diff --git a/playground/voyage-playground.html b/playground/voyage-playground.html
index aa8bccc..eefd404 100644
--- a/playground/voyage-playground.html
+++ b/playground/voyage-playground.html
@@ -2644,6 +2644,67 @@ playground first-run shows a complete round-trip-able artifact.
         // handler, popstate restoration, and ?project= URL deep-link hint.
         wireDashboardNavigation();
         maybeShowProjectURLHint();
+
+        // Step 20 (v4.3) — J/K annotation nav + Esc clear + ] toggle sidebar
+        wireKeyboardNav();
+      }
+
+      // v4.3 Step 20 — document-level keyboard navigation.
+      // J = next annotation, K = prev, ] = toggle sidebar, Escape = clear
+      // active anchor. Aria-live region announces position + target.
+      // Skip when user is typing in an input/textarea/contenteditable so the
+      // playground never steals keystrokes from form fields.
+      function wireKeyboardNav() {
+        document.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
+          var t = e.target;
+          if (t && t.matches && t.matches('input, textarea, select, [contenteditable], [contenteditable="true"]')) return;
+          if (e.ctrlKey || e.altKey || e.metaKey) return;
+
+          if (e.key === ']') {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            toggleSidebar();
+            return;
+          }
+          if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+            var actives = document.querySelectorAll('.voyage-anchor-active');
+            if (actives.length === 0) return;
+            for (var i = 0; i < actives.length; i++) actives[i].classList.remove('voyage-anchor-active');
+            var listActives = document.querySelectorAll('#voyage-jumplist li[data-active="true"]');
+            for (var j = 0; j < listActives.length; j++) listActives[j].removeAttribute('data-active');
+            announce('Annotering avbrutt.');
+            return;
+          }
+          if (e.key === 'j' || e.key === 'k') {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            var direction = e.key === 'j' ? 1 : -1;
+            var ta = $('voyage-paste-input');
+            var fm = quickParseFrontmatter(ta ? ta.value : '');
+            var key = deriveStorageKey(fm);
+            var drafts = loadDrafts(key);
+            if (!Array.isArray(drafts) || drafts.length === 0) return;
+            var sorted = drafts.slice().sort(function (a, b) {
+              return (Number(a.line) || 0) - (Number(b.line) || 0);
+            });
+            var allBadges = document.querySelectorAll('.voyage-anchor-badge[data-anchor-id]');
+            var currentId = null;
+            for (var k = 0; k < allBadges.length; k++) {
+              if (allBadges[k].parentElement && allBadges[k].parentElement.classList.contains('voyage-anchor-active')) {
+                currentId = allBadges[k].getAttribute('data-anchor-id');
+                break;
+              }
+            }
+            var curIdx = currentId ? sorted.findIndex(function (d) { return d.id === currentId; }) : -1;
+            var nextIdx = curIdx === -1
+              ? (direction === 1 ? 0 : sorted.length - 1)
+              : (curIdx + direction + sorted.length) % sorted.length;
+            var nextDraft = sorted[nextIdx];
+            if (!nextDraft) return;
+            setActiveAnchor(nextDraft.id);
+            var snippet = nextDraft.snippet ? (' — ' + String(nextDraft.snippet).slice(0, 60)) : '';
+            announce('Annotering ' + (nextIdx + 1) + ' av ' + sorted.length + ': ' + (nextDraft.target_anchor || 'page') + snippet);
+            return;
+          }
+        });
       }
 
       function setThemeLabel(theme) {
diff --git a/tests/playground/voyage-playground.test.mjs b/tests/playground/voyage-playground.test.mjs
index 55a9581..dbb8a78 100644
--- a/tests/playground/voyage-playground.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/playground/voyage-playground.test.mjs
@@ -279,3 +279,23 @@ test('voyage-playground.html declares renderAnnotationList JS function (v4.3 Ste
   const text = readFileSync(HTML, 'utf-8');
   assert.match(text, /function\s+renderAnnotationList\s*\(\s*\)/, 'renderAnnotationList() function required');
 });
+
+test('voyage-playground.html declares wireKeyboardNav with j/k/]/Escape (v4.3 Step 20)', () => {
+  const text = readFileSync(HTML, 'utf-8');
+  assert.match(text, /function\s+wireKeyboardNav\s*\(\s*\)/, 'wireKeyboardNav() function required');
+  assert.match(text, /e\.key === 'j'/, "'j' key handler required");
+  assert.match(text, /e\.key === 'k'/, "'k' key handler required");
+  assert.match(text, /e\.key === '\]'/, "']' key (toggle-sidebar) required");
+  assert.match(text, /e\.key === 'Escape'/, "'Escape' key handler required");
+});
+
+test('voyage-playground.html keyboard nav skips inputs/textareas (v4.3 Step 20)', () => {
+  const text = readFileSync(HTML, 'utf-8');
+  assert.match(text, /matches\([^)]*input[^)]*textarea/, 'input/textarea matches() guard required');
+});
+
+test('voyage-playground.html keyboard nav announces via aria-live region (v4.3 Step 20)', () => {
+  const text = readFileSync(HTML, 'utf-8');
+  // The wireKeyboardNav body contains announce(... ' av ' ...) for nav-position announce
+  assert.match(text, /announce\('Annotering '/, 'aria-live announce on annotation navigation required');
+});