diff --git a/docs/FUNCTIONAL.md b/docs/FUNCTIONAL.md
index bedad39..1eb9bcf 100644
--- a/docs/FUNCTIONAL.md
+++ b/docs/FUNCTIONAL.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ tail — at a real control, and a **tap anywhere** advances to the next; after t
 overlay is gone for good. Two independent series run. The **lobby** series points at the
 ⚙️ settings, ✏️ statistics and 🎲 new-game tabs. The **game** series, on the player's first game
 board, points at the scoreboard header (move history / chat / word-check), the 🔄 pass-and-exchange,
-🛟 hints and 🔀 shuffle controls, and the rack. A series counts as seen only **after its last hint**,
+✨ hints and 🔀 shuffle controls, and the rack. A series counts as seen only **after its last hint**,
 so leaving mid-way replays it from the start next time; it is remembered per device. Arriving at the
 lobby is the lobby trigger, so a player who deep-links straight into Settings → Friends still gets the
 lobby walk-through on their first trip back. Both series work the same in portrait and landscape (the
diff --git a/docs/FUNCTIONAL_ru.md b/docs/FUNCTIONAL_ru.md
index 13e07e7..ee61c06 100644
--- a/docs/FUNCTIONAL_ru.md
+++ b/docs/FUNCTIONAL_ru.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Telegram-бот, который документы указывают как к
 следующей; после последней подсказки оверлей убирается навсегда. Серий две. Серия **лобби**
 указывает на вкладки ⚙️ настроек, ✏️ статистики и 🎲 новой игры. Серия **игры**, на первой партии
 игрока, указывает на шапку со счётом (история ходов / чат / проверка слова), кнопки 🔄 пас-и-обмен,
-🛟 подсказок и 🔀 перемешивания, и на стойку с фишками. Серия считается просмотренной только
+✨ подсказок и 🔀 перемешивания, и на стойку с фишками. Серия считается просмотренной только
 **после последней подсказки**, поэтому выход на середине в следующий раз покажет её с начала;
 запоминается она по устройству. Триггер серии лобби — попадание в лобби, так что игрок, пришедший
 по deeplink сразу в Настройки → Друзья, всё равно получит проводку по лобби при первом возврате.
diff --git a/docs/UI_DESIGN.md b/docs/UI_DESIGN.md
index 0d2c510..8c9bd52 100644
--- a/docs/UI_DESIGN.md
+++ b/docs/UI_DESIGN.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ dismisses as soon as the lobby is ready. The pure layout and timing live in `lib
 
 A one-time **coachmark overlay** introduces the interface to a new player. Like the splash it is an
 **App-level overlay**; it runs two independent series chosen by the route — **lobby** (⚙️ settings →
-✏️ stats → 🎲 new game) and **game** (scoreboard header → 🔄 pass/exchange → 🛟 hints → 🔀 shuffle →
+✏️ stats → 🎲 new game) and **game** (scoreboard header → 🔄 pass/exchange → ✨ hints → 🔀 shuffle →
 rack). It draws **one bubble at a time** over a light scrim (`rgba(0,0,0,0.32)`); the whole layer
 captures pointer events, so a **tap anywhere advances** and the UI underneath stays inert. After the
 last hint the series is recorded done (`session.ts` `onboarding` key) and the overlay removes itself;
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ e2e and the screenshots.
   opens a dialog — pick tiles to **Exchange N**, or pick
   none to **Pass without exchanging**; pass is always available on your turn, exchange only
   while the bag still holds a full rack, below which the tiles disable and only the pass
-  remains), 🛟 Hint (with a remaining-count badge, disabled at zero); 🔀 Shuffle (no label,
+  remains), ✨ Hint (with a remaining-count badge, disabled at zero); 🔀 Shuffle (no label,
   no confirm), which
   **animates** — tiles hop along a low parabola to their new slots (duration scaled by the
   distance, the longest ≤ 0.3 s; off under reduce-motion) with a short haptic shake. A **thin strip
diff --git a/ui/src/game/Game.svelte b/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
index e65d4d0..b5a7472 100644
--- a/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
@@ -1735,7 +1735,7 @@
          idle gate while it is closed; tapping then only explains when it opens (doHint), and the lock
          lifts live at the unlock moment. -->
     <button class="tab" disabled={busy || !isMyTurn || !netReady} onclick={doHint}>
-      <span class="sq" data-coach="game-hints">🛟{#if hintGated}<span class="lock" aria-hidden="true">🔒</span>{/if}</span>
+      <span class="sq" data-coach="game-hints">✨{#if hintGated}<span class="lock" aria-hidden="true">🔒</span>{/if}</span>
       <span class="lbl">{t('game.hint')}</span>
     </button>
   {:else}
@@ -1745,7 +1745,7 @@
       disabled={busy || !isMyTurn || !netReady || hintCount <= 0}
       onconfirm={doHint}
     >
-      <span class="sq" data-coach="game-hints">🛟{#if hintCount > 0}<span class="badge">{hintCount}</span>{/if}</span>
+      <span class="sq" data-coach="game-hints">✨{#if hintCount > 0}<span class="badge">{hintCount}</span>{/if}</span>
       <span class="lbl">{t('game.hint')}</span>
     </TapConfirm>
   {/if}
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/i18n/en.ts b/ui/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
index 2e0c6b5..ef4ed52 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export const en = {
   'onboarding.lobbyNew': 'Practise against the AI', // 🎲
   'onboarding.gameHeader': 'Move history, chat and word check', // scoreboard strip
   'onboarding.gameTurn': 'Pass a turn, swap tiles', // 🔄
-  'onboarding.gameHints': 'Available hints', // 🛟
+  'onboarding.gameHints': 'Available hints', // ✨
   'onboarding.gameShuffle': 'Shuffle your tiles', // 🔀
   'onboarding.gameRack': 'Pick a tile and place it on the board', // rack
 
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts b/ui/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
index 024491e..d29fc5d 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export const ru: Record<MessageKey, string> = {
   'onboarding.lobbyNew': 'Потренируйтесь с ИИ', // 🎲
   'onboarding.gameHeader': 'История ходов, чат и проверка слова', // шапка над доской
   'onboarding.gameTurn': 'Пропуск хода, обмен фишек', // 🔄
-  'onboarding.gameHints': 'Доступные подсказки', // 🛟
+  'onboarding.gameHints': 'Доступные подсказки', // ✨
   'onboarding.gameShuffle': 'Встряхните фишки', // 🔀
   'onboarding.gameRack': 'Выбирайте фишку и ставьте на доску', // rack