diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/ui/Lightbox.stories.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/ui/Lightbox.stories.svelte
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+<script module lang="ts">
+	import { defineMeta } from "@storybook/addon-svelte-csf";
+	import { onMount } from "svelte";
+	import Lightbox from "$lib/components/ui/Lightbox.svelte";
+	import { lightbox, zoomMarkupImages, type LightboxImage } from "$lib/lightbox.svelte";
+
+	const { Story } = defineMeta({
+		title: "UI/Lightbox",
+		component: Lightbox,
+		tags: ["autodocs"]
+	});
+
+	const plate = (label: string, from: string, to: string, w = 1200, h = 800): string =>
+		`data:image/svg+xml,${encodeURIComponent(
+			`<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="${w}" height="${h}" viewBox="0 0 ${w} ${h}"><defs><linearGradient id="g" x1="0" y1="0" x2="1" y2="1"><stop offset="0" stop-color="${from}"/><stop offset="1" stop-color="${to}"/></linearGradient></defs><rect width="${w}" height="${h}" fill="url(#g)"/><text x="50%" y="50%" font-family="ui-sans-serif,system-ui" font-size="${Math.round(h / 8)}" fill="white" text-anchor="middle" dominant-baseline="middle">${label}</text></svg>`
+		)}`;
+
+	const shots: LightboxImage[] = [
+		{
+			src: plate("one", "#4568FF", "#93B0FF"),
+			alt: "Screenshot one",
+			width: 1200,
+			height: 800
+		},
+		{
+			src: plate("two", "#16a34a", "#bbf7d0"),
+			alt: "Screenshot two",
+			width: 1200,
+			height: 800
+		},
+		{
+			src: plate("three", "#dc2626", "#fca5a5", 900, 1200),
+			alt: "Screenshot three, portrait",
+			width: 900,
+			height: 1200
+		}
+	];
+</script>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+	let single = $state(true);
+	let gallery = $state(true);
+	let index = $state(0);
+
+	onMount(zoomMarkupImages);
+</script>
+
+<Story name="Single image" asChild>
+	<Lightbox open={single} images={[shots[0]]} onClose={() => (single = false)} />
+</Story>
+
+<Story name="Gallery" asChild>
+	<Lightbox open={gallery} images={shots} bind:index onClose={() => (gallery = false)} />
+</Story>
+
+<Story name="From markup" asChild>
+	<div class="markup flex flex-wrap gap-4 p-6">
+		{#each shots as shot (shot.src)}
+			<img
+				src={shot.src}
+				alt={shot.alt}
+				class="h-32 w-auto rounded-md border border-border-default"
+			/>
+		{/each}
+		<a href="https://tangled.org">
+			<img
+				src={plate("linked", "#f59e0b", "#fef08a")}
+				alt="Screenshot inside a link"
+				class="h-32 w-auto rounded-md border border-border-default"
+			/>
+		</a>
+	</div>
+	<Lightbox
+		open={lightbox.open}
+		images={lightbox.images}
+		bind:index={lightbox.index}
+		onClose={() => lightbox.close()}
+	/>
+</Story>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/ui/Lightbox.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/ui/Lightbox.svelte
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+<script module lang="ts">
+	import { tv } from "tailwind-variants";
+
+	export const lightboxChrome = tv({
+		slots: {
+			veil: "absolute inset-0 bg-black/80",
+			frame: "absolute inset-0 cursor-default touch-none overflow-hidden outline-none select-none",
+			flight: "absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center p-4 sm:p-14",
+			image: "size-auto max-h-full max-w-full",
+			bar: "pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 flex items-start gap-2 p-3 sm:p-4",
+			badge: "flex h-8 items-center rounded-sm border border-border-default bg-background-default px-2.5 typography-paragraph-small text-foreground-default",
+			controls: "pointer-events-auto ml-auto flex items-center gap-2",
+			button: "size-8 px-0"
+		},
+		variants: {
+			zoomed: {
+				true: { image: "cursor-grab active:cursor-grabbing" },
+				false: { image: "cursor-zoom-in" }
+			}
+		},
+		defaultVariants: {
+			zoomed: false
+		}
+	});
+</script>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { tick, untrack } from "svelte";
+	import type { Attachment } from "svelte/attachments";
+	import Button from "$lib/components/ui/Button.svelte";
+	import ChevronLeft from "$icon/chevron-left";
+	import ChevronRight from "$icon/chevron-right";
+	import X from "$icon/x";
+	import ZoomIn from "$icon/zoom-in";
+	import ZoomOut from "$icon/zoom-out";
+	import { CELL, HOME, Motion, VEIL } from "$lib/motion/value.svelte";
+	import type { LightboxImage } from "$lib/lightbox.svelte";
+
+	interface Props {
+		open: boolean;
+		images: LightboxImage[];
+		index?: number;
+		maxScale?: number;
+		onClose: () => void;
+	}
+
+	let { open, images, index = $bindable(0), maxScale = 4, onClose }: Props = $props();
+
+	const TOGGLE = 2.5;
+	const KEY_ZOOM = 1.6;
+	const KEY_PAN = 56;
+	const WHEEL_RATE = 140;
+	const SLOP = 8;
+	const NEAR_HOME = 1.02;
+	const SNAP_HOME = 1.05;
+	const RADIUS_FALLBACK = 4;
+	const ORIGIN_RADIUS = 9;
+	const ANNOUNCE = 220;
+
+	const restingRadius = (): number => {
+		const root = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement);
+		const raw = root.getPropertyValue("--radius-sm").trim();
+		const value = Number.parseFloat(raw);
+		if (!Number.isFinite(value)) return RADIUS_FALLBACK;
+		return raw.endsWith("rem") ? value * Number.parseFloat(root.fontSize) : value;
+	};
+
+	const id = $props.id();
+	const hintId = `${id}-hint`;
+
+	let panel = $state<HTMLDialogElement>();
+	let frame = $state<HTMLElement>();
+	let content = $state<HTMLImageElement>();
+	let staged = $state(false);
+	let closing = $state(false);
+	let announced = $state(1);
+
+	const scale = new Motion(1);
+	const x = new Motion(0);
+	const y = new Motion(0);
+
+	const flightX = new Motion(0);
+	const flightY = new Motion(0);
+	const flightScale = new Motion(1);
+	const flightOpacity = new Motion(0);
+	const flightRadius = new Motion(RADIUS_FALLBACK);
+
+	const veil = new Motion(0);
+	const bar = new Motion(0);
+
+	const top = $derived(Math.max(1.1, maxScale));
+	const current = $derived(images[index]);
+	const zoomed = $derived(scale.current > SNAP_HOME);
+	const caption = $derived(current?.alt || `Image ${index + 1} of ${images.length}`);
+	const classes = $derived(lightboxChrome({ zoomed }));
+
+	const reduced = (): boolean =>
+		typeof matchMedia === "function" && matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)").matches;
+
+	const clamp = (value: number, lo: number, hi: number): number =>
+		Math.min(hi, Math.max(lo, value));
+
+	const limit = (s: number): { mx: number; my: number } => {
+		if (!frame || !content) return { mx: 0, my: 0 };
+		return {
+			mx: Math.max(0, (content.offsetWidth * s - frame.clientWidth) / 2),
+			my: Math.max(0, (content.offsetHeight * s - frame.clientHeight) / 2)
+		};
+	};
+
+	const place = (s: number, nx: number, ny: number): void => {
+		const { mx, my } = limit(s);
+		scale.set(s);
+		x.set(clamp(nx, -mx, mx));
+		y.set(clamp(ny, -my, my));
+	};
+
+	const glide = (s: number, nx: number, ny: number, spring = CELL): void => {
+		const { mx, my } = limit(s);
+		const tx = clamp(nx, -mx, mx);
+		const ty = clamp(ny, -my, my);
+		if (reduced()) {
+			scale.set(s);
+			x.set(tx);
+			y.set(ty);
+			return;
+		}
+		scale.animate(s, spring);
+		x.animate(tx, spring);
+		y.animate(ty, spring);
+	};
+
+	const home = (): void => glide(1, 0, 0, HOME);
+
+	const zoomAt = (next: number, cx: number, cy: number, animated: boolean): void => {
+		if (!frame) return;
+		const box = frame.getBoundingClientRect();
+		const px = cx - (box.left + box.width / 2);
+		const py = cy - (box.top + box.height / 2);
+		const from = scale.current;
+		const ax = (px - x.current) / from;
+		const ay = (py - y.current) / from;
+		const s = clamp(next, 1, top);
+		const nx = px - ax * s;
+		const ny = py - ay * s;
+		if (animated) glide(s, nx, ny, s <= 1 ? HOME : CELL);
+		else place(s, nx, ny);
+	};
+
+	const toggleZoom = (): void => {
+		if (!frame) return;
+		if (zoomed) {
+			home();
+			return;
+		}
+		const box = frame.getBoundingClientRect();
+		zoomAt(Math.min(TOGGLE, top), box.left + box.width / 2, box.top + box.height / 2, true);
+	};
+
+	const step = (delta: number): void => {
+		if (images.length < 2) return;
+		index = (index + delta + images.length) % images.length;
+	};
+
+	interface Drag {
+		id: number;
+		fromX: number;
+		fromY: number;
+		x: number;
+		y: number;
+	}
+
+	let drag: Drag | null = null;
+	let onContent = false;
+
+	const finish = (): void => {
+		if (scale.current < SNAP_HOME) home();
+	};
+
+	const onPointerDown = (event: PointerEvent): void => {
+		if (event.pointerType === "mouse" && event.button !== 0) return;
+		onContent = content ? content.contains(event.target as Node) : false;
+		if (event.currentTarget instanceof HTMLElement)
+			event.currentTarget.setPointerCapture(event.pointerId);
+		drag = {
+			id: event.pointerId,
+			fromX: event.clientX,
+			fromY: event.clientY,
+			x: x.current,
+			y: y.current
+		};
+	};
+
+	const onPointerMove = (event: PointerEvent): void => {
+		if (!drag || drag.id !== event.pointerId || scale.current <= 1) return;
+		place(
+			scale.current,
+			drag.x + (event.clientX - drag.fromX),
+			drag.y + (event.clientY - drag.fromY)
+		);
+	};
+
+	const onPointerUp = (event: PointerEvent): void => {
+		if (!drag || drag.id !== event.pointerId) return;
+		const held = drag;
+		drag = null;
+		const moved = Math.hypot(event.clientX - held.fromX, event.clientY - held.fromY);
+		if (moved < SLOP) {
+			if (!onContent && scale.current <= NEAR_HOME) {
+				onClose();
+				return;
+			}
+			if (onContent) {
+				zoomAt(
+					scale.current > SNAP_HOME ? 1 : Math.min(TOGGLE, top),
+					event.clientX,
+					event.clientY,
+					true
+				);
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+		finish();
+	};
+
+	const onPointerCancel = (event: PointerEvent): void => {
+		if (!drag || drag.id !== event.pointerId) return;
+		drag = null;
+		finish();
+	};
+
+	const onKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent): void => {
+		if (!frame) return;
+		const box = frame.getBoundingClientRect();
+		const cx = box.left + box.width / 2;
+		const cy = box.top + box.height / 2;
+		const from = scale.current;
+
+		if (event.key === "+" || event.key === "=") {
+			event.preventDefault();
+			zoomAt(from * KEY_ZOOM, cx, cy, true);
+			return;
+		}
+		if (event.key === "-" || event.key === "_") {
+			event.preventDefault();
+			zoomAt(from / KEY_ZOOM, cx, cy, true);
+			return;
+		}
+		if (event.key === "0") {
+			event.preventDefault();
+			home();
+			return;
+		}
+		if (event.key === "Escape") {
+			event.preventDefault();
+			if (from > NEAR_HOME) home();
+			else onClose();
+			return;
+		}
+		if (!event.key.startsWith("Arrow")) return;
+
+		if (from > NEAR_HOME) {
+			event.preventDefault();
+			const dx =
+				event.key === "ArrowLeft" ? KEY_PAN : event.key === "ArrowRight" ? -KEY_PAN : 0;
+			const dy = event.key === "ArrowUp" ? KEY_PAN : event.key === "ArrowDown" ? -KEY_PAN : 0;
+			glide(from, x.current + dx, y.current + dy);
+			return;
+		}
+		if (event.key === "ArrowLeft" || event.key === "ArrowRight") {
+			event.preventDefault();
+			step(event.key === "ArrowLeft" ? -1 : 1);
+		}
+	};
+
+	const wheelZoom: Attachment<HTMLElement> = (node) => {
+		const onWheel = (event: WheelEvent): void => {
+			event.preventDefault();
+			zoomAt(
+				scale.current * Math.exp(-event.deltaY / WHEEL_RATE),
+				event.clientX,
+				event.clientY,
+				false
+			);
+		};
+		node.addEventListener("wheel", onWheel, { passive: false });
+		return () => node.removeEventListener("wheel", onWheel);
+	};
+
+	const toBody: Attachment<HTMLElement> = (node) => {
+		document.body.appendChild(node);
+		return () => node.remove();
+	};
+
+	interface Landing {
+		dx: number;
+		dy: number;
+		scale: number;
+		opacity: number;
+		radius: number;
+	}
+
+	const landing = (): Landing => {
+		const origin = images[index]?.origin;
+		if (frame && content && origin && content.offsetWidth > 0) {
+			const box = frame.getBoundingClientRect();
+			const seat = origin.getBoundingClientRect();
+			if (seat.width > 0) {
+				const s = seat.width / content.offsetWidth;
+				const radius =
+					Number.parseFloat(getComputedStyle(origin).borderTopLeftRadius) ||
+					ORIGIN_RADIUS;
+				return {
+					dx: seat.left + seat.width / 2 - (box.left + box.width / 2),
+					dy: seat.top + seat.height / 2 - (box.top + box.height / 2),
+					scale: s,
+					opacity: 1,
+					radius: radius / s
+				};
+			}
+		}
+		return { dx: 0, dy: 10, scale: 0.97, opacity: 0, radius: restingRadius() };
+	};
+
+	const settle = (): void => {
+		flightX.set(0);
+		flightY.set(0);
+		flightScale.set(1);
+		flightOpacity.set(1);
+		flightRadius.set(restingRadius());
+		veil.set(1);
+		bar.set(1);
+	};
+
+	const enter = async (): Promise<void> => {
+		staged = true;
+		closing = false;
+		await tick();
+		if (!panel?.open) panel?.showModal();
+		frame?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+
+		scale.set(1);
+		x.set(0);
+		y.set(0);
+
+		const image = content;
+		if (image && !image.complete)
+			await new Promise((resolve) => image.addEventListener("load", resolve, { once: true }));
+		await tick();
+
+		if (reduced()) {
+			settle();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const to = landing();
+		flightX.set(to.dx);
+		flightY.set(to.dy);
+		flightScale.set(to.scale);
+		flightOpacity.set(to.opacity);
+		flightRadius.set(to.radius);
+
+		flightX.animate(0, HOME);
+		flightY.animate(0, HOME);
+		flightScale.animate(1, HOME);
+		flightOpacity.animate(1, HOME);
+		flightRadius.animate(restingRadius(), HOME);
+		veil.animate(1, VEIL);
+		bar.animate(1, VEIL);
+	};
+
+	const leave = (): void => {
+		if (!staged) return;
+		closing = true;
+
+		const done = (): void => {
+			panel?.close();
+			staged = false;
+			closing = false;
+		};
+
+		if (reduced()) {
+			done();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const to = landing();
+		let pending = 4;
+		const arrived = (): void => {
+			pending -= 1;
+			if (pending === 0) done();
+		};
+
+		x.animate(0, HOME);
+		y.animate(0, HOME);
+		scale.animate(1, HOME);
+		flightRadius.animate(to.radius, HOME);
+		veil.animate(0, VEIL);
+		bar.animate(0, VEIL);
+
+		flightX.animate(to.dx, HOME, arrived);
+		flightY.animate(to.dy, HOME, arrived);
+		flightScale.animate(to.scale, HOME, arrived);
+		flightOpacity.animate(to.opacity, HOME, arrived);
+	};
+
+	$effect(() => {
+		if (open) untrack(() => void enter());
+		else untrack(leave);
+	});
+
+	$effect(() => {
+		void index;
+		untrack(() => {
+			scale.set(1);
+			x.set(0);
+			y.set(0);
+		});
+	});
+
+	$effect(() => {
+		const reading = scale.current;
+		const timer = setTimeout(() => (announced = reading), ANNOUNCE);
+		return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+	});
+
+	$effect(() => {
+		const bail = (): void => {
+			drag = null;
+		};
+		window.addEventListener("blur", bail);
+		return () => window.removeEventListener("blur", bail);
+	});
+</script>
+
+{#if staged && current}
+	<dialog
+		bind:this={panel}
+		closedby="none"
+		class="lightbox-panel fixed inset-0 z-50 size-full max-h-none max-w-none border-0 bg-transparent p-0 text-foreground-default outline-none"
+		aria-label={caption}
+		data-closing={closing ? "" : undefined}
+		onkeydown={onKeyDown}
+		onclose={onClose}
+		{@attach toBody}
+	>
+		<div aria-hidden="true" class={classes.veil()} style="opacity: {veil.current}"></div>
+
+		<div
+			bind:this={frame}
+			tabindex="-1"
+			role="group"
+			aria-label={caption}
+			aria-describedby={hintId}
+			class={classes.frame()}
+			onpointerdown={onPointerDown}
+			onpointermove={onPointerMove}
+			onpointerup={onPointerUp}
+			onpointercancel={onPointerCancel}
+			onlostpointercapture={onPointerCancel}
+			{@attach wheelZoom}
+		>
+			<div
+				class={classes.flight()}
+				style="translate: {flightX.current}px {flightY.current}px; scale: {flightScale.current}; opacity: {flightOpacity.current}"
+			>
+				<img
+					bind:this={content}
+					src={current.src}
+					alt={current.alt}
+					width={current.width}
+					height={current.height}
+					draggable="false"
+					class={classes.image()}
+					style="translate: {x.current}px {y.current}px; scale: {scale.current}; border-radius: {flightRadius.current}px"
+				/>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+
+		<div class={classes.bar()} style="opacity: {bar.current}">
+			{#if images.length > 1}
+				<p class={classes.badge({ class: "pointer-events-auto" })}>
+					{index + 1} / {images.length}
+				</p>
+			{/if}
+
+			<div class={classes.controls()}>
+				{#if images.length > 1}
+					<Button
+						size="small"
+						class={classes.button()}
+						icon={ChevronLeft}
+						aria-label="Previous image"
+						onclick={() => step(-1)}
+					/>
+					<Button
+						size="small"
+						class={classes.button()}
+						icon={ChevronRight}
+						aria-label="Next image"
+						onclick={() => step(1)}
+					/>
+				{/if}
+				<Button
+					size="small"
+					class={classes.button()}
+					icon={zoomed ? ZoomOut : ZoomIn}
+					aria-label={zoomed ? "Zoom out" : "Zoom in"}
+					onclick={toggleZoom}
+				/>
+				<Button
+					size="small"
+					class={classes.button()}
+					icon={X}
+					aria-label="Close"
+					onclick={onClose}
+				/>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+
+		<p id={hintId} class="sr-only">
+			Click the image to switch between fit and close-up, scroll to zoom toward the pointer,
+			or press plus and minus. Drag or use the arrow keys to pan. Press zero to return to the
+			starting frame; Escape returns home first, then closes. At the starting frame the left
+			and right arrows step through the images.
+		</p>
+		<p role="status" class="sr-only">Zoom {announced.toFixed(1)} times</p>
+	</dialog>
+{/if}
+
+<style>
+	:global(html:has(.lightbox-panel:modal:not([data-closing]))) {
+		overflow: hidden;
+	}
+
+	.lightbox-panel::backdrop {
+		background: transparent;
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/lightbox.svelte.ts b/web/src/lib/lightbox.svelte.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5332f3cd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/lightbox.svelte.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+export interface LightboxImage {
+	src: string;
+	alt: string;
+	width?: number;
+	height?: number;
+	origin?: HTMLElement;
+}
+
+class LightboxState {
+	images = $state<LightboxImage[]>([]);
+	index = $state(0);
+	open = $state(false);
+
+	readonly current = $derived<LightboxImage | undefined>(this.images[this.index]);
+
+	show(images: LightboxImage[], index: number): void {
+		if (images.length === 0) return;
+		this.images = images;
+		this.index = Math.min(Math.max(index, 0), images.length - 1);
+		this.open = true;
+	}
+
+	close(): void {
+		this.open = false;
+	}
+
+	step(delta: number): void {
+		const count = this.images.length;
+		if (count < 2) return;
+		this.index = (this.index + delta + count) % count;
+	}
+}
+
+export const lightbox = new LightboxState();
+
+const zoomable = (image: HTMLImageElement): boolean => image.closest("a") === null;
+
+const describe = (image: HTMLImageElement): LightboxImage => ({
+	src: image.currentSrc || image.src,
+	alt: image.alt,
+	width: image.naturalWidth || undefined,
+	height: image.naturalHeight || undefined,
+	origin: image
+});
+
+export const zoomMarkupImages = (): (() => void) => {
+	const onClick = (event: MouseEvent): void => {
+		if (event.defaultPrevented || event.button !== 0) return;
+		if (event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey || event.shiftKey || event.altKey) return;
+
+		const image = event.target;
+		if (!(image instanceof HTMLImageElement) || !zoomable(image)) return;
+
+		const markup = image.closest(".markup");
+		if (!markup) return;
+
+		const gallery = [...markup.querySelectorAll("img")].filter(zoomable);
+		const index = gallery.indexOf(image);
+		if (index === -1) return;
+
+		event.preventDefault();
+		lightbox.show(gallery.map(describe), index);
+	};
+
+	document.addEventListener("click", onClick);
+	return () => document.removeEventListener("click", onClick);
+};