diff --git a/src/EchoHub.Client/Commands/CommandHandler.cs b/src/EchoHub.Client/Commands/CommandHandler.cs
index c33d4d5..19df340 100644
--- a/src/EchoHub.Client/Commands/CommandHandler.cs
+++ b/src/EchoHub.Client/Commands/CommandHandler.cs
@@ -136,20 +136,8 @@ public class CommandHandler
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(args))
             return new CommandResult(true, "Usage: /send <filepath or URL> [-s|-m|-l]", IsError: true);
 
-        // Parse optional size flag (-s, -m, -l)
-        string? size = null;
-        var parts = args.Split(' ', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries | StringSplitOptions.TrimEntries);
-        var targetParts = new List<string>();
-
-        foreach (var part in parts)
-        {
-            if (part is "-s" or "-m" or "-l")
-                size = part[1..]; // "s", "m", or "l"
-            else
-                targetParts.Add(part);
-        }
-
-        var target = string.Join(' ', targetParts).Trim('"');
+        // Extract optional size flag from end or start, respecting quoted paths
+        var (target, size) = ParsePathAndSizeFlag(args);
 
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(target))
             return new CommandResult(true, "Usage: /send <filepath or URL> [-s|-m|-l]", IsError: true);
@@ -186,7 +174,7 @@ public class CommandHandler
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(args))
             return new CommandResult(true, "Usage: /avatar <URL or filepath>", IsError: true);
 
-        var target = args.Trim().Trim('"');
+        var target = StripQuotes(args.Trim());
 
         if (OnSetAvatar is not null)
             await OnSetAvatar(target);
@@ -362,6 +350,51 @@ public class CommandHandler
             """);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Extract a file path (possibly quoted) and an optional size flag (-s, -m, -l).
+    /// The flag can appear before or after the path.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static (string Path, string? Size) ParsePathAndSizeFlag(string args)
+    {
+        var trimmed = args.Trim();
+        string? size = null;
+
+        // Check for flag at the end: "path" -m  or  path -m
+        if (trimmed.Length > 3)
+        {
+            var suffix = trimmed[^2..];
+            if (suffix is "-s" or "-m" or "-l" && trimmed[^3] == ' ')
+            {
+                size = suffix[1..];
+                trimmed = trimmed[..^3].TrimEnd();
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Check for flag at the start: -m "path"  or  -m path
+        if (size is null && trimmed.Length > 3)
+        {
+            var prefix = trimmed[..2];
+            if (prefix is "-s" or "-m" or "-l" && trimmed[2] == ' ')
+            {
+                size = prefix[1..];
+                trimmed = trimmed[3..].TrimStart();
+            }
+        }
+
+        return (StripQuotes(trimmed), size);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Remove matching surrounding quotes (double or single) from a string.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static string StripQuotes(string s)
+    {
+        if (s.Length >= 2 &&
+            ((s[0] == '"' && s[^1] == '"') || (s[0] == '\'' && s[^1] == '\'')))
+            return s[1..^1];
+        return s;
+    }
+
     private static bool IsValidHex(string s) =>
         s.All(c => char.IsAsciiHexDigit(c));
 }
diff --git a/src/EchoHub.Client/UI/ProfileViewDialog.cs b/src/EchoHub.Client/UI/ProfileViewDialog.cs
index 096c315..8e14631 100644
--- a/src/EchoHub.Client/UI/ProfileViewDialog.cs
+++ b/src/EchoHub.Client/UI/ProfileViewDialog.cs
@@ -140,12 +140,20 @@ public sealed class ProfileViewDialog
         dialog.Add(bioView);
         row += 3;
 
-        // ASCII Avatar
+        // ASCII Avatar — render with color tags
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(profile.AvatarAscii))
         {
             row++;
-            var avatarLines = profile.AvatarAscii.Split('\n').Length;
-            var avatarHeight = Math.Min(avatarLines + 2, 6);
+            var rawLines = profile.AvatarAscii.Split('\n');
+            var avatarSource = new ChatListSource();
+            foreach (var line in rawLines)
+            {
+                avatarSource.Add(ChatLine.HasColorTags(line)
+                    ? ChatLine.FromColoredText(line)
+                    : new ChatLine(line));
+            }
+
+            var avatarHeight = Math.Min(rawLines.Length + 2, 24);
             var avatarFrame = new FrameView
             {
                 Title = "Avatar",
@@ -154,9 +162,22 @@ public sealed class ProfileViewDialog
                 Width = Dim.Fill(2),
                 Height = avatarHeight
             };
-            avatarFrame.Add(new Label { Text = profile.AvatarAscii, X = 0, Y = 0 });
+            var avatarList = new ListView
+            {
+                X = 0,
+                Y = 0,
+                Width = Dim.Fill(),
+                Height = Dim.Fill(),
+                Source = avatarSource
+            };
+            avatarFrame.Add(avatarList);
             dialog.Add(avatarFrame);
-            // Grow dialog to fit avatar
+
+            // Grow dialog to fit avatar + widen for art
+            var artWidth = rawLines.Max(l => ChatLine.HasColorTags(l)
+                ? ChatLine.FromColoredText(l).TextLength
+                : l.Length);
+            dialog.Width = Math.Max(50, artWidth + 6);
             dialog.Height = row + avatarHeight + 4;
         }