diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modal/TagPanel.vue b/frontend/src/components/modal/TagPanel.vue
index 2f1df1c..da79fe5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modal/TagPanel.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modal/TagPanel.vue
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const store = useTagStore()
 const errorMsg = ref(null)
 
 const KIND_ICONS = {
-  general: 'mdi-tag', artist: 'mdi-palette', character: 'mdi-account-circle',
+  general: 'mdi-tag', character: 'mdi-account-circle',
   fandom: 'mdi-book-open-page-variant', series: 'mdi-bookshelf',
   meta: 'mdi-cog-outline', rating: 'mdi-shield-check-outline'
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/TagsView.vue b/frontend/src/views/TagsView.vue
index e34b860..212d43a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/TagsView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/TagsView.vue
@@ -51,10 +51,11 @@ import { useTagDirectoryStore } from '../stores/tagDirectory.js'
 import TagCard from '../components/discovery/TagCard.vue'
 import MergeConfirmDialog from '../components/discovery/MergeConfirmDialog.vue'
 
-// Must stay a subset of the backend TagKind enum (artist, character,
-// fandom, general, series, archive, post, meta, rating). 'fandom' is this
+// Must stay a subset of the backend TagKind enum (character, fandom,
+// general, series, archive, post, meta, rating). 'fandom' is this
 // model's copyright/franchise concept (characters link via fandom_id).
-const KINDS = ['artist', 'character', 'fandom', 'general', 'series', 'meta']
+// 'artist' retired in FC-2d-vii-c — artists are the Artist row, not a tag.
+const KINDS = ['character', 'fandom', 'general', 'series', 'meta']
 const store = useTagDirectoryStore()
 const router = useRouter()