diff --git a/web/src/app/sok/page.tsx b/web/src/app/sok/page.tsx
index 73d7b07..2405a09 100644
--- a/web/src/app/sok/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/sok/page.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ export default async function Page({
 }) {
   const { q: query } = (await searchParams) ?? {};
   let results: SearchResult[] = [];
+  let totalCount = 0;
+  const RESULT_LIMIT = 500;
 
   if (query) {
     const searchQuery = graphql(`
@@ -64,13 +66,21 @@ export default async function Page({
     `);
 
     const { data } = await getClient().query(searchQuery, { query });
-    results = (data?.results ?? []) as SearchResult[];
+    const all = (data?.results ?? []) as SearchResult[];
+    totalCount = all.length;
+    results = all.slice(0, RESULT_LIMIT);
   }
 
   return (
     <main className="site-main" id="main">
       <SearchShell initialQuery={query ?? ""}>
-        {query ? <SearchResults results={results} /> : null}
+        {query ? (
+          <SearchResults
+            results={results}
+            totalCount={totalCount}
+            query={query}
+          />
+        ) : null}
       </SearchShell>
     </main>
   );
diff --git a/web/src/components/search/SearchResults.tsx b/web/src/components/search/SearchResults.tsx
index 380f776..ef44a74 100644
--- a/web/src/components/search/SearchResults.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/search/SearchResults.tsx
@@ -76,28 +76,64 @@ function getResultSnippet(result: SupportedResult): string | null {
   }
 }
 
-export function SearchResults({ results }: { results: SearchResult[] }) {
+function highlight(text: string, query: string): React.ReactNode {
+  if (query.length < 2) return text;
+  const escaped = query.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&");
+  const pattern = new RegExp(escaped, "gi");
+  const nodes: React.ReactNode[] = [];
+  let lastIndex = 0;
+  for (const match of text.matchAll(pattern)) {
+    if (match.index > lastIndex) {
+      nodes.push(text.slice(lastIndex, match.index));
+    }
+    nodes.push(<mark key={`m-${match.index}`}>{match[0]}</mark>);
+    lastIndex = match.index + match[0].length;
+  }
+  if (lastIndex < text.length) {
+    nodes.push(text.slice(lastIndex));
+  }
+  return nodes;
+}
+
+export function SearchResults({
+  results,
+  totalCount,
+  query,
+}: {
+  results: SearchResult[];
+  totalCount: number;
+  query: string;
+}) {
   if (!results.length) {
     return (
       <div className={styles.noResults} aria-live="polite">
-        Ingen resultater
+        <p className={styles.noResultsHeading}>Ingen treff på «{query}»</p>
       </div>
     );
   }
   const supportedResults = results.filter(isSupported);
+  const truncated = totalCount > results.length;
   return (
     <div>
       <p className={styles.resultsCounter} aria-live="polite">
-        {results.length} resultater
+        {truncated
+          ? `Viser de første ${results.length} av ${totalCount} treff — prøv et mer spesifikt søk.`
+          : `${results.length} resultater`}
       </p>
       {supportedResults.map((result) => (
-        <ResultRow key={result.id} result={result} />
+        <ResultRow key={result.id} result={result} query={query} />
       ))}
     </div>
   );
 }
 
-function ResultRow({ result }: { result: SupportedResult }) {
+function ResultRow({
+  result,
+  query,
+}: {
+  result: SupportedResult;
+  query: string;
+}) {
   const image = getResultImage(result);
   const snippet = getResultSnippet(result);
   const date = getResultDate(result);
@@ -108,9 +144,11 @@ function ResultRow({ result }: { result: SupportedResult }) {
     <div className={styles.resultItem}>
       <div className={styles.resultBody}>
         <span className={styles.suphead}>{resultType}</span>
-        <h2 className={styles.title}>{result.title}</h2>
+        <h2 className={styles.title}>{highlight(result.title, query)}</h2>
         {date && <p className={styles.date}>{date}</p>}
-        {snippet && <p className={styles.snippet}>{snippet}</p>}
+        {snippet && (
+          <p className={styles.snippet}>{highlight(snippet, query)}</p>
+        )}
       </div>
       {image?.url && (
         <div className={styles.thumb}>
diff --git a/web/src/components/search/SearchShell.tsx b/web/src/components/search/SearchShell.tsx
index dad6e4d..b59ea01 100644
--- a/web/src/components/search/SearchShell.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/search/SearchShell.tsx
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ export function SearchShell({
 }) {
   const { replace } = useRouter();
   const [inputValue, setInputValue] = useState(initialQuery);
-  const [, startTransition] = useTransition();
+  const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
   const lastPushedRef = useRef(initialQuery);
+  const fetching = isPending || inputValue !== lastPushedRef.current;
 
   const pushQuery = useDebouncedCallback((next: string) => {
     lastPushedRef.current = next;
@@ -73,7 +74,12 @@ export function SearchShell({
           </div>
         </div>
       </form>
-      {children}
+      <div
+        className={fetching ? styles.fetching : undefined}
+        aria-busy={fetching}
+      >
+        {children}
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/web/src/components/search/searchContainer.module.scss b/web/src/components/search/searchContainer.module.scss
index 810a225..5e76175 100644
--- a/web/src/components/search/searchContainer.module.scss
+++ b/web/src/components/search/searchContainer.module.scss
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
   a {
     text-decoration: none;
   }
+
+  mark {
+    background: var(--color-goldenBeige);
+    color: inherit;
+    padding: 0 .05em;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+  }
 }
 
 .searchField {
@@ -51,6 +58,16 @@
 
 .snippet {
   margin-top: 0.25em;
+  display: -webkit-box;
+  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
+  line-clamp: 3;
+  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.fetching {
+  opacity: 0.5;
+  transition: opacity .15s ease;
 }
 
 .thumb {