diff --git a/src/AcDream.UI.Abstractions/IPanelRenderer.cs b/src/AcDream.UI.Abstractions/IPanelRenderer.cs
index 3656d75..70696a2 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.UI.Abstractions/IPanelRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.UI.Abstractions/IPanelRenderer.cs
@@ -262,4 +262,21 @@ public interface IPanelRenderer
 
     /// <summary>Close the tab opened by <see cref="BeginTabItem"/>.</summary>
     void EndTabItem();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Render a read-only multi-line text region the user can
+    /// <b>select</b> with click+drag and copy with <c>Ctrl+C</c>.
+    /// Matches the typical "click into a textbox to grab text" UX —
+    /// chat panels, log viewers, etc. use this to make text
+    /// extractable without the user having to alt-tab + retype.
+    ///
+    /// <para>
+    /// The widget is sized to <paramref name="size"/>; pass
+    /// <c>(0, 0)</c> for "fill the current content region" semantics
+    /// (matches ImGui defaults). <paramref name="id"/> is the ImGui
+    /// stable identifier — typically <c>"##chatcopy"</c> or similar
+    /// hidden-label form.
+    /// </para>
+    /// </summary>
+    void TextMultilineReadOnly(string id, string content, Vector2 size);
 }
diff --git a/src/AcDream.UI.Abstractions/Panels/Chat/ChatPanel.cs b/src/AcDream.UI.Abstractions/Panels/Chat/ChatPanel.cs
index f3a4a07..28e035b 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.UI.Abstractions/Panels/Chat/ChatPanel.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.UI.Abstractions/Panels/Chat/ChatPanel.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Numerics;
 using AcDream.Core.Chat;
 using AcDream.Core.Combat;
@@ -50,6 +51,13 @@ public sealed class ChatPanel : IPanel
     // click into another widget.
     private bool _focusRequested;
 
+    // L.0 follow-up: "Copy mode" — when true, render the chat tail as
+    // a read-only multi-line text widget the user can click+drag to
+    // select + Ctrl+C to copy. Trades per-line color for selectability;
+    // user toggles when they want to grab specific text out of the
+    // log (item names, coordinates, NPC dialogue, etc).
+    private bool _copyMode;
+
     public ChatPanel(ChatVM vm)
     {
         _vm = vm ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(vm));
@@ -82,6 +90,17 @@ public sealed class ChatPanel : IPanel
             return;
         }
 
+        // L.0 follow-up: top-of-panel "Copy mode" toggle. When on, the
+        // chat tail rendering swaps to TextMultilineReadOnly so the
+        // user can mark + Ctrl+C any text. Off (default) preserves the
+        // colored per-line render with combat highlights. The checkbox
+        // sits ABOVE the chat tail (not in the footer) so it's always
+        // visible regardless of scroll position.
+        bool copyMode = _copyMode;
+        if (renderer.Checkbox("Copy mode (select text to Ctrl+C)", ref copyMode))
+            _copyMode = copyMode;
+        renderer.Separator();
+
         // Phase J Tier 3: keep the input field at the bottom of the
         // window across resizes by reserving footer space and putting
         // the chat tail in a scrollable child that fills the rest.
@@ -95,7 +114,21 @@ public sealed class ChatPanel : IPanel
         // the plain Text path (visually identical to the I.4 panel).
         var lines = _vm.RecentLinesDetailed();
 
-        if (renderer.BeginChild("##chattail", new System.Numerics.Vector2(0, -footerHeight)))
+        if (_copyMode)
+        {
+            // Copy mode: one big read-only multiline text widget
+            // holding every visible line, joined with newlines. Loses
+            // per-line color but lets the user click+drag to select
+            // arbitrary spans of text + Ctrl+C to copy. Sized to fill
+            // the available space minus the footer.
+            string joined = lines.Count == 0
+                ? "(no messages yet)"
+                : string.Join("\n", lines.Select(l => l.Text));
+            renderer.TextMultilineReadOnly(
+                "##chattailcopy", joined,
+                new System.Numerics.Vector2(0f, -footerHeight));
+        }
+        else if (renderer.BeginChild("##chattail", new System.Numerics.Vector2(0, -footerHeight)))
         {
             if (lines.Count == 0)
             {
@@ -127,7 +160,7 @@ public sealed class ChatPanel : IPanel
             }
             _lastRenderedCount = lines.Count;
         }
-        renderer.EndChild();
+        if (!_copyMode) renderer.EndChild();
 
         // Phase I.4: input field. Backend implementation clears _input
         // on submit per the IPanelRenderer contract.
diff --git a/src/AcDream.UI.ImGui/ImGuiPanelRenderer.cs b/src/AcDream.UI.ImGui/ImGuiPanelRenderer.cs
index d5eb978..4396874 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.UI.ImGui/ImGuiPanelRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.UI.ImGui/ImGuiPanelRenderer.cs
@@ -207,4 +207,21 @@ public sealed class ImGuiPanelRenderer : IPanelRenderer
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public void EndTabItem() => ImGuiNET.ImGui.EndTabItem();
+
+    // -- Selectable / copyable text ---------------------------------------
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public void TextMultilineReadOnly(string id, string content, Vector2 size)
+    {
+        // ImGui's InputTextMultiline takes a `ref string` even with the
+        // ReadOnly flag — we just hand it a local copy. maxLength caps
+        // what the user could type if ReadOnly were ever cleared; we
+        // size it to the current content (+1 for ImGui's internal NUL
+        // terminator in some bindings). Min of 1 keeps the empty case
+        // from confusing native bindings.
+        string buffer = content;
+        uint maxLen = (uint)System.Math.Max(content.Length + 1, 1);
+        ImGuiNET.ImGui.InputTextMultiline(id, ref buffer, maxLen, size,
+            ImGuiInputTextFlags.ReadOnly);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.UI.Abstractions.Tests/FakePanelRenderer.cs b/tests/AcDream.UI.Abstractions.Tests/FakePanelRenderer.cs
index 3706188..9df8b12 100644
--- a/tests/AcDream.UI.Abstractions.Tests/FakePanelRenderer.cs
+++ b/tests/AcDream.UI.Abstractions.Tests/FakePanelRenderer.cs
@@ -231,4 +231,7 @@ internal sealed class FakePanelRenderer : IPanelRenderer
     }
 
     public void EndTabItem() => Calls.Add(("EndTabItem", Array.Empty<object?>()));
+
+    public void TextMultilineReadOnly(string id, string content, Vector2 size)
+        => Calls.Add(("TextMultilineReadOnly", new object?[] { id, content, size }));
 }
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.UI.Abstractions.Tests/Panels/Chat/ChatPanelLayoutTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.UI.Abstractions.Tests/Panels/Chat/ChatPanelLayoutTests.cs
index 9c2a04a..0e80233 100644
--- a/tests/AcDream.UI.Abstractions.Tests/Panels/Chat/ChatPanelLayoutTests.cs
+++ b/tests/AcDream.UI.Abstractions.Tests/Panels/Chat/ChatPanelLayoutTests.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ public sealed class ChatPanelLayoutTests
         int beginIdx        = methods.IndexOf("Begin");
         int beginChildIdx   = methods.IndexOf("BeginChild");
         int endChildIdx     = methods.IndexOf("EndChild");
-        int separatorIdx    = methods.IndexOf("Separator");
+        // L.0 follow-up: Copy-mode toggle adds a Separator above the
+        // chat tail, so multiple Separators now exist. The footer
+        // separator (the one we care about for input layout) is the
+        // LAST one — between EndChild and the input field.
+        int separatorIdx    = methods.LastIndexOf("Separator");
         int inputSubmitIdx  = methods.IndexOf("InputTextSubmit");
         int endIdx          = methods.IndexOf("End");
 
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.UI.Abstractions.Tests/Panels/Settings/DisplaySettingsTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.UI.Abstractions.Tests/Panels/Settings/DisplaySettingsTests.cs
index 9e4e13d..90b1bb2 100644
--- a/tests/AcDream.UI.Abstractions.Tests/Panels/Settings/DisplaySettingsTests.cs
+++ b/tests/AcDream.UI.Abstractions.Tests/Panels/Settings/DisplaySettingsTests.cs
@@ -13,12 +13,16 @@ public sealed class DisplaySettingsTests
     [Fact]
     public void Default_values_match_pre_L0_runtime_state()
     {
-        // Defaults pinned to match the camera FovY (60° = π/3) and the
-        // pre-L.0 window options (VSync off, FPS in title bar). Opening
-        // Display + Save without touching anything must NOT change the
-        // user's visual experience.
+        // Defaults pinned to match the actual pre-L.0 startup state:
+        //  · Resolution matches WindowOptions (1280×720 in GameWindow.Run)
+        //  · FieldOfView matches camera FovY (60° = π/3)
+        //  · VSync matches WindowOptions (false during dev)
+        //  · ShowFps true preserves the perf string in the title bar
+        // Net effect: opening Display + Save with no edits is a visual
+        // no-op (no window resize, no camera FovY change, no title
+        // bar change).
         var d = DisplaySettings.Default;
-        Assert.Equal("1920x1080", d.Resolution);
+        Assert.Equal("1280x720", d.Resolution);
         Assert.False(d.Fullscreen);
         Assert.False(d.VSync);
         Assert.Equal(60f, d.FieldOfView);
@@ -59,7 +63,7 @@ public sealed class DisplaySettingsTests
         var d = DisplaySettings.Default with { FieldOfView = 90f };
         Assert.Equal(90f, d.FieldOfView);
         // Other fields untouched.
-        Assert.Equal("1920x1080", d.Resolution);
+        Assert.Equal("1280x720", d.Resolution);
         Assert.False(d.VSync);
         Assert.True(d.ShowFps);
     }