diff --git a/web/src/components/AssistantChat/RichComposerInput.segments.test.ts b/web/src/components/AssistantChat/RichComposerInput.segments.test.ts
index af5304d3..3d957d29 100644
--- a/web/src/components/AssistantChat/RichComposerInput.segments.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/AssistantChat/RichComposerInput.segments.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
-import { serializeComposerSegments } from '@/lib/composerSegments'
+import { mirrorComposerSegments, serializeComposerSegments } from '@/lib/composerSegments'
 import {
     insertLineBreakAtCaret,
     mirrorOffsetFromPoint,
+    mirrorSelectionFromPoints,
     segmentsFromEditor,
 } from './RichComposerInput'
 
@@ -152,10 +153,141 @@ describe('mirrorOffsetFromPoint', () => {
     it('matches segmentsFromEditor length for br-separated lines', () => {
         const root = document.createElement('div')
         root.innerHTML = 'a<br>b'
-        const mirrorLen = serializeComposerSegments(segmentsFromEditor(root)).length
+        const mirrorLen = mirrorComposerSegments(segmentsFromEditor(root)).length
         // caret after 'b' → end of second text node
         const b = root.childNodes[2] as Text
         expect(b.nodeType).toBe(Node.TEXT_NODE)
         expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(root, b, b.textContent!.length)).toBe(mirrorLen)
     })
+
+    it('keeps a direct br point at its explicit newline boundary', () => {
+        const root = document.createElement('div')
+        root.innerHTML = 'a<br>b'
+        const br = root.childNodes[1] as HTMLElement
+
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(root, br, 0)).toBe(1)
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(root, root, 2)).toBe(2)
+    })
+
+    it('includes implicit block newlines for text and root-anchored points', () => {
+        const root = document.createElement('div')
+        root.innerHTML = '<div>one</div><div>two</div>'
+        const two = root.lastChild!.firstChild as Text
+
+        expect(mirrorComposerSegments(segmentsFromEditor(root))).toBe('one\ntwo')
+        // The boundary before the second block is the visual start of "two",
+        // after the implicit newline rather than after "one".
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(root, root, 1)).toBe(4)
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(root, two, two.length)).toBe(7)
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(root, root, root.childNodes.length)).toBe(7)
+    })
+
+    it('normalizes a text descendant of a session chip to atom boundaries', () => {
+        const root = document.createElement('div')
+        root.innerHTML =
+            'before <span contenteditable="false" data-composer-mention="session" data-session-id="aaa" data-session-title="Peer A"><strong>@Peer A</strong></span> after'
+        const chip = root.children[0] as HTMLElement
+        const visibleChipText = chip.firstChild!.firstChild as Text
+        const mirror = mirrorComposerSegments(segmentsFromEditor(root))
+
+        expect(mirror).toBe('before \uFFFC after')
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(root, visibleChipText, 0)).toBe(7)
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(root, visibleChipText, visibleChipText.length)).toBe(8)
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(root, visibleChipText, visibleChipText.length)).not.toBe(mirror.length)
+    })
+
+    it('keeps forward and reverse cross-chip selections in one mirror coordinate space', () => {
+        const root = document.createElement('div')
+        root.innerHTML =
+            'one <span contenteditable="false" data-composer-mention="session" data-session-id="aaa" data-session-title="Peer A">@Peer A</span> two <span contenteditable="false" data-composer-mention="session" data-session-id="bbb" data-session-title="Peer B"><em>@Peer B</em></span> three'
+        const firstChipText = root.children[0]!.firstChild as Text
+        const secondChipText = root.children[1]!.firstChild!.firstChild as Text
+
+        const forward = mirrorSelectionFromPoints(
+            root,
+            firstChipText,
+            0,
+            secondChipText,
+            secondChipText.length
+        )
+        const reverse = mirrorSelectionFromPoints(
+            root,
+            secondChipText,
+            secondChipText.length,
+            firstChipText,
+            0
+        )
+
+        expect(forward).toEqual({ start: 4, end: 11 })
+        expect(reverse).toEqual(forward)
+    })
+
+    it('uses the same offsets across nested non-empty block wrappers', () => {
+        const root = document.createElement('div')
+        root.innerHTML = '<div>one<div><p>two</p><p>three</p></div></div><div>four</div>'
+        const one = root.firstChild!.firstChild as Text
+        const two = (root.firstChild!.childNodes[1] as HTMLElement).firstChild!.firstChild as Text
+        const four = root.lastChild!.firstChild as Text
+        const mirror = mirrorComposerSegments(segmentsFromEditor(root))
+
+        expect(mirror).toBe('one\ntwo\nthree\nfour')
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(root, two, 0)).toBe(4)
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(root, root, 1)).toBe(14)
+        expect(mirrorSelectionFromPoints(root, one, 1, four, four.length)).toEqual({
+            start: 1,
+            end: mirror.length,
+        })
+    })
+
+    it('keeps bare empty block wrappers out of the wire mirror', () => {
+        const root = document.createElement('div')
+        root.innerHTML = '<div>one</div><div></div><div>two</div>'
+
+        expect(mirrorComposerSegments(segmentsFromEditor(root))).toBe('one\ntwo')
+        // Both boundaries around a bare empty wrapper normalize to the next
+        // visible block start; the wrapper itself creates no new mirror slot.
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(root, root, 1)).toBe(4)
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(root, root, 2)).toBe(4)
+        const empty = root.children[1] as HTMLElement
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(root, empty, 0)).toBe(4)
+
+        const trailingEmpty = document.createElement('div')
+        trailingEmpty.innerHTML = '<div>one</div><div></div>'
+        expect(mirrorComposerSegments(segmentsFromEditor(trailingEmpty))).toBe('one')
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(trailingEmpty, trailingEmpty.children[1]!, 0)).toBe(3)
+
+        const leadingEmpty = document.createElement('div')
+        leadingEmpty.innerHTML = '<div></div><div>two</div>'
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(leadingEmpty, leadingEmpty.children[0]!, 0)).toBe(0)
+
+        const nestedEmpty = document.createElement('div')
+        nestedEmpty.innerHTML = '<div>one<div></div><div>two</div></div>'
+        const nested = nestedEmpty.firstChild as HTMLElement
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(nestedEmpty, nested.children[0]!, 0)).toBe(4)
+
+        const sectionWrapped = document.createElement('div')
+        sectionWrapped.innerHTML = '<div>one</div><section><div></div></section><div>two</div>'
+        const section = sectionWrapped.children[1] as HTMLElement
+        const sectionInner = section.firstElementChild!
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(sectionWrapped, sectionWrapped, 1)).toBe(4)
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(sectionWrapped, sectionWrapped, 2)).toBe(4)
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(sectionWrapped, section, 0)).toBe(4)
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(sectionWrapped, sectionInner, 0)).toBe(4)
+
+        const listWrapped = document.createElement('div')
+        listWrapped.innerHTML = '<div>one</div><ul><li></li></ul><div>two</div>'
+        const list = listWrapped.children[1] as HTMLElement
+        const listItem = list.firstElementChild!
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(listWrapped, listWrapped, 1)).toBe(4)
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(listWrapped, listWrapped, 2)).toBe(4)
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(listWrapped, list, 0)).toBe(4)
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(listWrapped, listItem, 0)).toBe(4)
+
+        const inline = document.createElement('div')
+        inline.innerHTML = '<span></span>one<span></span>two'
+        expect(mirrorComposerSegments(segmentsFromEditor(inline))).toBe('onetwo')
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(inline, inline.children[0]!, 0)).toBe(0)
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(inline, inline.children[1]!, 0)).toBe(3)
+        expect(mirrorOffsetFromPoint(inline, inline, 2)).toBe(3)
+    })
 })
diff --git a/web/src/components/AssistantChat/RichComposerInput.tsx b/web/src/components/AssistantChat/RichComposerInput.tsx
index 9450186b..2f297ef4 100644
--- a/web/src/components/AssistantChat/RichComposerInput.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/AssistantChat/RichComposerInput.tsx
@@ -111,15 +111,37 @@ function stripCaretPad(text: string): string {
     return text.replaceAll(CARET_PAD, '')
 }
 
-/** Exported for unit tests — maps contenteditable DOM → composer segments. */
-export function segmentsFromEditor(root: HTMLElement): ComposerSegment[] {
+type ComposerDomSpan = {
+    /** Mirror offset at the point inside this node where its visible content begins. */
+    start: number
+    /** Mirror offset after this node's visible content. */
+    end: number
+    /** The node caused some serialized mirror output, including a pending block break. */
+    producesOutput: boolean
+}
+
+type ComposerDomMapping = {
+    segments: ComposerSegment[]
+    mirrorLength: number
+    spans: Map<Node, ComposerDomSpan>
+}
+
+/**
+ * One DOM traversal is the source of truth for both serialized segments and
+ * DOM-point offsets. In particular, a block break is emitted immediately
+ * before the next visible node, so its offset belongs to that node's start.
+ */
+function mapComposerEditorDom(root: HTMLElement): ComposerDomMapping {
     const segments: ComposerSegment[] = []
+    const spans = new Map<Node, ComposerDomSpan>()
+    let mirrorLength = 0
     let pendingBlockBreak = false
 
     const pushText = (text: string) => {
         const cleaned = stripCaretPad(text)
         if (!cleaned) return
         segments.push({ type: 'text', text: cleaned })
+        mirrorLength += cleaned.length
     }
 
     const pushNewlineIfNeeded = () => {
@@ -133,9 +155,18 @@ export function segmentsFromEditor(root: HTMLElement): ComposerSegment[] {
     }
 
     const walk = (node: Node) => {
+        const before = mirrorLength
         if (node.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
             pushNewlineIfNeeded()
+            const start = mirrorLength
             pushText(node.textContent ?? '')
+            spans.set(node, {
+                start,
+                end: mirrorLength,
+                // An empty text node can still materialize a pending block
+                // newline, matching the existing serializer behavior.
+                producesOutput: mirrorLength > before,
+            })
             return
         }
         if (node.nodeType !== Node.ELEMENT_NODE) return
@@ -144,6 +175,7 @@ export function segmentsFromEditor(root: HTMLElement): ComposerSegment[] {
         // that would strip the id from the agent prompt on send.
         if (el.dataset.composerMention === 'session') {
             pushNewlineIfNeeded()
+            const start = mirrorLength
             const id = el.dataset.sessionId?.trim()
             if (id) {
                 segments.push({
@@ -151,13 +183,25 @@ export function segmentsFromEditor(root: HTMLElement): ComposerSegment[] {
                     id,
                     title: el.dataset.sessionTitle || id.slice(0, 8),
                 })
+                mirrorLength += 1
             }
             // Orphan chip (missing id): drop it rather than emit title-only.
+            spans.set(node, {
+                start,
+                end: mirrorLength,
+                producesOutput: mirrorLength > before,
+            })
             return
         }
         if (el.tagName === 'BR') {
             pushNewlineIfNeeded()
+            const start = mirrorLength
             pushText('\n')
+            spans.set(node, {
+                start,
+                end: mirrorLength,
+                producesOutput: mirrorLength > before,
+            })
             return
         }
         const isBlock = BLOCK_TAGS.has(el.tagName)
@@ -172,11 +216,36 @@ export function segmentsFromEditor(root: HTMLElement): ComposerSegment[] {
         if (isBlock) {
             pendingBlockBreak = true
         }
+        const firstOutputChild = Array.from(el.childNodes)
+            .map((child) => spans.get(child))
+            .find((span) => span?.producesOutput)
+        spans.set(node, {
+            // A nested block's start is after its implicit preceding newline.
+            // This makes parent-anchored points at that block's start agree
+            // with the text point at the beginning of the block.
+            start: firstOutputChild?.start ?? before,
+            end: mirrorLength,
+            producesOutput: mirrorLength > before,
+        })
     }
     for (const child of Array.from(root.childNodes)) {
         walk(child)
     }
-    return coalesceComposerSegments(segments)
+    spans.set(root, {
+        start: 0,
+        end: mirrorLength,
+        producesOutput: mirrorLength > 0,
+    })
+    return {
+        segments: coalesceComposerSegments(segments),
+        mirrorLength,
+        spans,
+    }
+}
+
+/** Exported for unit tests — maps contenteditable DOM → composer segments. */
+export function segmentsFromEditor(root: HTMLElement): ComposerSegment[] {
+    return mapComposerEditorDom(root).segments
 }
 
 /**
@@ -249,78 +318,147 @@ function renderSegmentsToEditor(
     }
 }
 
+function containingSessionMention(root: HTMLElement, node: Node): HTMLElement | null {
+    let current: Node | null = node
+    while (current && current !== root) {
+        if (
+            current.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE
+            && (current as HTMLElement).dataset.composerMention === 'session'
+        ) {
+            return current as HTMLElement
+        }
+        current = current.parentNode
+    }
+    return null
+}
+
+/** True only for a DOM point at the structural start of a session atom. */
+function isPointAtSessionMentionStart(
+    mention: HTMLElement,
+    container: Node,
+    offset: number
+): boolean {
+    if (offset !== 0) return false
+    if (container === mention) return true
+
+    let current: Node | null = container
+    while (current && current !== mention) {
+        const parent: ParentNode | null = current.parentNode
+        if (!parent || parent.firstChild !== current) return false
+        current = parent
+    }
+    return current === mention
+}
+
+function mirrorOffsetWithinElement(
+    container: HTMLElement,
+    offset: number,
+    mapping: ComposerDomMapping
+): number {
+    const span = mapping.spans.get(container)
+    if (!span) return mapping.mirrorLength
+
+    // Any zero-output element has no mirror position of its own. Normalize it
+    // to the boundary immediately after that element in its parent; this
+    // deliberately climbs only to strict parents, including empty non-block
+    // wrappers such as <section> or <ul> around an empty block.
+    if (!span.producesOutput) {
+        const parent = container.parentElement
+        if (parent) {
+            const index = Array.from(parent.childNodes).indexOf(container)
+            if (index >= 0) return mirrorOffsetWithinElement(parent, index + 1, mapping)
+        }
+    }
+
+    const children = Array.from(container.childNodes)
+    const childOffset = Math.max(0, Math.min(offset, children.length))
+    // A parent boundary before a later block belongs at that block's visible
+    // start, including its implicit newline. This is what root-anchored
+    // selection points need for <div>one</div><div>two</div>.
+    for (let i = childOffset; i < children.length; i++) {
+        const childSpan = mapping.spans.get(children[i]!)
+        if (childSpan?.producesOutput) return childSpan.start
+    }
+    return span.end
+}
+
+function mirrorOffsetFromMappedPoint(
+    root: HTMLElement,
+    endContainer: Node,
+    endOffset: number,
+    mapping: ComposerDomMapping
+): number {
+    const mention = containingSessionMention(root, endContainer)
+    if (mention) {
+        const span = mapping.spans.get(mention)
+        if (!span) return mapping.mirrorLength
+        return isPointAtSessionMentionStart(mention, endContainer, endOffset)
+            ? span.start
+            : span.end
+    }
+
+    if (endContainer.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
+        const span = mapping.spans.get(endContainer)
+        if (!span) return mapping.mirrorLength
+        const raw = endContainer.textContent ?? ''
+        const rawOffset = Math.max(0, Math.min(endOffset, raw.length))
+        return Math.min(span.end, span.start + stripCaretPad(raw.slice(0, rawOffset)).length)
+    }
+
+    if (endContainer.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
+        const element = endContainer as HTMLElement
+        // A Range point directly on <br> has no child boundary. Treat it as
+        // the position before the explicit newline, as browsers do for a
+        // parent boundary immediately before that node.
+        if (element.tagName === 'BR') {
+            return mapping.spans.get(element)?.start ?? mapping.mirrorLength
+        }
+        return mirrorOffsetWithinElement(element, endOffset, mapping)
+    }
+
+    return mapping.mirrorLength
+}
+
 /** Exported for unit tests — maps a DOM caret point into mirror-string offset. */
 export function mirrorOffsetFromPoint(root: HTMLElement, endContainer: Node, endOffset: number): number {
-    let count = 0
+    const mapping = mapComposerEditorDom(root)
+    return mirrorOffsetFromMappedPoint(root, endContainer, endOffset, mapping)
+}
 
-    const visit = (n: Node): boolean => {
-        if (n === endContainer && n.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
-            const raw = n.textContent ?? ''
-            count += stripCaretPad(raw.slice(0, endOffset)).length
-            return true
-        }
-        if (n.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
-            count += stripCaretPad(n.textContent ?? '').length
-            return false
-        }
-        if (n.nodeType !== Node.ELEMENT_NODE) return false
-        const el = n as HTMLElement
-        if (el.dataset.composerMention === 'session') {
-            if (n === endContainer) {
-                count += endOffset > 0 ? 1 : 0
-                return true
-            }
-            count += 1
-            return false
-        }
-        if (el.tagName === 'BR') {
-            if (n === endContainer) return true
-            count += 1
-            return false
-        }
-        if (n === endContainer) {
-            const children = Array.from(n.childNodes)
-            for (let i = 0; i < endOffset && i < children.length; i++) {
-                if (visit(children[i]!)) return true
-            }
-            return true
-        }
-        for (const child of Array.from(n.childNodes)) {
-            if (visit(child)) return true
-        }
-        return false
+/**
+ * Maps either direction of a DOM selection into the ordered mirror range.
+ * Exported for unit tests; production selection reads use the same mapping.
+ */
+export function mirrorSelectionFromPoints(
+    root: HTMLElement,
+    startContainer: Node,
+    startOffset: number,
+    endContainer: Node,
+    endOffset: number
+): ComposerSelection {
+    const mapping = mapComposerEditorDom(root)
+    if (!root.contains(startContainer) || !root.contains(endContainer)) {
+        return { start: mapping.mirrorLength, end: mapping.mirrorLength }
     }
-
-    // Root-anchored ranges (caret before a leading chip, select-all) report
-    // endContainer === root; visit only children of that offset.
-    if (endContainer === root) {
-        const children = Array.from(root.childNodes)
-        for (let i = 0; i < endOffset && i < children.length; i++) {
-            visit(children[i]!)
-        }
-        return count
-    }
-
-    for (const child of Array.from(root.childNodes)) {
-        if (visit(child)) break
-    }
-    return count
+    const start = mirrorOffsetFromMappedPoint(root, startContainer, startOffset, mapping)
+    const end = mirrorOffsetFromMappedPoint(root, endContainer, endOffset, mapping)
+    return { start: Math.min(start, end), end: Math.max(start, end) }
 }
 
 function getMirrorSelection(root: HTMLElement): ComposerSelection {
     const sel = window.getSelection()
     if (!sel || sel.rangeCount === 0) {
-        const len = mirrorComposerSegments(segmentsFromEditor(root)).length
+        const len = mapComposerEditorDom(root).mirrorLength
         return { start: len, end: len }
     }
     const range = sel.getRangeAt(0)
-    if (!root.contains(range.startContainer) || !root.contains(range.endContainer)) {
-        const len = mirrorComposerSegments(segmentsFromEditor(root)).length
-        return { start: len, end: len }
-    }
-    const start = mirrorOffsetFromPoint(root, range.startContainer, range.startOffset)
-    const end = mirrorOffsetFromPoint(root, range.endContainer, range.endOffset)
-    return { start: Math.min(start, end), end: Math.max(start, end) }
+    return mirrorSelectionFromPoints(
+        root,
+        range.startContainer,
+        range.startOffset,
+        range.endContainer,
+        range.endOffset
+    )
 }
 
 function setMirrorSelection(root: HTMLElement, selection: ComposerSelection) {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/composerSegments.test.ts b/web/src/lib/composerSegments.test.ts
index 9c09521b..32f3983d 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/composerSegments.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/composerSegments.test.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,19 @@ describe('serializeComposerSegments', () => {
             { type: 'text', text: ' after' },
         ])).toBe('before  after')
     })
+
+    it('keeps the 120 UTF-16-unit mention title limit without splitting an emoji', () => {
+        const title = `${'a'.repeat(119)}😀x`
+        const expectedTitle = 'a'.repeat(119)
+        expect(serializeComposerSegments([
+            { type: 'session', id: 'emoji-session', title },
+        ])).toBe(`[${expectedTitle}](/sessions/emoji-session)`)
+
+        const fittingTitle = `${'a'.repeat(118)}😀x`
+        expect(serializeComposerSegments([
+            { type: 'session', id: 'emoji-session', title: fittingTitle },
+        ])).toBe(`[${'a'.repeat(118)}😀](/sessions/emoji-session)`)
+    })
 })
 
 describe('parseComposerSegments', () => {
@@ -226,6 +239,7 @@ describe('serializeComposerSelection', () => {
         const segments: ComposerSegment[] = [{ type: 'text', text: 'abc' }]
         expect(serializeComposerSelection(segments, { start: 1, end: 1 })).toBeNull()
     })
+
 })
 
 describe('insertSegmentsInComposerSegments', () => {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/composerSegments.ts b/web/src/lib/composerSegments.ts
index cfe4396f..b251020a 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/composerSegments.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/composerSegments.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { buildSessionReferencePath, parseSessionPathHref } from '@/lib/sessionReference'
+import { truncateGraphemes } from '@/lib/graphemes'
 import { findActiveWord } from '@/utils/findActiveWord'
 
 /** Object Replacement Character — one mirror slot per session atom. */
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ export type ComposerSelection = {
 }
 
 function sanitizeMentionTitle(title: string): string {
-    return title.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim().slice(0, 120)
+    return truncateGraphemes(title.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim(), 120)
 }
 
 function escapeMarkdownLinkLabel(title: string): string {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/graphemes.test.ts b/web/src/lib/graphemes.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96698f91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/graphemes.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { truncateGraphemes } from './graphemes'
+
+const BOUNDARY_SAMPLES = [
+    '😀',
+    'e\u0301',
+    '👨\u200D👩\u200D👧\u200D👦',
+]
+
+const CODE_POINT_FALLBACK_SAMPLES = [
+    ...BOUNDARY_SAMPLES,
+    '한',
+    'क्\u200Dष',
+    'a\u200Db',
+]
+
+function expectGraphemeHardLimit(): void {
+    for (const grapheme of BOUNDARY_SAMPLES) {
+        const fittingPrefix = 'a'.repeat(120 - grapheme.length)
+        const overflowingPrefix = 'a'.repeat(121 - grapheme.length)
+        expect(truncateGraphemes(`${fittingPrefix}${grapheme}x`, 120)).toBe(
+            `${fittingPrefix}${grapheme}`
+        )
+        expect(truncateGraphemes(`${overflowingPrefix}${grapheme}x`, 120)).toBe(
+            overflowingPrefix
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+function codePointBounded(value: string, maxLength: number): string {
+    let result = ''
+    for (const codePoint of Array.from(value)) {
+        if (result.length + codePoint.length > maxLength) break
+        result += codePoint
+    }
+    return result
+}
+
+describe('truncateGraphemes', () => {
+    it('keeps only whole 120-UTF-16-unit graphemes', () => {
+        expectGraphemeHardLimit()
+        expect(truncateGraphemes(`${'a'.repeat(119)}😀`, 120)).toBe('a'.repeat(119))
+        expect(truncateGraphemes(`${'a'.repeat(118)}😀`, 120)).toBe(`${'a'.repeat(118)}😀`)
+        expect(truncateGraphemes('👨\u200D👩\u200D👧\u200D👦', 2)).toBe('')
+        expect(truncateGraphemes('abc', 0)).toBe('')
+    })
+
+    it('uses a bounded code-point fallback when Intl.Segmenter is unavailable', () => {
+        const descriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(Intl, 'Segmenter')
+        Object.defineProperty(Intl, 'Segmenter', { configurable: true, value: undefined })
+        try {
+            for (const grapheme of CODE_POINT_FALLBACK_SAMPLES) {
+                const source = `${'a'.repeat(119)}${grapheme}x`
+                const result = truncateGraphemes(source, 120)
+                expect(result).toBe(codePointBounded(source, 120))
+                expect(result.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(120)
+                expect(result).not.toMatch(/[\uD800-\uDBFF]$/)
+            }
+            expect(truncateGraphemes('abc', 0)).toBe('')
+        } finally {
+            if (descriptor) {
+                Object.defineProperty(Intl, 'Segmenter', descriptor)
+            } else {
+                const mutableIntl = Intl as { Segmenter?: unknown }
+                delete mutableIntl.Segmenter
+            }
+        }
+    })
+})
diff --git a/web/src/lib/graphemes.ts b/web/src/lib/graphemes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bac3f4cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/graphemes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/**
+ * Truncate by user-perceived grapheme clusters when the platform provides the
+ * Unicode segmenter. The fallback is code-point-safe rather than a complete
+ * UAX grapheme implementation, so it never creates a lone surrogate. Both
+ * paths retain the original 120 UTF-16-unit title limit.
+ */
+export function truncateGraphemes(value: string, maxLength: number): string {
+    if (maxLength <= 0 || !value) return ''
+
+    if (typeof Intl !== 'undefined' && typeof Intl.Segmenter === 'function') {
+        const segmenter = new Intl.Segmenter(undefined, { granularity: 'grapheme' })
+        let result = ''
+        for (const entry of segmenter.segment(value)) {
+            if (result.length + entry.segment.length > maxLength) break
+            result += entry.segment
+        }
+        return result
+    }
+
+    let result = ''
+    for (const codePoint of Array.from(value)) {
+        if (result.length + codePoint.length > maxLength) break
+        result += codePoint
+    }
+    return result
+}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/sessionReference.test.ts b/web/src/lib/sessionReference.test.ts
index d40ac043..524ad99e 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/sessionReference.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/sessionReference.test.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,27 @@ describe('buildSessionReferenceText', () => {
             'See HAPI session /sessions/abc-def for context'
         )
     })
+
+    it('keeps combining and ZWJ title graphemes only when they fit the UTF-16 limit', () => {
+        const prefix = 'a'.repeat(119)
+        const combining = `${prefix}e\u0301x`
+        const family = `${prefix}👨\u200D👩\u200D👧\u200D👦x`
+
+        expect(buildSessionReferenceText(combining, 'combining')).toBe(
+            `See session ${JSON.stringify(prefix)} (/sessions/combining) for context`
+        )
+        expect(buildSessionReferenceText(family, 'family')).toBe(
+            `See session ${JSON.stringify(prefix)} (/sessions/family) for context`
+        )
+
+        const fittingFamilyPrefix = 'a'.repeat(120 - '👨\u200D👩\u200D👧\u200D👦'.length)
+        expect(buildSessionReferenceText(
+            `${fittingFamilyPrefix}👨\u200D👩\u200D👧\u200D👦x`,
+            'fitting-family'
+        )).toBe(
+            `See session ${JSON.stringify(`${fittingFamilyPrefix}👨\u200D👩\u200D👧\u200D👦`)} (/sessions/fitting-family) for context`
+        )
+    })
 })
 
 describe('matchSessionsForMention', () => {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/sessionReference.ts b/web/src/lib/sessionReference.ts
index d3dc5653..fbccee0a 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/sessionReference.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/sessionReference.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { SessionSummary } from '@/types/api'
 import { normalizeSearch, sessionMatchesQuery } from '@/components/SessionList'
+import { truncateGraphemes } from '@/lib/graphemes'
 import { getSessionTitle } from '@/lib/sessionTitle'
 
 export function buildSessionReferencePath(sessionId: string): string {
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ export function buildSessionReferencePath(sessionId: string): string {
 }
 
 function sanitizeSessionReferenceTitle(sessionTitle: string): string {
-    return sessionTitle.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim().slice(0, 120)
+    return truncateGraphemes(sessionTitle.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim(), 120)
 }
 
 /** Clipboard text for citing this session in another HAPI chat (not a public share link). */