diff --git a/src/fwl_io/cli.py b/src/fwl_io/cli.py
index de143c7..2ff78b5 100644
--- a/src/fwl_io/cli.py
+++ b/src/fwl_io/cli.py
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@ def _cmd_list(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
                 '' if ds.registry_path and ds.registry_path.is_file() else '  [NO REGISTRY]'
             )
             print(f'  {ds.key:50s} required_by: {consumers}{registry_note}')
-            if ds.name != ds.key:
-                # A name is a single-line label; drop control characters so a
-                # manifest cannot inject extra lines into the listing.
-                label = ''.join(c for c in ds.name if c.isprintable())
+            # A name is a single-line label; drop control characters so a manifest
+            # cannot inject extra lines, then skip the line when there is nothing
+            # left to show or it collapses to the key already printed above.
+            label = ''.join(c for c in ds.name if c.isprintable()).strip()
+            if label and label != ds.key:
                 print(f'    {label}')
     for provider, message in sorted(errors.items()):
         print(f'[{provider}] FAILED TO LOAD: {message}', file=sys.stderr)
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 2e9fe49..4d6c134 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -116,12 +116,17 @@ def load(self):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.unit
-def test_list_strips_control_characters_from_a_declared_name(tmp_path, capsys, monkeypatch):
-    """A name carrying a newline cannot inject an extra line into the listing."""
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'escape',
+    ['\\n', '\\t', '\\r', '\\u2028'],
+    ids=['newline', 'tab', 'cr', 'line-separator'],
+)
+def test_list_strips_control_characters_from_a_declared_name(escape, tmp_path, capsys, monkeypatch):
+    """A name carrying a control character cannot inject an extra line into the listing."""
     manifest = tmp_path / 'manifest.toml'
     manifest.write_text(
         '[evil]\n'
-        'name = "harmless\\n  forged.key    required_by: victim    [NO REGISTRY]"\n'
+        f'name = "harmless{escape}  forged.key    required_by: victim    [NO REGISTRY]"\n'
         'zenodo = "10.5281/zenodo.1"\n'
     )
 
@@ -151,6 +156,76 @@ def load(self):
     assert not any(line.startswith('  forged') for line in lines)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.unit
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'toml_escaped_name',
+    ['\\u200b\\u200b', '\\u0001   \\u0001'],
+    ids=['all-non-printable', 'non-printable-padding-around-spaces'],
+)
+def test_list_omits_the_label_line_for_an_all_non_printable_name(
+    toml_escaped_name, tmp_path, capsys, monkeypatch
+):
+    """A name that strips to nothing after filtering must not print a bare indented line."""
+    manifest = tmp_path / 'manifest.toml'
+    manifest.write_text(f'[evil]\nname = "{toml_escaped_name}"\nzenodo = "10.5281/zenodo.1"\n')
+
+    class _EP:
+        def __init__(self, name, target):
+            self.name = name
+            self._target = target
+
+        def load(self):
+            return self._target
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        'fwl_io.manifest.entry_points',
+        lambda group: [_EP('demo', lambda: manifest)],
+    )
+
+    code = main(['list'])
+    out = capsys.readouterr().out
+    lines = out.splitlines()
+    assert code == 0
+    assert len(lines) == 2
+    assert lines[0] == '[demo]'
+    assert lines[1].startswith('  evil')
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'toml_escaped_name',
+    ['evil ', 'evil\\u200b'],
+    ids=['trailing-space', 'trailing-invisible-char'],
+)
+def test_list_omits_the_label_line_when_it_collapses_to_the_key(
+    toml_escaped_name, tmp_path, capsys, monkeypatch
+):
+    """A name that differs from the key raw but not after filtering must not repeat it."""
+    manifest = tmp_path / 'manifest.toml'
+    manifest.write_text(f'[evil]\nname = "{toml_escaped_name}"\nzenodo = "10.5281/zenodo.1"\n')
+
+    class _EP:
+        def __init__(self, name, target):
+            self.name = name
+            self._target = target
+
+        def load(self):
+            return self._target
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        'fwl_io.manifest.entry_points',
+        lambda group: [_EP('demo', lambda: manifest)],
+    )
+
+    code = main(['list'])
+    out = capsys.readouterr().out
+    lines = out.splitlines()
+    assert code == 0
+    assert len(lines) == 2
+    assert lines[0] == '[demo]'
+    assert lines[1].startswith('  evil')
+
+
 @pytest.mark.unit
 def test_fetch_unknown_module_exits_nonzero(capsys, monkeypatch):
     """Asking for a model no manifest declares is an error, not an empty success."""