diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b5e7546..ac975d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 
-- Pinned and read look the same wherever they are shown, in every theme: the button lights up
-  in the theme's accent colour when it is on. The read button used to show an envelope on a
-  read item, the opposite of how the pin beside it worked.
+- The read button shows whether an item is read, as the pin beside it shows whether it is
+  pinned: a tick when read, an envelope when not. It used to show the opposite.
 - In Directory and Popular, Subscribe is a plus again, not the tick that marks a feed you have.
 - A web page with some non-ASCII characters no longer hides the feed it links, or crashes looking for it.
 - Pulling the item list down to check for new items shows a spinner for a couple of seconds, and
diff --git a/tests/contrast.js b/tests/contrast.js
index df56e58..72245e5 100644
--- a/tests/contrast.js
+++ b/tests/contrast.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ const RULES = [
   ['dim', ['bg', 'panel', 'panel2'], 4.5],       // metadata, labels
   ['faint', ['bg', 'panel', 'panel2'], 4.5],     // hints, column headings, the status bar
   ['accent', ['bg', 'panel'], 4.5],              // links, in the list and the reader
-  ['accent', ['panel2', 'raise'], 3],            // a toggle that is on: pinned, read
   ['ink', ['accent'], 4.5],                      // a primary button's label
   ['ink', ['accent2'], 4.5],                     // the unread count on its badge
   ['accent2', ['bg', 'panel', 'raise'], 3],      // the unread dot, the EQ bars, download bars
diff --git a/web/app.css b/web/app.css
index 6548aac..2284605 100644
--- a/web/app.css
+++ b/web/app.css
@@ -817,10 +817,7 @@ body.adminpage #log{max-width:none}
    icon, so it spilled 3px right of centre and off line with its heading. */
 .ep .st,.ep .fl{width:22px;height:22px;padding:0;border-radius:5px;display:grid;place-items:center;font-size:11px;color:var(--accent2)}
 .ep .fl{color:var(--faint);font-size:13px}
-.ep .fl.on{color:var(--accent)}
-/* A toggle that is on, the same everywhere: pinned or read, in the toolbar, beside an item's
-   title and on a feed's page, as the feed list's pin mark already was (#74). */
-.btn.ico[aria-pressed="true"],.tgroup button[aria-pressed="true"]:not(:disabled){color:var(--accent)}
+.ep .fl.on{color:var(--fg)}
 /* The icon's EQ bars mark what is playing: standing still, and moving only while it plays. A
    paused animation was tried first; the frames it held were a pixel apart and read as dots. */
 .eq{display:inline-flex;align-items:flex-end;gap:2px;width:13px;height:12px;flex:none}
@@ -1153,8 +1150,6 @@ body:has(#player.on) #status{padding-bottom:3px}
 :root[data-theme="classic"] .tgroup a,
 :root[data-theme="classic"] .btn,
 :root[data-theme="classic"] .tabs{background:linear-gradient(#ffffff,#d9d9d9);border-color:#8e8e8e;color:#1a1a1a}
-:root[data-theme="classic"] .btn.ico[aria-pressed="true"],
-:root[data-theme="classic"] .tgroup button[aria-pressed="true"]:not(:disabled){color:var(--accent)}
 :root[data-theme="classic"] .tabs{border:1px solid #8e8e8e;border-radius:6px}
 :root[data-theme="classic"] .tgroup button:hover:not(:disabled),
 :root[data-theme="classic"] .tgroup a:hover,
diff --git a/web/src/items.ts b/web/src/items.ts
index d08589d..9dc1889 100644
--- a/web/src/items.ts
+++ b/web/src/items.ts
@@ -221,8 +221,9 @@ function syncTools(e){
   $('#tbPlay').disabled=!(e&&e.enclosures.some(isPlayable));
   $('#tbRead').disabled=$('#tbFlag').disabled=!e;
   // The same icons as the item's own buttons beside its title, so the two never disagree. Each
-  // shows what is, pressed when on, as the pin always did; read showed what a click would do,
-  // so the two side by side said opposite things (#74).
+  // shows what is, as the pin always did: read showed what a click would do, so the two side by
+  // side said opposite things (#74). The shape carries it, not the colour.
+  $('#tbRead').innerHTML=e&&!e.read?ICON.unread:ICON.check;
   $('#tbRead').setAttribute('aria-pressed',String(!!(e&&e.read)));
   $('#tbFlag').setAttribute('aria-pressed',String(!!(e&&e.flagged)));
   $('#tbFlag').innerHTML=e&&e.flagged?ICON.pinOn:ICON.pin;
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ function detailHtml(e){
         [f&&esc(f.title||f.id), num, dateOf(e.published), e.duration&&clock(e.duration)]
         .filter(Boolean).map(s=>`<span>${s}</span>`).join('<span class="dot"></span>')}
       <button class="btn ico" data-a="read" title="Mark ${e.read?'unread':'read'}"
-        aria-label="Mark ${e.read?'unread':'read'}" aria-pressed="${!!e.read}">${ICON.check}</button>
+        aria-label="Mark ${e.read?'unread':'read'}" aria-pressed="${!!e.read}">${e.read?ICON.check:ICON.unread}</button>
       <button class="btn ico" data-a="flag" title="${e.flagged?'Pinned: never deleted. Unpin':'Pin, so it is never deleted'}"
         aria-label="${e.flagged?'Unpin':'Pin'}" aria-pressed="${!!e.flagged}">${e.flagged?ICON.pinOn:ICON.pin}</button>
       ${e.link?`<a class="btn ico" href="${esc(e.link)}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
diff --git a/web/src/util.ts b/web/src/util.ts
index b7d334c..2339449 100644
--- a/web/src/util.ts
+++ b/web/src/util.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const ICON={
   directory:fa('0 0 448 512','<path fill="currentColor" d="M0 96C0 60.7 28.7 32 64 32l320 0c35.3 0 64 28.7 64 64l0 320c0 35.3-28.7 64-64 64L64 480c-35.3 0-64-28.7-64-64L0 96zm64 0l0 64 64 0 0-64-64 0zm320 0l-192 0 0 64 192 0 0-64zM64 224l0 64 64 0 0-64-64 0zm320 0l-192 0 0 64 192 0 0-64zM64 352l0 64 64 0 0-64-64 0zm320 0l-192 0 0 64 192 0 0-64z"/>'), // solid/table-list
   popular:fa('0 0 576 512','<path fill="currentColor" d="M309.5-18.9c-4.1-8-12.4-13.1-21.4-13.1s-17.3 5.1-21.4 13.1L193.1 125.3 33.2 150.7c-8.9 1.4-16.3 7.7-19.1 16.3s-.5 18 5.8 24.4l114.4 114.5-25.2 159.9c-1.4 8.9 2.3 17.9 9.6 23.2s16.9 6.1 25 2L288.1 417.6 432.4 491c8 4.1 17.7 3.3 25-2s11-14.2 9.6-23.2L441.7 305.9 556.1 191.4c6.4-6.4 8.6-15.8 5.8-24.4s-10.1-14.9-19.1-16.3L383 125.3 309.5-18.9z"/>'), // solid/star
   all:fa('0 0 512 512','<path fill="currentColor" d="M232.5 5.2c14.9-6.9 32.1-6.9 47 0l218.6 101c8.5 3.9 13.9 12.4 13.9 21.8s-5.4 17.9-13.9 21.8l-218.6 101c-14.9 6.9-32.1 6.9-47 0L13.9 149.8C5.4 145.8 0 137.3 0 128s5.4-17.9 13.9-21.8L232.5 5.2zM48.1 218.4l164.3 75.9c27.7 12.8 59.6 12.8 87.3 0l164.3-75.9 34.1 15.8c8.5 3.9 13.9 12.4 13.9 21.8s-5.4 17.9-13.9 21.8l-218.6 101c-14.9 6.9-32.1 6.9-47 0L13.9 277.8C5.4 273.8 0 265.3 0 256s5.4-17.9 13.9-21.8l34.1-15.8zM13.9 362.2l34.1-15.8 164.3 75.9c27.7 12.8 59.6 12.8 87.3 0l164.3-75.9 34.1 15.8c8.5 3.9 13.9 12.4 13.9 21.8s-5.4 17.9-13.9 21.8l-218.6 101c-14.9 6.9-32.1 6.9-47 0L13.9 405.8C5.4 401.8 0 393.3 0 384s5.4-17.9 13.9-21.8z"/>'), // solid/layer-group
+  unread:fa('0 0 512 512','<path fill="currentColor" d="M48 64c-26.5 0-48 21.5-48 48 0 15.1 7.1 29.3 19.2 38.4l208 156c17.1 12.8 40.5 12.8 57.6 0l208-156c12.1-9.1 19.2-23.3 19.2-38.4 0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48L48 64zM0 196L0 384c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-188-198.4 148.8c-34.1 25.6-81.1 25.6-115.2 0L0 196z"/>'), // solid/envelope: a closed letter, not a record button
   audio:fa('0 0 448 512','<path fill="currentColor" d="M64 224c0-88.4 71.6-160 160-160s160 71.6 160 160l0 37.5c-10-3.5-20.8-5.5-32-5.5l-16 0c-26.5 0-48 21.5-48 48l0 128c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48l16 0c53 0 96-43 96-96l0-160C448 100.3 347.7 0 224 0S0 100.3 0 224L0 384c0 53 43 96 96 96l16 0c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48l0-128c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48l-16 0c-11.2 0-22 1.9-32 5.5L64 224z"/>'), // solid/headphones
   video:fa('0 0 576 512','<path fill="currentColor" d="M96 64c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 256c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l256 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-256c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64L96 64zM464 336l73.5 58.8c4.2 3.4 9.4 5.2 14.8 5.2 13.1 0 23.7-10.6 23.7-23.7l0-240.6c0-13.1-10.6-23.7-23.7-23.7-5.4 0-10.6 1.8-14.8 5.2L464 176 464 336z"/>'), // solid/video
   image:fa('0 0 448 512','<path fill="currentColor" d="M64 32C28.7 32 0 60.7 0 96L0 416c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l320 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-320c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64L64 32zm64 80a48 48 0 1 1 0 96 48 48 0 1 1 0-96zM272 224c8.4 0 16.1 4.4 20.5 11.5l88 144c4.5 7.4 4.7 16.7 .5 24.3S368.7 416 360 416L88 416c-8.9 0-17.2-5-21.3-12.9s-3.5-17.5 1.6-24.8l56-80c4.5-6.4 11.8-10.2 19.7-10.2s15.2 3.8 19.7 10.2l26.4 37.8 61.4-100.5c4.4-7.1 12.1-11.5 20.5-11.5z"/>'), // solid/image