diff --git a/web/src/components/ChatArea.tsx b/web/src/components/ChatArea.tsx
index 95f2d39..75a0617 100644
--- a/web/src/components/ChatArea.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/ChatArea.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { useAuthStore } from "../stores/auth.ts";
 import { useMemberStore } from "../stores/member.ts";
 import { useThreadStore } from "../stores/thread.ts";
 import { GiphyPicker, type Gif } from "./GiphyPicker";
+import { CommandDropdown } from "./CommandDropdown";
+import { findCommand } from "../lib/slashCommands";
 import { MentionDropdown } from "./MentionDropdown";
 import { useReadStatesStore } from "../stores/readStates.ts";
 import { MessageSearch } from "./MessageSearch";
@@ -269,6 +271,7 @@ export function ChatArea() {
   const [showKaomoji, setShowKaomoji] = useState(false);
   const [showSearch, setShowSearch] = useState(false);
   const [mentionQuery, setMentionQuery] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [commandQuery, setCommandQuery] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [slowmodeRemaining, setSlowmodeRemaining] = useState(0);
   const [selectMode, setSelectMode] = useState(false);
   const [showThreads, setShowThreads] = useState(false);
@@ -434,6 +437,13 @@ export function ChatArea() {
     }
 
     const beforeCursor = value.slice(0, cursor);
+    // Slash command detection (only at start of input)
+    if (beforeCursor.startsWith('/') && !beforeCursor.includes(' ')) {
+      setCommandQuery(beforeCursor.slice(1));
+      setMentionQuery(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    setCommandQuery(null);
     const atIndex = beforeCursor.lastIndexOf("@");
     if (atIndex === -1) {
       setMentionQuery(null);
@@ -478,7 +488,18 @@ export function ChatArea() {
     if (!activeChannelId || !input.trim() || slowmodeRemaining > 0) return;
     setError(null);
     try {
-      await sendMessage(activeChannelId, input.trim(), replyToMessage?.id);
+      let messageText = input.trim();
+      // Slash command transform
+      if (messageText.startsWith('/')) {
+        const spaceIdx = messageText.indexOf(' ');
+        const cmdName = spaceIdx === -1 ? messageText.slice(1) : messageText.slice(1, spaceIdx);
+        const args = spaceIdx === -1 ? '' : messageText.slice(spaceIdx + 1).trim();
+        const cmd = findCommand(cmdName);
+        if (cmd) {
+          messageText = cmd.transform(args, currentUser?.username || 'user');
+        }
+      }
+      await sendMessage(activeChannelId, messageText, replyToMessage?.id);
       setInput("");
       setReplyToMessage(null);
       setMentionQuery(null);
@@ -714,6 +735,16 @@ export function ChatArea() {
                   {mentionQuery !== null && (
                     <MentionDropdown query={mentionQuery} members={members} onSelect={handleMentionSelect} />
                   )}
+                  {commandQuery !== null && (
+                    <CommandDropdown
+                      query={commandQuery}
+                      onSelect={(name) => {
+                        setInput('/' + name + ' ');
+                        setCommandQuery(null);
+                        inputRef.current?.focus();
+                      }}
+                    />
+                  )}
                 </div>
                 <button
                   type="button"
diff --git a/web/src/components/CommandDropdown.tsx b/web/src/components/CommandDropdown.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a13144
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/CommandDropdown.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { SLASH_COMMANDS } from "../lib/slashCommands";
+
+interface CommandDropdownProps {
+  query: string;
+  onSelect: (command: string) => void;
+}
+
+export function CommandDropdown({ query, onSelect }: CommandDropdownProps) {
+  const q = query.toLowerCase();
+  const filtered = SLASH_COMMANDS.filter((c) => c.name.startsWith(q)).slice(0, 8);
+
+  if (filtered.length === 0) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="absolute bottom-full left-0 mb-1 z-50 w-72 max-h-48 overflow-y-auto bg-gb-bg-s border border-gb-bg-t shadow-lg">
+      <div className="px-2 py-1 text-xs text-gb-fg-s font-mono border-b border-gb-bg-t">
+        COMMANDS
+      </div>
+      {filtered.map((cmd) => (
+        <button
+          key={cmd.name}
+          type="button"
+          onMouseDown={(e) => {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            onSelect(cmd.name);
+          }}
+          className="w-full text-left px-2 py-1 text-sm font-mono hover:bg-gb-bg-t text-gb-fg flex items-center gap-2"
+        >
+          <span className="text-gb-orange">/{cmd.name}</span>
+          <span className="text-gb-fg-f text-xs truncate">{cmd.description}</span>
+        </button>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/slashCommands.ts b/web/src/lib/slashCommands.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1663f8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/slashCommands.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+export interface SlashCommand {
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  transform: (args: string, username: string) => string;
+}
+
+const SHRUG = '\u00AF\\_(\u30C4)_/\u00AF';
+const TABLEFLIP = '(\u256F\u00B0\u25A1\u00B0\uFF09\u256F\uFE35 \u253B\u2501\u253B';
+const UNFLIP = '\u252C\u2500\u252C\u30CE( \u00BA _ \u00BA\u30CE)';
+const LENNY = '( \u0361\u00B0 \u035C\u0325 \u0361\u00B0)';
+const BEAR = '\u0295\u2022\u1D25\u2022\u0294';
+const DISAPPROVE = '\u0CA0_\u0CA0';
+const FACEPALM = '(\uFF0D\u1DD9\uFF4D)';
+const CRY = '(\u2568_\u2568)';
+const DANCE = '\u250C(\u30FB\u30FB\u30FB)\u2518\u266A';
+const HUG = '(\u2283\u301C\u203F\u2022\u032F\u2022\uFF65\u0300)\u2283';
+const GREET = '(\u30CE\u00B4\uFF89`)\u30CE';
+
+function appendOrReturn(kaomoji: string, args: string): string {
+  return args ? args + ' ' + kaomoji : kaomoji;
+}
+
+export const SLASH_COMMANDS: SlashCommand[] = [
+  { name: 'shrug', description: 'Append shrug kaomoji', transform: (a) => appendOrReturn(SHRUG, a) },
+  { name: 'tableflip', description: 'Flip a table', transform: (a) => appendOrReturn(TABLEFLIP, a) },
+  { name: 'unflip', description: 'Put the table back', transform: (a) => appendOrReturn(UNFLIP, a) },
+  { name: 'lenny', description: '( \u0361\u00B0 \u035C\u0325 \u0361\u00B0)', transform: (a) => appendOrReturn(LENNY, a) },
+  { name: 'bear', description: 'Kaomoji bear', transform: (a) => a ? BEAR + ' ' + a : BEAR },
+  { name: 'disapprove', description: 'Look of disapproval', transform: (a) => appendOrReturn(DISAPPROVE, a) },
+  { name: 'facepalm', description: 'Facepalm', transform: (a) => appendOrReturn(FACEPALM, a) },
+  { name: 'cry', description: 'Crying', transform: (a) => appendOrReturn(CRY, a) },
+  { name: 'dance', description: 'Dance', transform: (a) => appendOrReturn(DANCE, a) },
+  { name: 'hug', description: 'Hug', transform: (a) => a ? HUG + ' ' + a : HUG },
+  { name: 'greet', description: 'Friendly wave hello', transform: (a) => a ? GREET + ' ' + a : GREET + ' Hello!' },
+  { name: 'me', description: 'Send an action message', transform: (a, u) => '*' + u + ' ' + a + '*' },
+  { name: 'spoiler', description: 'Hide text as a spoiler', transform: (a) => '||' + a + '||' },
+];
+
+export function findCommand(name: string): SlashCommand | undefined {
+  return SLASH_COMMANDS.find((c) => c.name === name.toLowerCase());
+}
+
+export function matchingCommands(query: string): SlashCommand[] {
+  const q = query.toLowerCase();
+  return SLASH_COMMANDS.filter((c) => c.name.startsWith(q));
+}
diff --git a/web/tsconfig.app.tsbuildinfo b/web/tsconfig.app.tsbuildinfo
index 4e6c59b..2a750ca 100644
--- a/web/tsconfig.app.tsbuildinfo
+++ b/web/tsconfig.app.tsbuildinfo
@@ -1 +1 @@
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