diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/inkwell/ui/BoardScreen.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/inkwell/ui/BoardScreen.kt
index 143d46a..4a54ad0 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/inkwell/ui/BoardScreen.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/inkwell/ui/BoardScreen.kt
@@ -641,13 +641,7 @@ private fun EmptyBoard(state: BoardState) {
     ) {
         item {
             Column(horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally) {
-                Text(text = title, style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium)
-                Spacer(Modifier.height(8.dp))
-                Text(
-                    text = body,
-                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
-                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
-                )
+                TitleAndBody(title, body)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -677,19 +671,28 @@ fun StoreUnavailableScreen(reason: String?) {
         horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
         verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Center,
     ) {
-        Text(
-            text = stringResource(R.string.store_unavailable_title),
-            style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium,
-        )
-        Spacer(Modifier.height(8.dp))
-        Text(
-            text = reason ?: stringResource(R.string.store_unavailable_body),
-            style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
-            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+        TitleAndBody(
+            title = stringResource(R.string.store_unavailable_title),
+            body = reason ?: stringResource(R.string.store_unavailable_body),
         )
     }
 }
 
+/** A whole-screen message: what is the case, then what it means, in the quieter ink. */
+@Composable
+private fun TitleAndBody(
+    title: String,
+    body: String,
+) {
+    Text(text = title, style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium)
+    Spacer(Modifier.height(8.dp))
+    Text(
+        text = body,
+        style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+    )
+}
+
 // Not private: the reminder notice is board content and has to line up with the
 // search bar and the cards, so it shares the board's gutter rather than guessing.
 internal val GUTTER = 12.dp
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/inkwell/ui/NoteCard.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/inkwell/ui/NoteCard.kt
index abfb246..1c81eb5 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/inkwell/ui/NoteCard.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/inkwell/ui/NoteCard.kt
@@ -424,20 +424,7 @@ private fun ReminderChip(
     instant: String,
     recurrence: String?,
 ) {
-    val dark = isSystemInDarkTheme()
-    val tint = noteTint(if (isPast(instant)) "red" else "default")
-    Text(
-        text = reminderLabel(instant, recurrence),
-        style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
-        color = tint.chipForeground(dark),
-        maxLines = 1,
-        overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
-        modifier =
-            Modifier
-                .clip(RoundedCornerShape(CHIP_RADIUS))
-                .background(tint.chipBackground(dark))
-                .padding(horizontal = 6.dp, vertical = 2.dp),
-    )
+    TintChip(reminderLabel(instant, recurrence), if (isPast(instant)) "red" else "default")
 }
 
 /**
@@ -453,9 +440,18 @@ private fun SharedChip(note: Note) {
             note.shared -> stringResource(R.string.share_chip_shared)
             else -> return
         }
-    val dark = isSystemInDarkTheme()
-    val tint = noteTint("default")
     Spacer(Modifier.height(8.dp))
+    TintChip(text, "default")
+}
+
+/** A one-line chip on a card, in the chip colours of the palette entry [tintKey]. */
+@Composable
+private fun TintChip(
+    text: String,
+    tintKey: String,
+) {
+    val dark = isSystemInDarkTheme()
+    val tint = noteTint(tintKey)
     Text(
         text = text,
         style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/inkwell/ui/TagsScreen.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/inkwell/ui/TagsScreen.kt
index c0f51aa..6737eae 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/inkwell/ui/TagsScreen.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/inkwell/ui/TagsScreen.kt
@@ -235,6 +235,24 @@ fun TagsScreen(
  */
 internal fun hashtag(name: String): String = "#$name"
 
+/** A tag's colour as a dot: the row's at-a-glance colour, and each choice in the picker. */
+@Composable
+private fun Swatch(
+    tint: NoteTint,
+    dark: Boolean,
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+) {
+    Box(
+        modifier =
+            Modifier
+                .size(SWATCH)
+                .clip(CircleShape)
+                .background(tint.chipBackground(dark))
+                .border(1.dp, tint.chipBorder(dark), CircleShape)
+                .then(modifier),
+    )
+}
+
 @Composable
 private fun NewTagField(
     enabled: Boolean,
@@ -313,15 +331,7 @@ private fun TagRow(
         verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
         horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(12.dp),
     ) {
-        Box(
-            modifier =
-                Modifier
-                    .size(SWATCH)
-                    .clip(CircleShape)
-                    .background(tint.chipBackground(dark))
-                    .border(1.dp, tint.chipBorder(dark), CircleShape)
-                    .clickable(enabled = enabled, onClick = onColour),
-        )
+        Swatch(tint, dark, Modifier.clickable(enabled = enabled, onClick = onColour))
 
         Column(modifier = Modifier.weight(1f)) {
             Text(
@@ -512,14 +522,7 @@ private fun ColourDialog(
                         verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
                         horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(12.dp),
                     ) {
-                        Box(
-                            modifier =
-                                Modifier
-                                    .size(SWATCH)
-                                    .clip(CircleShape)
-                                    .background(tint.chipBackground(dark))
-                                    .border(1.dp, tint.chipBorder(dark), CircleShape),
-                        )
+                        Swatch(tint, dark)
                         Text(
                             text = tint.label,
                             style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,