diff --git a/src/lib/components/database/cells/CharacterNameCell.svelte b/src/lib/components/database/cells/CharacterNameCell.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef5439a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/database/cells/CharacterNameCell.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<svelte:options runes={true} />
+
+<script lang="ts">
+	import type { Cell } from 'wx-svelte-grid'
+	import type { Character } from '$lib/types/api/entities'
+	import CharacterTag from '$lib/components/tags/CharacterTag.svelte'
+
+	const { row }: Cell = $props()
+
+	// Cast row to Character type for type safety
+	const character = row as Character
+
+	// Get display name
+	const displayName = $derived.by(() => {
+		const nameObj = character.name
+		if (!nameObj) return '—'
+		if (typeof nameObj === 'string') return nameObj
+		return nameObj.en || nameObj.ja || '—'
+	})
+
+	// Check if character has season (seasonal variant)
+	const hasSeason = $derived(
+		character.season !== undefined && character.season !== null && character.season > 0
+	)
+
+	// Check if character has series (need to check for non-empty array)
+	const hasSeries = $derived.by(() => {
+		if (!character.series || !Array.isArray(character.series)) return false
+		return character.series.length > 0
+	})
+</script>
+
+<div class="name-cell">
+	<span class="name">{displayName}</span>
+	{#if hasSeason || hasSeries}
+		<div class="tags">
+			{#if hasSeason}
+				<CharacterTag {character} type="season" />
+			{/if}
+			{#if hasSeries}
+				<CharacterTag {character} type="series" />
+			{/if}
+		</div>
+	{/if}
+</div>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+	@use '$src/themes/spacing' as *;
+	@use '$src/themes/typography' as *;
+
+	.name-cell {
+		display: flex;
+		flex-direction: column;
+		gap: $unit-half;
+		padding: $unit-half 0;
+	}
+
+	.name {
+		font-weight: $medium;
+	}
+
+	.tags {
+		display: flex;
+		flex-wrap: wrap;
+		gap: $unit-half;
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/tags/CharacterTag.svelte b/src/lib/components/tags/CharacterTag.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c44264e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/tags/CharacterTag.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+<svelte:options runes={true} />
+
+<script lang="ts">
+	import type { Character } from '$lib/types/api/entities'
+	import type { CharacterSeriesRef } from '$lib/types/api/characterSeries'
+	import { getElementLabel } from '$lib/utils/element'
+	import { CHARACTER_SEASON_NAMES, CHARACTER_SERIES_NAMES } from '$lib/types/enums'
+
+	type TagType = 'element' | 'season' | 'series'
+
+	interface Props {
+		/** The character to display the tag for */
+		character: Character
+		/** Which characteristic to display */
+		type: TagType
+		/** Optional specific series index to display (for multi-series characters) */
+		seriesIndex?: number
+	}
+
+	let { character, type, seriesIndex = 0 }: Props = $props()
+
+	// Get element class name for styling
+	const elementClass = $derived.by(() => {
+		const element = character.element
+		switch (element) {
+			case 1:
+				return 'wind'
+			case 2:
+				return 'fire'
+			case 3:
+				return 'water'
+			case 4:
+				return 'earth'
+			case 5:
+				return 'dark'
+			case 6:
+				return 'light'
+			default:
+				return 'neutral'
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Get the display text based on tag type
+	const displayText = $derived.by(() => {
+		switch (type) {
+			case 'element':
+				return getElementLabel(character.element)
+
+			case 'season':
+				if (character.season === undefined || character.season === null) return null
+				return CHARACTER_SEASON_NAMES[character.season] ?? null
+
+			case 'series':
+				// Handle array of CharacterSeriesRef objects
+				if (character.series && Array.isArray(character.series)) {
+					const seriesArray = character.series as (number | CharacterSeriesRef)[]
+					const seriesValue = seriesArray[seriesIndex]
+
+					if (seriesValue === undefined) return null
+
+					// Check if it's an object (CharacterSeriesRef) or number
+					if (typeof seriesValue === 'object' && seriesValue !== null && 'name' in seriesValue) {
+						return seriesValue.name.en
+					}
+					// Legacy number format
+					if (typeof seriesValue === 'number') {
+						return CHARACTER_SERIES_NAMES[seriesValue] ?? null
+					}
+				}
+				// Fallback to seriesNames if available
+				if (character.seriesNames && character.seriesNames[seriesIndex]) {
+					return character.seriesNames[seriesIndex]
+				}
+				return null
+
+			default:
+				return null
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Only render if we have text to display
+	const shouldRender = $derived(displayText !== null && displayText !== '—')
+</script>
+
+{#if shouldRender}
+	<span class="character-tag {elementClass}">
+		{displayText}
+	</span>
+{/if}
+
+<style lang="scss">
+	@use '$src/themes/colors' as *;
+	@use '$src/themes/spacing' as *;
+	@use '$src/themes/typography' as *;
+	@use '$src/themes/layout' as *;
+
+	.character-tag {
+		display: inline-flex;
+		align-items: center;
+		justify-content: center;
+		padding: $unit-fourth $unit;
+		border-radius: $item-corner-small;
+		font-size: $font-tiny;
+		font-weight: $medium;
+		white-space: nowrap;
+		line-height: 1;
+
+		// Element-specific styling
+		&.wind {
+			background-color: $wind-bg-20;
+			color: $wind-text-20;
+		}
+
+		&.fire {
+			background-color: $fire-bg-20;
+			color: $fire-text-20;
+		}
+
+		&.water {
+			background-color: $water-bg-20;
+			color: $water-text-20;
+		}
+
+		&.earth {
+			background-color: $earth-bg-20;
+			color: $earth-text-20;
+		}
+
+		&.dark {
+			background-color: $dark-bg-20;
+			color: $dark-text-20;
+		}
+
+		&.light {
+			background-color: $light-bg-20;
+			color: $light-text-20;
+		}
+
+		&.neutral {
+			background-color: $grey-80;
+			color: $grey-40;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Dark mode adjustments
+	:global(.dark) .character-tag {
+		&.wind {
+			background-color: $wind-text-10;
+			color: $wind-bg-20;
+		}
+
+		&.fire {
+			background-color: $fire-text-10;
+			color: $fire-bg-20;
+		}
+
+		&.water {
+			background-color: $water-text-10;
+			color: $water-bg-20;
+		}
+
+		&.earth {
+			background-color: $earth-text-10;
+			color: $earth-bg-20;
+		}
+
+		&.dark {
+			background-color: $dark-text-10;
+			color: $dark-bg-20;
+		}
+
+		&.light {
+			background-color: $light-text-10;
+			color: $light-bg-20;
+		}
+
+		&.neutral {
+			background-color: $grey-30;
+			color: $grey-80;
+		}
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/routes/(app)/database/characters/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(app)/database/characters/+page.svelte
index 5e536c00..d799fc7d 100644
--- a/src/routes/(app)/database/characters/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(app)/database/characters/+page.svelte
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 	// Svelte components
 	import CharacterImageCell from '$lib/components/database/cells/CharacterImageCell.svelte'
+	import CharacterNameCell from '$lib/components/database/cells/CharacterNameCell.svelte'
 	import CharacterUncapCell from '$lib/components/database/cells/CharacterUncapCell.svelte'
 	import DatabaseGridWithProvider from '$lib/components/database/DatabaseGridWithProvider.svelte'
 	import ElementCell from '$lib/components/database/cells/ElementCell.svelte'
@@ -28,12 +29,7 @@
 			header: 'Name',
 			flexgrow: 1,
 			sort: true,
-			template: (nameObj: { en: any; ja: any }) => {
-				if (!nameObj) return '—'
-				if (typeof nameObj === 'string') return nameObj
-				// Handle {en: "...", ja: "..."} structure
-				return nameObj.en || nameObj.ja || '—'
-			}
+			cell: CharacterNameCell
 		},
 		{
 			id: 'rarity',