diff --git a/web/src/components/SaveStatus.vue b/web/src/components/SaveStatus.vue
index d9697b8..a832fa3 100644
--- a/web/src/components/SaveStatus.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/SaveStatus.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 
 defineEmits<{ retry: [] }>()
 
-const HOUR_MS = 60 * 60 * 1000
+const MINUTE_MS = 60 * 1000
+const HOUR_MS = 60 * MINUTE_MS
 const TICK_MS = 15000
 
 const now = ref(Date.now())
@@ -32,6 +33,18 @@ function formatClock(date: Date) {
 	return `${hours}:${minutes}`
 }
 
+function formatElapsed(diffMs: number) {
+	const minutes = Math.floor(diffMs / MINUTE_MS)
+	if (minutes < 60) {
+		return `${minutes} min`
+	}
+	const hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60)
+	if (hours < 24) {
+		return `${hours} h`
+	}
+	return `${Math.floor(hours / 24)} d`
+}
+
 const savedText = computed(() => {
 	if (!props.savedAt) {
 		return 'Saved'
@@ -40,8 +53,7 @@ const savedText = computed(() => {
 	if (diffMs < HOUR_MS) {
 		return `Saved at ${formatClock(props.savedAt)}`
 	}
-	const minutes = Math.floor(diffMs / 60000)
-	return minutes === 1 ? 'Saved 1 min ago' : `Saved ${minutes} min ago`
+	return `Saved ${formatElapsed(diffMs)} ago`
 })
 </script>
 
diff --git a/web/src/components/__tests__/SaveStatus.spec.ts b/web/src/components/__tests__/SaveStatus.spec.ts
index c9394dc..6a7f650 100644
--- a/web/src/components/__tests__/SaveStatus.spec.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/__tests__/SaveStatus.spec.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,15 @@ describe('Saved within the hour', () => {
 })
 
 describe('Saved over an hour ago', () => {
-	it('reads "Saved n min ago"', () => {
+	it.each([
+		['2026-09-26T12:02:00Z', 'Saved 1 h ago'],
+		['2026-09-26T12:32:00Z', 'Saved 1 h ago'],
+		['2026-09-26T23:02:00Z', 'Saved 12 h ago'],
+		['2026-09-27T11:02:00Z', 'Saved 1 d ago'],
+		['2026-09-29T15:00:00Z', 'Saved 3 d ago'],
+	])('at %s reads "%s"', (now, expected) => {
 		vi.useFakeTimers()
-		vi.setSystemTime(new Date('2026-09-26T12:32:00Z'))
+		vi.setSystemTime(new Date(now))
 		const wrapper = mount(SaveStatus, {
 			props: {
 				state: 'saved',
@@ -35,7 +41,7 @@ describe('Saved over an hour ago', () => {
 			global: { plugins: [uiPlugin] },
 		})
 
-		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Saved 90 min ago')
+		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain(expected)
 	})
 })
 
diff --git a/web/src/views/__tests__/EditorView.spec.ts b/web/src/views/__tests__/EditorView.spec.ts
index 6e4115e..41fae9c 100644
--- a/web/src/views/__tests__/EditorView.spec.ts
+++ b/web/src/views/__tests__/EditorView.spec.ts
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ describe('A successful save returns to the Saved state with the new time', () =>
 })
 
 describe('SaveStatus switches to a relative time after an hour', () => {
-	it('reads "Saved n min ago" once more than an hour has passed', async () => {
+	it('reads "Saved n h ago" once more than an hour has passed', async () => {
 		const wrapper = await mountEditor({
 			'GET /v1/article/12': () => mockResponse(200, articleFixture()),
 		})
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ describe('SaveStatus switches to a relative time after an hour', () => {
 		await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(20000)
 		await flushPromises()
 
-		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Saved 90 min ago')
+		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Saved 1 h ago')
 	})
 })