diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarChrome.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarChrome.tsx
index 89e735f99f81115a79c735098ac89898bbc92a0a..716f96ceecd238aa7f439881c9eee2c5486462d2 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarChrome.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarChrome.tsx
@@ -124,11 +124,12 @@ function SidebarBrand({ onBackdrop }: { onBackdrop: boolean }) {
 function SidebarBrandMark({ onBackdrop }: { onBackdrop: boolean }) {
   return (
     // Center the visible capitals, without the font's ascender/descender space.
+    // Padding keeps ascenders and round-letter overshoot inside the truncation clip.
     <span className="inline-flex min-w-0 items-baseline gap-1 text-sm font-medium tracking-tight">
       <T3Wordmark aria-label="T3" className="h-[1cap] w-auto shrink-0" />
       <span
         className={cn(
-          "truncate [text-box:trim-both_cap_alphabetic]",
+          "truncate [text-box:trim-both_cap_alphabetic] supports-[text-box:trim-both_cap_alphabetic]:py-1",
           onBackdrop ? "text-white/70" : "text-muted-foreground",
         )}
       >