diff --git a/web/src/components/map/canvasDraw.ts b/web/src/components/map/canvasDraw.ts
index 9915893..f2d16f0 100644
--- a/web/src/components/map/canvasDraw.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/map/canvasDraw.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export function drawOnMap(
             ctx.fillStyle = "#FFFFFF";
             ctx.font = `normal ${props.fontSize * 5}px Daira by LTV grafika`;
             const iconSize = ctx.measureText(icon);
-            ctx.fillText(icon, localX + props.boxSize/2 + 10 + iconSize.width/2, localY);
+            drawOpticallyCenteredGlyph(ctx, icon, localX + props.boxSize/2 + 10 + iconSize.width/2, localY);
         }
     });
 
@@ -81,6 +81,15 @@ export function drawOnMap(
     ctx.fillText("M/S", windProp.offsetX + boxMiddleX + gustsWidth / 2 - 22, (windProp.offsetY + 805)*windProp.scaleY);
 }
 
+function drawOpticallyCenteredGlyph(ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D, glyph: string, centerX: number, centerY: number): void {
+    const metrics = ctx.measureText(glyph);
+    ctx.textAlign = "left";
+    ctx.textBaseline = "alphabetic";
+    const x = centerX + (metrics.actualBoundingBoxLeft - metrics.actualBoundingBoxRight) / 2;
+    const y = centerY + (metrics.actualBoundingBoxAscent - metrics.actualBoundingBoxDescent) / 2;
+    ctx.fillText(glyph, x, y);
+}
+
 function drawTitleOverlay(ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D, title: string, source: string, canvasWidth: number): void {
     if (!title.trim() && !source.trim()) return;
 
diff --git a/web/src/components/weatherIcons/IconInputs.tsx b/web/src/components/weatherIcons/IconInputs.tsx
index 8e26902..b71ef28 100644
--- a/web/src/components/weatherIcons/IconInputs.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/weatherIcons/IconInputs.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Component, createSignal, For, Show, Signal } from "solid-js";
 import { weatherIcons } from "./iconConsts";
 import "../../css/weatherIcons.css";
+import { WeatherGlyph } from "./WeatherGlyph";
 
 export const IconInputs: Component<{cities: string[]; weatherIconsSignal: Signal<Record<string, string>>}> = (props) => {
     const [icons, setIcons] = props.weatherIconsSignal;
@@ -10,9 +11,9 @@ export const IconInputs: Component<{cities: string[]; weatherIconsSignal: Signal
     const applyAll = () => setIcons(Object.fromEntries(props.cities.map(city => [city, selected()])));
 
     return <section class="symbolEditor">
-        <div class="symbolEditorHeading"><div><strong>Weather symbols</strong><p class="fieldHint">Choose one symbol, apply it broadly, then update the exceptions below.</p></div><div class="bulkSymbol"><span class="selectedPreview">{selected()}</span><button type="button" onClick={applyAll}>Apply to all cities</button></div></div>
-        <div class="symbolPalette" role="radiogroup" aria-label="Choose weather symbol"><For each={weatherIcons}>{icon => <button type="button" role="radio" aria-checked={selected() === icon} aria-label={`Weather symbol ${icon}`} class="weatherIconButton" classList={{selected: selected() === icon}} onClick={() => setSelected(icon)}>{icon}</button>}</For></div>
+        <div class="symbolEditorHeading"><div><strong>Weather symbols</strong><p class="fieldHint">Choose one symbol, apply it broadly, then update the exceptions below.</p></div><div class="bulkSymbol"><span class="selectedPreview"><WeatherGlyph glyph={selected()} size={40} tone="inverse"/></span><button type="button" onClick={applyAll}>Apply to all cities</button></div></div>
+        <div class="symbolPalette" role="radiogroup" aria-label="Choose weather symbol"><For each={weatherIcons}>{icon => <button type="button" role="radio" aria-checked={selected() === icon} aria-label={`Weather symbol ${icon}`} class="weatherIconButton" classList={{selected: selected() === icon}} onClick={() => setSelected(icon)}><WeatherGlyph glyph={icon} size={40} tone={selected() === icon ? "inverse" : "default"}/></button>}</For></div>
         <div class="assignmentHeading"><strong>City assignments</strong><span>Use the selected symbol for each exception.</span></div>
-        <div class="citySymbols"><For each={props.cities}>{city => <div class="citySymbolRow"><span class="cityName">{city}</span><span class="currentSymbol" classList={{empty: !icons()[city]}}><Show when={icons()[city]} fallback="—">{icons()[city]}</Show></span><button type="button" class="assignAction" onClick={() => assign(city)}>Use selected</button><button type="button" class="clearSymbol" disabled={!icons()[city]} onClick={() => clear(city)} aria-label={`Clear ${city} symbol`}>×</button></div>}</For></div>
+        <div class="citySymbols"><For each={props.cities}>{city => <div class="citySymbolRow"><span class="cityName">{city}</span><span class="currentSymbol" classList={{empty: !icons()[city]}}><Show when={icons()[city]} fallback="—">{icon => <WeatherGlyph glyph={icon()} size={40}/>}</Show></span><button type="button" class="assignAction" onClick={() => assign(city)}>Use selected</button><button type="button" class="clearSymbol" disabled={!icons()[city]} onClick={() => clear(city)} aria-label={`Clear ${city} symbol`}>×</button></div>}</For></div>
     </section>;
 };
diff --git a/web/src/components/weatherIcons/WeatherGlyph.tsx b/web/src/components/weatherIcons/WeatherGlyph.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cea938
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/weatherIcons/WeatherGlyph.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { Component, createEffect, onMount } from "solid-js";
+
+export const WeatherGlyph: Component<{glyph: string; size?: number; tone?: "default" | "inverse"}> = (props) => {
+    let canvas!: HTMLCanvasElement;
+    const boxSize = () => props.size ?? 40;
+    const draw = async () => {
+        const size = boxSize();
+        await document.fonts.load(`${Math.round(size * 0.82)}px "Daira by LTV grafika"`);
+        canvas.width = size; canvas.height = size;
+        const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d")!;
+        ctx.clearRect(0, 0, size, size);
+        ctx.font = `normal ${Math.round(size * 0.82)}px "Daira by LTV grafika"`;
+        ctx.fillStyle = props.tone === "inverse" ? "#ffffff" : "#17212d";
+        ctx.textAlign = "left"; ctx.textBaseline = "alphabetic";
+        const metrics = ctx.measureText(props.glyph);
+        const x = size / 2 + (metrics.actualBoundingBoxLeft - metrics.actualBoundingBoxRight) / 2;
+        const y = size / 2 + (metrics.actualBoundingBoxAscent - metrics.actualBoundingBoxDescent) / 2;
+        ctx.fillText(props.glyph, x, y);
+    };
+    onMount(draw);
+    createEffect(() => { props.glyph; props.tone; boxSize(); if (canvas) void draw(); });
+    return <canvas ref={canvas} class="weatherGlyph" style={{width: `${boxSize()}px`, height: `${boxSize()}px`}} aria-hidden="true"/>;
+};
diff --git a/web/src/css/weatherIcons.css b/web/src/css/weatherIcons.css
index 0ee79d6..e619c55 100644
--- a/web/src/css/weatherIcons.css
+++ b/web/src/css/weatherIcons.css
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     font-family: 'Daira by LTV grafika';
     font-size: 30px;
     display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
-    width:46px;height:46px;min-height:46px;
+    width:50px;height:50px;min-height:50px;
     background:#f4f6f8;border:1px solid #d9e0e8;border-radius:10px;
     padding:0;margin:0;
     cursor: pointer;
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@
 }
 .weatherIconButton.selected{background:#17212d;border-color:#17212d;color:#fff;box-shadow:0 0 0 3px var(--accent-pale)}
 .weatherIconButton:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--accent-soft);outline-offset:2px}
+.weatherGlyph{display:block;flex:none;color:inherit;pointer-events:none}
+.symbolPalette{grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,50px)!important}.selectedPreview{width:46px!important;height:46px!important}.selectedPreview,.currentSymbol{font-family:inherit!important}