diff --git a/source/js/main.js b/source/js/main.js
index 3503d922..47270160 100755
--- a/source/js/main.js
+++ b/source/js/main.js
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ let globalsInitialized = false;
 let didInitRefreshEvent = false;
 let appController = null;
 let pageController = null;
+let typedModule = null;
+
+const loadTypedModule = () => {
+  const pending = import("./plugins/typed.js");
+  pending
+    .then((module) => {
+      typedModule = module;
+    })
+    .catch(() => {});
+  return pending;
+};
 
 const getAppSignal = () => {
   if (!appController) {
@@ -253,7 +264,7 @@ const initPage = () => {
     lazyRun(
       "typed",
       pageSignal,
-      () => import("./plugins/typed.js"),
+      loadTypedModule,
       ({ default: initTyped }) => {
         initTyped("subtitle");
       },
@@ -343,7 +354,10 @@ const swup = window.swup;
 
 if (swup?.hooks) {
   swup.hooks.on("page:view", initPage);
-  swup.hooks.before("content:replace", abortPageScope);
+  swup.hooks.before("content:replace", () => {
+    typedModule?.destroyTyped("subtitle");
+    abortPageScope();
+  });
   swup.hooks.on("visit:start", () => {
     navbarShrink.setNavigating(true);
   });
diff --git a/source/js/plugins/typed.js b/source/js/plugins/typed.js
index de617b5c..a7d23e89 100644
--- a/source/js/plugins/typed.js
+++ b/source/js/plugins/typed.js
@@ -17,11 +17,30 @@ const normalizeSubtitleText = (subtitleText) => {
   return [];
 };
 
+const removeCursorSiblings = (element) => {
+  if (!element?.parentNode) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  let sibling = element.nextSibling;
+  while (sibling?.classList?.contains("typed-cursor")) {
+    const next = sibling.nextSibling;
+    sibling.remove();
+    sibling = next;
+  }
+};
+
 const destroyInstance = (id) => {
   const instance = instances.get(id);
   if (instance && typeof instance.destroy === "function") {
     try {
+      if (instance.timeout) {
+        clearTimeout(instance.timeout);
+      }
       instance.destroy();
+      if (instance.timeout) {
+        clearTimeout(instance.timeout);
+      }
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Failed to destroy Typed instance:", error);
     }
@@ -32,20 +51,28 @@ const destroyInstance = (id) => {
   const element = document.getElementById(id);
   if (element) {
     element.innerHTML = "";
+    removeCursorSiblings(element);
   }
 };
 
+// Bump the token first so a hitokoto response still in flight cannot
+// start another Typed after the page has gone away.
+export function destroyTyped(id) {
+  initTokens.set(id, (initTokens.get(id) || 0) + 1);
+  destroyInstance(id);
+}
+
 const createTyped = (id, strings, options, callbacks = {}) => {
   if (typeof window.Typed === "undefined") {
     return;
   }
 
+  destroyInstance(id);
+
   if (!document.getElementById(id)) {
     return;
   }
 
-  destroyInstance(id);
-
   const instance = new window.Typed(`#${id}`, {
     strings,
     typeSpeed: options.typeSpeed,
@@ -109,6 +136,7 @@ export const config = {
 export default function initTyped(id) {
   const currentToken = (initTokens.get(id) || 0) + 1;
   initTokens.set(id, currentToken);
+  destroyInstance(id);
 
   const {
     usrTypeSpeed,