diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/SynthesisDetail.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/SynthesisDetail.tsx
index cd3d17b..a964e5e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/SynthesisDetail.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/SynthesisDetail.tsx
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ const SynthesisDetail: Component = () => {
   });
 
   // Display level for article cards (1=title only, 2=+2 lines, 3=+half, 4=full)
-  const [displayLevel, setDisplayLevel] = createSignal(4);
+  const [displayLevel, setDisplayLevel] = createSignal(3);
 
   // Export state
   const [exportingMarkdown, setExportingMarkdown] = createSignal(false);