diff --git a/src/app/my-tickets/gate-code-copy.test.ts b/src/app/my-tickets/gate-code-copy.test.ts
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+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+
+// #242 "done when": the shared CopyButton is used on My tickets for the gate code.
+describe('My tickets gate code (#242)', () => {
+  it('renders CopyButton for the gate code', () => {
+    const page = readFileSync(join(__dirname, 'page.tsx'), 'utf8');
+    expect(page).toMatch(/import \{ CopyButton \} from '@\/components\/copy-button'/);
+    expect(page).toMatch(/<CopyButton value=\{secret\} label="Copy gate code" \/>/);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/copy-button.test.tsx b/src/components/copy-button.test.tsx
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+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { act } from 'react';
+import { createRoot, type Root } from 'react-dom/client';
+
+const copyToClipboard = vi.fn<(text: string) => Promise<boolean>>();
+vi.mock('@/lib/clipboard', () => ({ copyToClipboard: (t: string) => copyToClipboard(t) }));
+
+import { CopyButton } from './copy-button';
+
+(globalThis as { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+
+let host: HTMLDivElement;
+let root: Root;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.useFakeTimers();
+  copyToClipboard.mockReset();
+  host = document.createElement('div');
+  document.body.appendChild(host);
+  root = createRoot(host);
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  act(() => root.unmount());
+  host.remove();
+  vi.useRealTimers();
+});
+
+function render(value = 'GATE-1234', label = 'Copy gate code') {
+  act(() => root.render(<CopyButton value={value} label={label} />));
+  return {
+    button: host.querySelector('button')!,
+    status: host.querySelector('[role="status"]')!,
+  };
+}
+
+async function click(button: HTMLButtonElement) {
+  await act(async () => {
+    button.click();
+  });
+}
+
+describe('CopyButton (#242)', () => {
+  it('is a labelled button with an empty polite live region at rest', () => {
+    const { button, status } = render();
+    expect(button.getAttribute('type')).toBe('button');
+    expect(button.getAttribute('aria-label')).toBe('Copy gate code');
+    expect(status.getAttribute('aria-live')).toBe('polite');
+    expect(status.textContent).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  it('copies the value in one click and announces "Copied"', async () => {
+    copyToClipboard.mockResolvedValue(true);
+    const { button, status } = render('GATE-1234');
+    await click(button);
+    expect(copyToClipboard).toHaveBeenCalledWith('GATE-1234');
+    expect(status.textContent).toBe('Copied');
+  });
+
+  it('announces "Copy failed" when the clipboard is unavailable', async () => {
+    copyToClipboard.mockResolvedValue(false);
+    const { button, status } = render();
+    await click(button);
+    expect(status.textContent).toBe('Copy failed');
+  });
+
+  it('clears the announcement after 2 seconds', async () => {
+    copyToClipboard.mockResolvedValue(true);
+    const { button, status } = render();
+    await click(button);
+    expect(status.textContent).toBe('Copied');
+    act(() => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(2000);
+    });
+    expect(status.textContent).toBe('');
+  });
+});