diff --git a/smoke-s4-9c.js b/smoke-s4-9c.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7a5145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smoke-s4-9c.js
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+const { chromium } = require('playwright');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+const BASE = process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_URL || 'http://192.168.0.251:13000';
+const EMAIL = process.env.VITE_TEST_TEACHER_EMAIL || 'physics@greenfieldacademy.test';
+const PASSWORD = process.env.VITE_TEST_TEACHER_PASSWORD || process.env.SEED_TEACHER_PASSWORD;
+const TEMPLATE_ID = process.env.TEMPLATE_ID || '31d92cf3-9bbd-4a7e-b2dc-b37f8b69bc34';
+const OUT = process.env.OUT || '/out';
+
+async function run(mode) {
+  const browser = await chromium.launch({ headless: true });
+  const context = await browser.newContext({ colorScheme: mode, viewport: { width: 1440, height: 980 } });
+  const page = await context.newPage();
+  const messages = [];
+  page.on('console', msg => messages.push(`${msg.type()}: ${msg.text()}`));
+  page.on('pageerror', err => messages.push(`pageerror: ${err.message}`));
+
+  await page.goto(`${BASE}/login`, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+  if (await page.getByLabel('Email').count()) {
+    if (!PASSWORD) throw new Error('missing password env');
+    await page.getByLabel('Email').fill(EMAIL);
+    await page.getByLabel('Password').fill(PASSWORD);
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Login' }).click();
+    await page.waitForURL(url => /\/dashboard|\/exam-marker|\/node\//.test(url.pathname), { timeout: 20000 });
+  }
+
+  await page.goto(`${BASE}/exam-marker/${TEMPLATE_ID}/setup`, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+  await page.waitForSelector('[data-testid="exam-template-setup-canvas"]', { timeout: 20000 });
+  await page.waitForTimeout(3500);
+
+  const text = await page.locator('body').innerText();
+  const checks = {
+    hasBoundaryTool: text.includes('Boundary'),
+    hasPartTool: text.includes('Part'),
+    hasResponseTool: text.includes('Response'),
+    hasContextTool: text.includes('Context'),
+    hasQuestionNumberTool: text.includes('Q Number'),
+    hasMarkAreaTool: text.includes('Mark Area'),
+    hasReferenceTool: text.includes('Reference'),
+    hasFurnitureTool: text.includes('Furniture'),
+    hasHintPanel: text.includes('Setup guide') && text.includes('Boundary pairing preview'),
+    hasMultiPageCopy: text.includes('later page') || text.includes('multi-page'),
+    hasPdfStatus: text.includes('PDF backdrop:'),
+    crashOverlay: text.includes('Template setup canvas crashed'),
+  };
+  await page.screenshot({ path: `${OUT}/s4-9c-${mode}.png`, fullPage: true });
+  await browser.close();
+  return { mode, url: `${BASE}/exam-marker/${TEMPLATE_ID}/setup`, checks, consoleMessages: messages };
+}
+
+(async () => {
+  fs.mkdirSync(OUT, { recursive: true });
+  const results = [];
+  for (const mode of ['light', 'dark']) results.push(await run(mode));
+  fs.writeFileSync(`${OUT}/s4-9c-smoke.json`, JSON.stringify(results, null, 2));
+  const failures = results.flatMap(r => Object.entries(r.checks).filter(([k,v]) => k === 'crashOverlay' ? v : !v).map(([k]) => `${r.mode}:${k}`));
+  const consoleErrors = results.flatMap(r => r.consoleMessages.filter(m => /^(error|pageerror):/i.test(m) && !/Failed to load resource/i.test(m)));
+  console.log(JSON.stringify({ results, failures, consoleErrors }, null, 2));
+  if (failures.length || consoleErrors.length) process.exit(1);
+})().catch(err => { console.error(err); process.exit(1); });
diff --git a/src/pages/exam/setup/ExamTemplateSetupPage.tsx b/src/pages/exam/setup/ExamTemplateSetupPage.tsx
index d92e680..8e9bd39 100644
--- a/src/pages/exam/setup/ExamTemplateSetupPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/exam/setup/ExamTemplateSetupPage.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ import { Alert, Box, Button, Chip, CircularProgress, Divider, Paper, Snackbar, S
 import ArrowBackIcon from '@mui/icons-material/ArrowBack'
 import SaveIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Save'
 import MouseIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Mouse'
+import HorizontalRuleIcon from '@mui/icons-material/HorizontalRule'
+import CropSquareIcon from '@mui/icons-material/CropSquare'
+import EditNoteIcon from '@mui/icons-material/EditNote'
+import VisibilityIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Visibility'
+import TagIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Tag'
+import GradingIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Grading'
+import AttachFileIcon from '@mui/icons-material/AttachFile'
+import HideSourceIcon from '@mui/icons-material/HideSource'
 import '@tldraw/tldraw/tldraw.css'
 import { Editor, Tldraw, createShapeId, TLShape } from '@tldraw/tldraw'
 import axios from 'axios'
@@ -13,20 +21,20 @@ import { ErrorBoundary } from '../../../components/ErrorBoundary'
 import { logger } from '../../../debugConfig'
 import { examRepository } from '../../../services/exam/examRepository'
 import type { ExamTemplateDetail } from '../../../types/exam.types'
-import { CanvasPageGeometry, ExamCanvasShapeModel, PAGE_HEIGHT, PAGE_WIDTH, isUuid, newDomainId, serializeCanvasShapes, shapesFromTemplate } from '../../../utils/exam-canvas/model'
+import { CanvasPageGeometry, ExamCanvasShapeModel, PAGE_HEIGHT, PAGE_WIDTH, isUuid, newDomainId, pageForY, serializeCanvasShapes, shapesFromTemplate } from '../../../utils/exam-canvas/model'
 import { PDF_PAGE_SHAPE_TYPE, examCanvasShapeUtils, examCanvasTools, ExamCanvasTLShape, SHAPE_TYPES, isPdfPageShape, shapeTypeToKind } from './examCanvasShapes'
 import { loadPdfPageImages, PdfPageImage } from './pdfLoader'
 
 const TOOLS = [
-  { id: 'select', label: 'Select', tip: 'Move, resize, or delete shapes.', color: 'inherit' as const },
-  { id: SHAPE_TYPES.boundary, label: 'Boundary', tip: 'Draw one horizontal line. A main question is saved from each top+bottom pair.', color: 'error' as const },
-  { id: SHAPE_TYPES.part, label: 'Part', tip: 'Draw the markable sub-question box inside a boundary pair.', color: 'warning' as const },
-  { id: SHAPE_TYPES.response, label: 'Response', tip: 'Draw around where the student writes; saved with response_form=lines.', color: 'primary' as const },
-  { id: SHAPE_TYPES.context, label: 'Context', tip: 'Draw around stimulus/context material; saved with context_type=generic.', color: 'secondary' as const },
-  { id: SHAPE_TYPES.question_number, label: 'Q Number', tip: 'Box the printed question number.', color: 'success' as const },
-  { id: SHAPE_TYPES.mark_area, label: 'Mark Area', tip: 'Box printed marks such as [2].', color: 'success' as const },
-  { id: SHAPE_TYPES.reference, label: 'Reference', tip: 'Box student resources/reference material.', color: 'info' as const },
-  { id: SHAPE_TYPES.furniture, label: 'Furniture', tip: 'Mark margins/page numbers/ignored decoration.', color: 'inherit' as const },
+  { id: 'select', label: 'Select', tip: 'Move, resize, delete, or inspect attachment pills.', color: 'inherit' as const, icon: <MouseIcon fontSize="small" /> },
+  { id: SHAPE_TYPES.boundary, label: 'Boundary', tip: 'Place a top line, then a bottom line; the bottom can be on a later PDF page for multi-page questions.', color: 'error' as const, icon: <HorizontalRuleIcon fontSize="small" /> },
+  { id: SHAPE_TYPES.part, label: 'Part', tip: 'Draw the markable sub-question box inside a boundary pair.', color: 'warning' as const, icon: <CropSquareIcon fontSize="small" /> },
+  { id: SHAPE_TYPES.response, label: 'Response', tip: 'Draw around where the student writes; saved with response_form=lines.', color: 'primary' as const, icon: <EditNoteIcon fontSize="small" /> },
+  { id: SHAPE_TYPES.context, label: 'Context', tip: 'Draw around stimulus/context material; saved with context_type=generic.', color: 'secondary' as const, icon: <VisibilityIcon fontSize="small" /> },
+  { id: SHAPE_TYPES.question_number, label: 'Q Number', tip: 'Box the printed question number for OCR and template checking.', color: 'success' as const, icon: <TagIcon fontSize="small" /> },
+  { id: SHAPE_TYPES.mark_area, label: 'Mark Area', tip: 'Box printed marks such as [2] or Total for Question X.', color: 'success' as const, icon: <GradingIcon fontSize="small" /> },
+  { id: SHAPE_TYPES.reference, label: 'Reference', tip: 'Box formula sheets, data sheets, appendices, or other student resources.', color: 'info' as const, icon: <AttachFileIcon fontSize="small" /> },
+  { id: SHAPE_TYPES.furniture, label: 'Furniture', tip: 'Mark margins, page numbers, blank extra space, or decoration to ignore.', color: 'inherit' as const, icon: <HideSourceIcon fontSize="small" /> },
 ]
 
 const PAGE_START_X = 260
@@ -121,6 +129,27 @@ function syncPdfPages(editor: Editor, pages: PdfPageImage[]) {
   try { editor.sendToBack(ids as any) } catch { /* tldraw 3 keeps creation order behind later region shapes */ }
 }
 
+type BoundaryPairSummary = { index: number; label: string; startPage: number; endPage: number; multiPage: boolean }
+
+function boundaryPairSummaries(editor: Editor | null, pages: CanvasPageGeometry[]): BoundaryPairSummary[] {
+  if (!editor) return []
+  const boundaries = editor.getCurrentPageShapes()
+    .map(modelFromTLShape)
+    .filter((shape): shape is ExamCanvasShapeModel => shape?.kind === 'boundary')
+    .sort((a, b) => (pageForY(a.y + a.h / 2, pages) - pageForY(b.y + b.h / 2, pages)) || (a.y - b.y))
+  const summaries: BoundaryPairSummary[] = []
+  for (let i = 0; i < boundaries.length; i += 2) {
+    const top = boundaries[i]
+    const bottom = boundaries[i + 1]
+    if (!top || !bottom) break
+    const startPage = pageForY(top.y + top.h / 2, pages)
+    const endPage = pageForY(bottom.y + bottom.h / 2, pages)
+    const label = top.label?.replace(/\s+(start|end)$/i, '') || bottom.label?.replace(/\s+(start|end)$/i, '') || `Q${summaries.length + 1}`
+    summaries.push({ index: summaries.length + 1, label, startPage, endPage, multiPage: startPage !== endPage })
+  }
+  return summaries
+}
+
 function seedGuide(editor: Editor) {
   const current = editor.getCurrentPageShapes().filter((s) => shapeTypeToKind(s.type))
   if (current.length) return
@@ -147,6 +176,11 @@ const ExamTemplateSetupInner: React.FC = () => {
   const [activeTool, setActiveTool] = useState('select')
   const [pdfStatus, setPdfStatus] = useState<'loading' | 'ready' | 'missing' | 'error'>('loading')
   const [pdfError, setPdfError] = useState<string | null>(null)
+  const [boundaryPairs, setBoundaryPairs] = useState<BoundaryPairSummary[]>([])
+
+  const refreshBoundaryPairs = useCallback(() => {
+    setBoundaryPairs(boundaryPairSummaries(editorRef.current, pageGeometriesRef.current))
+  }, [])
 
   const load = useCallback(async () => {
     if (!templateId) return
@@ -173,6 +207,9 @@ const ExamTemplateSetupInner: React.FC = () => {
       if (editor) {
         syncPdfPages(editor, pages)
         loadShapes(editor, shapesFromTemplate(detail, geometries))
+        setBoundaryPairs(boundaryPairSummaries(editor, geometries))
+      } else {
+        setBoundaryPairs([])
       }
       setDirty(false)
     } catch (e) {
@@ -182,7 +219,7 @@ const ExamTemplateSetupInner: React.FC = () => {
     } finally {
       setLoading(false)
     }
-  }, [templateId])
+  }, [templateId, refreshBoundaryPairs])
 
   useEffect(() => { void load() }, [load])
 
@@ -197,6 +234,7 @@ const ExamTemplateSetupInner: React.FC = () => {
       const saved = await examRepository.replaceTemplate(templateId, payload)
       setTemplate(saved)
       loadShapes(editor, shapesFromTemplate(saved, pageGeometriesRef.current))
+      refreshBoundaryPairs()
       setDirty(false)
     } catch (e) {
       const msg = apiMessage(e)
@@ -205,7 +243,7 @@ const ExamTemplateSetupInner: React.FC = () => {
     } finally {
       setSaving(false)
     }
-  }, [template, templateId])
+  }, [template, templateId, refreshBoundaryPairs])
 
   const toolButtons = useMemo(() => TOOLS.map((tool) => (
     <Tooltip title={tool.tip} key={tool.id} placement="right">
@@ -213,7 +251,7 @@ const ExamTemplateSetupInner: React.FC = () => {
         size="small"
         variant={activeTool === tool.id ? 'contained' : 'outlined'}
         color={tool.color}
-        startIcon={tool.id === 'select' ? <MouseIcon fontSize="small" /> : undefined}
+        startIcon={tool.icon}
         onClick={() => {
           const editor = editorRef.current
           if (!editor) return
@@ -227,9 +265,93 @@ const ExamTemplateSetupInner: React.FC = () => {
     </Tooltip>
   )), [activeTool])
 
+  const canvasCss = {
+    '& .tlui-layout': { display: 'none' },
+    '& .exam-canvas-shape': {
+      width: '100%',
+      height: '100%',
+      boxSizing: 'border-box',
+      position: 'relative',
+      border: '2px var(--exam-shape-border-style) var(--exam-shape-stroke)',
+      borderRadius: 'var(--exam-shape-radius)',
+      background: 'var(--exam-shape-fill)',
+      color: 'var(--exam-shape-stroke)',
+      fontFamily: 'Inter, system-ui, sans-serif',
+      display: 'flex',
+      alignItems: 'flex-start',
+      justifyContent: 'space-between',
+      gap: 0.75,
+      padding: 1,
+      boxShadow: '0 10px 22px rgba(15,23,42,0.10)',
+      overflow: 'hidden',
+    },
+    '& .exam-canvas-shape--boundary': {
+      alignItems: 'center',
+      justifyContent: 'center',
+      height: '100%',
+      minHeight: 8,
+      padding: '0 64px',
+      background: 'transparent',
+      boxShadow: 'none',
+    },
+    '& .exam-canvas-shape__main-label': {
+      fontSize: 12,
+      fontWeight: 900,
+      textTransform: 'uppercase',
+      letterSpacing: 0.6,
+      background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.90)',
+      border: '1px solid rgba(15,23,42,0.12)',
+      borderRadius: 999,
+      padding: '2px 8px',
+      display: 'inline-flex',
+      alignItems: 'center',
+      gap: 0.5,
+      lineHeight: 1.2,
+    },
+    '& .exam-canvas-shape__icon': { minWidth: 14, textAlign: 'center' },
+    '& .exam-canvas-shape__badge': {
+      fontSize: 10,
+      fontWeight: 800,
+      letterSpacing: 0.7,
+      textTransform: 'uppercase',
+      background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.68)',
+      borderRadius: 999,
+      padding: '2px 7px',
+      color: 'inherit',
+    },
+    '& .exam-canvas-shape__endcap': {
+      position: 'absolute',
+      top: '50%',
+      transform: 'translateY(-50%)',
+      fontSize: 11,
+      fontWeight: 900,
+      borderRadius: 999,
+      padding: '1px 7px',
+      background: 'var(--exam-shape-stroke)',
+      color: '#fff',
+      boxShadow: '0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.16)',
+    },
+    '& .exam-canvas-shape__endcap--left': { left: 6 },
+    '& .exam-canvas-shape__endcap--right': { right: 6 },
+    ...(theme.palette.mode === 'dark' ? {
+      '& .exam-canvas-shape': {
+        borderColor: 'var(--exam-shape-stroke-dark)',
+        background: 'var(--exam-shape-fill-dark)',
+        color: 'var(--exam-shape-stroke-dark)',
+        boxShadow: '0 10px 22px rgba(0,0,0,0.28)',
+      },
+      '& .exam-canvas-shape--boundary': { background: 'transparent', boxShadow: 'none' },
+      '& .exam-canvas-shape__main-label, & .exam-canvas-shape__badge': {
+        background: 'rgba(15,23,42,0.84)',
+        borderColor: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.16)',
+      },
+      '& .exam-canvas-shape__endcap': { background: 'var(--exam-shape-stroke-dark)', color: '#0f172a' },
+    } : {}),
+  }
+
   return (
     <Box sx={{ position: 'fixed', inset: 0, zIndex: (t) => t.zIndex.drawer + 20, bgcolor: 'background.default' }}>
-      <Box sx={{ position: 'absolute', inset: 0, '& .tlui-layout': { display: 'none' } }} data-testid="exam-template-setup-canvas">
+      <Box sx={{ position: 'absolute', inset: 0, ...canvasCss }} data-testid="exam-template-setup-canvas">
         <Tldraw
           shapeUtils={examCanvasShapeUtils as any}
           tools={examCanvasTools as any}
@@ -239,8 +361,9 @@ const ExamTemplateSetupInner: React.FC = () => {
           onMount={(editor) => {
             editorRef.current = editor
             editor.user.updateUserPreferences({ colorScheme: theme.palette.mode === 'dark' ? 'dark' : 'light' })
-            editor.store.listen(() => setDirty(true), { scope: 'document' })
+            editor.store.listen(() => { setDirty(true); refreshBoundaryPairs() }, { scope: 'document' })
             if (template) loadShapes(editor, shapesFromTemplate(template, pageGeometriesRef.current)); else seedGuide(editor)
+            refreshBoundaryPairs()
           }}
         />
       </Box>
@@ -260,11 +383,27 @@ const ExamTemplateSetupInner: React.FC = () => {
         <Stack spacing={1}>{toolButtons}</Stack>
       </Paper>
 
-      <Paper elevation={4} sx={{ position: 'absolute', right: 16, bottom: 16, maxWidth: 420, p: 2, borderRadius: 3, bgcolor: 'background.paper' }}>
+      <Paper elevation={4} sx={{ position: 'absolute', right: 16, bottom: 16, maxWidth: 460, p: 2, borderRadius: 3, bgcolor: 'background.paper' }}>
         <Typography variant="subtitle2" gutterBottom>Setup guide</Typography>
         <Typography variant="body2" color="text.secondary">
-          1) Draw top and bottom Boundary lines for each main question. 2) Draw Part boxes inside the pair. 3) Draw Response/Context/metadata regions inside a Part. Save derives parent links by spatial containment and reloads from the API.
+          Start with boundaries: place the top line, then the bottom line. If a question continues, scroll to the later page and place the bottom boundary there. Next draw Part boxes, then Response/Context/metadata regions; Save links regions by spatial containment.
         </Typography>
+        <Stack direction="row" spacing={0.75} flexWrap="wrap" useFlexGap sx={{ mt: 1 }}>
+          <Chip size="small" color="error" variant="outlined" label="Boundary = paired red lines" />
+          <Chip size="small" color="warning" variant="outlined" label="Part = amber markable box" />
+          <Chip size="small" color="primary" variant="outlined" label="Response = blue writing area" />
+          <Chip size="small" color="secondary" variant="outlined" label="Context = purple stimulus" />
+        </Stack>
+        <Box sx={{ mt: 1.25, p: 1, borderRadius: 2, bgcolor: (t) => t.palette.mode === 'dark' ? 'rgba(248,113,113,0.12)' : 'rgba(239,68,68,0.06)', border: '1px dashed', borderColor: 'error.main' }}>
+          <Typography variant="caption" sx={{ fontWeight: 800, display: 'block' }}>Boundary pairing preview</Typography>
+          {boundaryPairs.length ? boundaryPairs.slice(0, 4).map((pair) => (
+            <Typography key={`${pair.index}-${pair.label}`} variant="caption" color={pair.multiPage ? 'warning.main' : 'text.secondary'} sx={{ display: 'block' }}>
+              {pair.label}: p{pair.startPage} top → p{pair.endPage} bottom{pair.multiPage ? ' · multi-page span' : ''}
+            </Typography>
+          )) : (
+            <Typography variant="caption" color="text.secondary" sx={{ display: 'block' }}>Draw two Boundary lines to preview the saved question span.</Typography>
+          )}
+        </Box>
         <Typography variant="caption" color={pdfStatus === 'ready' ? 'success.main' : pdfStatus === 'error' ? 'error.main' : 'text.secondary'} sx={{ display: 'block', mt: 1 }}>
           PDF backdrop: {pdfStatus === 'ready' ? 'loaded and locked behind regions' : pdfStatus === 'loading' ? 'loading…' : pdfStatus === 'missing' ? 'no source PDF for this template' : pdfError ?? 'failed to load'}
         </Typography>
diff --git a/src/pages/exam/setup/examCanvasShapes.tsx b/src/pages/exam/setup/examCanvasShapes.tsx
index 50da7be..d12eeba 100644
--- a/src/pages/exam/setup/examCanvasShapes.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/exam/setup/examCanvasShapes.tsx
@@ -36,34 +36,42 @@ export type ExamCanvasTLShape = TLBaseBoxShape & {
   }
 }
 
-const palette: Record<ExamCanvasShapeKind, { stroke: string; fill: string; dash?: string; label: string }> = {
-  boundary: { stroke: '#ef4444', fill: 'rgba(239,68,68,0.06)', dash: '8 6', label: 'Boundary' },
-  part: { stroke: '#f59e0b', fill: 'rgba(245,158,11,0.16)', label: 'Part' },
-  response: { stroke: '#2563eb', fill: 'rgba(37,99,235,0.16)', label: 'Response' },
-  context: { stroke: '#7c3aed', fill: 'rgba(124,58,237,0.14)', dash: '6 5', label: 'Context' },
-  question_number: { stroke: '#0f766e', fill: 'rgba(15,118,110,0.14)', label: 'Question #' },
-  mark_area: { stroke: '#16a34a', fill: 'rgba(22,163,74,0.14)', label: 'Marks' },
-  reference: { stroke: '#0891b2', fill: 'rgba(8,145,178,0.14)', label: 'Reference' },
-  furniture: { stroke: '#64748b', fill: 'rgba(100,116,139,0.12)', dash: '3 5', label: 'Furniture' },
+const palette: Record<ExamCanvasShapeKind, { stroke: string; strokeDark: string; fill: string; fillDark: string; dash?: string; label: string; icon: string; badge: string }> = {
+  boundary: { stroke: '#dc2626', strokeDark: '#f87171', fill: 'rgba(239,68,68,0.06)', fillDark: 'rgba(248,113,113,0.12)', dash: '12 7', label: 'Boundary', icon: '↕', badge: 'TOP / BOTTOM' },
+  part: { stroke: '#d97706', strokeDark: '#fbbf24', fill: 'rgba(245,158,11,0.18)', fillDark: 'rgba(251,191,36,0.26)', label: 'Part', icon: '□', badge: 'MARKABLE BOX' },
+  response: { stroke: '#2563eb', strokeDark: '#60a5fa', fill: 'rgba(37,99,235,0.17)', fillDark: 'rgba(96,165,250,0.32)', label: 'Response', icon: '✎', badge: 'STUDENT WRITES' },
+  context: { stroke: '#7c3aed', strokeDark: '#c4b5fd', fill: 'rgba(124,58,237,0.14)', fillDark: 'rgba(167,139,250,0.28)', dash: '7 5', label: 'Context', icon: '◌', badge: 'STIMULUS' },
+  question_number: { stroke: '#0f766e', strokeDark: '#5eead4', fill: 'rgba(15,118,110,0.15)', fillDark: 'rgba(45,212,191,0.24)', label: 'Question #', icon: '#', badge: 'OCR LABEL' },
+  mark_area: { stroke: '#16a34a', strokeDark: '#86efac', fill: 'rgba(22,163,74,0.15)', fillDark: 'rgba(74,222,128,0.24)', label: 'Mark Area', icon: '✓', badge: 'PRINTED MARKS' },
+  reference: { stroke: '#0891b2', strokeDark: '#67e8f9', fill: 'rgba(8,145,178,0.14)', fillDark: 'rgba(34,211,238,0.24)', label: 'Reference', icon: '📎', badge: 'RESOURCE' },
+  furniture: { stroke: '#64748b', strokeDark: '#cbd5e1', fill: 'rgba(100,116,139,0.12)', fillDark: 'rgba(148,163,184,0.22)', dash: '3 5', label: 'Furniture', icon: '×', badge: 'IGNORE' },
 }
 
 function renderShape(shape: ExamCanvasTLShape) {
   const kind = shape.props.kind
   const p = palette[kind] ?? palette.response
   const isBoundary = kind === 'boundary'
+  const label = shape.props.label || p.label
   return (
     <HTMLContainer id={shape.id} style={{ width: toDomPrecision(shape.props.w), height: toDomPrecision(shape.props.h), pointerEvents: 'all' }}>
-      <div style={{
-        width: '100%', height: '100%', boxSizing: 'border-box', border: `${isBoundary ? 2 : 1.5}px solid ${p.stroke}`,
-        borderStyle: p.dash ? 'dashed' : 'solid', borderRadius: isBoundary ? 999 : 10,
-        background: isBoundary ? 'transparent' : p.fill, color: p.stroke, fontFamily: 'Inter, system-ui, sans-serif',
-        display: 'flex', alignItems: isBoundary ? 'center' : 'flex-start', justifyContent: isBoundary ? 'center' : 'space-between',
-        padding: isBoundary ? '0 8px' : 8, boxShadow: isBoundary ? 'none' : '0 10px 22px rgba(15,23,42,0.08)', overflow: 'hidden'
-      }}>
-        <span style={{ fontSize: 12, fontWeight: 800, textTransform: 'uppercase', letterSpacing: 0.6, background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.84)', borderRadius: 999, padding: '2px 7px' }}>
-          {shape.props.label || p.label}
+      <div
+        className={`exam-canvas-shape exam-canvas-shape--${kind.replace('_', '-')}`}
+        style={{
+          '--exam-shape-stroke': p.stroke,
+          '--exam-shape-stroke-dark': p.strokeDark,
+          '--exam-shape-fill': p.fill,
+          '--exam-shape-fill-dark': p.fillDark,
+          '--exam-shape-border-style': p.dash ? 'dashed' : 'solid',
+          '--exam-shape-radius': isBoundary ? '999px' : kind === 'part' ? '6px' : '10px',
+        } as React.CSSProperties}
+      >
+        <span className="exam-canvas-shape__main-label">
+          <span className="exam-canvas-shape__icon" aria-hidden="true">{p.icon}</span>
+          <span>{label}</span>
         </span>
-        {!isBoundary && shape.props.questionId && <span style={{ fontSize: 11, fontWeight: 700, opacity: .75 }}>Attached</span>}
+        {!isBoundary && <span className="exam-canvas-shape__badge">{shape.props.questionId ? 'Attached' : p.badge}</span>}
+        {isBoundary && <span className="exam-canvas-shape__endcap exam-canvas-shape__endcap--left">{label.toLowerCase().includes('end') ? 'B' : 'T'}</span>}
+        {isBoundary && <span className="exam-canvas-shape__endcap exam-canvas-shape__endcap--right">{label.toLowerCase().includes('end') ? 'Bottom' : 'Top'}</span>}
       </div>
     </HTMLContainer>
   )