diff --git a/src/lib/components/Header.svelte b/src/lib/components/Header.svelte
index e756c02..912b59f 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/Header.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/Header.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { Sun, Moon, Trash2, Plus, Upload } from 'lucide-svelte';
+	import { Sun, Moon, Trash2, Plus, Upload, CircleHelp } from 'lucide-svelte';
 	import { theme } from '$lib/theme.svelte';
 	import { roster } from '$lib/state.svelte';
 	import { presets } from '$lib/presets';
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
 	import TemplatePicker from './TemplatePicker.svelte';
 	import ShareMenu from './ShareMenu.svelte';
 	import Modal from './Modal.svelte';
+	import HelpText from './HelpText.svelte';
 
 	let { onImport }: { onImport?: (json: string) => void } = $props();
 
 	let confirmDelete = $state(false);
 	let showPicker = $state(false);
+	let showHelp = $state(false);
 	let openDropdown = $state<'add' | 'share' | null>(null);
 	let fileInput: HTMLInputElement;
 
@@ -109,6 +111,10 @@
 			{#if roster.saveStatus === 'saving'}Saving...{:else if roster.saveStatus === 'saved'}Saved{/if}
 		</span>
 
+		<button onclick={() => { showHelp = true; }} class="flex items-center justify-center w-[30px] h-[30px] rounded hover:opacity-80" title="About">
+			<CircleHelp size={18} />
+		</button>
+
 		<button onclick={() => theme.toggle()} class="flex items-center justify-center w-[30px] h-[30px] rounded hover:opacity-80" title="Toggle theme">
 			{#if theme.dark}
 				<Sun size={18} />
@@ -147,4 +153,19 @@
 	</Modal>
 {/if}
 
+{#if showHelp}
+	<Modal onClose={() => { showHelp = false; }}>
+		<HelpText />
+		<div class="flex justify-end mt-4">
+			<button
+				onclick={() => { showHelp = false; }}
+				class="px-3 py-1 rounded text-sm border hover:opacity-80"
+				style="border-color: var(--border); color: var(--text);"
+			>
+				Got it
+			</button>
+		</div>
+	</Modal>
+{/if}
+
 <svelte:window onclick={() => { openDropdown = null; }} />
diff --git a/src/lib/components/HelpText.svelte b/src/lib/components/HelpText.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bac9a7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/HelpText.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<div class="text-sm flex flex-col gap-4" style="color: var(--text-muted);">
+	<p>
+		Pick a template and fill in the form. Each section covers a different record. Blank fields are omitted from the output automatically, so no rush to finish everything.
+	</p>
+	<p>
+		Characters save to your browser. You can also export to a file or generate a share link: the link itself encodes the full set of records, so functionally it's a save file.
+	</p>
+	<p>
+		Share links let the recipient see a preview of your records, with the option to import the character into their own roster.
+	</p>
+	<p>
+		This tool is entirely data-driven in XML, and it's already set up for template sharing. A visual template editor is coming soon, so anybody can create their own templates and share them between one another.
+	</p>
+	<p>
+		Cheers.
+	</p>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/lib/file.test.ts b/src/lib/file.test.ts
index ab924ff..d475bf6 100644
--- a/src/lib/file.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/file.test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe('exportCharacter', () => {
 		expect(parsed.version).toBe(1);
 		expect(parsed.templateId).toBe('preset:standard');
 		expect(parsed.template).toBeDefined();
-		expect(parsed.template.name).toBe('Standard');
+		expect(parsed.template.name).toBe('General');
 		expect(parsed.data).toEqual({
 			name: 'Yury Zakharov',
 			species: 'human',
diff --git a/src/lib/sharing.test.ts b/src/lib/sharing.test.ts
index d4eae67..f34d0a9 100644
--- a/src/lib/sharing.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/sharing.test.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe('character URL encoding', () => {
 		const encoded = encodeCharacterURL(testCharacter);
 		const decoded = decodeCharacterURL(encoded);
 		expect(decoded.data).toEqual(testCharacter.data);
-		expect(decoded.template.name).toBe('Standard');
+		expect(decoded.template.name).toBe('General');
 	});
 
 	it('uses short encoding for preset templates', () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/blank.test.ts b/src/lib/utils/blank.test.ts
index 4b8adb4..8aaebc6 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/blank.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/blank.test.ts
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ describe('isBlankCharacter', () => {
 		expect(isBlankCharacter(makeChar({ 'spoken-languages': [] }))).toBe(true);
 	});
 
-	it('returns true when languages is just the default', () => {
-		expect(isBlankCharacter(makeChar({ 'spoken-languages': ['Tau Ceti Basic'] }))).toBe(true);
+	it('returns false when languages has any value', () => {
+		expect(isBlankCharacter(makeChar({ 'spoken-languages': ['Tau Ceti Basic'] }))).toBe(false);
 	});
 
 	it('returns false when languages has custom values', () => {
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 9093e24..781b0a2 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
-	import { FileText, Link2, Users } from 'lucide-svelte';
 	import Header from '$lib/components/Header.svelte';
+	import HelpText from '$lib/components/HelpText.svelte';
 	import SchemaForm from '$lib/components/SchemaForm.svelte';
 	import OutputPanel from '$lib/components/OutputPanel.svelte';
 	import ImportModal from '$lib/components/ImportModal.svelte';
@@ -130,24 +130,8 @@
 		</main>
 	{:else}
 		<main class="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center p-6">
-			<div class="max-w-md w-full flex flex-col gap-6" style="color: var(--text-muted);">
-				<div class="text-sm flex flex-col gap-4">
-					<p>
-						Pick a template and fill in the form. Each section covers a different record. Blank fields are omitted from the output automatically, so no rush to finish everything.
-					</p>
-					<p>
-						Characters save to your browser. You can also export to a file or generate a share link: the link itself encodes the full set of records, so functionally it's a save file.
-					</p>
-					<p>
-						Share links let the recipient see a preview of your records, with the option to import the character into their own roster.
-					</p>
-					<p>
-						This tool is entirely data-driven in XML, and it's already set up for template sharing. A visual template editor is coming soon, so anybody can create their own templates and share them between one another.
-					</p>
-					<p>
-						Cheers.
-					</p>
-				</div>
+			<div class="max-w-md w-full flex flex-col gap-6">
+				<HelpText />
 
 				<div class="flex gap-3">
 					<button