diff --git a/app.css b/app.css
index ccad458..b60e987 100644
--- a/app.css
+++ b/app.css
@@ -4659,3 +4659,102 @@ footer a:hover { color: var(--accent-2); }
   .ds-desc { padding: 0 1rem .6rem; }
   .ds-cta { margin: .2rem 1rem 1rem; }
 }
+
+/* ── EMAILMESSAGE (email client reading pane) ── */
+.card.email-pane {
+  background: var(--card);
+  border-radius: var(--radius);
+}
+.card.email-pane .hd.hidden { display: none; }
+
+.em-header {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  gap: .8rem;
+  padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem .8rem;
+}
+.em-subject {
+  font-size: 1.2rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  color: var(--ink);
+  line-height: 1.3;
+  flex: 1;
+}
+.em-date {
+  font-size: .78rem;
+  color: var(--muted);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  padding-top: .15rem;
+}
+
+.em-participant {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: .6rem;
+  padding: .35rem 1.5rem;
+}
+.em-avatar {
+  width: 34px;
+  height: 34px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: var(--accent);
+  color: #fff;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  font-size: .85rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+.em-avatar-to {
+  background: var(--muted);
+}
+.em-participant-info {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: .4rem;
+  align-items: baseline;
+}
+.em-participant-role {
+  font-size: .68rem;
+  color: var(--muted-2);
+  font-weight: 600;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: .05em;
+}
+.em-participant-name {
+  font-size: .88rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--ink);
+}
+
+.em-divider {
+  height: 1px;
+  background: var(--line);
+  margin: .6rem 1.5rem;
+}
+
+.em-body {
+  font-size: .88rem;
+  line-height: 1.65;
+  color: var(--ink-2);
+  padding: 0 1.5rem .8rem;
+}
+
+.em-excerpt {
+  font-size: .82rem;
+  line-height: 1.55;
+  color: var(--muted);
+  padding: .6rem 1.5rem;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-2);
+  margin: 0 1.5rem;
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 480px) {
+  .em-header { padding: 1.2rem 1rem .6rem; }
+  .em-subject { font-size: 1.05rem; }
+  .em-participant { padding: .3rem 1rem; }
+  .em-body { padding: 0 1rem .6rem; }
+  .em-excerpt { padding: .5rem 1rem; margin: 0 1rem; }
+}
diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 4d0abef..3b05b8b 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -2506,6 +2506,89 @@
       handled.add("hasMenuSection"); handled.add("provider"); handled.add("url");
     }
 
+    // ── EMAILMESSAGE (email client reading pane) ──
+    if (cfg.type === "EmailMessage") {
+      const card = document.querySelector(".card");
+      if (card) card.classList.add("email-pane");
+
+      // Hide normal header
+      const hd = document.querySelector(".hd");
+      if (hd) hd.classList.add("hidden");
+
+      // Remove generic hero
+      const heroMount = document.getElementById("hero-mount");
+      if (heroMount) heroMount.querySelector('.hero')?.remove();
+
+      // ── Subject line big at top, date right-aligned ──
+      const header = document.createElement("div"); header.className = "em-header";
+      const subject = data[cfg.titleProp];
+      if (subject) {
+        const subjEl = document.createElement("div"); subjEl.className = "em-subject";
+        subjEl.textContent = subject;
+        header.appendChild(subjEl);
+      }
+      const dateSent = data["dateSent"];
+      if (dateSent) {
+        const d = formatDate(dateSent);
+        const dateEl = document.createElement("div"); dateEl.className = "em-date";
+        dateEl.textContent = d || dateSent;
+        header.appendChild(dateEl);
+      }
+      view.appendChild(header);
+
+      // ── From row with avatar initial circle ──
+      const sender = data["sender"];
+      const senderName = (typeof sender === "object" && sender !== null) ? (sender.name || "") : (sender || "");
+      if (senderName) {
+        const row = document.createElement("div"); row.className = "em-participant";
+        const avatar = document.createElement("div"); avatar.className = "em-avatar";
+        avatar.textContent = senderName.charAt(0).toUpperCase();
+        const info = document.createElement("div"); info.className = "em-participant-info";
+        info.innerHTML = "<div class=\"em-participant-role\">From</div><div class=\"em-participant-name\">" + senderName + "</div>";
+        row.appendChild(avatar);
+        row.appendChild(info);
+        view.appendChild(row);
+      }
+
+      // ── To row ──
+      const toRecipient = data["toRecipient"];
+      const toName = (typeof toRecipient === "object" && toRecipient !== null) ? (toRecipient.name || "") : (toRecipient || "");
+      if (toName) {
+        const row = document.createElement("div"); row.className = "em-participant";
+        const avatar = document.createElement("div"); avatar.className = "em-avatar em-avatar-to";
+        avatar.textContent = toName.charAt(0).toUpperCase();
+        const info = document.createElement("div"); info.className = "em-participant-info";
+        info.innerHTML = "<div class=\"em-participant-role\">To</div><div class=\"em-participant-name\">" + toName + "</div>";
+        row.appendChild(avatar);
+        row.appendChild(info);
+        view.appendChild(row);
+      }
+
+      // ── Divider ──
+      const divider = document.createElement("div"); divider.className = "em-divider";
+      view.appendChild(divider);
+
+      // ── Email body (description) ──
+      const desc = data["description"];
+      if (desc) {
+        const body = document.createElement("div"); body.className = "em-body";
+        body.textContent = desc;
+        view.appendChild(body);
+      }
+
+      // Excerpt as preview text
+      const text = data["text"];
+      if (text) {
+        const excerpt = document.createElement("div"); excerpt.className = "em-excerpt";
+        excerpt.textContent = text;
+        view.appendChild(excerpt);
+      }
+
+      handled.add("name"); handled.add("image"); handled.add("description");
+      handled.add("sender"); handled.add("toRecipient"); handled.add("dateSent");
+      handled.add("text");
+    }
+
     // ── DATASET (open-data portal card) ──
     if (cfg.type === "Dataset") {
       const card = document.querySelector(".card");