diff --git a/src/client/features/keywords/components/DisplayPrimitives.tsx b/src/client/features/keywords/components/DisplayPrimitives.tsx
index e225f4d..c7a551a 100644
--- a/src/client/features/keywords/components/DisplayPrimitives.tsx
+++ b/src/client/features/keywords/components/DisplayPrimitives.tsx
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ import {
   XAxis,
   YAxis,
 } from "recharts";
-import type { KeywordIntent, MonthlySearch } from "@/types/keywords";
+import type { MonthlySearch } from "@/types/keywords";
 import { formatNumber } from "../utils";
+import { FloatingTooltip, useFloatingTooltip } from "./FloatingTooltip";
 
 export type SortField =
   | "keyword"
@@ -30,80 +31,27 @@ export function HeaderHelpLabel({
   helpText: string;
   delayMs?: number;
 }) {
-  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
-  const [position, setPosition] = useState({ top: 0, left: 0 });
-  const openTimeoutRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
-  const triggerRef = useRef<HTMLSpanElement | null>(null);
-
-  const updatePosition = () => {
-    const rect = triggerRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect();
-    if (!rect) return;
-    setPosition({
-      top: rect.top - 8,
-      left: rect.left + rect.width / 2,
-    });
-  };
-
-  const clearOpenTimeout = () => {
-    if (openTimeoutRef.current) {
-      clearTimeout(openTimeoutRef.current);
-      openTimeoutRef.current = null;
-    }
-  };
-
-  const scheduleOpen = () => {
-    clearOpenTimeout();
-    openTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
-      updatePosition();
-      setIsOpen(true);
-      openTimeoutRef.current = null;
-    }, delayMs);
-  };
-
-  const closeNow = () => {
-    clearOpenTimeout();
-    setIsOpen(false);
-  };
-
-  useEffect(() => clearOpenTimeout, []);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isOpen) return;
-
-    updatePosition();
-
-    const handleReposition = () => updatePosition();
-    window.addEventListener("resize", handleReposition);
-    window.addEventListener("scroll", handleReposition, true);
-
-    return () => {
-      window.removeEventListener("resize", handleReposition);
-      window.removeEventListener("scroll", handleReposition, true);
-    };
-  }, [isOpen]);
+  const tooltip = useFloatingTooltip<HTMLSpanElement>({ delayMs });
 
   return (
     <span
-      ref={triggerRef}
+      ref={tooltip.triggerRef}
       className="relative inline-flex items-center"
-      onMouseEnter={scheduleOpen}
-      onMouseLeave={closeNow}
-      onFocus={scheduleOpen}
-      onBlur={closeNow}
+      onMouseEnter={tooltip.scheduleOpen}
+      onMouseLeave={tooltip.close}
+      onFocus={tooltip.scheduleOpen}
+      onBlur={tooltip.close}
       onKeyDown={(e) => {
-        if (e.key === "Escape") closeNow();
+        if (e.key === "Escape") tooltip.close();
       }}
+      aria-describedby={tooltip.isOpen ? tooltip.tooltipId : undefined}
     >
       <span>{label}</span>
-      {isOpen && typeof document !== "undefined"
+      {tooltip.isOpen && typeof document !== "undefined"
         ? createPortal(
-            <span
-              role="tooltip"
-              className="pointer-events-none fixed z-[1000] w-max max-w-56 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-full rounded-md border border-base-300 bg-base-100 px-2 py-1 text-[11px] font-normal normal-case leading-snug text-base-content shadow-md"
-              style={{ left: position.left, top: position.top }}
-            >
+            <FloatingTooltip id={tooltip.tooltipId} position={tooltip.position}>
               {helpText}
-            </span>,
+            </FloatingTooltip>,
             document.body,
           )
         : null}
@@ -251,40 +199,41 @@ export function SortHeader({
   className?: string;
 }) {
   const isActive = field === current;
+  const tooltip = useFloatingTooltip<HTMLButtonElement>({
+    enabled: !!helpText,
+  });
+
   return (
     <button
+      ref={tooltip.triggerRef}
       className={`inline-flex items-center gap-0.5 hover:text-primary transition-colors cursor-pointer select-none ${className ?? ""}`}
       onClick={() => onToggle(field)}
+      onMouseEnter={tooltip.scheduleOpen}
+      onMouseLeave={tooltip.close}
+      onFocus={tooltip.scheduleOpen}
+      onBlur={tooltip.close}
+      onKeyDown={(e) => {
+        if (e.key === "Escape") tooltip.close();
+      }}
+      aria-describedby={
+        tooltip.isOpen && helpText ? tooltip.tooltipId : undefined
+      }
     >
-      {helpText ? <HeaderHelpLabel label={label} helpText={helpText} /> : label}
+      {label}
       {isActive &&
         (dir === "asc" ? (
           <ChevronUp className="size-3" />
         ) : (
           <ChevronDown className="size-3" />
         ))}
+      {tooltip.isOpen && helpText && typeof document !== "undefined"
+        ? createPortal(
+            <FloatingTooltip id={tooltip.tooltipId} position={tooltip.position}>
+              {helpText}
+            </FloatingTooltip>,
+            document.body,
+          )
+        : null}
     </button>
   );
 }
-
-export function IntentBadge({ intent }: { intent: KeywordIntent }) {
-  const colors: Record<KeywordIntent, string> = {
-    informational: "badge-info",
-    commercial: "badge-warning",
-    transactional: "badge-success",
-    navigational: "badge-primary",
-    unknown: "badge-ghost",
-  };
-  const shortLabels: Record<KeywordIntent, string> = {
-    informational: "Info",
-    commercial: "Comm",
-    transactional: "Trans",
-    navigational: "Nav",
-    unknown: "?",
-  };
-  return (
-    <span className={`badge badge-sm ${colors[intent]}`}>
-      {shortLabels[intent]}
-    </span>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/client/features/keywords/components/FloatingTooltip.tsx b/src/client/features/keywords/components/FloatingTooltip.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6c3f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/features/keywords/components/FloatingTooltip.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useId, useRef, useState } from "react";
+
+type Position = { top: number; left: number };
+
+export function FloatingTooltip({
+  id,
+  position,
+  children,
+}: {
+  id: string;
+  position: Position;
+  children: ReactNode;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <span
+      id={id}
+      role="tooltip"
+      className="pointer-events-none fixed z-[1000] w-max max-w-64 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-full rounded-md border border-base-300 bg-base-100 px-2.5 py-2 text-[11px] font-normal normal-case leading-snug text-base-content shadow-md"
+      style={{ left: position.left, top: position.top }}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
+export function useFloatingTooltip<T extends HTMLElement>({
+  delayMs = 150,
+  enabled = true,
+}: {
+  delayMs?: number;
+  enabled?: boolean;
+} = {}) {
+  const tooltipId = useId();
+  const triggerRef = useRef<T | null>(null);
+  const timeoutRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
+  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [position, setPosition] = useState<Position>({ top: 0, left: 0 });
+
+  const updatePosition = () => {
+    const rect = triggerRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect();
+    if (!rect) return;
+    setPosition({
+      top: rect.top - 8,
+      left: rect.left + rect.width / 2,
+    });
+  };
+
+  const clearOpenTimeout = () => {
+    if (timeoutRef.current) {
+      clearTimeout(timeoutRef.current);
+      timeoutRef.current = null;
+    }
+  };
+
+  const open = () => {
+    if (!enabled) return;
+    updatePosition();
+    setIsOpen(true);
+  };
+
+  const scheduleOpen = () => {
+    if (!enabled) return;
+    clearOpenTimeout();
+    timeoutRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+      open();
+      timeoutRef.current = null;
+    }, delayMs);
+  };
+
+  const close = () => {
+    clearOpenTimeout();
+    setIsOpen(false);
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => clearOpenTimeout, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isOpen) return;
+
+    updatePosition();
+
+    const handleReposition = () => updatePosition();
+    window.addEventListener("resize", handleReposition);
+    window.addEventListener("scroll", handleReposition, true);
+
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener("resize", handleReposition);
+      window.removeEventListener("scroll", handleReposition, true);
+    };
+  }, [isOpen]);
+
+  return {
+    close,
+    isOpen,
+    open,
+    position,
+    scheduleOpen,
+    tooltipId,
+    triggerRef,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/client/features/keywords/components/IntentBadge.tsx b/src/client/features/keywords/components/IntentBadge.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf975af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/features/keywords/components/IntentBadge.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
+import type { KeywordIntent } from "@/types/keywords";
+import { FloatingTooltip, useFloatingTooltip } from "./FloatingTooltip";
+
+const COLORS: Record<KeywordIntent, string> = {
+  informational: "border-info/30 bg-info/15 text-info",
+  commercial: "border-warning/35 bg-warning/20 text-warning",
+  transactional: "border-success/30 bg-success/15 text-success",
+  navigational: "border-primary/30 bg-primary/15 text-primary",
+  unknown: "border-base-300 bg-base-200 text-base-content/60",
+};
+
+const SHORT_LABELS: Record<KeywordIntent, string> = {
+  informational: "Info",
+  commercial: "Comm",
+  transactional: "Trans",
+  navigational: "Nav",
+  unknown: "?",
+};
+
+const DESCRIPTIONS: Record<
+  KeywordIntent,
+  { label: string; description: string }
+> = {
+  informational: {
+    label: "Informational",
+    description:
+      "The searcher wants information or answers. Use this for educational content, guides, and comparison-light explainers.",
+  },
+  commercial: {
+    label: "Commercial",
+    description:
+      "The searcher is researching options before a purchase. Treat this as buying intent for comparisons, alternatives, and product-led pages.",
+  },
+  transactional: {
+    label: "Transactional",
+    description:
+      "The searcher is ready to complete an action, often a purchase. Prioritize clear offers, pricing, trials, or conversion paths.",
+  },
+  navigational: {
+    label: "Navigational",
+    description:
+      "The searcher is looking for a specific site, brand, or page. These queries usually reward matching the expected destination.",
+  },
+  unknown: {
+    label: "Unknown",
+    description:
+      "Intent was not available for this keyword, so avoid making content strategy decisions from this badge alone.",
+  },
+};
+
+export function IntentBadge({ intent }: { intent: KeywordIntent }) {
+  const tooltip = useFloatingTooltip<HTMLSpanElement>({ delayMs: 0 });
+  const details = DESCRIPTIONS[intent];
+
+  return (
+    <span
+      ref={tooltip.triggerRef}
+      className={`inline-flex h-6 min-w-11 cursor-help items-center justify-center rounded-full border px-2 text-xs font-semibold leading-none ${COLORS[intent]}`}
+      tabIndex={0}
+      aria-label={`${details.label} search intent`}
+      aria-describedby={tooltip.isOpen ? tooltip.tooltipId : undefined}
+      onMouseEnter={tooltip.open}
+      onMouseLeave={tooltip.close}
+      onFocus={tooltip.open}
+      onBlur={tooltip.close}
+      onKeyDown={(e) => {
+        if (e.key === "Escape") tooltip.close();
+      }}
+    >
+      {SHORT_LABELS[intent]}
+      {tooltip.isOpen && typeof document !== "undefined"
+        ? createPortal(
+            <FloatingTooltip id={tooltip.tooltipId} position={tooltip.position}>
+              <span className="block font-semibold">{details.label}</span>
+              <span className="mt-1 block">{details.description}</span>
+            </FloatingTooltip>,
+            document.body,
+          )
+        : null}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/client/features/keywords/components/KeywordUi.tsx b/src/client/features/keywords/components/KeywordUi.tsx
index 1633fa7..8a5a861 100644
--- a/src/client/features/keywords/components/KeywordUi.tsx
+++ b/src/client/features/keywords/components/KeywordUi.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { KeywordResearchRow } from "@/types/keywords";
 import { formatNumber, scoreTierClass } from "../utils";
-import { IntentBadge } from "./DisplayPrimitives";
+import { IntentBadge } from "./IntentBadge";
 export { SerpAnalysisCard } from "./SerpAnalysisCard";
 
 export type { SortDir, SortField } from "./DisplayPrimitives";
diff --git a/src/client/features/keywords/components/SerpAnalysisCard.tsx b/src/client/features/keywords/components/SerpAnalysisCard.tsx
index 8809b31..1df30c2 100644
--- a/src/client/features/keywords/components/SerpAnalysisCard.tsx
+++ b/src/client/features/keywords/components/SerpAnalysisCard.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
-import {
-  ChevronLeft,
-  ChevronRight,
-  ExternalLink,
-  Minus,
-  TrendingDown,
-  TrendingUp,
-} from "lucide-react";
+import { ChevronLeft, ChevronRight, ExternalLink } from "lucide-react";
 import { ExportToSheetsButton } from "@/client/components/table/ExportToSheetsButton";
 import type { SerpResultItem } from "@/types/keywords";
-import { formatNumber } from "../utils";
 
 export function SerpAnalysisCard({
   items,
@@ -54,25 +46,12 @@ export function SerpAnalysisCard({
           {items.length} organic results
         </div>
         <ExportToSheetsButton
-          headers={[
-            "Rank",
-            "Title",
-            "URL",
-            "Domain",
-            "Traffic",
-            "Referring Domains",
-            "Backlinks",
-            "Rank Change",
-          ]}
+          headers={["Rank", "Title", "URL", "Domain"]}
           rows={items.map((item) => [
             item.rank,
             item.title ?? "",
             item.url,
             item.domain,
-            item.etv ?? "",
-            item.referringDomains ?? "",
-            item.backlinks ?? "",
-            item.isNew ? "new" : (item.rankChange ?? ""),
           ])}
           feature="serp_analysis"
         />
@@ -95,10 +74,6 @@ function SerpAnalysisTable({ items }: { items: SerpResultItem[] }) {
           <tr className="text-xs text-base-content/60">
             <th className="w-8">#</th>
             <th>Page</th>
-            <th className="text-right w-20">Traffic</th>
-            <th className="text-right w-20">Ref. Domains</th>
-            <th className="text-right w-20">Backlinks</th>
-            <th className="text-center w-16">Change</th>
           </tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody>
@@ -110,7 +85,7 @@ function SerpAnalysisTable({ items }: { items: SerpResultItem[] }) {
               <td className="font-mono text-base-content/50 text-xs">
                 {item.rank}
               </td>
-              <td className="max-w-[280px]">
+              <td className="min-w-0 max-w-0">
                 <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5">
                   <a
                     href={item.url}
@@ -127,18 +102,6 @@ function SerpAnalysisTable({ items }: { items: SerpResultItem[] }) {
                   </span>
                 </div>
               </td>
-              <td className="text-right tabular-nums text-base-content/70">
-                {formatNumber(item.etv)}
-              </td>
-              <td className="text-right tabular-nums text-base-content/70">
-                {formatNumber(item.referringDomains)}
-              </td>
-              <td className="text-right tabular-nums text-base-content/70">
-                {formatNumber(item.backlinks)}
-              </td>
-              <td className="text-center">
-                <RankChangeBadge change={item.rankChange} isNew={item.isNew} />
-              </td>
             </tr>
           ))}
         </tbody>
@@ -209,34 +172,3 @@ function SerpAnalysisEmptyState({ keyword }: { keyword?: string | null }) {
     </div>
   );
 }
-
-function RankChangeBadge({
-  change,
-  isNew,
-}: {
-  change: number | null;
-  isNew?: boolean;
-}) {
-  if (isNew) {
-    return <span className="badge badge-success badge-xs">new</span>;
-  }
-  if (change == null)
-    return <Minus className="size-3 text-base-content/40 mx-auto" />;
-  if (change > 0) {
-    return (
-      <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-0.5 text-success text-xs">
-        <TrendingUp className="size-3" />
-        {change}
-      </span>
-    );
-  }
-  if (change < 0) {
-    return (
-      <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-0.5 text-error text-xs">
-        <TrendingDown className="size-3" />
-        {Math.abs(change)}
-      </span>
-    );
-  }
-  return <Minus className="size-3 text-base-content/40 mx-auto" />;
-}
diff --git a/src/client/features/keywords/components/index.ts b/src/client/features/keywords/components/index.ts
index 5683719..346de6e 100644
--- a/src/client/features/keywords/components/index.ts
+++ b/src/client/features/keywords/components/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export * from "./KeywordUi";
 export * from "./DisplayPrimitives";
+export * from "./IntentBadge";
diff --git a/src/client/features/keywords/page/KeywordResearchDesktopResults.tsx b/src/client/features/keywords/page/KeywordResearchDesktopResults.tsx
index 5a83c96..806c5c2 100644
--- a/src/client/features/keywords/page/KeywordResearchDesktopResults.tsx
+++ b/src/client/features/keywords/page/KeywordResearchDesktopResults.tsx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function DesktopKeywordPanel({ controller }: Props) {
   } = controller;
 
   return (
-    <div className="order-2 xl:order-1 flex flex-col min-w-0 gap-2 xl:flex-1">
+    <div className="order-2 xl:order-1 flex flex-col min-w-0 gap-2 xl:basis-3/5">
       {showApproximateMatchNotice ? (
         <div
           className="rounded-lg border border-warning/40 bg-warning/15 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-base-content"
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ function DesktopSerpPanel({ controller }: Props) {
     : "Last 12 available months";
 
   return (
-    <div className="order-1 xl:order-2 flex flex-col min-w-0 gap-2 xl:flex-1 xl:overflow-y-auto">
+    <div className="order-1 xl:order-2 flex flex-col min-w-0 gap-2 xl:basis-2/5 xl:overflow-y-auto">
       {overviewKeyword && overviewKeyword.trend.length > 0 ? (
         <div className="shrink-0 overflow-hidden border border-base-300 rounded-xl bg-base-100 px-4 py-3">
           <h4 className="text-sm font-semibold mb-1">
diff --git a/src/client/features/keywords/page/KeywordResearchDesktopTable.tsx b/src/client/features/keywords/page/KeywordResearchDesktopTable.tsx
index 1be17dd..d38740b 100644
--- a/src/client/features/keywords/page/KeywordResearchDesktopTable.tsx
+++ b/src/client/features/keywords/page/KeywordResearchDesktopTable.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   useSelectionAnchor,
 } from "@/client/components/table/AppDataTable";
 import {
+  IntentBadge,
   SortHeader,
   type SortDir,
   type SortField,
@@ -152,6 +153,14 @@ export function KeywordResearchDesktopTable({
         cell: ({ getValue }) => <ScoreCell value={getValue()} />,
         meta: { headerClassName: "text-right", cellClassName: "text-right" },
       }),
+      keywordColumnHelper.accessor("intent", {
+        header: "Intent",
+        cell: ({ getValue }) => <IntentBadge intent={getValue()} />,
+        meta: {
+          headerClassName: "text-center",
+          cellClassName: "text-center",
+        },
+      }),
     ],
     [selectAnchorRef, sortDir, sortField, toggleSort],
   );