {
+		case 'copySucceeded':
+			return { ...state, copyStatus: 'copied', copyAttempt: state.copyAttempt + 1 };
+		case 'copyFailed':
+			return { ...state, copyStatus: 'error', copyAttempt: state.copyAttempt + 1 };
+		case 'copyFeedbackExpired':
+			return { ...state, copyStatus: 'idle' };
+		case 'overflowChanged':
+			if (state.isScrollable === event.isScrollable) return state;
+			return { ...state, isScrollable: event.isScrollable };
+	}
+}
+
+function isOverflowing(node: HTMLElement) {
+	return node.scrollWidth > node.clientWidth + 1 || node.scrollHeight > node.clientHeight + 1;
+}
+
 function resolveCopyText({
 	code,
 	copyText,
-	viewport,
+	sourceElement,
 }: {
 	code: string | undefined;
 	copyText: string | undefined;
-	viewport: HTMLDivElement | null;
+	sourceElement: HTMLPreElement | null;
 }): string {
 	if (copyText != null) return copyText;
 	if (code != null) return code;
 
-	const pre = viewport?.querySelector('pre');
-	if (pre == null) return '';
+	if (sourceElement == null) return '';
 
-	const clone = pre.cloneNode(true);
+	const clone = sourceElement.cloneNode(true);
 	if (clone instanceof HTMLElement) {
 		for (const ignored of clone.querySelectorAll('.nd-copy-ignore')) {
 			ignored.replaceWith('\n');
@@ -180,5 +231,5 @@ function resolveCopyText({
 		return clone.textContent ?? '';
 	}
 
-	return pre.textContent ?? '';
+	return sourceElement.textContent ?? '';
 }
diff --git a/apps/docs/src/components/example-block.browser.test.tsx b/apps/docs/src/components/example-block.browser.test.tsx
index 5d13b054..18985b0a 100644
--- a/apps/docs/src/components/example-block.browser.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/docs/src/components/example-block.browser.test.tsx
@@ -12,21 +12,27 @@ import {
 import { act } from 'react';
 import type { Root } from 'react-dom/client';
 import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client';
-import { afterEach, assert, expect, test } from 'vite-plus/test';
+import { afterEach, assert, expect, test, vi } from 'vite-plus/test';
 import { commands, page, userEvent } from 'vite-plus/test/context';
-import { ExampleBlock, ExampleLoadingState, ExamplePreview } from './example-block';
+import responsiveLayoutSource from '../examples/box/responsive-layout.tsx?raw';
+import { ExampleBlock, ExampleLoadingState } from './example-block.js';
+import { ExampleCodePreview } from './example-code-preview.js';
+import * as styles from './example-preview.css.js';
+import { ExamplePreview } from './example-preview.js';
 import { DocsThemeRoot } from './theme-controls.js';
 
 let container: HTMLElement | undefined;
 let root: Root | undefined;
 const exampleTitle = 'Combobox Field: Basic';
 const loadingLabel = `Loading ${exampleTitle} example`;
+const COPY_BUTTON_NAME_PATTERN = /^(Copy|Copied)$/;
 
 afterEach(() => {
 	if (root) act(() => root?.unmount());
 	container?.remove();
 	container = undefined;
 	root = undefined;
+	vi.restoreAllMocks();
 });
 
 test('shows a named loading state in a frame that reserves the preview space', () => {
@@ -119,10 +125,17 @@ test('keyboard resize and double-click reset work without losing width on code e
 	await expect.poll(previewWidth).toBeLessThan(before);
 
 	const resized = previewWidth();
-	await userEvent.click(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show code' }));
+	await expect.poll(() => page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Expand code' }).query()).toBeTruthy();
+	await act(async () => {
+		await userEvent.click(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Expand code' }));
+	});
+	await expect.element(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Collapse code' })).toBeVisible();
 	await expect.poll(previewWidth).toBeCloseTo(resized, 0);
 	expectGripInsidePreview();
-	await userEvent.click(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Hide code' }));
+	await act(async () => {
+		await userEvent.click(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Collapse code' }));
+	});
+	await expect.element(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Expand code' })).toBeVisible();
 	await expect.poll(previewWidth).toBeCloseTo(resized, 0);
 
 	separator().dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('dblclick', { bubbles: true }));
@@ -140,6 +153,16 @@ test('narrow cards use the whole preview width and hide the resize control', asy
 	expect(document.documentElement.scrollWidth).toBe(document.documentElement.clientWidth);
 });
 
+test('wide cards hide resize chrome below the desktop viewport breakpoint', async () => {
+	await page.viewport(700, 800);
+	renderPreviewHarness({ width: 800 });
+	const resizeSeparator = container?.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-separator]');
+	assert(resizeSeparator, 'expected resize separator');
+	await expect.poll(() => resizeSeparator.getBoundingClientRect().width).toBe(0);
+	expect(previewWidth()).toBeCloseTo(800, 0);
+	expect(previewCanvas().getBoundingClientRect().width).toBeCloseTo(800, 0);
+});
+
 test('a resized preview returns to full width when its card becomes narrow', async () => {
 	await page.viewport(1000, 800);
 	renderPreviewHarness();
@@ -152,7 +175,7 @@ test('a resized preview returns to full width when its card becomes narrow', asy
 	expect(previewCanvas().getBoundingClientRect().width).toBeCloseTo(400, 0);
 });
 
-test('the mobile card header scrolls complete controls without page overflow', async () => {
+test('the mobile card header keeps a long title and playground action without page overflow', async () => {
 	await page.viewport(400, 800);
 	await renderExampleBlock({
 		src: 'button/basic',
@@ -160,54 +183,23 @@ test('the mobile card header scrolls complete controls without page overflow', a
 		width: 360,
 	});
 	const titleText = 'Box: Responsive layout with a deliberately long heading';
-	const title = page.getByText(titleText).element();
-	const playground = page.getByText('Open in playground', { exact: true }).element();
-	expect(playground.closest('a, button')).not.toBeNull();
-	const showCode = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show code' }).element();
-	const headerRegion = page.getByRole('region', { name: titleText });
-	await expect.poll(() => headerRegion.query()).toBeTruthy();
-	const header = headerRegion.element();
-	assert(header instanceof HTMLElement, 'expected header region');
-	expect(header.tabIndex).toBe(0);
-	expect(header.scrollWidth).toBeGreaterThan(header.clientWidth);
-	expect(title.getBoundingClientRect().width).toBeGreaterThan(300);
-	expect(title.getBoundingClientRect().height).toBeLessThan(30);
-	expect(playground.getBoundingClientRect().height).toBeLessThan(40);
-	expect(showCode.getBoundingClientRect().height).toBeLessThan(40);
+	expect(page.getByText(titleText)).toBeVisible();
+	expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Open in playground' })).toBeVisible();
+	expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show code' }).query()).toBeNull();
 	expect(document.documentElement.scrollWidth).toBe(document.documentElement.clientWidth);
 
-	showCode.focus();
-	expect(document.activeElement).toBe(showCode);
-	await userEvent.keyboard('{Enter}');
-	await expect.poll(() => page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Hide code' }).element()).toBeTruthy();
 	const code = container?.querySelector('pre');
 	expect(code).toBeTruthy();
 	expect(document.documentElement.scrollWidth).toBe(document.documentElement.clientWidth);
 });
 
-test('the frame does not clip the scrollable header focus ring', async () => {
+test('the mobile playground action is keyboard accessible', async () => {
 	await page.viewport(400, 800);
 	const titleText = 'Box: Responsive layout with a deliberately long heading';
 	await renderExampleBlock({ src: 'button/basic', title: titleText, width: 360 });
-	const headerRegion = page.getByRole('region', { name: titleText });
-	await expect.poll(() => headerRegion.query()).toBeTruthy();
-	const header = headerRegion.element();
-	assert(header instanceof HTMLElement, 'expected header region');
-
-	header.focus({ focusVisible: true });
-	expect(document.activeElement).toBe(header);
-	expect(header.matches(':focus-visible')).toBe(true);
-	const headerStyle = getComputedStyle(header);
-	expect(headerStyle.outlineStyle).toBe('solid');
-	expect(Number.parseFloat(headerStyle.outlineWidth)).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-	expect(headerStyle.outlineOffset).toBe('2px');
-
-	const frame = header.parentElement;
-	assert(frame, 'expected the example frame');
-	const frameStyle = getComputedStyle(frame);
-	for (const overflow of [frameStyle.overflow, frameStyle.overflowX, frameStyle.overflowY]) {
-		expect(overflow).not.toMatch(/hidden|clip/);
-	}
+	const playground = page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Open in playground' }).element();
+	await userEvent.tab();
+	await expect.element(playground).toHaveFocus();
 });
 
 test('a missing example stays readable at mobile width', async () => {
@@ -217,6 +209,155 @@ test('a missing example stays readable at mobile width', async () => {
 	expect(document.documentElement.scrollWidth).toBe(document.documentElement.clientWidth);
 });
 
+test('shows source by default and expands it by keyboard while retaining control focus', async () => {
+	await page.viewport(1000, 800);
+	await renderExampleBlock({ src: 'box/responsive-layout', title: 'Box: Responsive layout' });
+
+	expect(container?.querySelector('pre')).toBeTruthy();
+	expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show code' }).query()).toBeNull();
+
+	await expect.poll(() => page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Expand code' }).query()).toBeTruthy();
+	const expand = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Expand code' });
+	expect(expand).toBeVisible();
+	const codeFigure = () => {
+		const figure = container?.querySelector('figure');
+		assert(figure instanceof HTMLElement, 'expected code figure');
+		return figure;
+	};
+	const collapsedHeight = codeFigure().getBoundingClientRect().height;
+	const control = expand.element();
+	const codeId = control.getAttribute('aria-controls');
+	assert(codeId, 'expected the controlled source id');
+	const codeRegion = document.getElementById(codeId);
+	assert(codeRegion?.contains(codeFigure()), 'expected the control to target its source');
+	const regionRect = codeRegion?.getBoundingClientRect();
+	assert(regionRect, 'expected code region bounds');
+	const controlRect = control.getBoundingClientRect();
+	expect(controlRect.bottom).toBeLessThanOrEqual(regionRect.bottom + 1);
+	expect(controlRect.top).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(regionRect.top - 1);
+	expect(control).toHaveAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
+	control.focus();
+
+	await act(async () => {
+		await userEvent.keyboard('{Enter}');
+	});
+	await expect.poll(() => page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Collapse code' }).query()).toBeTruthy();
+	await expect.element(control).toHaveFocus();
+	expect(control).toHaveAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
+	expect(control).toHaveAttribute('aria-controls', codeId);
+	await expect
+		.poll(() => codeFigure().getBoundingClientRect().height)
+		.toBeGreaterThan(collapsedHeight);
+
+	await act(async () => {
+		await userEvent.keyboard(' ');
+	});
+	await expect.poll(() => page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Expand code' }).query()).toBeTruthy();
+	await expect.element(control).toHaveFocus();
+	expect(control).toHaveAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
+	await expect
+		.poll(() => codeFigure().getBoundingClientRect().height)
+		.toBeCloseTo(collapsedHeight, 0);
+});
+
+test('copies the complete source from both collapsed and expanded previews', async () => {
+	const writeText = vi.spyOn(navigator.clipboard, 'writeText').mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+	await page.viewport(1000, 800);
+	await renderExampleBlock();
+
+	await userEvent.click(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Copy', exact: true }));
+	expect(writeText).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(responsiveLayoutSource.trim());
+	await expect.element(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Copied' })).toBeVisible();
+
+	await act(async () => {
+		await userEvent.click(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Expand code' }));
+	});
+	await act(async () => {
+		await userEvent.click(page.getByRole('button', { name: COPY_BUTTON_NAME_PATTERN }));
+	});
+	expect(writeText).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+	expect(writeText).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(responsiveLayoutSource.trim());
+});
+
+test('keyboard scrolls long lines while collapsed and expanded without revealing clipped lines', async () => {
+	await page.viewport(400, 800);
+	await renderExampleBlock({ width: 360 });
+	const viewport = page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Box: Responsive layout code' }).element();
+	const copy = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Copy', exact: true }).element();
+	copy.focus();
+	await userEvent.tab();
+	await expect.element(viewport).toHaveFocus();
+	await userEvent.keyboard('{ArrowRight}');
+	await expect.poll(() => viewport.scrollLeft).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+	await userEvent.keyboard('{ArrowDown}');
+	expect(viewport.scrollTop).toBe(0);
+
+	await userEvent.tab();
+	await expect.element(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Expand code' })).toHaveFocus();
+	await act(async () => {
+		await userEvent.keyboard('{Enter}');
+	});
+	await expect.element(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Collapse code' })).toBeVisible();
+	await userEvent.tab({ shift: true });
+	await expect.element(viewport).toHaveFocus();
+	viewport.scrollLeft = 0;
+	await userEvent.keyboard('{ArrowRight}');
+	await expect.poll(() => viewport.scrollLeft).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+	expect(viewport.scrollHeight).toBeLessThanOrEqual(viewport.clientHeight + 1);
+	await userEvent.tab({ shift: true });
+	await expect.element(copy).toHaveFocus();
+});
+
+test('omits expand controls when the source already fits the collapsed preview', async () => {
+	await page.viewport(1000, 800);
+	await renderExampleBlock({ src: 'button/basic', title: 'Button: Basic' });
+
+	expect(container?.querySelector('pre')).toBeTruthy();
+	expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Expand code' }).query()).toBeNull();
+	expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Collapse code' }).query()).toBeNull();
+	expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Copy' })).toBeVisible();
+});
+
+test('keeps expanded source collapsible when its typography changes to fit', async () => {
+	await page.viewport(1000, 800);
+	const source = Array.from({ length: 20 }, () => 'const value = 1;').join('\n');
+	container = document.body.appendChild(document.createElement('div'));
+	container.className = `luke-ui-theme ${tactileThemeClassName}`;
+	root = createRoot(container);
+	act(() => {
+		root?.render(
+			<Provider spritesheetHref={spriteSheetHref}>
+				<ExampleCodePreview html={`<code>${source}</code>`} source={source} title="Source sizing" />
+			</Provider>,
+		);
+	});
+	await expect.element(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Expand code' })).toBeVisible();
+	await act(async () => {
+		await userEvent.click(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Expand code' }));
+	});
+	const collapse = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Collapse code' });
+	await expect.element(collapse).toBeVisible();
+	const pre = container.querySelector('pre');
+	assert(pre, 'expected source element');
+	pre.style.fontSize = '1px';
+	pre.style.lineHeight = '1px';
+	await expect.poll(() => pre.getBoundingClientRect().height).toBeLessThan(30);
+	// Let layout observers process the new typography before collapsing.
+	await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+		requestAnimationFrame(() => requestAnimationFrame(() => resolve()));
+	});
+	expect(collapse).toHaveAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
+	await act(async () => {
+		await userEvent.click(collapse);
+	});
+	await expect.poll(() => page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Expand code' }).query()).toBeNull();
+	await expect.poll(() => collapse.query()).toBeNull();
+
+	pre.style.removeProperty('font-size');
+	pre.style.removeProperty('line-height');
+	await expect.element(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Expand code' })).toBeVisible();
+});
+
 test('narrowing the preview panel flips a responsive example below its container breakpoint', async () => {
 	await page.viewport(1000, 800);
 	// Wide enough that the canvas @container stays ≥768 after the 12px outside
@@ -254,7 +395,7 @@ function renderPreviewHarness({
 }: {
 	width?: number;
 	withStickyHeader?: boolean;
-	/** Fires during commit (ref callback), before ResizeObserver updates cardWidth. */
+	/** Fires during commit (ref callback), before ResizeObserver enables resizing. */
 	onFirstLayout?: (canvasWidth: number) => void;
 } = {}) {
 	container = document.body.appendChild(document.createElement('div'));
@@ -278,7 +419,7 @@ function renderPreviewHarness({
 								<div
 									ref={(node) => {
 										if (!node || !onFirstLayout) return;
-										const canvas = node.closest('.example-preview-canvas')?.firstElementChild;
+										const canvas = node.closest(`.${styles.previewCanvas}`)?.firstElementChild;
 										if (canvas instanceof HTMLElement) {
 											onFirstLayout(canvas.getBoundingClientRect().width);
 										}
@@ -354,14 +495,14 @@ function previewWidth() {
 }
 
 function previewCanvas() {
-	const panelContent = getPreviewPanel().querySelector<HTMLElement>('.example-preview-canvas');
+	const panelContent = getPreviewPanel().querySelector<HTMLElement>(`.${styles.previewCanvas}`);
 	const canvas = panelContent?.firstElementChild;
 	assert(canvas instanceof HTMLElement, 'expected preview canvas');
 	return canvas;
 }
 
 function resizeGrip() {
-	const grip = separator().querySelector<HTMLElement>('.example-preview-grip');
+	const grip = separator().querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-example-preview-grip]');
 	assert(grip, 'expected resize grip');
 	return grip;
 }
@@ -382,7 +523,7 @@ function expectGripInsidePreview() {
 	expect(Math.abs(gripCenterX - dividerCenterX)).toBeLessThanOrEqual(2);
 	expect(grip.top).toBeGreaterThan(group.top);
 	expect(grip.bottom).toBeLessThan(group.bottom);
-	const card = getPreviewPanel().closest('.not-prose')?.getBoundingClientRect() ?? group;
+	const card = getPreviewPanel().closest('[data-example-frame]')?.getBoundingClientRect() ?? group;
 	expect(grip.left).toBeGreaterThan(card.left);
 	expect(grip.right).toBeLessThanOrEqual(card.right);
 	expect(card.right - grip.right).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(4);
diff --git a/apps/docs/src/components/example-block.tsx b/apps/docs/src/components/example-block.tsx
index dcfbbd98..d0871f80 100644
--- a/apps/docs/src/components/example-block.tsx
+++ b/apps/docs/src/components/example-block.tsx
@@ -1,32 +1,30 @@
 import { Box } from '@luke-ui/react/box';
 import { Button } from '@luke-ui/react/button';
-import type { IconName } from '@luke-ui/react/icon';
-import { createIcon, Icon } from '@luke-ui/react/icon';
+import { Icon } from '@luke-ui/react/icon';
 import { LoadingSkeleton } from '@luke-ui/react/loading-skeleton';
 import { LoadingSpinner } from '@luke-ui/react/loading-spinner';
-import { ScrollFade } from '@luke-ui/react/scroll-fade';
 import { Text } from '@luke-ui/react/text';
 import { vars } from '@luke-ui/react/theme';
-import { cx } from '@luke-ui/react/utils';
-import type { ComponentType, JSX, ReactNode } from 'react';
-import { Suspense, use, useEffect, useId, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import type { GroupImperativeHandle } from 'react-resizable-panels';
-import { Group, Panel, Separator } from 'react-resizable-panels';
+import type { ComponentProps, ComponentType, JSX, ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { Suspense, use } from 'react';
 import type { HighlightedSource } from '../lib/highlighted-source.js';
 import { StoryWrapper } from '../lib/story-wrapper.js';
-import { CodeBlock } from './code-block/code-block.js';
 import { DocsLink } from './docs-link.js';
-import { useIsDesktop } from './playground/use-is-desktop.js';
+import { ExampleCodePreview } from './example-code-preview.js';
+import { ExamplePreview } from './example-preview.js';
 
-// The frame, header, preview, and code block nest one border's gap inside
-// `OUTER_RADIUS`, so their corners stay concentric with the frame's own.
-const OUTER_RADIUS = vars.radius.control;
-const INNER_RADIUS = `max(0px, calc(${OUTER_RADIUS} - 1px))`;
+/** Concentric with the frame's `borderRadius="control"` after the 1px border. */
+const INNER_RADIUS = `max(0px, calc(${vars.radius.control} - 1px))`;
+
+const frameEndRadiusStyle = {
+	borderEndEndRadius: INNER_RADIUS,
+	borderEndStartRadius: INNER_RADIUS,
+} as const;
 
 type ExampleBlockProps = {
 	src: string;
 	title: string;
-	layout?: 'flow' | 'centered' | 'full-bleed';
+	layout?: ComponentProps<typeof StoryWrapper>['layout'];
 };
 
 export function ExampleBlock(props: ExampleBlockProps): JSX.Element {
@@ -37,17 +35,44 @@ export function ExampleBlock(props: ExampleBlockProps): JSX.Element {
 	);
 }
 
+export function ExampleLoadingState({
+	layout,
+	title,
+}: Pick<ExampleBlockProps, 'layout' | 'title'>) {
+	const loadingLabel = `Loading ${title} example`;
+	const isFullBleed = layout === 'full-bleed';
+
+	return (
+		<ExampleFrame actions={<ExampleLoadingActions />} ariaLabel={loadingLabel} title={title}>
+			<StoryWrapper layout={layout}>
+				<Box
+					alignItems="center"
+					display="flex"
+					justifyContent="center"
+					minBlockSize={isFullBleed ? '6rem' : undefined}
+				>
+					<LoadingSpinner aria-label={loadingLabel} />
+				</Box>
+			</StoryWrapper>
+		</ExampleFrame>
+	);
+}
+
 function ExampleContent({ layout, src, title }: ExampleBlockProps): JSX.Element {
 	const slashIndex = src.indexOf('/');
 	const component = src.slice(0, slashIndex);
 	const name = src.slice(slashIndex + 1);
 	const result = use(loadExample(component, name));
-	const [showCode, setShowCode] = useState(false);
-	const codeId = useId();
 
 	if (!result.ok) {
 		return (
-			<Box className="rounded-lg border border-fd-destructive" padding="sp16">
+			<Box
+				borderColor="danger"
+				borderRadius="control"
+				borderStyle="solid"
+				borderWidth="thin"
+				padding="sp16"
+			>
 				<Text color="danger" elementType="p">
 					Failed to load example {component}/{name}: {result.error.message}
 				</Text>
@@ -60,179 +85,76 @@ function ExampleContent({ layout, src, title }: ExampleBlockProps): JSX.Element
 	return (
 		<ExampleFrame
 			actions={
-				<Box alignItems="center" display="flex" flexShrink="0" gap="sp4">
-					{highlightedSource.playgroundHash != null ? (
-						<OpenInPlayground hash={highlightedSource.playgroundHash} />
-					) : null}
-					<ShowCode
-						codeId={codeId}
-						isExpanded={showCode}
-						onPress={() => setShowCode((prev) => !prev)}
-					/>
-				</Box>
+				highlightedSource.playgroundHash != null ? (
+					<OpenInPlayground hash={highlightedSource.playgroundHash} />
+				) : null
 			}
 			title={title}
 		>
 			<ExamplePreview layout={layout} title={title}>
 				<PreviewComponent />
 			</ExamplePreview>
-			{showCode ? (
-				<Box
-					id={codeId}
-					overflow="hidden"
-					style={{
-						borderEndEndRadius: INNER_RADIUS,
-						borderEndStartRadius: INNER_RADIUS,
-					}}
-				>
-					{/* Shiki escapes the source before the Vite plugin generates this HTML. */}
-					<CodeBlock copyText={highlightedSource.source} flush html={highlightedSource.html} />
-				</Box>
-			) : null}
-		</ExampleFrame>
-	);
-}
-
-export function ExampleLoadingState({
-	layout,
-	title,
-}: Pick<ExampleBlockProps, 'layout' | 'title'>) {
-	const loadingLabel = `Loading ${title} example`;
-	const isFullBleed = layout === 'full-bleed';
-
-	return (
-		<ExampleFrame actions={<ExampleLoadingActions />} ariaLabel={loadingLabel} title={title}>
-			<StoryWrapper layout={layout}>
-				<Box
-					alignItems="center"
-					display="flex"
-					justifyContent="center"
-					minBlockSize={isFullBleed ? '6rem' : undefined}
-				>
-					<LoadingSpinner aria-label={loadingLabel} />
-				</Box>
-			</StoryWrapper>
+			{/* Remount when the source changes so expand state resets without an effect. */}
+			<ExampleCodePreview
+				html={highlightedSource.html}
+				key={highlightedSource.source}
+				source={highlightedSource.source}
+				title={title}
+			/>
 		</ExampleFrame>
 	);
 }
 
-// The Tailwind classes in ExamplePreview repeat these values, so change both together:
-// `md:` is DESKTOP_MEDIA_QUERY, `@[640px]/example-preview-card` is MIN_RESIZABLE_CARD_WIDTH,
-// `pe-6` is RESIZE_GUTTER_WIDTH, and `min-inline-3!` is OUTSIDE_STRIP_WIDTH.
-const MIN_RESIZABLE_CARD_WIDTH = 640;
-const MIN_PREVIEW_WIDTH = 320;
-const RESIZE_GUTTER_WIDTH = 24;
-/** Half the grip's inline size, so the grip stays inside the card at full width. */
-const OUTSIDE_STRIP_WIDTH = 12;
-
-// Larger than the playground's `RESIZE_TARGET_MINIMUM_SIZE` so the grip is easier to hit.
-const EXAMPLE_RESIZE_TARGET_MINIMUM_SIZE = { coarse: 32, fine: 32 };
-
-export function ExamplePreview({
-	children,
-	layout,
-	title,
-}: {
+type ExampleFrameProps = {
+	actions?: ReactNode;
+	ariaLabel?: string;
 	children: ReactNode;
-	layout?: ExampleBlockProps['layout'];
 	title: string;
-}) {
-	const isDesktop = useIsDesktop();
-	const groupElement = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-	const groupHandle = useRef<GroupImperativeHandle>(null);
-	const [cardWidth, setCardWidth] = useState(0);
-	const previewId = useId();
-	const outsideId = useId();
-	const isResizable = isDesktop && cardWidth >= MIN_RESIZABLE_CARD_WIDTH;
-
-	useEffect(() => {
-		const element = groupElement.current;
-		if (!element) return;
-		const observer = new ResizeObserver(() => setCardWidth(element.getBoundingClientRect().width));
-		observer.observe(element);
-		return () => observer.disconnect();
-	}, []);
-
-	useEffect(() => {
-		if (!isResizable) groupHandle.current?.setLayout({ [previewId]: 100, [outsideId]: 0 });
-	}, [isResizable, outsideId, previewId]);
+};
 
+function ExampleFrame({ actions, ariaLabel, children, title }: ExampleFrameProps) {
 	return (
-		<Group
-			// The outside panel's minimum is set from here with `!` because the
-			// library puts an inline `min-width: 0` on each panel element.
-			className="@container/example-preview-card md:@[640px]/example-preview-card:[&>[data-panel]:last-child]:min-inline-3! isolate flex overflow-hidden"
-			disabled={!isResizable}
-			elementRef={groupElement}
-			groupRef={groupHandle}
-			orientation="horizontal"
-			resizeTargetMinimumSize={EXAMPLE_RESIZE_TARGET_MINIMUM_SIZE}
+		<Box
+			aria-label={ariaLabel}
+			borderColor="decorative"
+			borderRadius="control"
+			borderStyle="solid"
+			borderWidth="thin"
+			className="not-prose"
+			data-example-frame
+			marginBlock="sp16"
+			role={ariaLabel ? 'region' : undefined}
+			style={{ isolation: 'isolate' }}
 		>
-			<Panel
-				defaultSize="100%"
-				id={previewId}
-				minSize={isResizable ? MIN_PREVIEW_WIDTH + RESIZE_GUTTER_WIDTH : 0}
-			>
-				{/*
-					This is the nearest inline-size container for a responsive
-					example, so it narrows against the preview width rather than
-					the viewport. The gutter and the separator use container
-					queries, not `isResizable`, so the first paint already has
-					its final width.
-				*/}
-				<div
-					className="example-preview-canvas @container overflow-hidden md:@[640px]/example-preview-card:pe-6"
-					style={{ backgroundColor: vars.color.surface.canvas }}
-				>
-					<StoryWrapper layout={layout}>{children}</StoryWrapper>
-				</div>
-			</Panel>
-			<Separator
-				aria-label={`${title} preview`}
-				className={cx(
-					'inline-px relative z-10 hidden shrink-0 cursor-col-resize bg-fd-border md:@[640px]/example-preview-card:block',
-					'data-[separator=hover]:[&>.example-preview-grip]:border-fd-muted-foreground/80',
-					'data-[separator=active]:[&>.example-preview-grip]:border-fd-muted-foreground',
-					'data-[separator=focus]:[&>.example-preview-grip]:ring-2 data-[separator=focus]:[&>.example-preview-grip]:ring-fd-ring',
-				)}
-				disabled={!isResizable}
-				onDoubleClick={() => {
-					groupHandle.current?.setLayout({ [previewId]: 100, [outsideId]: 0 });
+			<Box
+				alignItems="center"
+				backgroundColor="surface.canvas"
+				display="flex"
+				gap="sp8"
+				justifyContent="space-between"
+				paddingBlock="sp8"
+				paddingInline="sp16"
+				style={{
+					borderBlockEnd: `1px solid ${vars.color.border.decorative}`,
+					borderStartEndRadius: INNER_RADIUS,
+					borderStartStartRadius: INNER_RADIUS,
 				}}
 			>
-				<ExamplePreviewResizeGrip />
-			</Separator>
-			<Panel
-				className="bg-fd-muted/50"
-				defaultSize={0}
-				id={outsideId}
-				minSize={isResizable ? OUTSIDE_STRIP_WIDTH : 0}
-			/>
-		</Group>
-	);
-}
-
-const GripIcon = createIcon({
-	path: (
-		<>
-			<path d="M8 5a1 1 0 1 0 2 0a1 1 0 1 0 -2 0" />
-			<path d="M8 12a1 1 0 1 0 2 0a1 1 0 1 0 -2 0" />
-			<path d="M8 19a1 1 0 1 0 2 0a1 1 0 1 0 -2 0" />
-			<path d="M14 5a1 1 0 1 0 2 0a1 1 0 1 0 -2 0" />
-			<path d="M14 12a1 1 0 1 0 2 0a1 1 0 1 0 -2 0" />
-			<path d="M14 19a1 1 0 1 0 2 0a1 1 0 1 0 -2 0" />
-		</>
-	),
-});
-
-function ExamplePreviewResizeGrip() {
-	return (
-		<span
-			aria-hidden
-			className="example-preview-grip block-15 inline-3 -translate-1/2 pointer-events-none absolute inset-bs-1/2 inset-s-1/2 flex items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full border border-fd-border bg-fd-card text-fd-muted-foreground shadow-sm transition-[box-shadow,border-color]"
-		>
-			<GripIcon className="size-full" />
-		</span>
+				<Box flex="1 1 auto" minInlineSize={0}>
+					<Text color="secondary" elementType="div" typography="label">
+						{title}
+					</Text>
+				</Box>
+				{actions != null ? (
+					<Box alignItems="center" display="flex" flexShrink="0" gap="sp4">
+						{actions}
+					</Box>
+				) : null}
+			</Box>
+			<Box overflow="hidden" style={frameEndRadiusStyle}>
+				{children}
+			</Box>
+		</Box>
 	);
 }
 
@@ -252,109 +174,19 @@ function OpenInPlayground({ hash }: { hash: string }) {
 	);
 }
 
-function ShowCode({
-	codeId,
-	isExpanded,
-	onPress,
-}: {
-	codeId: string;
-	isExpanded: boolean;
-	onPress: () => void;
-}) {
-	return (
-		<Button
-			aria-controls={codeId}
-			aria-expanded={isExpanded}
-			onPress={onPress}
-			prominence="low"
-			size="small"
-			startContent={<Icon name="codeBlock" />}
-		>
-			{isExpanded ? 'Hide code' : 'Show code'}
-		</Button>
-	);
-}
-
-// Mirrors `OpenInPlayground` and `ShowCode`'s visuals without mounting a
-// router link or wiring up real interaction — this is an `aria-hidden`,
-// `inert` placeholder, so a plain disabled `Button` is enough for both.
-function ActionPlaceholder({ children, iconName }: { children: ReactNode; iconName: IconName }) {
-	return (
-		<Button isDisabled prominence="low" size="small" startContent={<Icon name={iconName} />}>
-			{children}
-		</Button>
-	);
-}
-
 function ExampleLoadingActions() {
 	return (
 		<Box alignItems="center" aria-hidden display="flex" flexShrink="0" gap="sp4" inert>
 			<LoadingSkeleton radius="control">
-				<ActionPlaceholder iconName="externalLink">Open in playground</ActionPlaceholder>
-			</LoadingSkeleton>
-			<LoadingSkeleton radius="control">
-				<ActionPlaceholder iconName="codeBlock">Show code</ActionPlaceholder>
-			</LoadingSkeleton>
-		</Box>
-	);
-}
-
-type ExampleFrameProps = {
-	actions?: ReactNode;
-	ariaLabel?: string;
-	children: ReactNode;
-	title: string;
-};
-
-function ExampleFrame({ actions, ariaLabel, children, title }: ExampleFrameProps) {
-	const titleId = useId();
-	return (
-		<Box
-			aria-label={ariaLabel}
-			className="not-prose isolate border border-fd-border"
-			marginBlock="sp16"
-			role={ariaLabel ? 'region' : undefined}
-			style={{ borderRadius: OUTER_RADIUS }}
-		>
-			<ScrollFade
-				aria-labelledby={titleId}
-				className="border-fd-border border-b bg-fd-card"
-				style={{
-					borderStartEndRadius: INNER_RADIUS,
-					borderStartStartRadius: INNER_RADIUS,
-				}}
-			>
-				<Box
-					alignItems="center"
-					display="flex"
-					gap="sp8"
-					inlineSize="max-content"
-					justifyContent="space-between"
-					minInlineSize="100%"
-					paddingBlock="sp8"
-					paddingInline="sp16"
+				<Button
+					isDisabled
+					prominence="low"
+					size="small"
+					startContent={<Icon name="externalLink" />}
 				>
-					<Text
-						color="secondary"
-						elementType="span"
-						id={titleId}
-						style={{ flexShrink: 0, whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}
-						typography="label"
-					>
-						{title}
-					</Text>
-					{actions}
-				</Box>
-			</ScrollFade>
-			<Box
-				overflow="hidden"
-				style={{
-					borderEndEndRadius: INNER_RADIUS,
-					borderEndStartRadius: INNER_RADIUS,
-				}}
-			>
-				{children}
-			</Box>
+					Open in playground
+				</Button>
+			</LoadingSkeleton>
 		</Box>
 	);
 }
diff --git a/apps/docs/src/components/example-code-preview.css.ts b/apps/docs/src/components/example-code-preview.css.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e4ae36e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/docs/src/components/example-code-preview.css.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { vars } from '@luke-ui/react/theme';
+import { globalStyle, style } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
+
+/** Six caption lines. Viewport padding remains outside the clipped source. */
+const collapsedSourceMaxBlockSize = `calc(${vars.font.caption.lineHeight} * 6)`;
+
+export const codeTransitionType = 'luke-docs-example-code';
+export const codeUpdate = style({});
+
+// Keep the surrounding article out of the code expansion crossfade.
+globalStyle(`:root:active-view-transition-type(${codeTransitionType})::view-transition-old(root)`, {
+	'@layer': {
+		recipes: {
+			display: 'none',
+		},
+	},
+});
+
+globalStyle(
+	[
+		`:root:active-view-transition-type(${codeTransitionType})::view-transition-group(root)`,
+		`:root:active-view-transition-type(${codeTransitionType})::view-transition-new(root)`,
+	].join(', '),
+	{
+		'@layer': {
+			recipes: {
+				animation: 'none',
+			},
+		},
+	},
+);
+
+globalStyle(
+	[
+		`::view-transition-group(.${codeUpdate})`,
+		`::view-transition-old(.${codeUpdate})`,
+		`::view-transition-new(.${codeUpdate})`,
+	].join(', '),
+	{
+		'@layer': {
+			recipes: {
+				animationDuration: vars.motion.duration.enter,
+				animationTimingFunction: vars.motion.easing.standard,
+				'@media': {
+					'(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)': {
+						animationDuration: '0.01ms',
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+);
+
+/** Reveal the full source when expanded, without CodeBlock's default height cap. */
+export const codeViewport = style({
+	'@layer': {
+		utilities: {
+			maxBlockSize: 'none',
+		},
+	},
+});
+
+export const codeViewportCollapsed = style({});
+export const codeViewportFade = style({});
+
+// Clip the source itself so keyboard scrolling cannot reveal hidden lines.
+globalStyle(`${codeViewportCollapsed} pre`, {
+	'@layer': {
+		recipes: {
+			maxBlockSize: collapsedSourceMaxBlockSize,
+			overflow: 'hidden',
+		},
+	},
+});
+
+// Keep the scroll region's focus ring and copy control outside the text fade.
+globalStyle(`${codeViewportFade} pre`, {
+	'@layer': {
+		recipes: {
+			maskImage: 'linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 0%, #000 55%, transparent 100%)',
+		},
+	},
+});
diff --git a/apps/docs/src/components/example-code-preview.tsx b/apps/docs/src/components/example-code-preview.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61f11b54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/docs/src/components/example-code-preview.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+import { Box } from '@luke-ui/react/box';
+import { Button } from '@luke-ui/react/button';
+import { cx } from '@luke-ui/react/utils';
+import {
+	addTransitionType,
+	startTransition,
+	useId,
+	useLayoutEffect,
+	useReducer,
+	useRef,
+	ViewTransition,
+} from 'react';
+import { CodeBlock } from './code-block/code-block.js';
+import * as styles from './example-code-preview.css.js';
+
+export function ExampleCodePreview({
+	html,
+	source,
+	title,
+}: {
+	html: string;
+	source: string;
+	title: string;
+}) {
+	const [mode, dispatch] = useReducer(sourceReducer, 'unmeasured');
+	const sourceRef = useRef<HTMLPreElement>(null);
+	const codeId = useId();
+	const isExpanded = mode === 'expanded';
+	const canExpand = mode === 'collapsed' || isExpanded;
+	const isClipped = !isExpanded;
+
+	useLayoutEffect(() => {
+		const sourceElement = sourceRef.current;
+		if (!sourceElement) return;
+
+		const update = () => {
+			dispatch({
+				isClipped: sourceElement.scrollHeight > sourceElement.clientHeight + 1,
+				type: 'measured',
+			});
+		};
+
+		const observer = new ResizeObserver(update);
+		observer.observe(sourceElement);
+		// Measure on the next frame to avoid a render during effect setup.
+		const frame = requestAnimationFrame(update);
+		return () => {
+			cancelAnimationFrame(frame);
+			observer.disconnect();
+		};
+	}, []);
+
+	return (
+		<ViewTransition default="none" update={styles.codeUpdate}>
+			<Box
+				backgroundColor="surface.recessed"
+				id={codeId}
+				overflow="hidden"
+				paddingBlockEnd={canExpand ? 'sp40' : undefined}
+				position="relative"
+			>
+				{/* Shiki escapes the source before the Vite plugin generates this HTML. */}
+				<CodeBlock
+					copyText={source}
+					flush
+					html={html}
+					sourceRef={sourceRef}
+					viewportClassName={cx(
+						styles.codeViewport,
+						isClipped && styles.codeViewportCollapsed,
+						canExpand && isClipped && styles.codeViewportFade,
+					)}
+					viewportLabel={`${title} code`}
+				/>
+				{canExpand ? (
+					<Box
+						display="flex"
+						insetBlockEnd="sp8"
+						insetInlineStart="50%"
+						justifyContent="center"
+						position="absolute"
+						style={{
+							transform: 'translateX(-50%)',
+							zIndex: 1,
+						}}
+					>
+						<Button
+							aria-controls={codeId}
+							aria-expanded={isExpanded}
+							onPress={() => {
+								startTransition(() => {
+									addTransitionType(styles.codeTransitionType);
+									dispatch({ type: 'toggle' });
+								});
+							}}
+							size="small"
+						>
+							{isExpanded ? 'Collapse code' : 'Expand code'}
+						</Button>
+					</Box>
+				) : null}
+			</Box>
+		</ViewTransition>
+	);
+}
+
+type SourceMode = 'unmeasured' | 'fits' | 'collapsed' | 'expanded';
+
+type SourceEvent = { isClipped: boolean; type: 'measured' } | { type: 'toggle' };
+
+function sourceReducer(mode: SourceMode, event: SourceEvent): SourceMode {
+	if (event.type === 'measured') {
+		// Expanded source fits by definition. Keep its collapse control until it is toggled.
+		if (mode === 'expanded') return mode;
+		return event.isClipped ? 'collapsed' : 'fits';
+	}
+
+	switch (mode) {
+		case 'collapsed':
+			return 'expanded';
+		case 'expanded':
+			return 'collapsed';
+		default:
+			return mode;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/apps/docs/src/components/example-preview.css.ts b/apps/docs/src/components/example-preview.css.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18d24a55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/docs/src/components/example-preview.css.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import { vars } from '@luke-ui/react/theme';
+import { globalStyle, style } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
+import { DESKTOP_MEDIA_QUERY } from './playground/use-is-desktop.js';
+
+export const MIN_RESIZABLE_CARD_WIDTH = 640;
+const RESIZE_GUTTER_WIDTH = vars.space.sp24;
+const OUTSIDE_STRIP_WIDTH = vars.space.sp12;
+
+const PREVIEW_CARD_CONTAINER = 'example-preview-card';
+const previewCardResizable = `${PREVIEW_CARD_CONTAINER} (inline-size >= ${MIN_RESIZABLE_CARD_WIDTH}px)`;
+
+// Name the card container so shell queries keep measuring the root.
+export const previewGroup = style({
+	'@layer': {
+		recipes: {
+			containerName: PREVIEW_CARD_CONTAINER,
+			containerType: 'inline-size',
+			display: 'flex',
+			isolation: 'isolate',
+			overflow: 'hidden',
+		},
+	},
+});
+
+// Inline panel styles set `min-width: 0`. Keep the outside strip open.
+globalStyle(`${previewGroup} > [data-panel]:last-child`, {
+	'@layer': {
+		recipes: {
+			'@media': {
+				[DESKTOP_MEDIA_QUERY]: {
+					'@container': {
+						[previewCardResizable]: {
+							minInlineSize: `${OUTSIDE_STRIP_WIDTH} !important`,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+});
+
+export const previewCanvas = style({
+	'@layer': {
+		recipes: {
+			containerType: 'inline-size',
+			'@media': {
+				[DESKTOP_MEDIA_QUERY]: {
+					'@container': {
+						[previewCardResizable]: {
+							paddingInlineEnd: RESIZE_GUTTER_WIDTH,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+});
+
+export const previewOutside = style({
+	'@layer': {
+		recipes: {
+			backgroundColor: `color-mix(in oklab, ${vars.color.surface.recessed} 50%, transparent)`,
+		},
+	},
+});
+
+export const previewSeparator = style({
+	'@layer': {
+		recipes: {
+			backgroundColor: vars.color.border.decorative,
+			cursor: 'col-resize',
+			display: 'none',
+			flexShrink: 0,
+			inlineSize: '1px',
+			position: 'relative',
+			zIndex: 10,
+			'@media': {
+				[DESKTOP_MEDIA_QUERY]: {
+					'@container': {
+						[previewCardResizable]: {
+							display: 'block',
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+});
+
+export const previewGripState = style({
+	'@layer': {
+		recipes: {
+			borderColor: vars.color.border.decorative,
+			boxShadow: vars.depth.resting,
+			selectors: {
+				[`${previewSeparator}[data-separator=hover] &`]: {
+					borderColor: `color-mix(in oklab, ${vars.color.text.secondary} 80%, transparent)`,
+				},
+				[`${previewSeparator}[data-separator=active] &`]: {
+					borderColor: vars.color.text.secondary,
+				},
+				[`${previewSeparator}[data-separator=focus] &`]: {
+					boxShadow: `0 0 0 2px ${vars.color.border.focus}`,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+});
diff --git a/apps/docs/src/components/example-preview.tsx b/apps/docs/src/components/example-preview.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32089289
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/docs/src/components/example-preview.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+import { Box } from '@luke-ui/react/box';
+import { createIcon } from '@luke-ui/react/icon';
+import { vars } from '@luke-ui/react/theme';
+import type { ComponentProps, ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useId, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import type { GroupImperativeHandle } from 'react-resizable-panels';
+import { Group, Panel, Separator } from 'react-resizable-panels';
+import { StoryWrapper } from '../lib/story-wrapper.js';
+import * as styles from './example-preview.css.js';
+import { useIsDesktop } from './playground/use-is-desktop.js';
+
+export function ExamplePreview({
+	children,
+	layout,
+	title,
+}: {
+	children: ReactNode;
+	layout?: ComponentProps<typeof StoryWrapper>['layout'];
+	title: string;
+}) {
+	const isDesktop = useIsDesktop();
+	const groupElement = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+	const groupHandle = useRef<GroupImperativeHandle>(null);
+	const [isCardWideEnough, setIsCardWideEnough] = useState(false);
+	const previewId = useId();
+	const outsideId = useId();
+	const isResizable = isDesktop && isCardWideEnough;
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		const element = groupElement.current;
+		if (!element) return;
+		const observer = new ResizeObserver(([entry]) => {
+			if (!entry) return;
+			setIsCardWideEnough(entry.contentRect.width >= styles.MIN_RESIZABLE_CARD_WIDTH);
+		});
+		observer.observe(element);
+		return () => observer.disconnect();
+	}, []);
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (!isResizable)
+			groupHandle.current?.setLayout({
+				[previewId]: 100,
+				[outsideId]: 0,
+			});
+	}, [isResizable, outsideId, previewId]);
+
+	return (
+		<Group
+			className={styles.previewGroup}
+			disabled={!isResizable}
+			elementRef={groupElement}
+			groupRef={groupHandle}
+			orientation="horizontal"
+			resizeTargetMinimumSize={EXAMPLE_RESIZE_TARGET_MINIMUM_SIZE}
+		>
+			<Panel
+				defaultSize="100%"
+				id={previewId}
+				minSize={isResizable ? MIN_PREVIEW_WIDTH + RESIZE_GUTTER_WIDTH : 0}
+			>
+				{/* CSS sets the gutter before measurement. Examples query this canvas's width. */}
+				<Box backgroundColor="surface.canvas" className={styles.previewCanvas} overflow="hidden">
+					<StoryWrapper layout={layout}>{children}</StoryWrapper>
+				</Box>
+			</Panel>
+			<Separator
+				aria-label={`${title} preview`}
+				className={styles.previewSeparator}
+				disabled={!isResizable}
+				onDoubleClick={() => {
+					groupHandle.current?.setLayout({
+						[previewId]: 100,
+						[outsideId]: 0,
+					});
+				}}
+			>
+				<ExamplePreviewResizeGrip />
+			</Separator>
+			<Panel
+				className={styles.previewOutside}
+				defaultSize={0}
+				id={outsideId}
+				minSize={isResizable ? OUTSIDE_STRIP_WIDTH : 0}
+			/>
+		</Group>
+	);
+}
+
+const MIN_PREVIEW_WIDTH = 320;
+// Match sp24 and sp12 in example-preview.css.ts.
+const RESIZE_GUTTER_WIDTH = 24;
+const OUTSIDE_STRIP_WIDTH = 12;
+
+const EXAMPLE_RESIZE_TARGET_MINIMUM_SIZE = { coarse: 32, fine: 32 };
+
+const GripIcon = createIcon({
+	path: (
+		<>
+			<path d="M8 5a1 1 0 1 0 2 0a1 1 0 1 0 -2 0" />
+			<path d="M8 12a1 1 0 1 0 2 0a1 1 0 1 0 -2 0" />
+			<path d="M8 19a1 1 0 1 0 2 0a1 1 0 1 0 -2 0" />
+			<path d="M14 5a1 1 0 1 0 2 0a1 1 0 1 0 -2 0" />
+			<path d="M14 12a1 1 0 1 0 2 0a1 1 0 1 0 -2 0" />
+			<path d="M14 19a1 1 0 1 0 2 0a1 1 0 1 0 -2 0" />
+		</>
+	),
+});
+
+const GRIP_BLOCK_SIZE = '3.75rem';
+const GRIP_INLINE_SIZE = '0.75rem';
+
+function ExamplePreviewResizeGrip() {
+	return (
+		<Box
+			alignItems="center"
+			aria-hidden
+			backgroundColor="surface.canvas"
+			blockSize={GRIP_BLOCK_SIZE}
+			borderRadius="full"
+			borderStyle="solid"
+			borderWidth="thin"
+			className={styles.previewGripState}
+			data-example-preview-grip
+			display="flex"
+			elementType="span"
+			inlineSize={GRIP_INLINE_SIZE}
+			insetBlockStart="50%"
+			insetInlineStart="50%"
+			justifyContent="center"
+			overflow="hidden"
+			position="absolute"
+			style={{
+				color: vars.color.text.secondary,
+				pointerEvents: 'none',
+				transform: 'translate(-50%, -50%)',
+				transitionDuration: vars.motion.duration.enter,
+				transitionProperty: 'box-shadow, border-color',
+				transitionTimingFunction: vars.motion.easing.standard,
+			}}
+		>
+			<GripIcon style={{ blockSize: '100%', inlineSize: '100%' }} />
+		</Box>
+	);
+}
diff --git a/docs/DOCUMENTATION.md b/docs/DOCUMENTATION.md
index 7392d538..492b0037 100644
--- a/docs/DOCUMENTATION.md
+++ b/docs/DOCUMENTATION.md
@@ -491,6 +491,11 @@ list in `apps/docs/src/lib/docs-playground-specifiers.ts`. The button opens that
 Examples that import a relative module, or anything else the preview cannot `require`, omit the
 button.
 
+Each example shows a six-line source preview below its live preview. Longer snippets fade at the
+bottom and have an "Expand code" control to reveal the full source. Copy always copies the full
+source, including while collapsed. Expansion and collapse animate unless reduced motion is
+preferred.
+
 User code compiles in the browser with sucrase and can import `react` and any `@luke-ui/react/*`
 subpath. The compiler only rejects a missing default export (`undefined` or `null`) and returns
 `unknown` rather than a React component type, because it does not depend on React to validate the