diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 055414d..91b6ace 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ not for the public pages. See `docs/design-principles.md` for the design.
       under `/_assets/`: `pagerite.css` (base layout + conservative variables),
       `themes/purple/theme.css` (the purple/dark theme override, including its
       own `banner.svg`), `pygments.css`, and `fonts/` (self-hosted Source
-      Sans 3/Source Serif 4/Fraunces/Literata/Inter/Montserrat/Fira Code
+      Sans 3/Source Serif 4/Fraunces/Literata/Cormorant/Playfair
+      Display/Inter/Montserrat/Fira Code
       variable woff2). The `::view-transition*` block at the end of `pagerite.css` (from
       termotohtori.fi) is fragile — do not tweak.
     - Vite builds ES-module `.js` outputs; the backend renders `<script
@@ -120,8 +121,14 @@ not for the public pages. See `docs/design-principles.md` for the design.
   editable like any other. Every
   non-empty list (and the root) ends with a non-draggable ➕ footer row
   (vuedraggable `#footer` slot): clicking it starts a new pending page at
-  that level, and while dragging it is the list's "end of list" drop
-  target. Dropping ON the lower part of a row moves the page under that
+  that level (its slug placeholder shows the slug derived live from the
+  title being typed), and while dragging it is the list's "end of list" drop
+  target. Committing a pending page PUTs it with empty markdown (creates
+  an empty page that renders with its title — saving never deletes;
+  deletion is the page editor's explicit choice: saving trimmed-empty
+  text issues a REST DELETE), then hands over to the page editor
+  (CodeMirror focuses on mount). Dropping ON the lower part of a row
+  moves the page under that
   row (the child list's container invisibly overlaps its own row's bottom
   via negative margin — Sortable inserts it as the first child natively),
   while a row's exposed top edge inserts a sibling before it. Row
diff --git a/docs/design-principles.md b/docs/design-principles.md
index 64abd25..e9b151d 100644
--- a/docs/design-principles.md
+++ b/docs/design-principles.md
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ evolves.
   live under `frontend/src/assets/` (the banner SVG under
   `themes/purple/`) and are emitted as hashed assets under `/_assets/`
   (Source Serif 4 for headings, Source Sans 3 for body, Fira Code for code
-  by default; Fraunces, Literata, Inter and Montserrat kept as variable
-  woff2 options with
-  local `@font-face`). No third-party requests.
+  by default; Fraunces, Literata, Cormorant, Playfair Display, Inter and
+  Montserrat kept as woff2 options with local `@font-face`, variable-weight
+  where available). No third-party requests.
 
 ## Editing
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/PageEditor.vue b/frontend/src/PageEditor.vue
index 7e3c5e0..8fd6e1d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/PageEditor.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/PageEditor.vue
@@ -63,11 +63,19 @@ function requestRender() {
 function save() {
   // Path is not editable here (that's the site editor's job); saving
   // never moves the page.
+  const markdown = view.state.doc.toString()
+  if (markdown.trim() === '') {
+    // Empty text means delete — an explicit choice made here, in the page
+    // editor; the save APIs (REST PUT / WS save) never delete on empty.
+    return fetch(`/_api/pages/${path.value}`, { method: 'DELETE' }).then((res) => {
+      saveError.value = res.ok ? '' : '⚠️ changes could not be saved'
+    })
+  }
   const msg = {
     type: 'save',
     path: path.value,
     title: title.value,
-    markdown: view.state.doc.toString(),
+    markdown,
     published: published.value,
   }
   pendingSave = msg
@@ -247,6 +255,8 @@ onMounted(() => {
     parent: editorEl.value,
   })
   view.scrollDOM.addEventListener('scroll', syncScroll)
+  // Opening the editor means you want to write: start focused.
+  view.focus()
   window.__pageritePageEditor = {
     getMarkdown: () => view.state.doc.toString(),
     setMarkdown: (text) => setDocument(text, true),
diff --git a/frontend/src/SiteEditor.vue b/frontend/src/SiteEditor.vue
index 9bb287b..84fca3b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/SiteEditor.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/SiteEditor.vue
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ async function loadPlain(p) {
 }
 
 // Tree row focus: switch the edited page and show it, skipping transitions.
-function navigate(p) {
+async function navigate(p) {
   openPath(p)
-  loadPlain(p)
+  await loadPlain(p)
 }
 
 // If the currently edited page moved (rename/move of itself or an
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ async function commitPending() {
     headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
     body: JSON.stringify({
       title: node.title.trim() || slug,
-      markdown: '',
+      markdown: '', // empty markdown creates an empty page (never deletes)
       published: true,
     }),
   })
@@ -269,7 +269,10 @@ async function commitPending() {
   }
   pending.value = null
   await refreshPages()
-  navigate(newPath)
+  await navigate(newPath)
+  // Hand over to the page editor for the actual writing: click the fresh
+  // page's pen (pagerite.js swaps the panel; CodeMirror focuses on mount).
+  document.querySelector('#main article button.edit-link')?.click()
 }
 
 // --- Site-wide brand (header link + <title> suffix) ----------------------
@@ -406,6 +409,7 @@ const FONT_OPTIONS = [
   { value: 'var(--font-source-serif)', label: 'Source Serif 4', serif: true },
   { value: 'var(--font-fraunces)', label: 'Fraunces', serif: true },
   { value: 'var(--font-literata)', label: 'Literata', serif: true },
+  { value: 'var(--font-cormorant)', label: 'Cormorant', serif: true },
   { value: 'var(--font-source-sans)', label: 'Source Sans 3', serif: false },
   { value: 'var(--font-inter)', label: 'Inter', serif: false },
   { value: 'var(--font-montserrat)', label: 'Montserrat', serif: false },
diff --git a/frontend/src/StructureTree.vue b/frontend/src/StructureTree.vue
index 68b9e2a..467196d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/StructureTree.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/StructureTree.vue
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ function onEnd() {
             <input
               v-model="element.slug"
               class="edit slug-edit"
-              placeholder="slug — empty: derived from the title"
+              :placeholder="slugify(element.title)"
+              title="Slug (last path segment) — empty: derived from the title"
               @input="onPendingSlugInput(element, $event)"
               @keyup.enter="handlers.commitPending()"
               @keyup.esc="handlers.discardPending()"
@@ -275,7 +276,6 @@ body.tree-dragging .treelist {
 
 .slug-edit {
   font-family: var(--font-code);
-  color: var(--muted);
 }
 
 .acts {
diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/fonts/cormorant-OFL.txt b/frontend/src/assets/fonts/cormorant-OFL.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..507d70f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/assets/fonts/cormorant-OFL.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+Copyright 2015 the Cormorant Project Authors (github.com/CatharsisFonts/Cormorant)
+
+This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
+This license is copied below, and is also available with a FAQ at:
+https://scripts.sil.org/OFL
+
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+SIL OPEN FONT LICENSE Version 1.1 - 26 February 2007
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+
+PREAMBLE
+The goals of the Open Font License (OFL) are to stimulate worldwide
+development of collaborative font projects, to support the font creation
+efforts of academic and linguistic communities, and to provide a free and
+open framework in which fonts may be shared and improved in partnership
+with others.
+
+The OFL allows the licensed fonts to be used, studied, modified and
+redistributed freely as long as they are not sold by themselves. The
+fonts, including any derivative works, can be bundled, embedded, 
+redistributed and/or sold with any software provided that any reserved
+names are not used by derivative works. The fonts and derivatives,
+however, cannot be released under any other type of license. The
+requirement for fonts to remain under this license does not apply
+to any document created using the fonts or their derivatives.
+
+DEFINITIONS
+"Font Software" refers to the set of files released by the Copyright
+Holder(s) under this license and clearly marked as such. This may
+include source files, build scripts and documentation.
+
+"Reserved Font Name" refers to any names specified as such after the
+copyright statement(s).
+
+"Original Version" refers to the collection of Font Software components as
+distributed by the Copyright Holder(s).
+
+"Modified Version" refers to any derivative made by adding to, deleting,
+or substituting -- in part or in whole -- any of the components of the
+Original Version, by changing formats or by porting the Font Software to a
+new environment.
+
+"Author" refers to any designer, engineer, programmer, technical
+writer or other person who contributed to the Font Software.
+
+PERMISSION & CONDITIONS
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of the Font Software, to use, study, copy, merge, embed, modify,
+redistribute, and sell modified and unmodified copies of the Font
+Software, subject to the following conditions:
+
+1) Neither the Font Software nor any of its individual components,
+in Original or Modified Versions, may be sold by itself.
+
+2) Original or Modified Versions of the Font Software may be bundled,
+redistributed and/or sold with any software, provided that each copy
+contains the above copyright notice and this license. These can be
+included either as stand-alone text files, human-readable headers or
+in the appropriate machine-readable metadata fields within text or
+binary files as long as those fields can be easily viewed by the user.
+
+3) No Modified Version of the Font Software may use the Reserved Font
+Name(s) unless explicit written permission is granted by the corresponding
+Copyright Holder. This restriction only applies to the primary font name as
+presented to the users.
+
+4) The name(s) of the Copyright Holder(s) or the Author(s) of the Font
+Software shall not be used to promote, endorse or advertise any
+Modified Version, except to acknowledge the contribution(s) of the
+Copyright Holder(s) and the Author(s) or with their explicit written
+permission.
+
+5) The Font Software, modified or unmodified, in part or in whole,
+must be distributed entirely under this license, and must not be
+distributed under any other license. The requirement for fonts to
+remain under this license does not apply to any document created
+using the Font Software.
+
+TERMINATION
+This license becomes null and void if any of the above conditions are
+not met.
+
+DISCLAIMER
+THE FONT SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT
+OF COPYRIGHT, PATENT, TRADEMARK, OR OTHER RIGHT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
+INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+DAMAGES, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+FROM, OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE FONT SOFTWARE OR FROM
+OTHER DEALINGS IN THE FONT SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/fonts/cormorant-italic.woff2 b/frontend/src/assets/fonts/cormorant-italic.woff2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7048a05
Binary files /dev/null and b/frontend/src/assets/fonts/cormorant-italic.woff2 differ
diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/fonts/cormorant.woff2 b/frontend/src/assets/fonts/cormorant.woff2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..023d95b
Binary files /dev/null and b/frontend/src/assets/fonts/cormorant.woff2 differ
diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/fonts/fonts.css b/frontend/src/assets/fonts/fonts.css
index 559842b..df19ce0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/assets/fonts/fonts.css
+++ b/frontend/src/assets/fonts/fonts.css
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 /* Variable fonts: only downloaded when referenced by the page CSS. */
 @font-face { font-family: 'Fraunces'; font-weight: 100 1000; font-style: normal; font-display: swap; src: url('fraunces.woff2') format('woff2'); }
 @font-face { font-family: 'Literata'; font-weight: 100 900; font-style: normal; font-display: swap; src: url('literata.woff2') format('woff2'); }
+@font-face { font-family: 'Playfair Display'; font-weight: 400 900; font-style: normal; font-display: swap; src: url('playfairdisplay.woff2') format('woff2'); }
+@font-face { font-family: 'Playfair Display'; font-weight: 400 900; font-style: italic; font-display: swap; src: url('playfairdisplay-italic.woff2') format('woff2'); }
+@font-face { font-family: 'Cormorant'; font-weight: 300 700; font-style: normal; font-display: swap; src: url('cormorant.woff2') format('woff2'); }
+@font-face { font-family: 'Cormorant'; font-weight: 300 700; font-style: italic; font-display: swap; src: url('cormorant-italic.woff2') format('woff2'); }
 @font-face { font-family: 'Inter'; font-weight: 100 900; font-style: normal; font-display: swap; src: url('inter.woff2') format('woff2'); }
 @font-face { font-family: 'Inter'; font-weight: 100 900; font-style: italic; font-display: swap; src: url('inter-italic.woff2') format('woff2'); }
 @font-face { font-family: 'Montserrat'; font-weight: 100 900; font-style: normal; font-display: swap; src: url('montserrat.woff2') format('woff2'); }
diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/fonts/playfairdisplay-OFL.txt b/frontend/src/assets/fonts/playfairdisplay-OFL.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1315389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/assets/fonts/playfairdisplay-OFL.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+Copyright 2017 The Playfair Display Project Authors (https://github.com/clauseggers/Playfair-Display), with Reserved Font Name "Playfair Display"
+
+This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
+This license is copied below, and is also available with a FAQ at:
+http://scripts.sil.org/OFL
+
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+SIL OPEN FONT LICENSE Version 1.1 - 26 February 2007
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+
+PREAMBLE
+The goals of the Open Font License (OFL) are to stimulate worldwide
+development of collaborative font projects, to support the font creation
+efforts of academic and linguistic communities, and to provide a free and
+open framework in which fonts may be shared and improved in partnership
+with others.
+
+The OFL allows the licensed fonts to be used, studied, modified and
+redistributed freely as long as they are not sold by themselves. The
+fonts, including any derivative works, can be bundled, embedded, 
+redistributed and/or sold with any software provided that any reserved
+names are not used by derivative works. The fonts and derivatives,
+however, cannot be released under any other type of license. The
+requirement for fonts to remain under this license does not apply
+to any document created using the fonts or their derivatives.
+
+DEFINITIONS
+"Font Software" refers to the set of files released by the Copyright
+Holder(s) under this license and clearly marked as such. This may
+include source files, build scripts and documentation.
+
+"Reserved Font Name" refers to any names specified as such after the
+copyright statement(s).
+
+"Original Version" refers to the collection of Font Software components as
+distributed by the Copyright Holder(s).
+
+"Modified Version" refers to any derivative made by adding to, deleting,
+or substituting -- in part or in whole -- any of the components of the
+Original Version, by changing formats or by porting the Font Software to a
+new environment.
+
+"Author" refers to any designer, engineer, programmer, technical
+writer or other person who contributed to the Font Software.
+
+PERMISSION & CONDITIONS
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of the Font Software, to use, study, copy, merge, embed, modify,
+redistribute, and sell modified and unmodified copies of the Font
+Software, subject to the following conditions:
+
+1) Neither the Font Software nor any of its individual components,
+in Original or Modified Versions, may be sold by itself.
+
+2) Original or Modified Versions of the Font Software may be bundled,
+redistributed and/or sold with any software, provided that each copy
+contains the above copyright notice and this license. These can be
+included either as stand-alone text files, human-readable headers or
+in the appropriate machine-readable metadata fields within text or
+binary files as long as those fields can be easily viewed by the user.
+
+3) No Modified Version of the Font Software may use the Reserved Font
+Name(s) unless explicit written permission is granted by the corresponding
+Copyright Holder. This restriction only applies to the primary font name as
+presented to the users.
+
+4) The name(s) of the Copyright Holder(s) or the Author(s) of the Font
+Software shall not be used to promote, endorse or advertise any
+Modified Version, except to acknowledge the contribution(s) of the
+Copyright Holder(s) and the Author(s) or with their explicit written
+permission.
+
+5) The Font Software, modified or unmodified, in part or in whole,
+must be distributed entirely under this license, and must not be
+distributed under any other license. The requirement for fonts to
+remain under this license does not apply to any document created
+using the Font Software.
+
+TERMINATION
+This license becomes null and void if any of the above conditions are
+not met.
+
+DISCLAIMER
+THE FONT SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT
+OF COPYRIGHT, PATENT, TRADEMARK, OR OTHER RIGHT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
+INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+DAMAGES, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+FROM, OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE FONT SOFTWARE OR FROM
+OTHER DEALINGS IN THE FONT SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/fonts/playfairdisplay-italic.woff2 b/frontend/src/assets/fonts/playfairdisplay-italic.woff2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ae1f1f
Binary files /dev/null and b/frontend/src/assets/fonts/playfairdisplay-italic.woff2 differ
diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/fonts/playfairdisplay.woff2 b/frontend/src/assets/fonts/playfairdisplay.woff2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a3fbbd
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diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/pagerite.css b/frontend/src/assets/pagerite.css
index e3665d8..7d859a3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/assets/pagerite.css
+++ b/frontend/src/assets/pagerite.css
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
   --font-source-serif: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
   --font-fraunces: "Fraunces", Georgia, serif;
   --font-literata: "Literata", Georgia, serif;
+  --font-playfair: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif;
+  --font-cormorant: "Cormorant", Georgia, serif;
   --font-inter: "Inter", system-ui, sans-serif;
   --font-montserrat: "Montserrat", system-ui, sans-serif;
   --font-fira-code: "Fira Code", ui-monospace, monospace;
diff --git a/pagerite/app.py b/pagerite/app.py
index ec33f42..f459e6e 100644
--- a/pagerite/app.py
+++ b/pagerite/app.py
@@ -199,22 +199,21 @@ async def save_page(path: str, page: PageIn) -> None:
     """Create or replace the page at a slug path ("" or "/" = front page).
 
     Missing ancestors are created as content-less category labels. Giving
-    a category markdown turns it into a landing page. An empty markdown
-    string (after stripping) deletes the page instead.
+    a category markdown turns it into a landing page. Empty markdown (after
+    stripping) creates an empty page that renders with just its title —
+    saving never deletes; use DELETE to remove a page (the page editor
+    issues DELETE when you save empty text).
     """
     path = path.strip("/")
     _check_reserved(path)
     with kanta.transaction("save page", extra=path):
-        if page.markdown.strip() == "":
-            _remove_page_content(data.menu, path)
-        else:
-            node = _ensure(data.menu, path)
-            node.title = page.title
-            node.content = page.markdown
-            node.published = page.published
-            if page.banner is not None:
-                node.banner = page.banner
-            node.modified = datetime.now(UTC)
+        node = _ensure(data.menu, path)
+        node.title = page.title
+        node.content = page.markdown
+        node.published = page.published
+        if page.banner is not None:
+            node.banner = page.banner
+        node.modified = datetime.now(UTC)
         data.version += 1
 
 
@@ -532,21 +531,18 @@ async def editor_ws(ws: WebSocket) -> None:
                             tnodes[tslug] = node
                         else:
                             node = old if old is not None else _ensure(data.menu, path)
-                        removed = False
                         if "markdown" in msg:
-                            if msg["markdown"].strip() == "":
-                                _remove_page_content(data.menu, path)
-                                removed = True
-                            else:
-                                node.content = msg["markdown"]
-                        if not removed:
-                            if "title" in msg:
-                                node.title = msg["title"]
-                            if "published" in msg:
-                                node.published = bool(msg["published"])
-                            if "banner" in msg:
-                                node.banner = msg["banner"]
-                            node.modified = datetime.now(UTC)
+                            # Saving never deletes; empty markdown is an
+                            # empty page. Deletion is an explicit choice by
+                            # the page editor (REST DELETE).
+                            node.content = msg["markdown"]
+                        if "title" in msg:
+                            node.title = msg["title"]
+                        if "published" in msg:
+                            node.published = bool(msg["published"])
+                        if "banner" in msg:
+                            node.banner = msg["banner"]
+                        node.modified = datetime.now(UTC)
                         data.version += 1
                     await ws.send_json({"type": "saved", "path": path})
     except WebSocketDisconnect: