diff --git a/assets/css/custom.css b/assets/css/custom.css
index bb3931c..64ac014 100644
--- a/assets/css/custom.css
+++ b/assets/css/custom.css
@@ -304,13 +304,50 @@ footer a:hover {
   border-bottom-color: transparent;
 }
 
-/* self-hosted video — native element, same-origin so the custom cursor works */
-.video {
+/* self-hosted video — custom terminal-style player (no native controls, so
+   only our own cursor shows; same-origin keeps the pixel cursor working) */
+.player {
+  position: relative;
   width: 100%;
   aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
-  display: block;
   background: #000;
+  font-family: var(--font-family-mono);
+  overflow: hidden;
 }
+.player video { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; object-fit: contain; background: #000; }
+.player__big {
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  font-size: 2.4rem;
+  color: #fff;
+  background: none;
+  border: 0;
+}
+.player.is-playing .player__big { display: none; }
+.player__bar {
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 1ch;
+  padding: 0.5rem 1ch;
+  color: #fff;
+  font-size: var(--font-size-small);
+  background: linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55));
+  opacity: 0;
+  transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
+}
+.player:hover .player__bar,
+.player:not(.is-playing) .player__bar { opacity: 1; }
+.player__bar button { font: inherit; color: #fff; background: none; border: 0; padding: 0 0.4ch; line-height: 1; }
+.player__bar button:hover { background: #fff; color: #000; }
+.player__scrub { flex: 1; height: 3px; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3); position: relative; }
+.player__fill { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 0; background: #fff; }
+.player__time { white-space: nowrap; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
+.player:fullscreen { width: 100vw; height: 100vh; aspect-ratio: auto; }
 
 /* all images always in colour (selection drives what's shown, not hover) */
 img { filter: none; }