diff --git a/frontend/fullscreen-orientation.css b/frontend/fullscreen-orientation.css
index beb1b98..9cd9565 100644
--- a/frontend/fullscreen-orientation.css
+++ b/frontend/fullscreen-orientation.css
@@ -1,17 +1,36 @@
 /* Shared fullscreen surface; inline player styling is unchanged. */
 .orientation-fullscreen .fullscreen-hud[hidden] { display: none; }
 .orientation-fullscreen .fullscreen-hud {
-  position: absolute; z-index: 20; bottom: max(12px, env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
-  left: max(12px, env(safe-area-inset-left)); right: max(12px, env(safe-area-inset-right));
-  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; padding: 8px; border-radius: 12px;
-  background: rgb(0 0 0 / .8); color: white;
+  --hud-glass: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg-1, #111) 74%, transparent);
+  --hud-ink: var(--text, #fff);
+  --hud-line: color-mix(in srgb, var(--line, #fff) 32%, transparent);
+  position: absolute; z-index: 20;
+  right: max(12px, env(safe-area-inset-right));
+  bottom: max(12px, env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
+  left: max(12px, env(safe-area-inset-left));
+  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
+  padding: 5px; border: 1px solid var(--hud-line); border-radius: 999px;
+  background: var(--hud-glass); color: var(--hud-ink);
+  -webkit-backdrop-filter: saturate(150%) blur(18px);
+  backdrop-filter: saturate(150%) blur(18px);
+  box-shadow: 0 8px 28px rgb(0 0 0 / .2);
+  opacity: 1; transition: opacity .22s ease;
 }
+.orientation-fullscreen .fullscreen-hud.hud-hidden { opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; }
 .fullscreen-hud button {
-  min-height: 44px; padding: 8px 12px; border: 1px solid rgb(255 255 255 / .25);
-  border-radius: 8px; background: rgb(255 255 255 / .12); color: white; font: inherit;
+  display: grid; place-items: center; flex: none;
+  width: 48px; min-width: 48px; height: 48px; min-height: 48px; padding: 0;
+  border: 1px solid transparent; border-radius: 50%;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--hud-ink, #fff) 10%, transparent);
+  color: var(--hud-ink, #fff); font: inherit; cursor: pointer;
+  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
 }
-.fullscreen-hud button:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid white; outline-offset: 2px; }
-.fullscreen-hud input { min-width: 40px; flex: 1; height: 44px; }
+.fullscreen-hud button:hover { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--hud-ink, #fff) 18%, transparent); }
+.fullscreen-hud button:active { transform: scale(.94); }
+.fullscreen-hud button svg { width: 20px; height: 20px; fill: none; stroke: currentColor; stroke-width: 1.8; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }
+.fullscreen-hud button .fill { fill: currentColor; stroke: none; }
+.fullscreen-hud button:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--accent, #fff); outline-offset: 2px; }
+.fullscreen-hud input { min-width: 40px; min-height: 44px; height: 44px; flex: 1; margin: 0 4px; accent-color: var(--accent, #fff); touch-action: none; }
 .player-stage.orientation-fullscreen { background: #000; }
 .player-stage.orientation-overlay {
   position: fixed !important; z-index: 10000 !important; inset: 0 !important;
@@ -39,7 +58,10 @@
 .orientation-overlay[data-fullscreen-rotation="-90"] .fullscreen-hud {
   bottom: max(12px, env(safe-area-inset-right)); left: max(12px, env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); right: max(12px, env(safe-area-inset-top));
 }
-@media(max-width: 460px) { .fullscreen-hud { flex-wrap: wrap; } .fullscreen-hud input { flex-basis: 100%; order: -1; } .fullscreen-hud button { flex: 1; padding-inline: 6px; font-size: 12px; } }
+@media (max-width: 460px) {
+  .orientation-fullscreen .fullscreen-hud { gap: 2px; padding: 3px; }
+  .fullscreen-hud button { width: 44px; min-width: 44px; height: 44px; min-height: 44px; }
+}
 /* Raise existing ancestry instead of moving a playing video in WebKit. */
 body.landscape-fs .orientation-ancestor { z-index: 10001 !important; transform: none !important; filter: none !important; overflow: visible !important; }
 body.landscape-fs { overflow: hidden; }
diff --git a/frontend/fullscreen-orientation.js b/frontend/fullscreen-orientation.js
index 05f8d5a..79c7a50 100644
--- a/frontend/fullscreen-orientation.js
+++ b/frontend/fullscreen-orientation.js
@@ -13,19 +13,32 @@
   }
   function create(options) {
     const { stage, settings, persist, toggle, seek, state } = options;
-    let active = false, custom = false, native = false, locked = false, angle = 0, timer;
+    let active = false, custom = false, native = false, locked = false, angle = 0, timer, hideTimer;
     const ancestors = [];
     for (let el = stage.parentElement; el && el !== document.body; el = el.parentElement) ancestors.push(el);
     const hud = document.createElement('div'); hud.className = 'fullscreen-hud'; hud.hidden = true;
-    hud.innerHTML = '<button type="button" aria-label="Play or pause">Play / pause</button><input type="range" min="0" max="1000" value="0" aria-label="Seek video"><button type="button" class="fullscreen-orientation" aria-label="Change fullscreen orientation"></button><button type="button" aria-label="Exit fullscreen">Exit</button>';
+    hud.innerHTML = '<button type="button" aria-label="Play or pause" title="Play or pause"><svg class="fill" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M8 5v14l11-7z"/></svg></button><input type="range" min="0" max="1000" value="0" aria-label="Seek video"><button type="button" class="fullscreen-orientation" aria-label="Change fullscreen orientation" title="Change fullscreen orientation"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M4 8V4h4M20 16v4h-4M4 4l6 6m4 4 6 6M20 8V4h-4M4 16v4h4M20 4l-6 6m-4 4-6 6"/></svg></button><button type="button" aria-label="Exit fullscreen" title="Exit fullscreen"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M9 4H4v5m0-5 6 6m5 9h5v-5m0 5-6-6"/></svg></button>';
     stage.append(hud);
     const [play, orientation, exit] = hud.querySelectorAll('button'), range = hud.querySelector('input');
+    function revealControls() {
+      if (!active) return;
+      hud.classList.remove('hud-hidden'); clearTimeout(hideTimer);
+      hideTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+        if (!hud.contains(document.activeElement)) hud.classList.add('hud-hidden');
+      }, 3200);
+    }
+    stage.addEventListener('pointerdown', revealControls, { passive: true });
+    stage.addEventListener('pointermove', event => { if (event.pointerType === 'mouse') revealControls(); }, { passive: true });
+    hud.addEventListener('focusin', () => { clearTimeout(hideTimer); hud.classList.remove('hud-hidden'); });
+    hud.addEventListener('focusout', () => setTimeout(revealControls, 0));
+    hud.addEventListener('click', revealControls);
     play.onclick = toggle; exit.onclick = leave;
     function layout() {
       if (!active) return;
       angle = custom ? rotation(settings().fullscreenOrientation, innerWidth, innerHeight) : 0;
       stage.dataset.fullscreenRotation = String(angle);
-      orientation.textContent = `Orientation: ${normalize(settings().fullscreenOrientation)}`;
+      orientation.setAttribute('aria-label', `Change fullscreen orientation (currently ${normalize(settings().fullscreenOrientation)})`);
+      orientation.title = `Orientation: ${normalize(settings().fullscreenOrientation)}`;
     }
     async function orient() {
       if (locked) { screen.orientation?.unlock?.(); locked = false; }
@@ -48,9 +61,9 @@
     hud.addEventListener('pointerdown', event => event.stopPropagation());
     hud.addEventListener('pointerup', event => event.stopPropagation());
     function cleanup() {
-      active = false; custom = false; native = false; angle = 0; clearInterval(timer);
+      active = false; custom = false; native = false; angle = 0; clearInterval(timer); clearTimeout(hideTimer);
       ancestors.forEach(el => el.classList.remove('orientation-ancestor'));
-      hud.hidden = true; stage.classList.remove('orientation-overlay', 'orientation-fullscreen');
+      hud.hidden = true; hud.classList.remove('hud-hidden'); stage.classList.remove('orientation-overlay', 'orientation-fullscreen');
       delete stage.dataset.fullscreenRotation; document.body.classList.remove('landscape-fs');
       if (locked) { screen.orientation?.unlock?.(); locked = false; }
     }
@@ -60,7 +73,7 @@
     }
     async function enter() {
       if (active) { leave(); return; }
-      active = true; ancestors.forEach(el => el.classList.add('orientation-ancestor')); stage.classList.add('orientation-fullscreen'); hud.hidden = false;
+      active = true; ancestors.forEach(el => el.classList.add('orientation-ancestor')); stage.classList.add('orientation-fullscreen'); hud.hidden = false; revealControls();
       document.body.classList.add('landscape-fs');
       try {
         if (!stage.requestFullscreen) throw new Error('Custom fullscreen');
@@ -70,7 +83,15 @@
       if (!active) return;
       await orient();
       if (!active) return;
-      timer = setInterval(() => { const s = state(); range.value = String(s.duration ? s.time / s.duration * 1000 : 0); play.textContent = s.paused ? 'Play' : 'Pause'; }, 250);
+      timer = setInterval(() => {
+        const s = state();
+        range.value = String(s.duration ? s.time / s.duration * 1000 : 0);
+        play.setAttribute('aria-label', s.paused ? 'Play video' : 'Pause video');
+        play.title = s.paused ? 'Play' : 'Pause';
+        play.innerHTML = s.paused
+          ? '<svg class="fill" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M8 5v14l11-7z"/></svg>'
+          : '<svg class="fill" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M6 5h4v14H6zm8 0h4v14h-4z"/></svg>';
+      }, 250);
     }
     document.addEventListener('fullscreenchange', () => { if (active && !document.fullscreenElement && native) cleanup(); });
     document.addEventListener('keydown', event => { if (active && event.key === 'Escape') leave(); });