diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modals/GroupRectModal.module.css b/frontend/src/components/modals/GroupRectModal.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65194c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modals/GroupRectModal.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/* Slider container: strip native chrome so custom track/thumb align cleanly */
+.slider-thumb {
+  -webkit-appearance: none;
+  appearance: none;
+  background: transparent;
+  height: 13px; /* match thumb height so vertical centering is the input's box center */
+}
+.slider-thumb:focus {
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+/* Track */
+.slider-accent::-webkit-slider-runnable-track {
+  height: 4px;
+  background: #00d4ff;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+}
+.slider-accent::-moz-range-track {
+  height: 4px;
+  background: #00d4ff;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+}
+
+/* Thumb — must offset on webkit so it centers on the 4px track */
+.slider-thumb::-webkit-slider-thumb {
+  -webkit-appearance: none;
+  appearance: none;
+  width: 13px;
+  height: 13px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: #00d4ff;
+  border: 2px solid #21262d;
+  margin-top: -4.5px; /* (13 - 4) / 2 */
+}
+.slider-thumb::-moz-range-thumb {
+  width: 13px;
+  height: 13px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: #00d4ff;
+  border: 2px solid #21262d;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modals/GroupRectModal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/modals/GroupRectModal.tsx
index 209b57b..051a936 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modals/GroupRectModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modals/GroupRectModal.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { Label } from '@/components/ui/label'
 import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from '@/components/ui/select'
 import type { TextPosition } from '@/types'
 import { hexToRgba, rgbaToHex8 } from '@/utils/colorUtils'
+import styles from './GroupRectModal.module.css'
 
 export type BorderStyle = 'solid' | 'dashed' | 'dotted' | 'double' | 'none'
 
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@ const TEXT_POSITIONS: { value: TextPosition; label: string }[] = [
   { value: 'bottom-right',  label: '↘' },
 ]
 
+const getFontLabel = (value: string) => FONTS.find((f) => f.value === value)?.label ?? value
+
 interface GroupRectModalProps {
   open: boolean
   onClose: () => void
@@ -138,8 +141,10 @@ export function GroupRectModal({ open, onClose, onSubmit, onDelete, initial, tit
           <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
             <Label className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Font</Label>
             <Select value={form.font} onValueChange={(v: string | null) => set('font', v ?? 'inter')}>
-              <SelectTrigger className={`bg-[#21262d] border-[#30363d] text-sm h-8 cursor-pointer ${modalStyles['modal-interactive']} ${modalStyles['modal-radius']}`}> 
-                <SelectValue />
+              <SelectTrigger className={`bg-[#21262d] border-[#30363d] text-sm h-8 cursor-pointer ${modalStyles['modal-interactive']} ${modalStyles['modal-radius']}`} aria-label="Font selector">
+                <SelectValue>
+                  {getFontLabel(form.font)}
+                </SelectValue>
               </SelectTrigger>
               <SelectContent className="bg-[#21262d] border-[#30363d]">
                 {FONTS.map((f) => (
@@ -164,6 +169,7 @@ export function GroupRectModal({ open, onClose, onSubmit, onDelete, initial, tit
                     title={value}
                     onClick={() => set('text_position', value)}
                     className={`h-8 rounded text-base transition-colors cursor-pointer ${modalStyles['modal-interactive']}`}
+                    aria-label={`Text position ${label}`}
                     style={{
                       background: isSelected ? '#00d4ff22' : '#21262d',
                       border: `1px solid ${isSelected ? '#00d4ff88' : '#30363d'}`,
@@ -189,6 +195,7 @@ export function GroupRectModal({ open, onClose, onSubmit, onDelete, initial, tit
                     type="button"
                     onClick={() => set('label_position', value)}
                     className={`flex items-center justify-center h-8 rounded text-xs transition-colors cursor-pointer ${modalStyles['modal-interactive']}`}
+                    aria-label={`Label position ${label}`}
                     style={{
                       background: isSelected ? '#00d4ff22' : '#21262d',
                       border: `1px solid ${isSelected ? '#00d4ff88' : '#30363d'}`,
@@ -228,7 +235,7 @@ export function GroupRectModal({ open, onClose, onSubmit, onDelete, initial, tit
                       max={100}
                       value={alpha}
                       onChange={(e) => set(key, rgbaToHex8(hex6, Number(e.target.value)))}
-                      className="w-full h-1 accent-[#00d4ff] cursor-pointer"
+                      className={`w-full cursor-pointer mt-2 ${styles['slider-thumb']} ${styles['slider-accent']}`}
                       title={`Opacity: ${alpha}%`}
                     />
                     <span className="text-[9px] text-muted-foreground/60">{label} {alpha}%</span>
@@ -250,6 +257,7 @@ export function GroupRectModal({ open, onClose, onSubmit, onDelete, initial, tit
                     type="button"
                     onClick={() => set('text_size', value)}
                     className={`flex items-center justify-center h-8 rounded transition-colors cursor-pointer ${modalStyles['modal-interactive']}`}
+                    aria-label={`Text size ${label}`}
                     style={{
                       background: isSelected ? '#00d4ff22' : '#21262d',
                       border: `1px solid ${isSelected ? '#00d4ff88' : '#30363d'}`,
@@ -277,6 +285,7 @@ export function GroupRectModal({ open, onClose, onSubmit, onDelete, initial, tit
                     title={label}
                     onClick={() => set('border_style', value)}
                     className={`flex flex-col items-center justify-center h-10 rounded text-xs gap-0.5 transition-colors cursor-pointer ${modalStyles['modal-interactive']}`}
+                    aria-label={`Border style ${label}`}
                     style={{
                       background: isSelected ? '#00d4ff22' : '#21262d',
                       border: `1px solid ${isSelected ? '#00d4ff88' : '#30363d'}`,
@@ -303,6 +312,7 @@ export function GroupRectModal({ open, onClose, onSubmit, onDelete, initial, tit
                     type="button"
                     onClick={() => set('border_width', value)}
                     className={`flex items-center justify-center h-8 rounded text-xs transition-colors cursor-pointer ${modalStyles['modal-interactive']}`}
+                    aria-label={`Border width ${label}`}
                     style={{
                       background: isSelected ? '#00d4ff22' : '#21262d',
                       border: `1px solid ${isSelected ? '#00d4ff88' : '#30363d'}`,
@@ -320,7 +330,7 @@ export function GroupRectModal({ open, onClose, onSubmit, onDelete, initial, tit
           <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
             <Label className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Z-Order (1 = furthest back)</Label>
             <Select value={String(form.z_order)} onValueChange={(v: string | null) => set('z_order', v !== null ? Number(v) : 1)}>
-              <SelectTrigger className={`bg-[#21262d] border-[#30363d] text-sm h-8 cursor-pointer ${modalStyles['modal-interactive']}`}> 
+              <SelectTrigger className={`bg-[#21262d] border-[#30363d] text-sm h-8 cursor-pointer ${modalStyles['modal-interactive']}`} aria-label="Z-order selector">
                 <SelectValue />
               </SelectTrigger>
               <SelectContent className="bg-[#21262d] border-[#30363d]">
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modals/__tests__/GroupRectModal.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/modals/__tests__/GroupRectModal.test.tsx
index 4190bca..6e5506c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modals/__tests__/GroupRectModal.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modals/__tests__/GroupRectModal.test.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ describe('GroupRectModal', () => {
     expect(submitted.z_order).toBe(1)
   })
 
+  it('exposes aria-labels on grid buttons and select triggers', () => {
+    render(<GroupRectModal open onClose={vi.fn()} onSubmit={vi.fn()} />)
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText('Font selector')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText('Z-order selector')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText('Text position ↘')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText('Label position Inside')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText('Border style Solid')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText('Border width 1px')).toBeDefined()
+  })
+
   it('calls onClose when Cancel is clicked', () => {
     const onClose = vi.fn()
     render(<GroupRectModal open onClose={onClose} onSubmit={vi.fn()} />)
@@ -308,3 +318,24 @@ describe('GroupRectModal', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText(/Background 5%/)).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 })
+
+describe('GroupRectModal font label rendering', () => {
+  it('renders the human font label in the Select trigger (default inter)', () => {
+    render(<GroupRectModal open onClose={vi.fn()} onSubmit={vi.fn()} />)
+    const trigger = screen.getByLabelText('Font selector')
+    expect(trigger.textContent).toContain('Inter (sans-serif)')
+  })
+
+  it('falls back to raw value when font is unknown', () => {
+    render(
+      <GroupRectModal
+        open
+        onClose={vi.fn()}
+        onSubmit={vi.fn()}
+        initial={{ font: 'comic-sans-9000' }}
+      />
+    )
+    const trigger = screen.getByLabelText('Font selector')
+    expect(trigger.textContent).toContain('comic-sans-9000')
+  })
+})