diff --git a/e2e/specs/06-search-and-filters.e2e.ts b/e2e/specs/06-search-and-filters.e2e.ts
index 07abfac..63c3910 100644
--- a/e2e/specs/06-search-and-filters.e2e.ts
+++ b/e2e/specs/06-search-and-filters.e2e.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { $, expect } from '@wdio/globals';
 
 import { canvas } from '../pageobjects/canvas.page.js';
-import { cursorOf, reloadCanvas, testid } from '../support/app.js';
+import { blur, cursorOf, press, reloadCanvas, testid } from '../support/app.js';
 import { bridge, draft, homeSpaceId } from '../support/bridge.js';
 
 /**
@@ -113,6 +113,35 @@ describe('Search, filters and facets', () => {
       expect(await $(testid('search-matched')).isExisting()).toBe(false);
     });
 
+    /**
+     * The search, the tags and the languages were undone one at a time, each where it was
+     * set — three bands of the header. The count doubles as the way out of all three.
+     */
+    it('drops the search, the tag and the language in one click', async () => {
+      await canvas.search('Docker');
+      await canvas.toggleTag('ops');
+      await canvas.toggleLanguage('sh');
+
+      await $(testid('search-matched')).click();
+      await canvas.open();
+
+      expect(await $(testid('search-input')).getValue()).toBe('');
+      expect(await $(testid('search-matched')).isExisting()).toBe(false);
+      expect(await canvas.tagPill('ops').getAttribute('aria-pressed')).toBe('false');
+      expect(await canvas.languageChip('sh').getAttribute('aria-pressed')).toBe('false');
+    });
+
+    it('does the same on Escape, once there is no selection to clear', async () => {
+      await canvas.search('Docker');
+      // ⚠️ Focus has to leave the field: the canvas keyboard ignores a keystroke aimed at
+      // an input, which is what leaves Ctrl+K and typing alone.
+      await blur();
+      await press('Escape');
+      await canvas.open();
+
+      expect(await $(testid('search-matched')).isExisting()).toBe(false);
+    });
+
     it('quotes the line that matched rather than the head of the body', async () => {
       const spaceId = await homeSpaceId();
       await bridge.createNote(
diff --git a/src/app/core/services/i18n/translations/en.json b/src/app/core/services/i18n/translations/en.json
index a531da5..880f890 100644
--- a/src/app/core/services/i18n/translations/en.json
+++ b/src/app/core/services/i18n/translations/en.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "loading": "Loading notes…",
     "noResults": "No note matches this search.",
     "searchMatched": "{{count}} result(s)",
+    "clearFilters": "Show everything",
     "attachmentsCount": "{{count}} attachment(s)",
     "placeholdersCount": "{{count}} field(s) to fill",
     "selectNote": "Select note {{title}}",
@@ -350,7 +351,7 @@
       "extendWithClick": "Extend the selection with a click",
       "trash": "Send to the trash",
       "undo": "Undo the last deletion",
-      "clearSelection": "Clear the selection"
+      "clearSelection": "Clear the selection, then the filters"
     },
     "editor": {
       "close": "Close the editor, saving",
diff --git a/src/app/core/services/i18n/translations/fr.json b/src/app/core/services/i18n/translations/fr.json
index 4b74110..5b20926 100644
--- a/src/app/core/services/i18n/translations/fr.json
+++ b/src/app/core/services/i18n/translations/fr.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "loading": "Chargement des notes…",
     "noResults": "Aucune note ne correspond à cette recherche.",
     "searchMatched": "{{count}} résultat(s)",
+    "clearFilters": "Tout afficher",
     "attachmentsCount": "{{count}} pièce(s) jointe(s)",
     "placeholdersCount": "{{count}} champ(s) à remplir",
     "selectNote": "Sélectionner la note {{title}}",
@@ -350,7 +351,7 @@
       "extendWithClick": "Étendre la sélection au clic",
       "trash": "Mettre à la corbeille",
       "undo": "Annuler la dernière suppression",
-      "clearSelection": "Vider la sélection"
+      "clearSelection": "Annuler la sélection, puis les filtres"
     },
     "editor": {
       "close": "Fermer l'éditeur en enregistrant",
diff --git a/src/app/core/state/notes-query.store.spec.ts b/src/app/core/state/notes-query.store.spec.ts
index c11ed00..24149d6 100644
--- a/src/app/core/state/notes-query.store.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/state/notes-query.store.spec.ts
@@ -182,6 +182,83 @@ describe('NotesQueryStore', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  /**
+   * The search, the tags and the languages were each undone where they were set — three
+   * bands of the header, one gesture apiece. This is the way out in one.
+   */
+  describe('clearing the filters', () => {
+    it('drops the search, the tags and the languages together', async () => {
+      const { canvas, repository } = await createNotesHarness([createNote()]);
+      canvas.setSearchQuery('deploy');
+      canvas.toggleTag('urgent');
+      canvas.toggleLanguage('json');
+      // ⚠️ Waited for: the params are a `computed` feeding a `resource`, so three setters
+      // undone before it runs would collapse to no change at all and prove nothing.
+      await vi.waitFor(() => expect(repository.lastQuery?.search).toBe('deploy'));
+      const before = repository.queryCount;
+
+      canvas.clearFilters();
+      await awaitQuery(repository, before);
+
+      expect(repository.lastQuery?.search).toBe('');
+      expect(repository.lastQuery?.tags).toEqual([]);
+      expect(repository.lastQuery?.languages).toEqual([]);
+      // The field is what the user is looking at, and it has to look empty too.
+      expect(canvas.searchQuery()).toBe('');
+    });
+
+    /**
+     * ⚠️ Not through `setSearchQuery`: its debounce would leave the canvas filtered for
+     * another 150 ms after the user asked it not to be.
+     */
+    it('takes the search out of the query without waiting for the debounce', async () => {
+      const { canvas, repository } = await createNotesHarness([createNote()]);
+      canvas.setSearchQuery('deploy');
+      await vi.waitFor(() => expect(repository.lastQuery?.search).toBe('deploy'));
+      const before = repository.queryCount;
+
+      canvas.clearFilters();
+      await awaitQuery(repository, before);
+
+      expect(repository.lastQuery?.search).toBe('');
+    });
+
+    /**
+     * ⚠️ Clearing has to **cancel** the pending call, not merely set the signals past it.
+     * A keystroke from a moment ago is still on its way; it lands 150 ms later and puts
+     * the query back, so the canvas filters itself again with an empty field to explain
+     * it. Setting the two signals alone left exactly that.
+     *
+     * Real timers here, and a real wait: the bug needs the debounce to actually elapse,
+     * and faking it only proves the assertion ran before the timer did.
+     */
+    it('drops a keystroke still in flight when the filters are cleared', async () => {
+      const { canvas, repository } = await createNotesHarness([createNote()]);
+      const query = vi.spyOn(repository, 'query');
+
+      canvas.setSearchQuery('deploy');
+      canvas.clearFilters();
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, SEARCH_DEBOUNCE_MS * 3));
+
+      const searched = query.mock.calls.map(([sent]) => sent.search);
+      expect(searched).not.toContain('deploy');
+      expect(canvas.searchQuery()).toBe('');
+    });
+
+    it('leaves the quick filter alone, which has a control of its own', async () => {
+      const { canvas, repository } = await createNotesHarness([createNote()]);
+      canvas.setFilter('pinned');
+      canvas.toggleTag('urgent');
+      const before = repository.queryCount;
+
+      canvas.clearFilters();
+      await awaitQuery(repository, before);
+
+      expect(repository.lastQuery?.filter).toBe('pinned');
+      expect(canvas.activeFilter()).toBe('pinned');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('search debounce', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       // Only Date and timers: faking requestAnimationFrame would hang the
diff --git a/src/app/core/state/notes-query.store.ts b/src/app/core/state/notes-query.store.ts
index 2e805fc..84dbaa3 100644
--- a/src/app/core/state/notes-query.store.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/state/notes-query.store.ts
@@ -189,6 +189,28 @@ export class NotesQueryStore {
     this._selectedLanguages.update((languages) => toggled(languages, language));
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Drops the search, the tags and the languages in one go — the three the back end
+   * counts as filtering, and the three that had to be undone one at a time where each
+   * was set.
+   *
+   * ⚠️ The quick filter is deliberately left alone. `is_filtering` in `notes::view` does
+   * not count it, so it is not what made this gesture appear; and it has a visible
+   * three-way control of its own with "All" in it, which is already the way out.
+   *
+   * ⚠️ The pending debounce is cancelled, **then** the two search signals are set. Setting
+   * them alone was not enough: a keystroke from a moment ago is still on its way, and it
+   * lands 150 ms later and puts the query back — the canvas filters itself again with an
+   * empty field to explain it.
+   */
+  clearFilters(): void {
+    this.commitSearch.cancel();
+    this._searchQuery.set('');
+    this._debouncedSearch.set('');
+    this._selectedTags.set(new Set());
+    this._selectedLanguages.set(new Set());
+  }
+
   findVisible(id: string): Note | null {
     for (const section of this.sections()) {
       const found = section.notes.find((note) => note.id === id);
diff --git a/src/app/notes/header/search-box/search-box.component.html b/src/app/notes/header/search-box/search-box.component.html
index 815015e..1f041b9 100644
--- a/src/app/notes/header/search-box/search-box.component.html
+++ b/src/app/notes/header/search-box/search-box.component.html
@@ -13,9 +13,18 @@
   />
   <!-- `!== null` and not a truthiness check: zero results is the answer that matters most. -->
   @if (matched() !== null) {
-    <span class="count" data-testid="search-matched">{{
-      'notes.searchMatched' | transloco: { count: matched() }
-    }}</span>
+    <!-- The count doubles as the way out: it is the one thing on screen that appears
+         exactly when the canvas is narrowed. -->
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      class="count"
+      data-testid="search-matched"
+      [attr.aria-label]="'notes.clearFilters' | transloco"
+      (click)="onClear($event)"
+    >
+      {{ 'notes.searchMatched' | transloco: { count: matched() } }}
+      <span class="count-clear" aria-hidden="true">✕</span>
+    </button>
   } @else {
     <span class="kbd" aria-hidden="true">{{ shortcutHint }}</span>
   }
diff --git a/src/app/notes/header/search-box/search-box.component.scss b/src/app/notes/header/search-box/search-box.component.scss
index d2d94c4..d4b5482 100644
--- a/src/app/notes/header/search-box/search-box.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/notes/header/search-box/search-box.component.scss
@@ -40,8 +40,29 @@
 
 // Takes the shortcut hint's place, and its alignment with it.
 .count {
+  all: unset;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 5px;
   margin-left: auto;
   white-space: nowrap;
   font-size: 11px;
   color: var(--text-2);
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.count:hover,
+.count:focus-visible {
+  color: var(--amber);
+}
+
+.count:focus-visible {
+  outline: 2px solid var(--amber);
+  outline-offset: 2px;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+}
+
+.count-clear {
+  font-size: 10px;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/notes/header/search-box/search-box.component.spec.ts b/src/app/notes/header/search-box/search-box.component.spec.ts
index 9200fcb..7f3e2f6 100644
--- a/src/app/notes/header/search-box/search-box.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/notes/header/search-box/search-box.component.spec.ts
@@ -60,13 +60,16 @@ describe('SearchBoxComponent', () => {
    * `NotesView.matched` decided one boolean and was never shown.
    */
   describe('the count', () => {
+    function matchedText(): string {
+      const node = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('[data-testid="search-matched"]');
+      return node.textContent.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
+    }
+
     it('replaces the shortcut hint while something is being filtered', async () => {
       fixture.componentRef.setInput('matched', 12);
       await fixture.whenStable();
 
-      expect(fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('[data-testid="search-matched"]').textContent.trim()).toBe(
-        '12 résultat(s)',
-      );
+      expect(matchedText()).toBe('12 résultat(s) ✕');
       expect(fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('.kbd')).toBeNull();
     });
 
@@ -75,9 +78,7 @@ describe('SearchBoxComponent', () => {
       fixture.componentRef.setInput('matched', 0);
       await fixture.whenStable();
 
-      expect(fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('[data-testid="search-matched"]').textContent.trim()).toBe(
-        '0 résultat(s)',
-      );
+      expect(matchedText()).toBe('0 résultat(s) ✕');
     });
 
     it('shows the hint again when nothing is being filtered', async () => {
@@ -87,6 +88,34 @@ describe('SearchBoxComponent', () => {
       expect(fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('[data-testid="search-matched"]')).toBeNull();
       expect(fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('.kbd')).not.toBeNull();
     });
+
+    /**
+     * The count doubles as the way out. ⚠️ `preventDefault` matters: the field is inside
+     * the `<label>`, so the click would otherwise focus it and hand the user a cursor in
+     * a field they had just emptied.
+     */
+    it('asks for the filters to be dropped, without focusing the field it emptied', async () => {
+      fixture.componentRef.setInput('matched', 12);
+      await fixture.whenStable();
+      let asked = 0;
+      fixture.componentInstance.cleared.subscribe(() => (asked += 1));
+
+      const event = new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true, cancelable: true });
+      fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('[data-testid="search-matched"]').dispatchEvent(event);
+      await fixture.whenStable();
+
+      expect(asked).toBe(1);
+      expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('names the gesture for a screen reader, the count alone reading as a label', async () => {
+      fixture.componentRef.setInput('matched', 12);
+      await fixture.whenStable();
+
+      const button = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('[data-testid="search-matched"]');
+      expect(button.tagName).toBe('BUTTON');
+      expect(button.getAttribute('aria-label')).toBe('Tout afficher');
+    });
   });
 
   it('focuses the input on Ctrl/Cmd+K and prevents the browser default', () => {
diff --git a/src/app/notes/header/search-box/search-box.component.ts b/src/app/notes/header/search-box/search-box.component.ts
index 071e9af..72fca74 100644
--- a/src/app/notes/header/search-box/search-box.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/notes/header/search-box/search-box.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, ElementRef, input, model, viewChild } from '@angular/core';
+import {
+  ChangeDetectionStrategy,
+  Component,
+  ElementRef,
+  input,
+  model,
+  output,
+  viewChild,
+} from '@angular/core';
 import { TranslocoPipe } from '@jsverse/transloco';
 
 /** Showing "⌘K" on Windows would name a key that does not exist there. */
@@ -32,6 +40,9 @@ export class SearchBoxComponent {
    */
   readonly matched = input<number | null>(null);
 
+  /** Asked for from the count, which is the only thing on screen that says it is on. */
+  readonly cleared = output<void>();
+
   protected readonly shortcutHint = platformShortcutHint();
 
   private readonly inputRef = viewChild.required<ElementRef<HTMLInputElement>>('searchInput');
@@ -48,6 +59,15 @@ export class SearchBoxComponent {
     this.inputRef().nativeElement.focus();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * ⚠️ The field is inside the <label>, so a click on this button would focus it and
+   * hand the user a cursor in a field they just emptied.
+   */
+  protected onClear(event: MouseEvent): void {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    this.cleared.emit();
+  }
+
   protected onInput(value: string): void {
     this.query.set(value);
   }
diff --git a/src/app/notes/notes-page.component.html b/src/app/notes/notes-page.component.html
index eea1f7e..0167a8a 100644
--- a/src/app/notes/notes-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/notes/notes-page.component.html
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     [query]="canvas.searchQuery()"
     [shortcutEnabled]="searchShortcutEnabled()"
     [matched]="canvas.matched()"
+    (cleared)="canvas.clearFilters()"
     (queryChange)="canvas.setSearchQuery($event)"
   />
   <app-filter-chips [active]="canvas.activeFilter()" (filterChanged)="canvas.setFilter($event)" />
diff --git a/src/app/shared/directives/canvas-keyboard.directive.ts b/src/app/shared/directives/canvas-keyboard.directive.ts
index ec85c56..b1c6ebc 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/directives/canvas-keyboard.directive.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/directives/canvas-keyboard.directive.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import { DialogStack } from '@shared/layout/dialog/dialog-stack';
 import { Note } from '@core/model/note.model';
 import { NoteCopyService } from '@core/state/note-copy.service';
 import { NoteSelectionStore } from '@core/state/note-selection.store';
+import { NotesQueryStore } from '@core/state/notes-query.store';
 import { NotesStore } from '@core/state/notes.store';
 import { CardBox, FocusDirection, nextFocusIndex } from '@core/utils/grid-navigation.util';
 
 interface CanvasContext {
   readonly focused: Note | null;
   readonly notes: NotesStore;
+  readonly canvas: NotesQueryStore;
   readonly selection: NoteSelectionStore;
   readonly copy: (content: string) => void;
   readonly move: (direction: FocusDirection) => void;
@@ -112,7 +114,11 @@ const CANVAS_KEYS: readonly CanvasKey[] = [
     keys: ['Escape'],
     labelKey: 'shortcuts.canvas.clearSelection',
     on: ['Escape'],
-    run: ({ selection }) => when(selection.hasSelection(), () => selection.clearSelection()),
+    // Falls through: the selection first, then the filters. Both are states the canvas
+    // is *in*, and Escape is the key for leaving one.
+    run: ({ selection, canvas }) =>
+      when(selection.hasSelection(), () => selection.clearSelection()) ||
+      when(canvas.matched() !== null, () => canvas.clearFilters()),
   },
 ];
 
@@ -144,6 +150,7 @@ export class CanvasKeyboardDirective {
   private readonly host = inject<ElementRef<HTMLElement>>(ElementRef);
   private readonly selection = inject(NoteSelectionStore);
   private readonly notes = inject(NotesStore);
+  private readonly canvas = inject(NotesQueryStore);
   private readonly copier = inject(NoteCopyService);
   private readonly dialogs = inject(DialogStack);
 
@@ -169,6 +176,7 @@ export class CanvasKeyboardDirective {
     return {
       focused: this.selection.focusedNote(),
       notes: this.notes,
+      canvas: this.canvas,
       selection: this.selection,
       copy: (content) => void this.copier.copy(content),
       move: (direction) => this.moveFocus(direction),