diff --git a/.jules/palette.md b/.jules/palette.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+## 2026-07-18 - Avoid symbolic text for keyboard navigation hints
+**Learning:** Screen readers in CLI environments rely on raw text output and fail to announce purely symbolic text (like `↑↓`, `⏎`) properly, causing an accessibility regression for navigation hints.
+**Action:** Use visually concise but screen-reader-friendly text (like 'Up/Down', 'Enter') for descriptive navigation words in Ink UI components.
diff --git a/src/cli/ui/components/CommandSuggestionList.tsx b/src/cli/ui/components/CommandSuggestionList.tsx
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--- a/src/cli/ui/components/CommandSuggestionList.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/ui/components/CommandSuggestionList.tsx
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export const CommandSuggestionList: React.FC<CommandSuggestionListProps> = ({
         </Box>
         <Box>
           <Text color={COLORS.text.muted} dimColor>
-            ↑↓ nav · ⏎ select · esc close
+            Up/Down nav · Enter select · Esc close
           </Text>
         </Box>
       </Box>