diff --git a/docs/packages/player.mdx b/docs/packages/player.mdx
index 5fdfa28926e..1d5e21b0c97 100644
--- a/docs/packages/player.mdx
+++ b/docs/packages/player.mdx
@@ -138,6 +138,41 @@ player.addEventListener("timeupdate", (event) => {
 | `error`        | `{ message }`     | Load or runtime error; a video adds its `MediaError` `code`  |
 | `playbackerror` | `{ source, error }` | The browser blocked playback, for example unmuted autoplay |
 
+## Custom icons and loading mark
+
+Put an element with a `slot` attribute inside the player to replace a control glyph or the loading mark. Anything you leave out keeps the default.
+
+| Slot                | Shown when                                                  | Default size |
+| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
+| `play-icon`         | Paused                                                      | 24 px        |
+| `pause-icon`        | Playing                                                     | 24 px        |
+| `volume-high-icon`  | Unmuted, volume 0.5 or higher                               | 20 px        |
+| `volume-low-icon`   | Unmuted, volume below 0.5                                   | 20 px        |
+| `volume-muted-icon` | Muted                                                       | 20 px        |
+| `loading-mark`      | Preparing shader transitions, loading assets, and buffering | 78 px        |
+
+```html title="index.html"
+<hyperframes-player src="/compositions/intro.html" controls>
+  <svg slot="play-icon" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true">
+    <path d="M8 5v14l11-7z" />
+  </svg>
+  <svg slot="pause-icon" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true">
+    <path d="M6 5h4v14H6zM14 5h4v14h-4z" />
+  </svg>
+  <img slot="loading-mark" src="/brand-mark.svg" width="78" height="78" alt="" />
+</hyperframes-player>
+```
+
+Glyphs take the control bar's color through `currentColor`, and you set their size. Put `slot` on the `<svg>` or `<img>` itself, as a direct child of the player; a wrapper element needs `display: contents` to keep the glyph centered. A custom mark replaces the HyperFrames light sweep and glow, so add your own CSS animation if you want motion.
+
+Until the element is defined, its children show as plain content. Hide them:
+
+```css title="styles.css"
+hyperframes-player:not(:defined) > [slot] {
+  display: none;
+}
+```
+
 ## Advanced: iframe access
 
 The composition runs inside an `<iframe>` in the player's Shadow DOM. For most
diff --git a/packages/player/README.md b/packages/player/README.md
index c6f89d9c106..0ade147d586 100644
--- a/packages/player/README.md
+++ b/packages/player/README.md
@@ -276,6 +276,55 @@ player.addEventListener("ended", () => {
 });
 ```
 
+## Custom icons and loading mark
+
+Put an element with a `slot` attribute inside the player to replace a control glyph or the loading mark. Anything you leave out keeps the default.
+
+| Slot                | Shown when                                                  | Default size |
+| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
+| `play-icon`         | Paused                                                      | 24 px        |
+| `pause-icon`        | Playing                                                     | 24 px        |
+| `volume-high-icon`  | Unmuted, volume 0.5 or higher                               | 20 px        |
+| `volume-low-icon`   | Unmuted, volume below 0.5                                   | 20 px        |
+| `volume-muted-icon` | Muted                                                       | 20 px        |
+| `loading-mark`      | Preparing shader transitions, loading assets, and buffering | 78 px        |
+
+```html
+<hyperframes-player src="./my-composition/index.html" controls>
+  <svg
+    slot="play-icon"
+    width="24"
+    height="24"
+    viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+    fill="currentColor"
+    aria-hidden="true"
+  >
+    <path d="M8 5v14l11-7z" />
+  </svg>
+  <svg
+    slot="pause-icon"
+    width="24"
+    height="24"
+    viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+    fill="currentColor"
+    aria-hidden="true"
+  >
+    <path d="M6 5h4v14H6zM14 5h4v14h-4z" />
+  </svg>
+  <img slot="loading-mark" src="./brand-mark.svg" width="78" height="78" alt="" />
+</hyperframes-player>
+```
+
+Glyphs take the control bar's color through `currentColor`, and you set their size. Put `slot` on the `<svg>` or `<img>` itself, as a direct child of the player; a wrapper element needs `display: contents` to keep the glyph centered. A custom mark replaces the HyperFrames light sweep and glow, so add your own CSS animation if you want motion.
+
+Until the element is defined, its children show as plain content. Hide them:
+
+```css
+hyperframes-player:not(:defined) > [slot] {
+  display: none;
+}
+```
+
 ## Sizing
 
 The player fills its container and scales the composition to fit while preserving aspect ratio. Set a size on the element or its parent:
diff --git a/packages/player/src/controls.test.ts b/packages/player/src/controls.test.ts
index d41e29565cc..b1678292b58 100644
--- a/packages/player/src/controls.test.ts
+++ b/packages/player/src/controls.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
 import { type ControlsCallbacks, createControls } from "./controls";
+import {
+  PAUSE_ICON,
+  PLAY_ICON,
+  VOLUME_HIGH_ICON,
+  VOLUME_LOW_ICON,
+  VOLUME_MUTED_ICON,
+} from "./styles";
 
 function noopCallbacks(): ControlsCallbacks {
   return {
@@ -165,3 +172,114 @@ describe("createControls idle hide", () => {
     vi.useRealTimers();
   });
 });
+
+describe("createControls page glyph slots", () => {
+  function setup(...glyphSlots: string[]) {
+    const host = document.createElement("div");
+    const glyphs = glyphSlots.map((name) => {
+      const glyph = document.createElement("span");
+      glyph.slot = name;
+      host.appendChild(glyph);
+      return glyph;
+    });
+    document.body.appendChild(host);
+    const shadow = host.attachShadow({ mode: "open" });
+    const api = createControls(shadow, noopCallbacks());
+    const cleanup = () => {
+      api.destroy();
+      host.remove();
+    };
+    return { shadow, api, glyphs, cleanup };
+  }
+
+  function slotAt(root: ParentNode, selector: string): HTMLSlotElement {
+    const slot = root.querySelector(selector);
+    if (!(slot instanceof HTMLSlotElement)) throw new Error(`no slot at ${selector}`);
+    return slot;
+  }
+
+  function onlyAssigned(slot: HTMLSlotElement): Element | undefined {
+    const assigned = slot.assignedElements();
+    return assigned.length === 1 ? assigned[0] : undefined;
+  }
+
+  function markup(html: string): string {
+    const parsed = document.createElement("div");
+    parsed.innerHTML = html;
+    return parsed.innerHTML;
+  }
+
+  it("shows today's glyphs in every named control slot when the page supplies none", () => {
+    const { shadow, api, cleanup } = setup();
+    const seen = new Map<string, HTMLSlotElement>();
+    const record = (selector: string) => {
+      const slot = slotAt(shadow, selector);
+      seen.set(slot.name, slot);
+    };
+    record(".hfp-ico-play slot");
+    record(".hfp-ico-pause slot");
+    record(".hfp-mute-btn slot");
+    api.updateVolume(0.2);
+    record(".hfp-mute-btn slot");
+    api.updateMuted(true);
+    record(".hfp-mute-btn slot");
+
+    const expected: Record<string, string> = {
+      "play-icon": PLAY_ICON,
+      "pause-icon": PAUSE_ICON,
+      "volume-high-icon": VOLUME_HIGH_ICON,
+      "volume-low-icon": VOLUME_LOW_ICON,
+      "volume-muted-icon": VOLUME_MUTED_ICON,
+    };
+    expect([...seen.keys()].sort()).toEqual(Object.keys(expected).sort());
+    for (const [name, icon] of Object.entries(expected)) {
+      const slot = seen.get(name);
+      expect(slot?.assignedElements()).toEqual([]);
+      expect(slot?.innerHTML).toBe(markup(icon));
+    }
+    cleanup();
+  });
+
+  it("puts the page's play and pause glyphs in the play button and still marks it playing", () => {
+    const {
+      shadow,
+      api,
+      glyphs: [play, pause],
+      cleanup,
+    } = setup("play-icon", "pause-icon");
+    const playSlot = slotAt(shadow, ".hfp-ico-play slot");
+
+    expect(onlyAssigned(playSlot)).toBe(play);
+    expect(onlyAssigned(slotAt(shadow, ".hfp-ico-pause slot"))).toBe(pause);
+
+    api.updatePlaying(true);
+    expect(playSlot.closest(".hfp-play-btn")?.classList.contains("hfp-playing")).toBe(true);
+    cleanup();
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the default volume glyphs the page left out and shows its own muted glyph", () => {
+    const {
+      shadow,
+      api,
+      glyphs: [muted],
+      cleanup,
+    } = setup("volume-muted-icon");
+    const muteSlot = () => slotAt(shadow, ".hfp-mute-btn slot");
+
+    expect(muteSlot().name).toBe("volume-high-icon");
+    expect(muteSlot().assignedElements()).toEqual([]);
+
+    api.updateVolume(0.2);
+    expect(muteSlot().name).toBe("volume-low-icon");
+    expect(muteSlot().assignedElements()).toEqual([]);
+
+    api.updateVolume(0);
+    expect(muteSlot().name).toBe("volume-low-icon");
+    expect(muteSlot().assignedElements()).toEqual([]);
+
+    api.updateMuted(true);
+    expect(muteSlot().name).toBe("volume-muted-icon");
+    expect(onlyAssigned(muteSlot())).toBe(muted);
+    cleanup();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/player/src/controls.ts b/packages/player/src/controls.ts
index b6485b63b92..b57dd443f70 100644
--- a/packages/player/src/controls.ts
+++ b/packages/player/src/controls.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ export function formatTime(seconds: number): string {
   return `${m}:${sec.toString().padStart(2, "0")}`;
 }
 
+function iconSlot(name: string, fallbackSvg: string): HTMLSlotElement {
+  const slot = document.createElement("slot");
+  slot.name = name;
+  slot.innerHTML = fallbackSvg;
+  return slot;
+}
+
 export function createControls(
   parent: ShadowRoot | HTMLElement,
   callbacks: ControlsCallbacks,
@@ -80,7 +87,7 @@ export function createControls(
   // Both glyphs stay in the DOM, stacked; toggling `hfp-playing` crossfade-morphs
   // between them (see styles.ts) instead of swapping innerHTML, which would kill
   // the transition.
-  playBtn.innerHTML = `<span class="hfp-ico hfp-ico-play">${PLAY_ICON}</span><span class="hfp-ico hfp-ico-pause">${PAUSE_ICON}</span>`;
+  playBtn.innerHTML = `<span class="hfp-ico hfp-ico-play"><slot name="play-icon">${PLAY_ICON}</slot></span><span class="hfp-ico hfp-ico-pause"><slot name="pause-icon">${PAUSE_ICON}</slot></span>`;
   playBtn.setAttribute("aria-label", "Play");
 
   const scrubber = document.createElement("div");
@@ -126,8 +133,17 @@ export function createControls(
   const muteBtn = document.createElement("button");
   muteBtn.className = "hfp-mute-btn";
   muteBtn.type = "button";
-  muteBtn.innerHTML = VOLUME_HIGH_ICON;
   muteBtn.setAttribute("aria-label", "Mute");
+  const volumeIcons = {
+    high: iconSlot("volume-high-icon", VOLUME_HIGH_ICON),
+    low: iconSlot("volume-low-icon", VOLUME_LOW_ICON),
+    muted: iconSlot("volume-muted-icon", VOLUME_MUTED_ICON),
+  };
+  const showVolumeIcon = (muted: boolean, volume: number) => {
+    const icon = muted ? volumeIcons.muted : volume < 0.5 ? volumeIcons.low : volumeIcons.high;
+    if (muteBtn.firstChild !== icon) muteBtn.replaceChildren(icon);
+  };
+  showVolumeIcon(false, 1);
 
   const volumeSliderWrap = document.createElement("div");
   volumeSliderWrap.className = "hfp-volume-slider-wrap";
@@ -168,13 +184,6 @@ export function createControls(
   let speedIndex = presets.indexOf(1); // start at 1x
   if (speedIndex === -1) speedIndex = 0;
 
-  const getVolumeIcon = (muted: boolean, volume: number): string => {
-    if (muted) return VOLUME_MUTED_ICON;
-    if (volume === 0) return VOLUME_LOW_ICON;
-    if (volume < 0.5) return VOLUME_LOW_ICON;
-    return VOLUME_HIGH_ICON;
-  };
-
   playBtn.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
     e.stopPropagation();
     if (isPlaying) callbacks.onPause();
@@ -195,7 +204,7 @@ export function createControls(
     volumeFill.style.width = `${fraction * 100}%`;
     volumeSlider.setAttribute("aria-valuenow", String(Math.round(fraction * 100)));
     if (isMuted && fraction > 0) callbacks.onMuteToggle();
-    muteBtn.innerHTML = getVolumeIcon(isMuted, fraction);
+    showVolumeIcon(isMuted, fraction);
     callbacks.onVolumeChange(fraction);
   };
 
@@ -250,7 +259,7 @@ export function createControls(
     volumeFill.style.width = `${newVol * 100}%`;
     volumeSlider.setAttribute("aria-valuenow", String(Math.round(newVol * 100)));
     if (isMuted && newVol > 0) callbacks.onMuteToggle();
-    muteBtn.innerHTML = getVolumeIcon(isMuted, newVol);
+    showVolumeIcon(isMuted, newVol);
     callbacks.onVolumeChange(newVol);
   });
 
@@ -386,14 +395,14 @@ export function createControls(
     },
     updateMuted(muted: boolean) {
       isMuted = muted;
-      muteBtn.innerHTML = getVolumeIcon(muted, currentVolume);
+      showVolumeIcon(muted, currentVolume);
       muteBtn.setAttribute("aria-label", muted ? "Unmute" : "Mute");
     },
     updateVolume(volume: number) {
       currentVolume = volume;
       volumeFill.style.width = `${volume * 100}%`;
       volumeSlider.setAttribute("aria-valuenow", String(Math.round(volume * 100)));
-      muteBtn.innerHTML = getVolumeIcon(isMuted, volume);
+      showVolumeIcon(isMuted, volume);
     },
     setVolumeControlsHidden(hidden: boolean) {
       volumeWrap.style.display = hidden ? "none" : "";
diff --git a/packages/player/src/hyperframes-player.test.ts b/packages/player/src/hyperframes-player.test.ts
index 56f84e3a48b..769c9ea1b51 100644
--- a/packages/player/src/hyperframes-player.test.ts
+++ b/packages/player/src/hyperframes-player.test.ts
@@ -696,6 +696,60 @@ describe("HyperframesPlayer adoptedStyleSheets", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("HyperframesPlayer page glyph slots", () => {
+  function slotAt(root: ParentNode | null, selector: string): HTMLSlotElement {
+    const slot = root?.querySelector(selector);
+    if (!(slot instanceof HTMLSlotElement)) throw new Error(`no slot at ${selector}`);
+    return slot;
+  }
+
+  function onlyAssigned(slot: HTMLSlotElement): Element | undefined {
+    const assigned = slot.assignedElements();
+    return assigned.length === 1 ? assigned[0] : undefined;
+  }
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await import("./hyperframes-player.js");
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = "";
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the page's play glyph in the controls after they are rebuilt or the player moves", () => {
+    const player = document.createElement("hyperframes-player");
+    player.setAttribute("controls", "");
+    const glyph = document.createElement("span");
+    glyph.slot = "play-icon";
+    player.appendChild(glyph);
+    document.body.appendChild(player);
+    const expectGlyphShown = () => {
+      expect(glyph.parentElement).toBe(player);
+      expect(onlyAssigned(slotAt(player.shadowRoot, ".hfp-ico-play slot"))).toBe(glyph);
+    };
+
+    expectGlyphShown();
+
+    player.removeAttribute("controls");
+    player.setAttribute("controls", "");
+    expectGlyphShown();
+
+    player.remove();
+    document.body.appendChild(player);
+    expectGlyphShown();
+  });
+
+  it("shows the page's loading mark in the loader card", () => {
+    const player = document.createElement("hyperframes-player");
+    const mark = document.createElement("img");
+    mark.slot = "loading-mark";
+    player.appendChild(mark);
+    document.body.appendChild(player);
+
+    expect(onlyAssigned(slotAt(player.shadowRoot, ".hfp-shader-loader-mark slot"))).toBe(mark);
+  });
+});
+
 // ── Media MutationObserver scoping ──
 //
 // The observer that catches late-attached `<audio data-start>` from
diff --git a/packages/player/src/shader-loader-element.ts b/packages/player/src/shader-loader-element.ts
index fbd2a34a3e9..c61264aef94 100644
--- a/packages/player/src/shader-loader-element.ts
+++ b/packages/player/src/shader-loader-element.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ export function createShaderLoader(): ShaderLoaderElements {
   const markFrame = document.createElement("div");
   markFrame.className = "hfp-shader-loader-mark";
   markFrame.draggable = false;
-  markFrame.innerHTML = [
+  const markSlot = document.createElement("slot");
+  markSlot.name = "loading-mark";
+  markSlot.innerHTML = [
     '<svg width="78" height="78" viewBox="0 0 100 100" fill="none" aria-hidden="true" draggable="false">',
     `<path d="${MARK_LEFT}" fill="url(#hfp-shader-loader-grad-left)"/>`,
     `<path d="${MARK_RIGHT}" fill="url(#hfp-shader-loader-grad-right)"/>`,
@@ -83,7 +85,8 @@ export function createShaderLoader(): ShaderLoaderElements {
   sheen.className = "hfp-shader-loader-sheen";
   sheen.style.setProperty("mask-image", MARK_SHAPE_MASK);
   sheen.style.setProperty("-webkit-mask-image", MARK_SHAPE_MASK);
-  markFrame.appendChild(sheen);
+  markSlot.appendChild(sheen);
+  markFrame.appendChild(markSlot);
 
   const titleContainer = document.createElement("div");
   titleContainer.className = "hfp-shader-loader-title";
diff --git a/scripts/package-size-budgets.json b/scripts/package-size-budgets.json
index 1523d7e3d6c..bc8c5c5358f 100644
--- a/scripts/package-size-budgets.json
+++ b/scripts/package-size-budgets.json
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
     "unpacked": 885314
   },
   "@hyperframes/player": {
-    "packed": 157145,
-    "unpacked": 541601
+    "packed": 159700,
+    "unpacked": 547900
   },
   "@hyperframes/producer": {
     "packed": 890000,