diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/date-field/components/date-field.svelte b/src/uix/soma/components/date-field/components/date-field.svelte
index 48569c27d..3c4da0d73 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/date-field/components/date-field.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/date-field/components/date-field.svelte
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 		disabled = false,
 		readonly = false,
 		readonlySegments = [],
-		kind = 'date',
+		kind = 'day',
 		granularity,
 		hideTimeZone = false,
 		required = false,
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/date-field/date-field-provider.svelte.test.ts b/src/uix/soma/components/date-field/date-field-provider.svelte.test.ts
index f02834f33..124243c6e 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/date-field/date-field-provider.svelte.test.ts
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/date-field/date-field-provider.svelte.test.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function createDateFieldOpts() {
 		value: state<DateValue | undefined>(undefined),
 		placeholder: state<DateValue>(new CalendarDate(2026, 1, 1)),
 		readonlySegments: state<EditableSegmentPart[]>([]),
-		kind: state<'date' | 'month' | 'year'>('date'),
+		kind: state<'day' | 'month' | 'year'>('day'),
 		validate: state<DateValidator | undefined>(undefined),
 		onInvalid: state<DateOnInvalid | undefined>(undefined),
 		minValue: state<DateValue | undefined>(undefined),
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/date-field/date-field-provider.svelte.ts b/src/uix/soma/components/date-field/date-field-provider.svelte.ts
index 0100ecc0c..5422a5455 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/date-field/date-field-provider.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/date-field/date-field-provider.svelte.ts
@@ -158,17 +158,18 @@ export interface DateFieldOpts
 			/**
 			 * Chakra-style picker kind. Drives which date segments are
 			 * emitted in `segmentContents` (and therefore which segment
-			 * elements the consumer's snippet renders):
+			 * elements the consumer's snippet renders). Named after the
+			 * grid cell granularity for trio consistency:
 			 *
-			 * - `'date'`  (default): day + month + year segments
-			 * - `'month'`:            month + year segments
-			 * - `'year'`:             year segment only
+			 * - `'day'`   (default): day + month + year segments
+			 * - `'month'`:           month + year segments
+			 * - `'year'`:            year segment only
 			 *
 			 * `granularity` (time precision: day/hour/minute/second) is
 			 * orthogonal — `kind='year'` + `granularity='hour'` is invalid
 			 * by construction (year-only pickers don't have hours).
 			 */
-			kind: 'date' | 'month' | 'year';
+			kind: 'day' | 'month' | 'year';
 			validate: DateValidator | undefined;
 			onInvalid: DateOnInvalid | undefined;
 			minValue: DateValue | undefined;
@@ -597,7 +598,7 @@ export class DateFieldProvider {
 
 	/**
 	 * Visible segment parts derived from `kind` (Chakra-style picker).
-	 * `'date'` keeps the full day+month+year triplet; `'month'` drops
+	 * `'day'` keeps the full day+month+year triplet; `'month'` drops
 	 * day; `'year'` drops day AND month. Time segments (hour/minute/
 	 * second/dayPeriod) are governed by `granularity`, not `kind`, so
 	 * we leave them untouched.
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/date-field/types.ts b/src/uix/soma/components/date-field/types.ts
index 233b64510..883f12068 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/date-field/types.ts
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/date-field/types.ts
@@ -80,11 +80,12 @@ export type DateFieldProviderProps = WithChild<{
 	 * - `'year'`:             year segment only
 	 *
 	 * Orthogonal to `granularity` (which governs time precision —
-	 * hour/minute/second).
+	 * hour/minute/second). Named after the grid cell granularity for
+	 * trio consistency.
 	 *
-	 * @default 'date'
+	 * @default 'day'
 	 */
-	kind?: 'date' | 'month' | 'year';
+	kind?: 'day' | 'month' | 'year';
 	/**
 	 * Visual granularity override. By default CalendarDate → 'day',
 	 * CalendarDateTime / ZonedDateTime → 'minute'. Granularity only affects
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/date-picker/components/date-picker.svelte b/src/uix/soma/components/date-picker/components/date-picker.svelte
index 032eee46e..147b6ef5f 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/date-picker/components/date-picker.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/date-picker/components/date-picker.svelte
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 		onOpenChangeComplete = () => {},
 		closeOnDateSelect = true,
 		mode = 'inline',
-		kind = 'date',
+		kind = 'day',
 		validate,
 		onInvalid,
 		minValue,
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/date-picker/date-picker-provider.svelte.test.ts b/src/uix/soma/components/date-picker/date-picker-provider.svelte.test.ts
index 016e1ef60..e1123b8b9 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/date-picker/date-picker-provider.svelte.test.ts
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/date-picker/date-picker-provider.svelte.test.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function createDatePickerOpts() {
 		required: state(false),
 		closeOnDateSelect: state(true),
 		mode: state<DatePickerMode>('inline'),
-		kind: state<DatePickerKind>('date'),
+		kind: state<DatePickerKind>('day'),
 		granularity: state<Granularity | undefined>(undefined),
 		hideTimeZone: state(false),
 		hourCycle: state<HourCycle | undefined>(undefined),
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/date-picker/date-picker-provider.svelte.ts b/src/uix/soma/components/date-picker/date-picker-provider.svelte.ts
index d5dcea3ed..63c3b6da9 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/date-picker/date-picker-provider.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/date-picker/date-picker-provider.svelte.ts
@@ -34,16 +34,21 @@ export type DatePickerMode = 'inline' | 'modal';
  * Picker granularity / type of date (Chakra-style). Drives both the
  * visible segments in the input AND the calendar view in the popover:
  *
- * - `'date'` (default): MM/DD/YYYY input + day grid in popover
- * - `'month'`:          MM/YYYY input    + month grid in popover
- * - `'year'`:           YYYY input       + year grid (decade) in popover
+ * - `'day'`   (default): MM/DD/YYYY input + day grid in popover
+ * - `'month'`:           MM/YYYY input    + month grid in popover
+ * - `'year'`:            YYYY input       + year grid (decade) in popover
  *
  * The contract is consumer-driven for now — the picker exposes `kind`,
  * the consumer's segment snippet filters what to render, and the
  * calendar honours `data-kind` for view switching (forthcoming
  * commits B + C wire the grid renderers).
+ *
+ * Named after the grid cell granularity (`day` / `month` / `year`) for
+ * trio consistency. The legacy `'date'` value used until 2026-05-27
+ * was awkward — `month` and `year` pickers also pick "dates", and the
+ * morfo `data-kind` enum already canonized `'day'`.
  */
-export type DatePickerKind = 'date' | 'month' | 'year';
+export type DatePickerKind = 'day' | 'month' | 'year';
 
 // ── Contract ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/date-picker/types.ts b/src/uix/soma/components/date-picker/types.ts
index 41c39fcdf..4e0db54a8 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/date-picker/types.ts
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/date-picker/types.ts
@@ -78,13 +78,14 @@ export type DatePickerProviderProps = WithChild<Omit<PrimitiveDivAttributes, 'va
 	mode?: import('./date-picker-provider.svelte').DatePickerMode;
 	/**
 	 * Picker granularity / Chakra-style date kind. Drives the visible
-	 * segments in the input AND the calendar view in the popover.
+	 * segments in the input AND the calendar view in the popover. Named
+	 * after the grid cell granularity for trio consistency.
 	 *
-	 * - `'date'`  (default): MM/DD/YYYY input + day grid
+	 * - `'day'`   (default): MM/DD/YYYY input + day grid
 	 * - `'month'`:           MM/YYYY input    + month grid
 	 * - `'year'`:            YYYY input       + year grid (decade)
 	 *
-	 * @default 'date'
+	 * @default 'day'
 	 */
 	kind?: import('./date-picker-provider.svelte').DatePickerKind;
 	// ── Validation ──
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-field/components/date-range-field.svelte b/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-field/components/date-range-field.svelte
index 1c4e7bc04..25c0a4b85 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-field/components/date-range-field.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-field/components/date-range-field.svelte
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 		startReadonlySegments = [],
 		endReadonlySegments = [],
 		required = false,
-		kind = 'date',
+		kind = 'day',
 		granularity,
 		hideTimeZone = false,
 		hourCycle,
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-field/date-range-field-provider.svelte.test.ts b/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-field/date-range-field-provider.svelte.test.ts
index 0d4392205..32aaacea2 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-field/date-range-field-provider.svelte.test.ts
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-field/date-range-field-provider.svelte.test.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function createDateRangeFieldOpts(root = document.createElement('div')) {
 		startReadonlySegments: state<EditableSegmentPart[]>([]),
 		endReadonlySegments: state<EditableSegmentPart[]>([]),
 		required: state(false),
-		kind: state<'date' | 'month' | 'year'>('date'),
+		kind: state<'day' | 'month' | 'year'>('day'),
 		granularity: state<Granularity | undefined>(undefined),
 		hideTimeZone: state(false),
 		hourCycle: state<HourCycle | undefined>(undefined),
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-field/date-range-field-provider.svelte.ts b/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-field/date-range-field-provider.svelte.ts
index 64c2acb76..dfc7d31fb 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-field/date-range-field-provider.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-field/date-range-field-provider.svelte.ts
@@ -52,11 +52,12 @@ interface DateRangeFieldOpts
 			 * providers so the start and end inputs filter their segments
 			 * uniformly (range pickers always show the same kind on both
 			 * sides — there's no use case for kind='year' on start and
-			 * kind='month' on end).
+			 * kind='month' on end). Named after the grid cell granularity
+			 * for trio consistency.
 			 *
-			 * @default 'date'
+			 * @default 'day'
 			 */
-			kind: 'date' | 'month' | 'year';
+			kind: 'day' | 'month' | 'year';
 			granularity: Granularity | undefined;
 			hideTimeZone: boolean;
 			hourCycle: HourCycle | undefined;
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-field/types.ts b/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-field/types.ts
index 72f253c6f..b1df1be07 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-field/types.ts
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-field/types.ts
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ export type DateRangeFieldProviderProps = WithChild<{
 	 * - `'month'`:            month + year segments
 	 * - `'year'`:             year segment only
 	 *
-	 * @default 'date'
+	 * @default 'day'
 	 */
-	kind?: 'date' | 'month' | 'year';
+	kind?: 'day' | 'month' | 'year';
 	/** Visual granularity (auto from placeholder when omitted). */
 	granularity?: Granularity;
 	/** Hide the timezone segment on ZonedDateTime. @default false */
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-picker/components/date-range-picker.svelte b/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-picker/components/date-range-picker.svelte
index 7ec2fb06d..3344d3dcd 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-picker/components/date-range-picker.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-picker/components/date-range-picker.svelte
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 		onOpenChangeComplete = () => {},
 		closeOnRangeSelect = true,
 		mode = 'inline',
-		kind = 'date',
+		kind = 'day',
 		validate,
 		onInvalid,
 		minValue,
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-picker/date-range-picker-provider.svelte.test.ts b/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-picker/date-range-picker-provider.svelte.test.ts
index cf9a8f8b7..f8281483d 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-picker/date-range-picker-provider.svelte.test.ts
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-picker/date-range-picker-provider.svelte.test.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function createDateRangePickerOpts() {
 		required: state(false),
 		closeOnRangeSelect: state(true),
 		mode: state<'inline' | 'modal'>('inline'),
-		kind: state<'date' | 'month' | 'year'>('date'),
+		kind: state<'day' | 'month' | 'year'>('day'),
 		granularity: state<Granularity | undefined>(undefined),
 		hideTimeZone: state(false),
 		hourCycle: state<HourCycle | undefined>(undefined),
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-picker/date-range-picker-provider.svelte.ts b/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-picker/date-range-picker-provider.svelte.ts
index c178e4871..b02027fd1 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-picker/date-range-picker-provider.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/date-range-picker/date-range-picker-provider.svelte.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ export type DateRangePickerMode = 'inline' | 'modal';
  * segments in the start/end inputs AND the calendar view in the
  * popover:
  *
- * - `'date'`  (default): MM/DD/YYYY inputs + day calendar
+ * - `'day'`   (default): MM/DD/YYYY inputs + day calendar
  * - `'month'`:            MM/YYYY inputs    + month grid
  * - `'year'`:             YYYY inputs       + year grid (decade)
+ *
+ * Named after the grid cell granularity for trio consistency.
  */
-export type DateRangePickerKind = 'date' | 'month' | 'year';
+export type DateRangePickerKind = 'day' | 'month' | 'year';
 import type {
 	DateValue,
 	DateRange,
diff --git a/web/routes/uix/components/date-picker/+page.svelte b/web/routes/uix/components/date-picker/+page.svelte
index 7290bbf71..9a197cc5e 100644
--- a/web/routes/uix/components/date-picker/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/routes/uix/components/date-picker/+page.svelte
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 	let readonly = $state(false);
 	let closeOnDateSelect = $state(false);
 	let mode = $state<'inline' | 'modal'>('inline');
-	let kind = $state<'date' | 'month' | 'year'>('date');
+	let kind = $state<'day' | 'month' | 'year'>('day');
 
 	// Footer composition demo toggles. Visibility is purely structural:
 	// the switches decide whether each part is INCLUDED in the markup,
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 			maxValue && '  {maxValue}',
 			!closeOnDateSelect && '  closeOnDateSelect={false}',
 			mode === 'modal' && `  mode="${mode}"`,
-			kind !== 'date' && `  kind="${kind}"`,
+			kind !== 'day' && `  kind="${kind}"`,
 			fixedWeeks && '  fixedWeeks',
 			pagedNavigation && '  pagedNavigation',
 			preventDeselect && '  preventDeselect',
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
 			maxValue && '  {maxValue}',
 			!closeOnDateSelect && '  closeOnDateSelect={false}',
 			mode === 'modal' && `  mode="${mode}"`,
-			kind !== 'date' && `  kind="${kind}"`,
+			kind !== 'day' && `  kind="${kind}"`,
 			fixedWeeks && '  fixedWeeks',
 			pagedNavigation && '  pagedNavigation',
 			preventDeselect && '  preventDeselect',
@@ -662,11 +662,11 @@
 						>kind <span data-uix-control-hint>{kind === 'year' ? 'YYYY' : kind === 'month' ? 'MM/YYYY' : 'MM/DD/YYYY'}</span></span
 					>
 					<span data-uix-chips role="radiogroup">
-						{#each ['date', 'month', 'year'] as value (value)}
+						{#each ['day', 'month', 'year'] as value (value)}
 							<button
 								data-uix-chip
 								data-active={kind === value}
-								onclick={() => (kind = value as 'date' | 'month' | 'year')}
+								onclick={() => (kind = value as 'day' | 'month' | 'year')}
 							>
 								{value}
 							</button>
diff --git a/web/routes/uix/components/date-range-field/+page.svelte b/web/routes/uix/components/date-range-field/+page.svelte
index cdbec6dee..ba8f07285 100644
--- a/web/routes/uix/components/date-range-field/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/routes/uix/components/date-range-field/+page.svelte
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	type TraceEntry = { event: string; family: string; intent?: string; at: number };
 	type Direction = 'ltr' | 'rtl';
 	type ValueProfile = 'date' | 'datetime' | 'zoned';
-	type Kind = 'date' | 'month' | 'year';
+	type Kind = 'day' | 'month' | 'year';
 
 	// ── Sample anchors (one per value profile) ───────────────────────────
 	const startDate = new CalendarDate(2026, 5, 19);
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 	// ── Live state — every public prop wired ─────────────────────────────
 	let valueProfile = $state<ValueProfile>('date');
-	let kind = $state<Kind>('date');
+	let kind = $state<Kind>('day');
 	let granularity = $state<Granularity>('day');
 	let value = $state<DateRange>({ start: startDate, end: endDate });
 	let placeholder = $state<DateValue>(startDate);
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 	const sizes: DateRangeFieldSize[] = ['xs', 'sm', 'md', 'lg', 'xl'];
 	const variants: DateRangeFieldVariant[] = ['surface', 'outline', 'ghost'];
 	const colors: DateRangeFieldColor[] = ['primary', 'secondary', 'neutral', 'affirm', 'risk', 'threat'];
-	const kinds: Kind[] = ['date', 'month', 'year'];
+	const kinds: Kind[] = ['day', 'month', 'year'];
 	const granularities: Granularity[] = ['day', 'hour', 'minute', 'second'];
 	const hourCycles: HourCycle[] = [12, 24];
 	const directions: Direction[] = ['ltr', 'rtl'];
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 			'',
 			'<DateRangeField.Provider',
 			'  bind:value',
-			kind !== 'date' && `  kind="${kind}"`,
+			kind !== 'day' && `  kind="${kind}"`,
 			locale !== 'en-US' && `  locale="${locale}"`,
 			dir !== 'ltr' && `  dir="${dir}"`,
 			hourCycle !== 24 && `  hourCycle={${hourCycle}}`,
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 			variant !== 'surface' && `  variant="${variant}"`,
 			color !== 'primary' && `  color="${color}"`,
 			size !== 'md' && `  size="${size}"`,
-			kind !== 'date' && `  kind="${kind}"`,
+			kind !== 'day' && `  kind="${kind}"`,
 			locale !== 'en-US' && `  locale="${locale}"`,
 			dir !== 'ltr' && `  dir="${dir}"`,
 			hourCycle !== 24 && `  hourCycle={${hourCycle}}`,
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@
 				<label data-uix-control>
 					<span data-uix-control-label>start · day</span>
 					<span data-uix-switch>
-						<input type="checkbox" bind:checked={readonlyStartDay} disabled={kind !== 'date'} />
+						<input type="checkbox" bind:checked={readonlyStartDay} disabled={kind !== 'day'} />
 						<span data-uix-switch-label>{readonlyStartDay ? 'locked' : 'editable'}</span>
 					</span>
 				</label>
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@
 				<label data-uix-control>
 					<span data-uix-control-label>end · day</span>
 					<span data-uix-switch>
-						<input type="checkbox" bind:checked={readonlyEndDay} disabled={kind !== 'date'} />
+						<input type="checkbox" bind:checked={readonlyEndDay} disabled={kind !== 'day'} />
 						<span data-uix-switch-label>{readonlyEndDay ? 'locked' : 'editable'}</span>
 					</span>
 				</label>
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@
 						<tr><td class="name">onInvalid <span data-uix-tag data-kind="soma">soma</span></td><td class="type">DateOnInvalid</td><td class="default empty">—</td><td>Called when validation fails.</td></tr>
 						<tr><td class="name">minValue <span data-uix-tag data-kind="soma">soma</span></td><td class="type">DateValue</td><td class="default empty">—</td><td>Earliest acceptable date for both endpoints.</td></tr>
 						<tr><td class="name">maxValue <span data-uix-tag data-kind="soma">soma</span></td><td class="type">DateValue</td><td class="default empty">—</td><td>Latest acceptable date for both endpoints.</td></tr>
-						<tr><td class="name">kind <span data-uix-tag data-kind="soma">soma</span></td><td class="type">'date' | 'month' | 'year'</td><td class="default">'date'</td><td>Segment filter (Chakra-style). Both endpoints share the same kind.</td></tr>
+						<tr><td class="name">kind <span data-uix-tag data-kind="soma">soma</span></td><td class="type">'day' | 'month' | 'year'</td><td class="default">'day'</td><td>Segment filter (Chakra-style). Both endpoints share the same kind.</td></tr>
 						<tr><td class="name">granularity <span data-uix-tag data-kind="soma">soma</span></td><td class="type">'day' | 'hour' | 'minute' | 'second'</td><td class="default">auto (from placeholder)</td><td>Visual granularity. Adds time segments for <code>hour+</code>.</td></tr>
 						<tr><td class="name">hourCycle <span data-uix-tag data-kind="soma">soma</span></td><td class="type">12 | 24</td><td class="default">locale-derived</td><td>12-hour or 24-hour clock.</td></tr>
 						<tr><td class="name">hideTimeZone <span data-uix-tag data-kind="soma">soma</span></td><td class="type">boolean</td><td class="default">false</td><td>Hide the timezone segment on <code>ZonedDateTime</code>.</td></tr>
diff --git a/web/routes/uix/components/date-range-picker/+page.svelte b/web/routes/uix/components/date-range-picker/+page.svelte
index 61794bd8b..360dcba1a 100644
--- a/web/routes/uix/components/date-range-picker/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/routes/uix/components/date-range-picker/+page.svelte
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 	let allowSingleDay = $state(false);
 	let closeOnRangeSelect = $state(false);
 	let mode = $state<'inline' | 'modal'>('inline');
-	let kind = $state<'date' | 'month' | 'year'>('date');
+	let kind = $state<'day' | 'month' | 'year'>('day');
 
 	// Footer composition demo toggles. Visibility = whether the part is
 	// INCLUDED in the markup (the parts themselves render unconditionally).
@@ -734,11 +734,11 @@
 						>kind <span data-uix-control-hint>{kind === 'year' ? 'YYYY' : kind === 'month' ? 'MM/YYYY' : 'MM/DD/YYYY'}</span></span
 					>
 					<span data-uix-chips role="radiogroup">
-						{#each ['date', 'month', 'year'] as value (value)}
+						{#each ['day', 'month', 'year'] as value (value)}
 							<button
 								data-uix-chip
 								data-active={kind === value}
-								onclick={() => (kind = value as 'date' | 'month' | 'year')}
+								onclick={() => (kind = value as 'day' | 'month' | 'year')}
 							>
 								{value}
 							</button>