diff --git a/messages/de.json b/messages/de.json
index 656959442..cfadbd90c 100644
--- a/messages/de.json
+++ b/messages/de.json
@@ -7377,8 +7377,8 @@
       "coachFollowsSwitch": "Folgt dem Coach-Schalter im Bereich Coach."
     },
     "invites": {
-      "title": "Einladungen",
-      "description": "Einladungslinks für die Registrierung — funktionieren auch bei geschlossener Registrierung.",
+      "title": "Einladungslinks",
+      "description": "Jeder Link lässt eine Registrierung zu, auch wenn sie geschlossen ist.",
       "create": "Einladung erstellen",
       "createTitle": "Einladung erstellen",
       "createDescription": "Der Link erlaubt eine Registrierung auch bei geschlossener Registrierung.",
@@ -7424,8 +7424,8 @@
       "revokedToast": "Einladung widerrufen.",
       "revokeError": "Einladung konnte nicht widerrufen werden."
     },
-    "userManagement": "Nutzerverwaltung",
-    "userManagementDescription": "Konten verwalten: Rollen, Passwort-Resets und erzwungene Abmeldungen.",
+    "userManagement": "Konten",
+    "userManagementDescription": "Rollen, Passwort-Resets und erzwungene Abmeldungen für jedes Konto.",
     "userName": "Name",
     "userEmail": "E-Mail",
     "userRole": "Rolle",
diff --git a/messages/en.json b/messages/en.json
index c97071d00..03ea6e8c7 100644
--- a/messages/en.json
+++ b/messages/en.json
@@ -7377,8 +7377,8 @@
       "coachFollowsSwitch": "Follows the Coach switch in the Coach section."
     },
     "invites": {
-      "title": "Invites",
-      "description": "Registration invite links — they work even while registration is closed.",
+      "title": "Invite links",
+      "description": "Each link admits a signup even while registration is closed.",
       "create": "Create invite",
       "createTitle": "Create invite",
       "createDescription": "The link admits a signup even while registration is closed.",
@@ -7424,8 +7424,8 @@
       "revokedToast": "Invite revoked.",
       "revokeError": "Could not revoke the invite."
     },
-    "userManagement": "User Management",
-    "userManagementDescription": "Manage accounts: roles, password resets, and forced logouts.",
+    "userManagement": "Accounts",
+    "userManagementDescription": "Roles, password resets and forced logouts for every account.",
     "userName": "Name",
     "userEmail": "Email",
     "userRole": "Role",
@@ -7446,7 +7446,7 @@
     "passwordReset": "Password has been reset",
     "reset": "Reset",
     "loadingUsers": "Loading users…",
-    "apiTokens": "API Tokens",
+    "apiTokens": "API tokens",
     "apiTokensDescription": "All active and revoked API tokens across all accounts.",
     "tokenUser": "User",
     "tokenName": "Name",
diff --git a/messages/es.json b/messages/es.json
index 02d1d2fca..207e50d34 100644
--- a/messages/es.json
+++ b/messages/es.json
@@ -7377,8 +7377,8 @@
       "coachFollowsSwitch": "Sigue el interruptor del Coach en la sección Coach."
     },
     "invites": {
-      "title": "Invitaciones",
-      "description": "Enlaces de invitación para el registro: funcionan incluso con el registro cerrado.",
+      "title": "Enlaces de invitación",
+      "description": "Cada enlace permite un registro aunque el registro esté cerrado.",
       "create": "Crear invitación",
       "createTitle": "Crear invitación",
       "createDescription": "El enlace permite registrarse incluso con el registro cerrado.",
@@ -7424,8 +7424,8 @@
       "revokedToast": "Invitación revocada.",
       "revokeError": "No se pudo revocar la invitación."
     },
-    "userManagement": "Gestión de usuarios",
-    "userManagementDescription": "Gestiona las cuentas: roles, restablecimientos de contraseña y cierres de sesión forzados.",
+    "userManagement": "Cuentas",
+    "userManagementDescription": "Roles, restablecimientos de contraseña y cierres de sesión forzados de cada cuenta.",
     "userName": "Nombre",
     "userEmail": "Correo electrónico",
     "userRole": "Rol",
diff --git a/messages/fr.json b/messages/fr.json
index 0d6b487d1..0f3cd67f7 100644
--- a/messages/fr.json
+++ b/messages/fr.json
@@ -7377,8 +7377,8 @@
       "coachFollowsSwitch": "Suit l'interrupteur Coach de la section Coach."
     },
     "invites": {
-      "title": "Invitations",
-      "description": "Liens d'invitation pour l'inscription — ils fonctionnent même lorsque les inscriptions sont fermées.",
+      "title": "Liens d'invitation",
+      "description": "Chaque lien permet une inscription même lorsque les inscriptions sont fermées.",
       "create": "Créer une invitation",
       "createTitle": "Créer une invitation",
       "createDescription": "Le lien permet une inscription même lorsque les inscriptions sont fermées.",
@@ -7424,8 +7424,8 @@
       "revokedToast": "Invitation révoquée.",
       "revokeError": "Impossible de révoquer l'invitation."
     },
-    "userManagement": "Gestion des utilisateurs",
-    "userManagementDescription": "Gérez les comptes : rôles, réinitialisations de mot de passe et déconnexions forcées.",
+    "userManagement": "Comptes",
+    "userManagementDescription": "Rôles, réinitialisations de mot de passe et déconnexions forcées pour chaque compte.",
     "userName": "Nom",
     "userEmail": "E-mail",
     "userRole": "Rôle",
diff --git a/messages/it.json b/messages/it.json
index 7a091f12f..2ae1490d2 100644
--- a/messages/it.json
+++ b/messages/it.json
@@ -7377,8 +7377,8 @@
       "coachFollowsSwitch": "Segue l'interruttore Coach nella sezione Coach."
     },
     "invites": {
-      "title": "Inviti",
-      "description": "Link di invito per la registrazione: funzionano anche quando la registrazione è chiusa.",
+      "title": "Link di invito",
+      "description": "Ogni link consente una registrazione anche quando la registrazione è chiusa.",
       "create": "Crea invito",
       "createTitle": "Crea invito",
       "createDescription": "Il link consente una registrazione anche quando la registrazione è chiusa.",
@@ -7424,8 +7424,8 @@
       "revokedToast": "Invito revocato.",
       "revokeError": "Impossibile revocare l'invito."
     },
-    "userManagement": "Gestione utenti",
-    "userManagementDescription": "Gestisci gli account: ruoli, reset delle password e disconnessioni forzate.",
+    "userManagement": "Account",
+    "userManagementDescription": "Ruoli, reset delle password e disconnessioni forzate per ogni account.",
     "userName": "Nome",
     "userEmail": "E-mail",
     "userRole": "Ruolo",
diff --git a/messages/ko.json b/messages/ko.json
index 5f1896298..21cffb63a 100644
--- a/messages/ko.json
+++ b/messages/ko.json
@@ -7353,8 +7353,8 @@
       "coachFollowsSwitch": "코치 섹션의 코치 스위치를 따라요."
     },
     "invites": {
-      "title": "초대",
-      "description": "가입 초대 링크 — 회원가입이 닫혀 있어도 동작해요.",
+      "title": "초대 링크",
+      "description": "링크마다 회원가입이 닫혀 있어도 가입할 수 있어요.",
       "create": "초대 만들기",
       "createTitle": "초대 만들기",
       "createDescription": "회원가입이 닫혀 있어도 이 링크로는 가입할 수 있어요.",
@@ -7400,8 +7400,8 @@
       "revokedToast": "초대를 취소했어요.",
       "revokeError": "초대를 취소하지 못했어요."
     },
-    "userManagement": "사용자 관리",
-    "userManagementDescription": "계정 관리: 역할, 비밀번호 재설정, 강제 로그아웃.",
+    "userManagement": "계정",
+    "userManagementDescription": "계정마다 역할, 비밀번호 재설정, 강제 로그아웃을 관리해요.",
     "userName": "이름",
     "userEmail": "이메일",
     "userRole": "역할",
diff --git a/messages/pl.json b/messages/pl.json
index 9dd315df2..53ba3023f 100644
--- a/messages/pl.json
+++ b/messages/pl.json
@@ -7377,8 +7377,8 @@
       "coachFollowsSwitch": "Podlega przełącznikowi Coach w sekcji Coach."
     },
     "invites": {
-      "title": "Zaproszenia",
-      "description": "Linki z zaproszeniem do rejestracji — działają nawet przy zamkniętej rejestracji.",
+      "title": "Linki z zaproszeniem",
+      "description": "Każdy link pozwala na rejestrację nawet przy zamkniętej rejestracji.",
       "create": "Utwórz zaproszenie",
       "createTitle": "Utwórz zaproszenie",
       "createDescription": "Link umożliwia rejestrację nawet przy zamkniętej rejestracji.",
@@ -7424,8 +7424,8 @@
       "revokedToast": "Zaproszenie unieważnione.",
       "revokeError": "Nie udało się unieważnić zaproszenia."
     },
-    "userManagement": "Zarządzanie użytkownikami",
-    "userManagementDescription": "Zarządzaj kontami: role, resety haseł i wymuszone wylogowania.",
+    "userManagement": "Konta",
+    "userManagementDescription": "Role, resety haseł i wymuszone wylogowania dla każdego konta.",
     "userName": "Nazwa",
     "userEmail": "E-mail",
     "userRole": "Rola",
diff --git a/src/components/admin/__tests__/sections.test.tsx b/src/components/admin/__tests__/sections.test.tsx
index bc6ee08a0..3d3449673 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/__tests__/sections.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/__tests__/sections.test.tsx
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ describe("admin sections — SSR smoke", () => {
 
   it("<UserManagementSection> renders with filter pills", () => {
     const html = render(<UserManagementSection />);
-    expect(html).toContain("User Management");
+    expect(html).toContain("Accounts");
     // Filter pills painted from i18n
     expect(html).toContain("All");
     expect(html).toContain("Admins");
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ describe("admin sections — SSR smoke", () => {
 
   it("<ApiTokenOverviewSection> renders", () => {
     const html = render(<ApiTokenOverviewSection />);
-    expect(html).toContain("API Tokens");
+    expect(html).toContain("API tokens");
   });
 
   it("<LoginOverviewSection> renders", () => {
diff --git a/src/components/admin/user-management-section.tsx b/src/components/admin/user-management-section.tsx
index 8c2f746c0..e6b0ff13a 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/user-management-section.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/user-management-section.tsx
@@ -231,45 +231,50 @@ export function UserManagementSection() {
         <ShieldCheck className="h-3 w-3" aria-hidden="true" />
         {u.mfaEnforced ? t("admin.mfaEnforcedOn") : t("admin.mfaEnforcedOff")}
       </Button>
-      <Button
-        variant="ghost"
-        size="sm"
-        className="min-h-11 min-w-11 px-2 text-xs"
-        onClick={() => startEdit(u)}
-        title={t("admin.editUser")}
-        aria-label={t("admin.editUser")}
-      >
-        <Pencil className="h-3 w-3" aria-hidden="true" />
-      </Button>
-      <Button
-        variant="ghost"
-        size="sm"
-        className="min-h-11 min-w-11 px-2 text-xs"
-        onClick={() => startReset(u)}
-        title={t("admin.resetPassword")}
-        aria-label={t("admin.resetPassword")}
-      >
-        <KeyRound className="h-3 w-3" aria-hidden="true" />
-      </Button>
-      <Button
-        variant="ghost"
-        size="sm"
-        className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground min-h-11 min-w-11 px-2 text-xs"
-        onClick={() => setLogoutTarget(u)}
-        disabled={u.id === currentUserId}
-        title={
-          u.id === currentUserId
-            ? t("admin.section.users.cannotLogoutSelf")
-            : t("admin.section.users.forceLogout")
-        }
-        aria-label={
-          u.id === currentUserId
-            ? t("admin.section.users.cannotLogoutSelf")
-            : t("admin.section.users.forceLogout")
-        }
-      >
-        <LogOut className="h-3 w-3" aria-hidden="true" />
-      </Button>
+      {/* The three icon tools travel as one group: on a phone the row wraps
+          between the labelled toggles and the tools, never leaving the
+          sign-out icon alone on a line. */}
+      <span className="ml-auto flex items-center gap-1">
+        <Button
+          variant="ghost"
+          size="sm"
+          className="min-h-11 min-w-11 px-2 text-xs"
+          onClick={() => startEdit(u)}
+          title={t("admin.editUser")}
+          aria-label={t("admin.editUser")}
+        >
+          <Pencil className="h-3 w-3" aria-hidden="true" />
+        </Button>
+        <Button
+          variant="ghost"
+          size="sm"
+          className="min-h-11 min-w-11 px-2 text-xs"
+          onClick={() => startReset(u)}
+          title={t("admin.resetPassword")}
+          aria-label={t("admin.resetPassword")}
+        >
+          <KeyRound className="h-3 w-3" aria-hidden="true" />
+        </Button>
+        <Button
+          variant="ghost"
+          size="sm"
+          className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground min-h-11 min-w-11 px-2 text-xs"
+          onClick={() => setLogoutTarget(u)}
+          disabled={u.id === currentUserId}
+          title={
+            u.id === currentUserId
+              ? t("admin.section.users.cannotLogoutSelf")
+              : t("admin.section.users.forceLogout")
+          }
+          aria-label={
+            u.id === currentUserId
+              ? t("admin.section.users.cannotLogoutSelf")
+              : t("admin.section.users.forceLogout")
+          }
+        >
+          <LogOut className="h-3 w-3" aria-hidden="true" />
+        </Button>
+      </span>
     </>
   );
 
@@ -306,7 +311,9 @@ export function UserManagementSection() {
         {(["all", "admin", "user"] as const).map((value) => (
           <Button
             key={value}
-            variant={filter === value ? "default" : "outline"}
+            // Neutral pills: the selected filter is a state, not a call to
+            // action, so it never takes the primary fill.
+            variant={filter === value ? "secondary" : "outline"}
             size="sm"
             className="min-h-11 min-w-11 px-3 text-xs sm:min-h-9"
             onClick={() => setFilter(value)}