diff --git a/web/app.js b/web/app.js
index c65011b..4b809e4 100644
--- a/web/app.js
+++ b/web/app.js
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@
       : '|title  // desc  #tag  ${slot}  1. step';
 
     bar.innerHTML = `
+      <div class="cap-preview" id="cap-preview"></div>
       <div class="cap-row">
         <span class="cap-prompt">›</span>
         <textarea id="capture-input" rows="1" placeholder="${placeholder}" spellcheck="false"></textarea>
@@ -426,12 +427,45 @@
     `;
 
     const input = $('#capture-input');
+    function autoResize() {
+      input.style.height = 'auto';
+      input.style.height = input.scrollHeight + 'px';
+    }
     input.addEventListener('keydown', (ev) => {
       if (ev.key === 'Enter' && !ev.shiftKey) {
         ev.preventDefault();
         handleCapture();
       }
     });
+    input.addEventListener('input', () => { autoResize(); updateCapturePreview(input.value); });
+  }
+
+  function updateCapturePreview(val) {
+    const el = $('#cap-preview');
+    if (!el) return;
+    val = val.trim();
+    if (!val) { el.innerHTML = ''; el.classList.remove('visible'); return; }
+
+    const parsed = parseInput(val);
+    if (!parsed) { el.innerHTML = ''; el.classList.remove('visible'); return; }
+
+    const pills = [];
+    if (parsed.query) {
+      pills.push('<span class="cap-pill cap-pill-query">search</span>');
+    } else {
+      pills.push(`<span class="cap-pill cap-pill-glyph">${escHtml(parsed.glyph)}</span>`);
+    }
+    if (parsed.title) pills.push(`<span class="cap-pill cap-pill-title">|${escHtml(parsed.title)}</span>`);
+    if (parsed.description) pills.push(`<span class="cap-pill cap-pill-desc">${escHtml(parsed.description)}</span>`);
+    for (const t of (parsed.query ? parsed.filterTags : parsed.tags)) {
+      pills.push(`<span class="cap-pill cap-pill-tag">#${escHtml(t)}</span>`);
+    }
+    if (parsed.timeAnchor) pills.push(`<span class="cap-pill cap-pill-time">@${escHtml(parsed.timeAnchor)}</span>`);
+    if (parsed.pin) pills.push('<span class="cap-pill cap-pill-pin">pin</span>');
+    if (parsed.cardSuffix) pills.push(`<span class="cap-pill cap-pill-card">^${escHtml(parsed.cardSuffix)}</span>`);
+
+    el.innerHTML = pills.join('');
+    el.classList.add('visible');
   }
 
   async function handleCapture() {
@@ -448,6 +482,8 @@
       const searchInput = $('#search-input');
       if (searchInput) searchInput.value = parsed.body + (parsed.filterTags.length ? ' ' + parsed.filterTags.map(t => '#' + t).join(' ') : '');
       input.value = '';
+      input.style.height = 'auto';
+      updateCapturePreview('');
       renderEntityList();
       return;
     }
@@ -465,6 +501,8 @@
 
     await api.createEntity(data);
     input.value = '';
+    input.style.height = 'auto';
+    updateCapturePreview('');
     await loadEntities();
     await loadTags();
     showToast('captured');
@@ -608,11 +646,12 @@
     const cardBadge = e.card_type ? `<span class="card-badge">${e.card_type}</span>` : '';
 
     let label;
+    const descSnip = e.description ? `<span class="entity-desc">${escHtml(e.description)}</span>` : '';
     if (e.title) {
       const preview = e.body ? `<span class="entity-preview">${escHtml(e.body)}</span>` : '';
-      label = `<span class="entity-title">${escHtml(e.title)}</span>${preview}`;
+      label = `<span class="entity-title">${escHtml(e.title)}</span>${descSnip}${preview}`;
     } else {
-      label = `<span class="entity-body">${escHtml(e.body)}</span>`;
+      label = `<span class="entity-body">${escHtml(e.body)}</span>${descSnip}`;
     }
 
     return `<div class="entity-item${selected}${isCard}" data-index="${idx}" data-id="${e.id}">
diff --git a/web/style.css b/web/style.css
index d6d9ad8..829115c 100644
--- a/web/style.css
+++ b/web/style.css
@@ -372,6 +372,17 @@ main {
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
 
+.entity-desc {
+    font-family: var(--mono);
+    font-size: 10px;
+    color: var(--dim);
+    font-style: italic;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    margin-left: 8px;
+}
+
 .entity-preview {
     font-family: var(--mono);
     font-size: 11px;
@@ -617,6 +628,35 @@ main {
     transition: border-top-color var(--t-base);
 }
 
+/* ── Capture preview ── */
+.cap-preview {
+    display: none;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    gap: 5px;
+    padding: 8px 18px 0;
+}
+.cap-preview.visible { display: flex; }
+
+.cap-pill {
+    font-family: var(--mono);
+    font-size: 10px;
+    padding: 2px 7px;
+    border-radius: var(--r2);
+    border: 1px solid var(--border);
+    color: var(--muted);
+    background: var(--bg);
+    letter-spacing: .02em;
+}
+
+.cap-pill-glyph { color: var(--accent); border-color: rgba(200,148,42,.25); }
+.cap-pill-title { color: var(--text); }
+.cap-pill-desc { color: var(--muted); font-style: italic; }
+.cap-pill-tag { color: var(--lineage); border-color: rgba(98,134,100,.3); }
+.cap-pill-time { color: var(--event); border-color: rgba(104,152,200,.3); }
+.cap-pill-pin { color: var(--remind); border-color: rgba(200,120,74,.3); }
+.cap-pill-card { color: var(--accent); border-color: rgba(200,148,42,.25); }
+.cap-pill-query { color: var(--event); border-color: rgba(104,152,200,.3); }
+
 #capture-bar:focus-within { border-top-color: rgba(200,148,42,.35); }
 
 .cap-row {