diff --git a/assets/css/frontend/pages/submit.css b/assets/css/frontend/pages/submit.css
index 48b3e007..8cb301e4 100644
--- a/assets/css/frontend/pages/submit.css
+++ b/assets/css/frontend/pages/submit.css
@@ -504,16 +504,6 @@ body.aksrt-editor-media-open {
   object-fit: cover;
 }
 
-.featured-edit .featured-type-badge {
-  position: absolute;
-  right: 12px;
-  bottom: 12px;
-  padding: 4px 8px;
-  border-radius: 30px;
-  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
-  color: #fff;
-}
-
 .featured-edit .btns-full {
   height: 150px;
   border: 2px dashed var(--main-border-color, rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.08));
diff --git a/assets/js/front-submit.js b/assets/js/front-submit.js
index 0cb34d25..5ac808d2 100644
--- a/assets/js/front-submit.js
+++ b/assets/js/front-submit.js
@@ -449,8 +449,7 @@
           '<div class="swiper-button-prev"></div>' +
           '<div class="swiper-button-next"></div>' +
           '<div class="swiper-pagination"></div>' +
-          '</div>' +
-          '<span class="featured-type-badge"><i class="fa fas fa-image"></i></span>';
+          '</div>';
       } else if (t === 'video') {
         html =
           '<div class="new-dplayer dplayer-scale-height" style="--scale-height:50%;" video-url="' +
@@ -459,8 +458,7 @@
           escapeHtml(d.pic || '') +
           '"><div class="graphic" style="padding-bottom:50%;">' +
           '<div class="abs-center text-center"><i class="fa fas fa-play-circle fa-4x muted-3-color opacity5" aria-hidden="true"></i></div>' +
-          '</div></div>' +
-          '<span class="featured-type-badge"><i class="fa fas fa-video"></i></span>';
+          '</div></div>';
       }
       this.destroyFeaturedPlayer(preview);
       preview.innerHTML = html;
diff --git a/templates/parts/submit/featured.php b/templates/parts/submit/featured.php
index 2d8ca4d3..a05b1342 100644
--- a/templates/parts/submit/featured.php
+++ b/templates/parts/submit/featured.php
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ $can_video = !empty($ctx['can_cover_video']);
 				<div class="swiper-button-next"></div>
 				<div class="swiper-pagination"></div>
 			</div>
-			<span class="featured-type-badge"><i class="fa fas fa-image"></i></span>
 		<?php elseif ($type === 'video') : ?>
 			<div class="new-dplayer dplayer-scale-height" style="--scale-height:50%;"
 				video-url="<?php echo esc_url((string) ($data['url'] ?? '')); ?>"
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ $can_video = !empty($ctx['can_cover_video']);
 					<div class="abs-center text-center"><i class="fa fas fa-play-circle fa-4x muted-3-color opacity5" aria-hidden="true"></i></div>
 				</div>
 			</div>
-			<span class="featured-type-badge"><i class="fa fas fa-video"></i></span>
 		<?php endif; ?>
 	</div>
 	<div class="btns-full flex ac jc">
diff --git a/tests/front-submit/featured-buttons-contract.test.cjs b/tests/front-submit/featured-buttons-contract.test.cjs
index 45f136ce..580e1fdc 100644
--- a/tests/front-submit/featured-buttons-contract.test.cjs
+++ b/tests/front-submit/featured-buttons-contract.test.cjs
@@ -65,6 +65,16 @@ test('slide cover preview renders a real swiper like the reference theme', () =>
   assert.doesNotMatch(js, /escapeHtml\(d\[0\]\.url\)/);
 });
 
+test('featured previews carry no type badge like the reference theme', () => {
+  const featured = read('templates/parts/submit/featured.php');
+  const js = read('assets/js/front-submit.js');
+  const css = read('assets/css/frontend/pages/submit.css');
+
+  assert.doesNotMatch(featured, /featured-type-badge/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(js, /featured-type-badge/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(css, /featured-type-badge/);
+});
+
 test('submit.css mirrors the reference visibility matrix for the buttons row', () => {
   const css = read('assets/css/frontend/pages/submit.css');