diff --git a/pkg/cli/check.go b/pkg/cli/check.go
index 17145d3..f2722a3 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/check.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/check.go
@@ -64,23 +64,24 @@ func (c *CheckBuilder) Message(msg string) *CheckBuilder {
 
 // String returns the formatted check line.
 func (c *CheckBuilder) String() string {
-	icon := c.icon
+	icon := compileGlyphs(c.icon)
 	if c.style != nil {
-		icon = c.style.Render(c.icon)
+		icon = c.style.Render(icon)
 	}
 
-	status := c.status
+	status := compileGlyphs(c.status)
 	if c.style != nil && c.status != "" {
-		status = c.style.Render(c.status)
+		status = c.style.Render(status)
 	}
+	name := compileGlyphs(c.name)
 
 	if c.duration != "" {
-		return Sprintf("  %s %-20s %-10s %s", icon, c.name, status, DimStyle.Render(c.duration))
+		return Sprintf("  %s %-20s %-10s %s", icon, name, status, DimStyle.Render(compileGlyphs(c.duration)))
 	}
 	if status != "" {
-		return Sprintf("  %s %s %s", icon, c.name, status)
+		return Sprintf("  %s %s %s", icon, name, status)
 	}
-	return Sprintf("  %s %s", icon, c.name)
+	return Sprintf("  %s %s", icon, name)
 }
 
 // Print outputs the check result.
diff --git a/pkg/cli/check_test.go b/pkg/cli/check_test.go
index ed1a532..55e561f 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/check_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/check_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package cli
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
 
 func TestCheckBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 	restoreThemeAndColors(t)
@@ -47,4 +50,17 @@ func TestCheckBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 	if got == "" {
 		t.Error("Empty output for Message")
 	}
+
+	// Glyph shortcodes
+	c = Check(":check: foo").Warn().Message(":warn:")
+	got = c.String()
+	if got == "" {
+		t.Error("Empty output for glyph shortcode rendering")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(got, "[OK] foo") {
+		t.Error("Expected shortcode-rendered name")
+	}
+	if strings.Count(got, "[WARN]") < 2 {
+		t.Error("Expected shortcode-rendered warning icon and message")
+	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cli/frame_components.go b/pkg/cli/frame_components.go
index 58b40e4..ec44ad1 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/frame_components.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/frame_components.go
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ func StatusLine(title string, pairs ...string) Model {
 }
 
 func (s *statusLineModel) View(width, _ int) string {
-	parts := []string{BoldStyle.Render(s.title)}
+	parts := []string{BoldStyle.Render(compileGlyphs(s.title))}
 	for _, p := range s.pairs {
-		parts = append(parts, DimStyle.Render(p))
+		parts = append(parts, DimStyle.Render(compileGlyphs(p)))
 	}
 	line := strings.Join(parts, "  ")
 	if width > 0 {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func KeyHints(hints ...string) Model {
 func (k *keyHintsModel) View(width, _ int) string {
 	parts := make([]string, len(k.hints))
 	for i, h := range k.hints {
-		parts[i] = DimStyle.Render(h)
+		parts[i] = DimStyle.Render(compileGlyphs(h))
 	}
 	line := strings.Join(parts, "  ")
 	if width > 0 {
@@ -70,10 +70,11 @@ func Breadcrumb(parts ...string) Model {
 func (b *breadcrumbModel) View(width, _ int) string {
 	styled := make([]string, len(b.parts))
 	for i, p := range b.parts {
+		part := compileGlyphs(p)
 		if i == len(b.parts)-1 {
-			styled[i] = BoldStyle.Render(p)
+			styled[i] = BoldStyle.Render(part)
 		} else {
-			styled[i] = DimStyle.Render(p)
+			styled[i] = DimStyle.Render(part)
 		}
 	}
 	line := strings.Join(styled, DimStyle.Render(" > "))
diff --git a/pkg/cli/frame_test.go b/pkg/cli/frame_test.go
index 709f95d..d9986c4 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/frame_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/frame_test.go
@@ -207,6 +207,25 @@ func TestBreadcrumb_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, out, ">")
 }
 
+func TestFrameComponents_GlyphShortcodes(t *testing.T) {
+	restoreThemeAndColors(t)
+	UseASCII()
+
+	status := StatusLine(":check: core", ":warn: repos")
+	assert.Contains(t, status.View(80, 1), "[OK] core")
+	assert.Contains(t, status.View(80, 1), "[WARN] repos")
+
+	hints := KeyHints(":info: help", ":cross: quit")
+	hintsOut := hints.View(80, 1)
+	assert.Contains(t, hintsOut, "[INFO] help")
+	assert.Contains(t, hintsOut, "[FAIL] quit")
+
+	breadcrumb := Breadcrumb(":check: core", "dev", ":warn: health")
+	breadcrumbOut := breadcrumb.View(80, 1)
+	assert.Contains(t, breadcrumbOut, "[OK] core")
+	assert.Contains(t, breadcrumbOut, "[WARN] health")
+}
+
 func TestStaticModel_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	m := StaticModel("hello")
 	assert.Equal(t, "hello", m.View(80, 24))
diff --git a/pkg/cli/tree.go b/pkg/cli/tree.go
index 017c0df..d93a5c1 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/tree.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/tree.go
@@ -83,10 +83,11 @@ func (n *TreeNode) Render() {
 }
 
 func (n *TreeNode) renderLabel() string {
+	label := compileGlyphs(n.label)
 	if n.style != nil {
-		return n.style.Render(n.label)
+		return n.style.Render(label)
 	}
-	return n.label
+	return label
 }
 
 func (n *TreeNode) writeChildren(sb *strings.Builder, prefix string) {
diff --git a/pkg/cli/tree_test.go b/pkg/cli/tree_test.go
index af21509..991c7bf 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/tree_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/tree_test.go
@@ -125,6 +125,18 @@ func TestTree_Good(t *testing.T) {
 			"`-- core-api\n"
 		assert.Equal(t, expected, tree.String())
 	})
+
+	t.Run("glyph shortcodes render in labels", func(t *testing.T) {
+		restoreThemeAndColors(t)
+		UseASCII()
+
+		tree := NewTree(":check: root")
+		tree.Add(":warn: child")
+
+		out := tree.String()
+		assert.Contains(t, out, "[OK] root")
+		assert.Contains(t, out, "[WARN] child")
+	})
 }
 
 func TestTree_Bad(t *testing.T) {