diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/EmbedPlayer.module.css b/frontend/src/pages/EmbedPlayer.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7988f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/EmbedPlayer.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/* ── Embed Player (iframe) ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+.page {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  width: 100vw;
+  height: 100vh;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  background: #000;
+  color: var(--color-text-primary, #e2e8f0);
+}
+
+.playerArea {
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  min-height: 0;
+  position: relative;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
+/* Stretch video/audio to fill available space */
+.playerArea video,
+.playerArea canvas {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  object-fit: contain;
+}
+
+.controls {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+}
+
+.branding {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
+  text-align: center;
+  font-size: 0.625rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #64748b);
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
+}
+
+.branding a {
+  color: var(--color-accent, #00ffd1);
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.branding a:hover {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
+/* ── Loading / Error ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+.loadingState,
+.errorState {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 100vw;
+  height: 100vh;
+  background: #000;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #64748b);
+  font-size: 0.875rem;
+}
+
+.errorState {
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.errorMessage {
+  color: var(--color-error, #ef4444);
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/EmbedPlayer.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/EmbedPlayer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7541bfc
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+++ b/frontend/src/pages/EmbedPlayer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useParams, useSearchParams } from "react-router-dom";
+import { useMediaSync } from "../hooks/useMediaSync";
+import { fetchVideo } from "../api/videos";
+import { BASE, ApiError } from "../api/client";
+import type { VideoDetail } from "../api/videos";
+import VideoPlayer from "../components/VideoPlayer";
+import AudioWaveform from "../components/AudioWaveform";
+import PlayerControls from "../components/PlayerControls";
+import styles from "./EmbedPlayer.module.css";
+
+/**
+ * Minimal embed page for iframe use — renders the player
+ * without app chrome (no header, nav, or footer).
+ * Route: /embed/:videoId
+ */
+export default function EmbedPlayer() {
+  const { videoId } = useParams<{ videoId: string }>();
+  const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
+
+  // Parse ?t= start time
+  const rawT = parseFloat(searchParams.get("t") ?? "");
+  const startTime = Number.isFinite(rawT) && rawT > 0 ? rawT : 0;
+
+  const [video, setVideo] = useState<VideoDetail | null>(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const mediaSync = useMediaSync();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!videoId) {
+      setError("No video ID provided");
+      setLoading(false);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let cancelled = false;
+    setLoading(true);
+    setError(null);
+
+    fetchVideo(videoId)
+      .then((v) => {
+        if (!cancelled) setVideo(v);
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          if (err instanceof ApiError && err.status === 404) {
+            setError("Video not found");
+          } else {
+            setError("Failed to load video");
+          }
+        }
+      })
+      .finally(() => {
+        if (!cancelled) setLoading(false);
+      });
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, [videoId]);
+
+  if (loading) {
+    return <div className={styles.loadingState}>Loading…</div>;
+  }
+
+  if (error || !video) {
+    return (
+      <div className={styles.errorState}>
+        <p className={styles.errorMessage}>{error ?? "Video not found"}</p>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const streamUrl = `${BASE}/videos/${videoId}/stream`;
+
+  return (
+    <div className={styles.page}>
+      <div className={styles.playerArea}>
+        {video.video_url ? (
+          <VideoPlayer
+            src={video.video_url}
+            startTime={startTime}
+            mediaSync={mediaSync}
+          />
+        ) : (
+          <AudioWaveform src={streamUrl} mediaSync={mediaSync} />
+        )}
+      </div>
+
+      <div className={styles.controls}>
+        <PlayerControls mediaSync={mediaSync} />
+      </div>
+
+      <div className={styles.branding}>
+        Powered by{" "}
+        <a href={window.location.origin} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
+          Chrysopedia
+        </a>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/ShortPlayer.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/ShortPlayer.tsx
index a769bcb..b2bd205 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/ShortPlayer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/ShortPlayer.tsx
@@ -1,33 +1,9 @@
 import { useEffect, useState, useCallback } from "react";
 import { useParams } from "react-router-dom";
 import { fetchPublicShort, type PublicShortResponse } from "../api/shorts";
+import { copyToClipboard } from "../utils/clipboard";
 import styles from "./ShortPlayer.module.css";
 
-/**
- * Copy text to clipboard with execCommand fallback for older browsers.
- * Returns true on success.
- */
-async function copyToClipboard(text: string): Promise<boolean> {
-  if (navigator.clipboard) {
-    try {
-      await navigator.clipboard.writeText(text);
-      return true;
-    } catch {
-      // Clipboard API failed — fall through to fallback
-    }
-  }
-  // Fallback: hidden textarea + execCommand
-  const ta = document.createElement("textarea");
-  ta.value = text;
-  ta.style.position = "fixed";
-  ta.style.left = "-9999px";
-  document.body.appendChild(ta);
-  ta.select();
-  const ok = document.execCommand("copy");
-  document.body.removeChild(ta);
-  return ok;
-}
-
 function buildEmbedSnippet(
   token: string,
   width: number,
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/clipboard.ts b/frontend/src/utils/clipboard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abbd8d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/clipboard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/**
+ * Copy text to clipboard with execCommand fallback for older browsers.
+ * Returns true on success.
+ */
+export async function copyToClipboard(text: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (navigator.clipboard) {
+    try {
+      await navigator.clipboard.writeText(text);
+      return true;
+    } catch {
+      // Clipboard API failed — fall through to fallback
+    }
+  }
+  // Fallback: hidden textarea + execCommand
+  const ta = document.createElement("textarea");
+  ta.value = text;
+  ta.style.position = "fixed";
+  ta.style.left = "-9999px";
+  document.body.appendChild(ta);
+  ta.select();
+  const ok = document.execCommand("copy");
+  document.body.removeChild(ta);
+  return ok;
+}