diff --git a/pages/prompt-builder.vue b/pages/prompt-builder.vue
index 6e327d3..f43cf87 100644
--- a/pages/prompt-builder.vue
+++ b/pages/prompt-builder.vue
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
                 maxlength="120"
                 placeholder="Name"
               >
-              <p class="mt-1 text-[11px] text-zinc-500">Label only — not copied into the prompt.</p>
+              <p class="mt-1 text-[11px] text-zinc-500">Copied as “Name: …” when this character is on.</p>
             </label>
             <label class="block text-sm">
               <span class="mb-1 block text-[11px] text-zinc-500">Base description</span>
diff --git a/tests/prompt-sequences.test.mjs b/tests/prompt-sequences.test.mjs
index f7fe772..571bc2a 100644
--- a/tests/prompt-sequences.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/prompt-sequences.test.mjs
@@ -37,12 +37,15 @@ const {
 } = await import(pathToFileURL(tmp).href)
 unlinkSync(tmp)
 
-test('formatCharacterLine copies base and outfit, never name', () => {
-  assert.equal(formatCharacterLine({ name: 'Ada', description: 'tall' }), 'tall')
+test('formatCharacterLine copies name, description, and outfit', () => {
+  assert.equal(formatCharacterLine({ name: 'Ada', description: 'tall' }), 'Ada: tall')
   assert.equal(
     formatCharacterLine({ name: 'Ada', description: 'tall' }, { name: 'Work', description: 'blue jacket' }),
-    'tall. Outfit: blue jacket'
+    'Ada: tall. Outfit: blue jacket'
   )
+  assert.equal(formatCharacterLine({ name: '', description: 'tall' }), 'tall')
+  assert.ok(!formatCharacterLine({ name: '', description: 'tall' }).includes(':'))
+  assert.equal(formatCharacterLine({ name: 'Ada', description: '' }), 'Ada')
 })
 
 test('stripBangs removes inline ignore spans and cleans commas', () => {
@@ -178,8 +181,7 @@ test('legacy sequence without sets still assembles', () => {
     updatedAt: 1
   })
   assert.deepEqual(legacy.sets, [])
-  assert.equal(assembleSequenceText(legacy), 'oil\n\ntall\n\nwalk')
-  assert.ok(!assembleSequenceText(legacy).includes('Ada'))
+  assert.equal(assembleSequenceText(legacy), 'oil\n\nAda: tall\n\nwalk')
 })
 
 test('cloneSceneForNext copies setStates including framingId', () => {
@@ -208,8 +210,7 @@ test('character outfit and off still work with sets', () => {
     characterStates: [{ characterId: 'c1', on: true, outfitId: 'o1' }],
     prompt: 'hi'
   }, [ada], [])
-  assert.equal(text, 'tall. Outfit: red dress\n\nhi')
-  assert.ok(!text.includes('Ada'))
+  assert.equal(text, 'Ada: tall. Outfit: red dress\n\nhi')
 })
 
 test('ensureSceneStatesForCharacters turns new character on only for current scene', () => {
@@ -244,7 +245,7 @@ test('sectionOrder settings then prompt then characters; empty style and set omi
   }
   const order = ['settings', 'prompt', 'characters']
   const text = assembleSceneText(scene, [ada], [set], order)
-  assert.equal(text, 'soft light\n\nlooks up\n\ntall')
+  assert.equal(text, 'soft light\n\nlooks up\n\nAda: tall')
   assert.ok(!text.includes('open yard'))
   assert.ok(!text.includes('Courtyard'))
   assert.ok(!text.includes('wide'))
@@ -295,11 +296,10 @@ test('legacy sequence without sectionOrder keeps default order and \\n\\n\\n joi
   const full = assembleSequenceText(legacy)
   assert.equal(
     full,
-    'oil\n\nday\n\nstone hall\n\ntall\n\nwalk\n\n\nink\n\ntall\n\nstop'
+    'oil\n\nday\n\nstone hall\n\nAda: tall\n\nwalk\n\n\nink\n\nAda: tall\n\nstop'
   )
   assert.ok(!full.includes('Hall'))
   assert.ok(!full.includes('wide'))
-  assert.ok(!full.includes('Ada'))
 })
 
 test('bang strip applies to set framing and character text before join', () => {
@@ -335,12 +335,11 @@ test('bang strip applies to set framing and character text before join', () => {
     characterStates: [{ characterId: 'c1', on: true, outfitId: null }],
     prompt: ''
   }, [ada], [set])
-  assert.equal(text, 'courtyard, dusk\n\nyoung woman, linen robe')
+  assert.equal(text, 'courtyard, dusk\n\nAda: young woman, linen robe')
   assert.ok(!text.includes('brown eyes'))
   assert.ok(!text.includes('scar'))
   assert.ok(!text.includes('prop note'))
   assert.ok(!text.includes('!'))
-  assert.ok(!text.includes('Ada'))
   assert.ok(!text.includes('Yard'))
 })
 
@@ -375,17 +374,17 @@ test('facing away drops eyes; feature stays omitted with camera reason; out emit
   }
 
   const away = compileCharacterForFacing(ada, 'away')
-  assert.equal(away.text, 'young woman, long braid, linen robe')
+  assert.equal(away.text, 'Ada: young woman, long braid, linen robe')
   assert.equal(away.omittedFeatures.length, 1)
   assert.equal(away.omittedFeatures[0].text, 'brown eyes')
   assert.equal(away.omittedFeatures[0].reason, 'camera')
 
   const toward = compileCharacterForFacing(ada, 'toward')
-  assert.equal(toward.text, 'young woman, brown eyes, linen robe')
+  assert.equal(toward.text, 'Ada: young woman, brown eyes, linen robe')
   assert.ok(toward.omittedFeatures.some(item => item.text === 'long braid'))
 
   const hands = compileCharacterForFacing(ada, 'hands')
-  assert.equal(hands.text, 'young woman, linen robe')
+  assert.equal(hands.text, 'Ada: young woman, linen robe')
   assert.ok(hands.omittedFeatures.some(item => item.text === 'brown eyes'))
 
   const out = compileCharacterForFacing(ada, 'out')
@@ -405,7 +404,35 @@ test('facing away drops eyes; feature stays omitted with camera reason; out emit
     characterStates: [{ characterId: 'c1', on: true, outfitId: null }],
     prompt: 'walks'
   }, [ada], [set])
-  assert.equal(sceneText, 'stone hall\n\nyoung woman, long braid, linen robe\n\nwalks')
+  assert.equal(sceneText, 'stone hall\n\nAda: young woman, long braid, linen robe\n\nwalks')
   assert.ok(!sceneText.includes('brown eyes'))
   assert.ok(!sceneText.includes('Hall'))
 })
+
+test('Britt line includes name, colon, description, and outfit; nameless has no stray colon', () => {
+  const britt = {
+    ...emptyCharacter(),
+    id: 'c-britt',
+    name: 'Britt',
+    description: 'a beautiful 40 year old woman with strawberry blond hair',
+    features: []
+  }
+  const gown = { ...emptyOutfit(), id: 'o1', name: 'gown', description: 'a purple evening gown' }
+  const line = compileCharacterForFacing(britt, 'toward', gown).text
+  assert.equal(
+    line,
+    'Britt: a beautiful 40 year old woman with strawberry blond hair. Outfit: a purple evening gown'
+  )
+  assert.ok(line.includes('Britt'))
+  assert.ok(line.includes(':'))
+  assert.ok(line.includes('strawberry blond hair'))
+  assert.ok(line.includes('Outfit: a purple evening gown'))
+
+  const nameless = compileCharacterForFacing({
+    ...emptyCharacter(),
+    name: '',
+    description: 'a figure in shadow'
+  }, 'toward').text
+  assert.equal(nameless, 'a figure in shadow')
+  assert.ok(!nameless.includes(':'))
+})
diff --git a/utils/promptSequences.ts b/utils/promptSequences.ts
index 85848d0..c6ec053 100644
--- a/utils/promptSequences.ts
+++ b/utils/promptSequences.ts
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ export type PromptSequenceFeature = {
 
 export type PromptSequenceCharacter = {
   id: string
-  /** Label only — never copied into the prompt. */
+  /** Copied into the prompt as "Name: …" when the character is on and facing is not out. */
   name: string
-  /** Base description; always included when in frame (facing !== out). */
+  /** Base description; included with the name when in frame (facing !== out). */
   description: string
   features: PromptSequenceFeature[]
   outfits: PromptSequenceOutfit[]
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ export type CompiledCharacterFacing = {
 
 /**
  * Compile one character for a camera facing.
- * Name is never copied. Facing "out" emits nothing.
+ * Name is copied ("Name: description"). Facing "out" emits nothing.
+ * Feature text appends after the description, before the outfit.
  */
 export function compileCharacterForFacing(
   character: {
@@ -318,15 +319,18 @@ export function compileCharacterForFacing(
     return { text: '', omittedFeatures, ignoredBangs }
   }
 
-  const parts: string[] = []
-  const base = stripBangs(String(character?.description || ''))
-  if (base) parts.push(base)
+  const name = stripBangs(String(character?.name || ''))
+  const description = stripBangs(String(character?.description || ''))
+  let head = ''
+  if (name && description) head = `${name}: ${description}`
+  else head = name || description
 
+  const featureParts: string[] = []
   for (const feature of features) {
     if (!feature?.enabled) continue
     const cleaned = stripBangs(String(feature.text || ''))
     if (isFeatureVisibleForFacing(feature, facing)) {
-      if (cleaned) parts.push(cleaned)
+      if (cleaned) featureParts.push(cleaned)
     } else {
       omittedFeatures.push({
         id: String(feature.id || newId()),
@@ -336,10 +340,14 @@ export function compileCharacterForFacing(
     }
   }
 
-  let text = parts.join(', ')
+  let text = head
+  if (featureParts.length) {
+    const featureText = featureParts.join(', ')
+    text = text ? `${text}, ${featureText}` : featureText
+  }
   const outfitText = stripBangs(outfitPromptText(outfit))
   if (outfitText) {
-    text = text ? `${text}. Outfit: ${outfitText}` : outfitText
+    text = text ? `${text}. Outfit: ${outfitText}` : `Outfit: ${outfitText}`
   }
   return { text, omittedFeatures, ignoredBangs }
 }
@@ -389,7 +397,7 @@ export function cloneSceneForNext(previous: PromptSequenceScene, nextIndex: numb
 }
 
 /**
- * Legacy helper: base description (+ optional outfit). Name is never copied.
+ * Legacy helper for name/description/outfit (+ optional facing features).
  * Prefer compileCharacterForFacing for feature-aware compile.
  */
 export function formatCharacterLine(