diff --git a/extension/src/popup/components/types/__tests__/required-pill.test.ts b/extension/src/popup/components/types/__tests__/required-pill.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bc79d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/popup/components/types/__tests__/required-pill.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+
+vi.mock('../../../../shared/state', () => ({
+  sendMessage: vi.fn(),
+  getState: () => ({ newType: 'login', generatorDefaults: null, error: null, loading: false, vaultSettings: null, entries: [] }),
+  setState: vi.fn(),
+  navigate: vi.fn(),
+  escapeHtml: (s: string) => s,
+  popOutToTab: vi.fn(),
+  isInTab: () => false,
+  openVaultTab: vi.fn(),
+  registerHost: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../generator-panel', () => ({
+  openGeneratorPanel: vi.fn(),
+  closeGeneratorPanel: vi.fn(),
+  isGeneratorPanelOpen: () => false,
+}));
+
+import { renderForm } from '../login';
+
+describe('required-pill migration', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => { document.body.innerHTML = '<div id="app"></div>'; });
+
+  it('login form title uses the required pill', () => {
+    renderForm(document.getElementById('app')!, 'add', null);
+    const titleLabel = document.querySelector('label[for="f-title"]');
+    expect(titleLabel?.innerHTML).toContain('required');
+    expect(titleLabel?.innerHTML).not.toContain('<span class="req">*</span>');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extension/src/popup/components/types/card.ts b/extension/src/popup/components/types/card.ts
index 60fc280..481fa02 100644
--- a/extension/src/popup/components/types/card.ts
+++ b/extension/src/popup/components/types/card.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 /// Detail view has a styled card-silhouette signature block.
 
 import { getState, setState, sendMessage, navigate, escapeHtml, popOutToTab } from '../../../shared/state';
+import { REQUIRED_PILL_HTML } from '../../../shared/glyphs';
 import type { Item, ItemId, ManifestEntry, CardKind, Section, AttachmentRef } from '../../../shared/types';
 import {
   renderConcealedRow, renderSignatureBlock, wireFieldHandlers, renderSections,
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ export function renderForm(app: HTMLElement, mode: 'add' | 'edit', existing: Ite
         <button class="btn" id="popout-btn" title="Open in tab">⤴</button>
       </div>
       ${state.error ? `<div class="error">${escapeHtml(state.error)}</div>` : ''}
-      <div class="form-group"><label class="label" for="f-title">title <span class="req">*</span></label>
+      <div class="form-group"><label class="label" for="f-title">title ${REQUIRED_PILL_HTML}</label>
         <input id="f-title" type="text" value="${escapeHtml(title)}" placeholder="Amex Gold"></div>
       <div class="form-group"><label class="label" for="f-number">number</label>
         <input id="f-number" type="text" inputmode="numeric" value="${escapeHtml(c?.number ?? '')}" placeholder="378282246310005"></div>
diff --git a/extension/src/popup/components/types/document.ts b/extension/src/popup/components/types/document.ts
index 7a25597..62260df 100644
--- a/extension/src/popup/components/types/document.ts
+++ b/extension/src/popup/components/types/document.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 /// Primary attachment is referenced by ID from the item's attachments array.
 
 import { getState, setState, sendMessage, navigate, escapeHtml, popOutToTab } from '../../../shared/state';
+import { REQUIRED_PILL_HTML } from '../../../shared/glyphs';
 import type { Item, ItemId, ManifestEntry, Section, AttachmentRef } from '../../../shared/types';
 import {
   renderSectionsEditor, wireSectionsEditor,
@@ -91,11 +92,11 @@ export function renderForm(app: HTMLElement, mode: 'add' | 'edit', existing: Ite
       </div>
       ${state.error ? `<div class="error">${escapeHtml(state.error)}</div>` : ''}
       <div class="form-group">
-        <label class="label" for="f-title">title <span class="req">*</span></label>
+        <label class="label" for="f-title">title ${REQUIRED_PILL_HTML}</label>
         <input id="f-title" type="text" value="${escapeHtml(existing?.title ?? '')}" placeholder="Passport, Lease, etc.">
       </div>
       <div class="form-group">
-        <label class="label">primary attachment <span class="req">*</span></label>
+        <label class="label">primary attachment ${REQUIRED_PILL_HTML}</label>
         ${renderPrimary()}
         <input type="file" id="primary-file-input" hidden />
       </div>
diff --git a/extension/src/popup/components/types/identity.ts b/extension/src/popup/components/types/identity.ts
index 0f5330b..1fb09d6 100644
--- a/extension/src/popup/components/types/identity.ts
+++ b/extension/src/popup/components/types/identity.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 /// Detail view shows a "profile card" signature block + plain rows.
 
 import { getState, setState, sendMessage, navigate, escapeHtml, popOutToTab } from '../../../shared/state';
+import { REQUIRED_PILL_HTML } from '../../../shared/glyphs';
 import type { Item, ItemId, ManifestEntry, Section, AttachmentRef } from '../../../shared/types';
 import {
   renderRow, renderSignatureBlock, wireFieldHandlers, renderSections,
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ export function renderForm(app: HTMLElement, mode: 'add' | 'edit', existing: Ite
         <button class="btn" id="popout-btn" title="Open in tab">⤴</button>
       </div>
       ${state.error ? `<div class="error">${escapeHtml(state.error)}</div>` : ''}
-      <div class="form-group"><label class="label" for="f-title">title <span class="req">*</span></label>
+      <div class="form-group"><label class="label" for="f-title">title ${REQUIRED_PILL_HTML}</label>
         <input id="f-title" type="text" value="${escapeHtml(title)}" placeholder="Aaron Lee · personal"></div>
       <div class="form-group"><label class="label" for="f-full-name">full name</label>
         <input id="f-full-name" type="text" value="${escapeHtml(c?.full_name ?? '')}" placeholder="Aaron Lee"></div>
diff --git a/extension/src/popup/components/types/key.ts b/extension/src/popup/components/types/key.ts
index 50215c9..ec5ce03 100644
--- a/extension/src/popup/components/types/key.ts
+++ b/extension/src/popup/components/types/key.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 /// since <textarea type="password"> isn't a thing.
 
 import { getState, setState, sendMessage, navigate, escapeHtml, popOutToTab } from '../../../shared/state';
+import { REQUIRED_PILL_HTML } from '../../../shared/glyphs';
 import type { Item, ItemId, ManifestEntry, Section, AttachmentRef } from '../../../shared/types';
 import {
   renderRow, renderConcealedRow, renderSignatureBlock, wireFieldHandlers, renderSections,
@@ -128,9 +129,9 @@ export function renderForm(app: HTMLElement, mode: 'add' | 'edit', existing: Ite
         <button class="btn" id="popout-btn" title="Open in tab">⤴</button>
       </div>
       ${state.error ? `<div class="error">${escapeHtml(state.error)}</div>` : ''}
-      <div class="form-group"><label class="label" for="f-title">title <span class="req">*</span></label>
+      <div class="form-group"><label class="label" for="f-title">title ${REQUIRED_PILL_HTML}</label>
         <input id="f-title" type="text" value="${escapeHtml(title)}" placeholder="github ssh"></div>
-      <div class="form-group"><label class="label" for="f-key-material">key material <span class="req">*</span></label>
+      <div class="form-group"><label class="label" for="f-key-material">key material ${REQUIRED_PILL_HTML}</label>
         <div style="position:relative;">
           <textarea id="f-key-material" rows="8" style="font-family:monospace;-webkit-text-security:disc;" placeholder="paste key here">${escapeHtml(c?.key_material ?? '')}</textarea>
           <button type="button" id="key-show-btn" class="btn" style="position:absolute;right:6px;top:6px;font-size:10px;padding:2px 8px;">show</button>
diff --git a/extension/src/popup/components/types/login.ts b/extension/src/popup/components/types/login.ts
index b0feb52..0d59319 100644
--- a/extension/src/popup/components/types/login.ts
+++ b/extension/src/popup/components/types/login.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 /// field helpers introduced in Slice 2.
 
 import { getState, setState, sendMessage, navigate, escapeHtml, popOutToTab, isInTab } from '../../../shared/state';
+import { REQUIRED_PILL_HTML } from '../../../shared/glyphs';
 import type { Item, ItemId, LoginCore, ManifestEntry, Section, TotpConfig, AttachmentRef } from '../../../shared/types';
 import { DEFAULT_PASSWORD_REQUEST } from '../../../shared/types';
 import { base32Decode, base32Encode } from '../../../shared/base32';
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ export function renderForm(app: HTMLElement, mode: 'add' | 'edit', existing: Ite
         <button class="btn" id="popout-btn" title="Open in tab">⤴</button>
       </div>
       ${state.error ? `<div class="error">${escapeHtml(state.error)}</div>` : ''}
-      <div class="form-group"><label class="label" for="f-title">title <span class="req">*</span></label>
+      <div class="form-group"><label class="label" for="f-title">title ${REQUIRED_PILL_HTML}</label>
         <input id="f-title" type="text" value="${escapeHtml(title)}" placeholder="GitHub"></div>
       <div class="form-group"><label class="label" for="f-url">url</label>
         <input id="f-url" type="text" value="${escapeHtml(url)}" placeholder="https://github.com/login"></div>
diff --git a/extension/src/popup/components/types/secure-note.ts b/extension/src/popup/components/types/secure-note.ts
index 1ecc788..571c7d3 100644
--- a/extension/src/popup/components/types/secure-note.ts
+++ b/extension/src/popup/components/types/secure-note.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 /// detail view; the form is just a big <textarea>.
 
 import { getState, setState, sendMessage, navigate, escapeHtml, popOutToTab, isInTab } from '../../../shared/state';
+import { REQUIRED_PILL_HTML } from '../../../shared/glyphs';
 import type { Item, ItemId, ManifestEntry, Section, AttachmentRef } from '../../../shared/types';
 import {
   renderConcealedRow, renderSignatureBlock, wireFieldHandlers, renderSections,
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ export function renderForm(app: HTMLElement, mode: 'add' | 'edit', existing: Ite
         <button class="btn" id="popout-btn" title="Open in tab">⤴</button>
       </div>
       ${state.error ? `<div class="error">${escapeHtml(state.error)}</div>` : ''}
-      <div class="form-group"><label class="label" for="f-title">title <span class="req">*</span></label>
+      <div class="form-group"><label class="label" for="f-title">title ${REQUIRED_PILL_HTML}</label>
         <input id="f-title" type="text" value="${escapeHtml(title)}" placeholder="My recovery codes"></div>
       <div class="form-group"><label class="label" for="f-body">body</label>
         <textarea id="f-body" rows="10" placeholder="paste secrets here">${escapeHtml(body)}</textarea></div>
diff --git a/extension/src/popup/components/types/totp.ts b/extension/src/popup/components/types/totp.ts
index ef5edcb..7e7a2d5 100644
--- a/extension/src/popup/components/types/totp.ts
+++ b/extension/src/popup/components/types/totp.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 /// (TOTP vs Steam Guard) and a single secret input.
 
 import { getState, setState, sendMessage, navigate, escapeHtml, popOutToTab } from '../../../shared/state';
+import { REQUIRED_PILL_HTML } from '../../../shared/glyphs';
 import type { Item, ItemId, ManifestEntry, Section, TotpKind, AttachmentRef } from '../../../shared/types';
 import { base32Decode, base32Encode } from '../../../shared/base32';
 import {
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ export function renderForm(app: HTMLElement, mode: 'add' | 'edit', existing: Ite
         <button class="btn" id="popout-btn" title="Open in tab">⤴</button>
       </div>
       ${state.error ? `<div class="error">${escapeHtml(state.error)}</div>` : ''}
-      <div class="form-group"><label class="label" for="f-title">title <span class="req">*</span></label>
+      <div class="form-group"><label class="label" for="f-title">title ${REQUIRED_PILL_HTML}</label>
         <input id="f-title" type="text" value="${escapeHtml(title)}" placeholder="GitHub"></div>
       <div class="form-group"><label class="label">kind</label>
         <div class="inline-row">
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ export function renderForm(app: HTMLElement, mode: 'add' | 'edit', existing: Ite
         </div>
         <p class="muted" style="font-size:11px;margin-top:4px;" id="kind-blurb">${formKind === 'steam' ? 'Steam Mobile Authenticator (5-char alphanumeric)' : 'Standard time-based codes (6 digits)'}</p>
       </div>
-      <div class="form-group"><label class="label" for="f-secret">secret (base32) <span class="req">*</span></label>
+      <div class="form-group"><label class="label" for="f-secret">secret (base32) ${REQUIRED_PILL_HTML}</label>
         <input id="f-secret" type="text" value="${escapeHtml(secretB32)}" placeholder="JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP"></div>
       <div class="form-group"><label class="label" for="f-issuer">issuer</label>
         <input id="f-issuer" type="text" value="${escapeHtml(c?.issuer ?? '')}" placeholder="GitHub"></div>