diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/words/words.css b/src/uix/eidos/components/words/words.css
index 1fc29adbc..eb6103bf0 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/words/words.css
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/words/words.css
@@ -612,8 +612,25 @@ button[data-words-breadcrumb-crumb]:focus-visible {
 	border-color: var(--words-border-hover);
 }
 [data-words-inspector] [data-number-field][data-size][data-focused] {
-	border-color: var(--_words-accent);
-	box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px color-mix(in srgb, var(--_words-accent) 25%, transparent);
+	/* Single focus frame — one accent ring; the border stays structural so a
+	   focused field shows ONE highlight, not an accent border AND a ring. */
+	box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px color-mix(in srgb, var(--_words-accent) 40%, transparent);
+}
+/* Eidos TextArea (image alt) shares the inspector input chrome. Retokenise it
+   to the WORDS palette so it reads identically to the plain text inputs —
+   same fill + border + radius + size — instead of the global neutral skin
+   (transparent fill, lighter border) that made it look unframed and odd. */
+[data-words-inspector] [data-textarea] {
+	--_textarea-border: var(--words-border);
+	--_textarea-border-hover: var(--words-border-hover);
+	--_textarea-bg: var(--words-bg);
+	--_textarea-radius: var(--radius-2, 4px);
+	--_textarea-font-size: var(--words-font-size-sm);
+}
+[data-words-inspector] [data-textarea][data-focused] [data-textarea-input] {
+	/* Same single-ring focus as every other inspector field. */
+	border-color: var(--words-border);
+	box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px color-mix(in srgb, var(--_words-accent) 40%, transparent);
 }
 [data-words-inspector] [data-number-field-input] {
 	inline-size: 100%;
@@ -720,15 +737,14 @@ button[data-words-breadcrumb-crumb]:focus-visible {
 [data-words-inspector-code-language]:hover:not(:focus) {
 	border-color: var(--words-border-hover);
 }
-/* Outer ring (box-shadow), NOT an inset `outline` — the old
-   `outline-offset: -1px` drew the ring on top of the text and made the
-   focused value unreadable. The ring + accent border reads clearly and
-   matches the number-field focus treatment below. */
+/* Single focus frame — ONE accent ring (box-shadow), NOT an inset `outline`
+   and NOT also recolouring the border to accent. A field that drew an accent
+   border AND a ring read as two stacked frames; the ring alone is the focus
+   signal, the border stays structural. Shared by every inspector field. */
 [data-words-inspector-text]:focus-visible,
 [data-words-inspector-code-language]:focus-visible {
 	outline: none;
-	border-color: var(--_words-accent);
-	box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px color-mix(in srgb, var(--_words-accent) 25%, transparent);
+	box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px color-mix(in srgb, var(--_words-accent) 40%, transparent);
 }
 
 /* Callout intent swatch — small color dot rendered INSIDE the