diff --git a/src/components/NoteCard.tsx b/src/components/NoteCard.tsx
index cba4888e..9a2eb81f 100644
--- a/src/components/NoteCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NoteCard.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import { ReplyComposeModal } from "@/components/ReplyComposeModal";
 import { ReplyContext } from "@/components/ReplyContext";
 import { RepostMenu } from "@/components/RepostMenu";
 import { ThemeContent } from "@/components/ThemeContent";
+import { VanishEventContent } from "@/components/VanishEventContent";
 import { ZapstoreAppContent } from "@/components/ZapstoreAppContent";
 import { Avatar, AvatarFallback, AvatarImage } from "@/components/ui/avatar";
 import { getAvatarShape } from "@/lib/avatarShape";
@@ -257,6 +258,7 @@ export function NoteCard({
   const isPullRequest = event.kind === 1618;
   const isCustomNip = event.kind === 30817;
   const isZapstoreApp = event.kind === 32267;
+  const isVanish = event.kind === 62;
   const isDevKind = isGitRepo || isPatch || isPullRequest || isCustomNip;
   const isTextNote =
     !isVine &&
@@ -279,7 +281,8 @@ export function NoteCard({
     !isVideo &&
     !isAudioKind &&
     !isDevKind &&
-    !isZapstoreApp;
+    !isZapstoreApp &&
+    !isVanish;
 
   // Kind 1 specific — images now render inline in NoteContent, only videos go to NoteMedia
   const videos = useMemo(
@@ -627,6 +630,37 @@ export function NoteCard({
     </div>
   );
 
+  // ── Vanish layout (kind 62) — dramatic card, no author row ──
+  if (isVanish) {
+    return (
+      <article
+        className={cn(
+          "px-4 py-3 border-b border-border hover:bg-secondary/30 transition-colors cursor-pointer overflow-hidden",
+          className,
+        )}
+        onClick={handleCardClick}
+        onAuxClick={handleAuxClick}
+      >
+        <VanishEventContent event={event} compact />
+        {!compact && (
+          <>
+            {actionButtons}
+            <NoteMoreMenu
+              event={event}
+              open={moreMenuOpen}
+              onOpenChange={setMoreMenuOpen}
+            />
+            <ReplyComposeModal
+              event={event}
+              open={replyOpen}
+              onOpenChange={setReplyOpen}
+            />
+          </>
+        )}
+      </article>
+    );
+  }
+
   // ── Reaction layout (kind 7) — compact activity-style card ──
   if (isReaction) {
     // Threaded reaction (used in AncestorThread with connector line)
diff --git a/src/components/VanishEventContent.tsx b/src/components/VanishEventContent.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46b49d9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/VanishEventContent.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+import type { NostrEvent } from '@nostrify/nostrify';
+import { nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
+
+interface VanishEventContentProps {
+  event: NostrEvent;
+  /** Compact mode for feed cards — shorter layout */
+  compact?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Dramatic display for NIP-62 Request to Vanish (kind 62) events.
+ *
+ * These events represent a user permanently erasing their entire identity
+ * from the Nostr network. The display is intentionally theatrical — red
+ * caution stripes, glitch effects, and a "grand exit" aesthetic.
+ */
+export function VanishEventContent({ event, compact }: VanishEventContentProps) {
+  const npub = useMemo(() => nip19.npubEncode(event.pubkey), [event.pubkey]);
+  const relayTags = event.tags.filter(([n]) => n === 'relay');
+  const isGlobal = relayTags.some(([, v]) => v === 'ALL_RELAYS');
+  const relayList = relayTags.map(([, v]) => v).filter((v) => v !== 'ALL_RELAYS');
+  const reason = event.content || undefined;
+
+  const formattedDate = new Date(event.created_at * 1000).toLocaleDateString('en-US', {
+    month: 'short',
+    day: 'numeric',
+    year: 'numeric',
+    hour: 'numeric',
+    minute: '2-digit',
+    hour12: true,
+  });
+
+  if (compact) {
+    return (
+      <div className="mt-2 space-y-2">
+        {/* Caution stripe header */}
+        <div className="vanish-stripes h-2 rounded-full" />
+
+        <div className="flex items-start gap-3 rounded-xl border-2 border-red-500/30 bg-red-500/5 p-3">
+          {/* Glitch icon */}
+          <div className="relative shrink-0 mt-0.5">
+            <div className="size-10 rounded-full bg-red-500/10 border-2 border-red-500/30 flex items-center justify-center">
+              <span className="text-lg vanish-glitch-text" data-text="///">///</span>
+            </div>
+            <div className="absolute -bottom-0.5 -right-0.5 size-4 rounded-full bg-red-600 flex items-center justify-center">
+              <span className="text-[8px] font-black text-white leading-none">!</span>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+            <p className="text-sm font-bold text-red-500 dark:text-red-400">
+              {isGlobal ? 'Global Request to Vanish' : 'Request to Vanish'}
+            </p>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-0.5 font-mono truncate">
+              {npub}
+            </p>
+            {reason && (
+              <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-1 line-clamp-2 italic">
+                &ldquo;{reason}&rdquo;
+              </p>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="vanish-stripes h-2 rounded-full" />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mt-4 space-y-0">
+      {/* Top caution stripe band */}
+      <div className="vanish-stripes h-3 rounded-t-xl" />
+
+      {/* Main card body */}
+      <div className="relative border-x-2 border-red-500/30 bg-gradient-to-b from-red-500/[0.06] to-red-500/[0.02] dark:from-red-500/[0.08] dark:to-red-500/[0.03] px-5 py-6 overflow-hidden isolate">
+        {/* Subtle diagonal line pattern in background */}
+        <div
+          className="absolute inset-0 opacity-[0.03] dark:opacity-[0.05] -z-10 pointer-events-none"
+          style={{
+            backgroundImage: 'repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, currentColor 0, currentColor 1px, transparent 0, transparent 50%)',
+            backgroundSize: '12px 12px',
+          }}
+        />
+
+        {/* Glitch icon cluster */}
+        <div className="flex justify-center mb-5">
+          <div className="relative">
+            {/* Outer ring pulse */}
+            <div className="absolute inset-0 rounded-full border-2 border-red-500/20 vanish-ring-pulse" />
+            <div className="absolute -inset-2 rounded-full border border-red-500/10 vanish-ring-pulse-delayed" />
+
+            {/* Main icon */}
+            <div className="relative size-16 rounded-full bg-red-500/10 border-2 border-red-500/40 flex items-center justify-center shadow-lg shadow-red-500/10">
+              <span className="text-2xl font-black vanish-glitch-text text-red-500 dark:text-red-400" data-text="///">///</span>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Alert badge */}
+            <div className="absolute -bottom-1 -right-1 size-6 rounded-full bg-red-600 border-2 border-background flex items-center justify-center shadow-md">
+              <span className="text-xs font-black text-white leading-none">!</span>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Title */}
+        <div className="text-center space-y-2">
+          <h3 className="text-lg font-black tracking-tight text-red-500 dark:text-red-400 uppercase">
+            {isGlobal ? 'Global Request to Vanish' : 'Request to Vanish'}
+          </h3>
+          <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed max-w-sm mx-auto">
+            {isGlobal
+              ? 'This identity has requested permanent erasure from all Nostr relays.'
+              : `This identity has requested permanent erasure from ${relayList.length} relay${relayList.length !== 1 ? 's' : ''}.`}
+          </p>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Identity card */}
+        <div className="mt-5 rounded-lg border border-red-500/20 bg-red-500/[0.04] dark:bg-red-500/[0.06] p-4 space-y-3">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground uppercase tracking-wider font-bold">
+            <div className="size-2 rounded-full bg-red-500 vanish-blink" />
+            <span>Identity</span>
+          </div>
+          <p className="font-mono text-xs text-foreground/80 break-all leading-relaxed select-all">
+            {npub}
+          </p>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Reason quote (if provided) */}
+        {reason && (
+          <div className="mt-4 rounded-lg border border-border/50 bg-background/50 p-4">
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground uppercase tracking-wider font-bold mb-2">
+              Final words
+            </p>
+            <blockquote className="text-sm text-foreground/80 italic leading-relaxed pl-3 border-l-2 border-red-500/40">
+              &ldquo;{reason}&rdquo;
+            </blockquote>
+          </div>
+        )}
+
+        {/* Relay targets (if specific relays listed) */}
+        {!isGlobal && relayList.length > 0 && (
+          <div className="mt-4 rounded-lg border border-border/50 bg-background/50 p-4">
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground uppercase tracking-wider font-bold mb-2">
+              Target relays
+            </p>
+            <div className="space-y-1">
+              {relayList.map((relay) => (
+                <p key={relay} className="font-mono text-xs text-foreground/70">
+                  {relay}
+                </p>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        )}
+
+        {/* Timestamp */}
+        <p className="text-center text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-5">
+          {formattedDate}
+        </p>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Bottom caution stripe band */}
+      <div className="vanish-stripes h-3 rounded-b-xl" />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index 51466472..595714e1 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -164,4 +164,93 @@
   animation: landing-hero-fade-in 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) forwards;
 }
 
+/* ── NIP-62 Request to Vanish ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+/* Animated caution stripes — red/dark diagonal bands that scroll */
+.vanish-stripes {
+  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
+    -45deg,
+    hsl(0 72% 51% / 0.7),
+    hsl(0 72% 51% / 0.7) 10px,
+    hsl(0 72% 51% / 0.25) 10px,
+    hsl(0 72% 51% / 0.25) 20px
+  );
+  background-size: 28.28px 28.28px;
+  animation: vanish-stripe-scroll 1.5s linear infinite;
+}
+
+:is(.dark) .vanish-stripes {
+  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
+    -45deg,
+    hsl(0 72% 51% / 0.6),
+    hsl(0 72% 51% / 0.6) 10px,
+    hsl(0 72% 51% / 0.15) 10px,
+    hsl(0 72% 51% / 0.15) 20px
+  );
+  background-size: 28.28px 28.28px;
+  animation: vanish-stripe-scroll 1.5s linear infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes vanish-stripe-scroll {
+  from { background-position: 0 0; }
+  to { background-position: 28.28px 0; }
+}
+
+/* Glitch text effect on the /// symbol */
+.vanish-glitch-text {
+  position: relative;
+  animation: vanish-glitch 3s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes vanish-glitch {
+  0%, 90%, 100% { opacity: 1; transform: translate(0); }
+  92% { opacity: 0.8; transform: translate(-2px, 1px); }
+  94% { opacity: 0.6; transform: translate(2px, -1px); }
+  96% { opacity: 0.9; transform: translate(-1px, -1px); }
+  98% { opacity: 1; transform: translate(1px, 0); }
+}
+
+/* Ring pulse animation for the icon */
+.vanish-ring-pulse {
+  animation: vanish-ring 3s ease-out infinite;
+}
+
+.vanish-ring-pulse-delayed {
+  animation: vanish-ring 3s ease-out 1.5s infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes vanish-ring {
+  0% { transform: scale(1); opacity: 0.4; }
+  50% { transform: scale(1.15); opacity: 0; }
+  100% { transform: scale(1); opacity: 0; }
+}
+
+/* Slow blink for the status dot */
+.vanish-blink {
+  animation: vanish-blink-kf 2s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes vanish-blink-kf {
+  0%, 40%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
+  50%, 90% { opacity: 0.2; }
+}
+
+/* Reduced motion: disable all vanish animations */
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  .vanish-stripes {
+    animation: none;
+  }
+  .vanish-glitch-text {
+    animation: none;
+  }
+  .vanish-ring-pulse,
+  .vanish-ring-pulse-delayed {
+    animation: none;
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+  .vanish-blink {
+    animation: none;
+  }
+}
+
 
diff --git a/src/pages/PostDetailPage.tsx b/src/pages/PostDetailPage.tsx
index 51c8b0fb..605ca0a5 100644
--- a/src/pages/PostDetailPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/PostDetailPage.tsx
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ import {
 } from "@/components/ui/collapsible";
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
 import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton";
+import { VanishEventContent } from "@/components/VanishEventContent";
 import { VideoPlayer } from "@/components/VideoPlayer";
 import { VoiceMessagePlayer } from "@/components/VoiceMessagePlayer";
 import { WebxdcEmbed } from "@/components/WebxdcEmbed";
@@ -99,6 +100,9 @@ const BADGE_DEFINITION_KIND = 30009;
 /** Kind 31985 = Bookstr book reviews. */
 const BOOK_REVIEW_KIND = 31985;
 
+/** NIP-62 Request to Vanish. */
+const VANISH_KIND = 62;
+
 /** Map a kind number to a human-readable shell title for the loading state. */
 function shellTitleForKind(kind?: number): string {
   if (!kind) return "Loading...";
@@ -114,6 +118,7 @@ function shellTitleForKind(kind?: number): string {
   if (kind === BADGE_DEFINITION_KIND) return "Badge Details";
   if (kind === BOOK_REVIEW_KIND) return "Book Review";
   if (kind === 32267) return "App Details";
+  if (kind === VANISH_KIND) return "Request to Vanish";
   return "Post Details";
 }
 
@@ -804,6 +809,7 @@ function PostDetailContent({ event }: { event: NostrEvent }) {
   const isPullRequest = event.kind === 1618;
   const isCustomNip = event.kind === 30817;
   const isZapstoreApp = event.kind === 32267;
+  const isVanish = event.kind === VANISH_KIND;
   const isDevKind = isGitRepo || isPatch || isPullRequest || isCustomNip;
   const isTextNote =
     !isVine &&
@@ -822,7 +828,8 @@ function PostDetailContent({ event }: { event: NostrEvent }) {
     !isVideo &&
     !isCommunity &&
     !isDevKind &&
-    !isZapstoreApp;
+    !isZapstoreApp &&
+    !isVanish;
 
   const videos = useMemo(
     () => (isTextNote ? extractVideoUrls(event.content) : []),
@@ -1305,8 +1312,88 @@ function PostDetailContent({ event }: { event: NostrEvent }) {
         </article>
       )}
 
+      {/* Kind 62 — Request to Vanish: dramatic full-width display, no author row */}
+      {isVanish && (
+        <article ref={focusedPostRef} className="px-4 pt-3 pb-0">
+          <VanishEventContent event={event} />
+
+          {/* Date row */}
+          <div className="py-2 sidebar:py-2.5 mt-2 sidebar:mt-3 text-xs sidebar:text-sm text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-1.5">
+            <span>{formatFullDate(event.created_at)}</span>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Action buttons — same as standard post detail */}
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-between py-1 border-t border-b border-border -mx-4 px-4">
+            <button
+              className="flex items-center gap-1.5 p-2 rounded-full text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary hover:bg-primary/10 transition-colors"
+              title="Reply"
+              onClick={() => setReplyOpen(true)}
+            >
+              <MessageCircle className="size-5" />
+              {stats?.replies ? (
+                <span className="text-sm tabular-nums">{formatNumber(stats.replies)}</span>
+              ) : null}
+            </button>
+
+            <RepostMenu event={event}>
+              {(isReposted: boolean) => (
+                <button
+                  className={`flex items-center gap-1.5 p-2 rounded-full transition-colors ${isReposted ? "text-accent hover:text-accent/80 hover:bg-accent/10" : "text-muted-foreground hover:text-accent hover:bg-accent/10"}`}
+                  title={isReposted ? "Undo repost" : "Reposts"}
+                >
+                  <RepostIcon className="size-5" />
+                  {repostTotal ? (
+                    <span className="text-sm tabular-nums">{formatNumber(repostTotal)}</span>
+                  ) : null}
+                </button>
+              )}
+            </RepostMenu>
+
+            <ReactionButton
+              eventId={event.id}
+              eventPubkey={event.pubkey}
+              eventKind={event.kind}
+              reactionCount={stats?.reactions}
+            />
+
+            <button
+              className="p-2 rounded-full text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary hover:bg-primary/10 transition-colors sidebar:hidden"
+              title="Share"
+              onClick={handleShare}
+            >
+              <Share2 className="size-5" />
+            </button>
+
+            <button
+              className="p-2 rounded-full text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary hover:bg-primary/10 transition-colors"
+              title="More"
+              onClick={() => setMoreMenuOpen(true)}
+            >
+              <MoreHorizontal className="size-5" />
+            </button>
+          </div>
+
+          <NoteMoreMenu
+            event={event}
+            open={moreMenuOpen}
+            onOpenChange={setMoreMenuOpen}
+          />
+          <ReplyComposeModal
+            event={event}
+            open={replyOpen}
+            onOpenChange={setReplyOpen}
+          />
+          <InteractionsModal
+            eventId={event.id}
+            open={interactionsOpen}
+            onOpenChange={setInteractionsOpen}
+            initialTab={interactionsTab}
+          />
+        </article>
+      )}
+
       {/* Main post — expanded Ditto-style view */}
-      {!isReaction && (
+      {!isReaction && !isVanish && (
         <article ref={focusedPostRef} className="px-4 pt-3 pb-0">
           {/* Author row */}
           <div className="flex items-center gap-3">