diff --git a/admin/src/definitions/DefinitionsTab.css b/admin/src/definitions/DefinitionsTab.css
index 39a275a..121b384 100644
--- a/admin/src/definitions/DefinitionsTab.css
+++ b/admin/src/definitions/DefinitionsTab.css
@@ -642,4 +642,6 @@
 
 .defs-show-more {
   align-self: flex-start;
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 8px;
 }
diff --git a/admin/src/definitions/DefinitionsTab.test.tsx b/admin/src/definitions/DefinitionsTab.test.tsx
index 5cc6f30..aede057 100644
--- a/admin/src/definitions/DefinitionsTab.test.tsx
+++ b/admin/src/definitions/DefinitionsTab.test.tsx
@@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@ describe("DefinitionsTab Font Awesome search", () => {
     expect(within(s).queryByRole("radiogroup", { name: "Font Awesome search results" })).toBeNull();
   });
 
-  it("a query swaps the quick picks for bounded, labelled results with Show more", async () => {
+  it("a query swaps the quick picks for one bounded, labelled page of results", async () => {
     await renderReady();
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "New" }));
     const s = sheet();
@@ -1619,10 +1619,17 @@ describe("DefinitionsTab Font Awesome search", () => {
     expect(within(s).queryByRole("radiogroup", { name: "Font Awesome" })).toBeNull();
     expect(resultKeys(s)).toHaveLength(40);
     expect(within(results(s)).getAllByRole("radio")[0].textContent).toBe(searchFaIcons("a")[0].label);
-    expect(within(s).getByText(`Showing 40 of ${total}`)).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(within(s).getByText(`Showing 1–40 of ${total}`)).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(within(s).queryByRole("button", { name: "Previous" })).toBeNull();
 
+    // "Show more" replaces the page rather than appending to it.
+    const firstPage = resultKeys(s);
     fireEvent.click(within(s).getByRole("button", { name: "Show more" }));
-    expect(resultKeys(s)).toHaveLength(80);
+    expect(resultKeys(s)).toEqual(searchFaIcons("a").slice(40, 80).map((icon) => `fa:${icon.name}`));
+    expect(resultKeys(s).some((key) => firstPage.includes(key))).toBe(false);
+    expect(within(s).getByText(`Showing 41–80 of ${total}`)).toBeTruthy();
+    fireEvent.click(within(s).getByRole("button", { name: "Previous" }));
+    expect(resultKeys(s)).toEqual(firstPage);
 
     // A new query starts again from the first page.
     fireEvent.change(searchInput(s), { target: { value: "dog" } });
@@ -1634,6 +1641,29 @@ describe("DefinitionsTab Font Awesome search", () => {
     expect(within(s).getByRole("radiogroup", { name: "Font Awesome" })).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
+  it("paging through every match never mounts more than one page", async () => {
+    await renderReady();
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "New" }));
+    const s = sheet();
+    fireEvent.change(searchInput(s), { target: { value: "-" } });
+    const all = searchFaIcons("-").map((icon) => `fa:${icon.name}`);
+    expect(all.length).toBeGreaterThan(900);
+
+    const seen: string[] = [];
+    for (;;) {
+      expect(results(s).children.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      expect(results(s).children.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(40);
+      seen.push(...resultKeys(s));
+      const more = within(s).queryByRole("button", { name: "Show more" });
+      if (!more) break;
+      fireEvent.click(more);
+    }
+    // Every match stays reachable, one page at a time, in order.
+    expect(seen).toEqual(all);
+    const lastStart = Math.floor((all.length - 1) / 40) * 40 + 1;
+    expect(within(s).getByText(`Showing ${lastStart}–${all.length} of ${all.length}`)).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
   it("selecting a search result POSTs fa:<name> and renders on its row", async () => {
     await renderReady();
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "New" }));
diff --git a/admin/src/definitions/DefinitionsTab.tsx b/admin/src/definitions/DefinitionsTab.tsx
index 8a00871..81282e6 100644
--- a/admin/src/definitions/DefinitionsTab.tsx
+++ b/admin/src/definitions/DefinitionsTab.tsx
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ const REPEATS_BY_RULE: Record<DefinitionRule["rule_type"], Repeats> = {
 /** How many upcoming dates the edit sheet previews. */
 const PREVIEW_COUNT = 5;
 
-/** Font Awesome search results shown at once, and added per "Show more". */
+/** Font Awesome search results per page; only one page is ever mounted. */
 const FA_RESULTS_PAGE = 40;
 
 /** Quiet period after the last rule edit before the preview is requested. */
@@ -498,7 +498,9 @@ function EditSheet({
       : target.assignees.filter((a) => !activeChildren.some((child) => child.id === a.id));
   const [pickerOpen, setPickerOpen] = useState(false);
   const faResults = useMemo(() => searchFaIcons(draft.faText), [draft.faText]);
-  const [faShown, setFaShown] = useState(FA_RESULTS_PAGE);
+  const [faPage, setFaPage] = useState(0);
+  const faStart = faPage * FA_RESULTS_PAGE;
+  const faEnd = Math.min(faStart + FA_RESULTS_PAGE, faResults.length);
   const noIcon = draft.icon === null && !draft.emoji && !draft.faText.trim();
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
   const [confirming, setConfirming] = useState(false);
@@ -676,7 +678,7 @@ function EditSheet({
               placeholder="Search or type an icon name, e.g. dog"
               value={draft.faText}
               onChange={(e) => {
-                setFaShown(FA_RESULTS_PAGE);
+                setFaPage(0);
                 update({ faText: e.target.value, icon: faTypedIconKey(e.target.value), emoji: "" });
               }}
             />
@@ -693,7 +695,7 @@ function EditSheet({
                     role="radiogroup"
                     aria-label="Font Awesome search results"
                   >
-                    {faResults.slice(0, faShown).map((icon) => {
+                    {faResults.slice(faStart, faEnd).map((icon) => {
                       const { name, label } = icon;
                       const on = faIconName(draft.icon) === name;
                       return (
@@ -716,16 +718,21 @@ function EditSheet({
                     })}
                   </div>
                   <p className="defs-hint">
-                    Showing {Math.min(faShown, faResults.length)} of {faResults.length}
+                    Showing {faStart + 1}–{faEnd} of {faResults.length}
                   </p>
-                  {faResults.length > faShown ? (
-                    <button
-                      type="button"
-                      className="defs-retry defs-show-more"
-                      onClick={() => setFaShown((shown) => shown + FA_RESULTS_PAGE)}
-                    >
-                      Show more
-                    </button>
+                  {faResults.length > FA_RESULTS_PAGE ? (
+                    <div className="defs-show-more">
+                      {faPage > 0 ? (
+                        <button type="button" className="defs-retry" onClick={() => setFaPage((page) => page - 1)}>
+                          Previous
+                        </button>
+                      ) : null}
+                      {faEnd < faResults.length ? (
+                        <button type="button" className="defs-retry" onClick={() => setFaPage((page) => page + 1)}>
+                          Show more
+                        </button>
+                      ) : null}
+                    </div>
                   ) : null}
                 </>
               ) : null