diff --git a/messages/de.json b/messages/de.json
index 8a3a5fb4c..131190eb0 100644
--- a/messages/de.json
+++ b/messages/de.json
@@ -2094,7 +2094,7 @@
       "send": "Senden",
       "stop": "Stopp",
       "thinking": "Denke nach…",
-      "composerPlaceholder": "Frag mich etwas zu deinen Daten…",
+      "composerPlaceholder": "Frag mich etwas …",
       "nudgeBubbleLabel": "Neue Nachricht vom Coach — Chat öffnen",
       "fabLabel": "Coach öffnen",
       "readAloud": "Vorlesen",
diff --git a/messages/en.json b/messages/en.json
index 06b38c3e8..8ac83d7c3 100644
--- a/messages/en.json
+++ b/messages/en.json
@@ -2094,7 +2094,7 @@
       "send": "Send",
       "stop": "Stop",
       "thinking": "Thinking…",
-      "composerPlaceholder": "Ask anything about your data…",
+      "composerPlaceholder": "Ask me anything …",
       "nudgeBubbleLabel": "New message from the Coach — open chat",
       "fabLabel": "Open the Coach",
       "readAloud": "Read aloud",
diff --git a/messages/es.json b/messages/es.json
index 0b49cd985..20fdb7c66 100644
--- a/messages/es.json
+++ b/messages/es.json
@@ -2094,7 +2094,7 @@
       "send": "Enviar",
       "stop": "Detener",
       "thinking": "Pensando…",
-      "composerPlaceholder": "Pregúntame sobre tus datos…",
+      "composerPlaceholder": "Pregúntame algo …",
       "nudgeBubbleLabel": "Nuevo mensaje del coach — abrir el chat",
       "fabLabel": "Abrir el coach",
       "readAloud": "Leer en voz alta",
diff --git a/messages/fr.json b/messages/fr.json
index 971a1bbd8..4589b0b27 100644
--- a/messages/fr.json
+++ b/messages/fr.json
@@ -2094,7 +2094,7 @@
       "send": "Envoyer",
       "stop": "Arrêter",
       "thinking": "Réflexion en cours…",
-      "composerPlaceholder": "Pose-moi une question sur tes données…",
+      "composerPlaceholder": "Pose ta question …",
       "nudgeBubbleLabel": "Nouveau message du coach — ouvrir le chat",
       "fabLabel": "Ouvrir le coach",
       "readAloud": "Lire à voix haute",
diff --git a/messages/it.json b/messages/it.json
index 4b762cd6b..07dd42fc6 100644
--- a/messages/it.json
+++ b/messages/it.json
@@ -2094,7 +2094,7 @@
       "send": "Invia",
       "stop": "Interrompi",
       "thinking": "Sto pensando…",
-      "composerPlaceholder": "Chiedimi qualcosa sui tuoi dati…",
+      "composerPlaceholder": "Chiedimi pure …",
       "nudgeBubbleLabel": "Nuovo messaggio dal coach — apri la chat",
       "fabLabel": "Apri il coach",
       "readAloud": "Leggi ad alta voce",
diff --git a/messages/pl.json b/messages/pl.json
index 664af0d8d..1cf163931 100644
--- a/messages/pl.json
+++ b/messages/pl.json
@@ -2094,7 +2094,7 @@
       "send": "Wyślij",
       "stop": "Zatrzymaj",
       "thinking": "Myślę…",
-      "composerPlaceholder": "Zapytaj o swoje dane…",
+      "composerPlaceholder": "Zapytaj mnie …",
       "nudgeBubbleLabel": "Nowa wiadomość od trenera — otwórz czat",
       "fabLabel": "Otwórz trenera",
       "readAloud": "Czytaj na głos",
diff --git a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/__tests__/coach-input.test.tsx b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/__tests__/coach-input.test.tsx
index d54280561..088e7d0f5 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/__tests__/coach-input.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/__tests__/coach-input.test.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ describe("<CoachInput>", () => {
     const html = render(
       <CoachInput value="" onChange={() => {}} onSubmit={() => {}} />,
     );
-    expect(html).toContain("Ask anything about your data");
+    expect(html).toContain("Ask me anything");
     expect(html).not.toContain('data-slot="coach-input-hint"');
     expect(html).not.toContain("Press Enter to send");
     expect(html).toContain('data-slot="coach-input-send"');
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe("<CoachInput>", () => {
       <CoachInput value="" onChange={() => {}} onSubmit={() => {}} />,
       "de",
     );
-    expect(html).toContain("Frag mich etwas zu deinen Daten");
+    expect(html).toContain("Frag mich etwas");
   });
 
   it("disables the send button when the value is empty", () => {
diff --git a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/coach-input.tsx b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/coach-input.tsx
index dfa9540a0..31f01e4d6 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/coach-input.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/coach-input.tsx
@@ -567,6 +567,11 @@ export function CoachInput({
             // scroll regions). Scoped here, not in globals.css.
             "[scrollbar-width:thin] [scrollbar-color:color-mix(in_srgb,var(--dracula-purple)_35%,transparent)_transparent]",
             "placeholder:text-muted-foreground disabled:opacity-60",
+            // Keep the placeholder a single line on narrow phones: a long
+            // hint used to wrap to two lines inside the one-row composer and
+            // read as a cramped block. Clip the PLACEHOLDER pseudo only — the
+            // textarea value still wraps and auto-grows for real typing.
+            "placeholder:overflow-hidden placeholder:text-ellipsis placeholder:whitespace-nowrap",
           )}
         />
         {showHub ? (