diff --git a/frontends/qt6/FrontPage.qml b/frontends/qt6/FrontPage.qml
index f4e108c6a..9deb91316 100644
--- a/frontends/qt6/FrontPage.qml
+++ b/frontends/qt6/FrontPage.qml
@@ -85,12 +85,15 @@ Rectangle {
             width: parent.width
             spacing: 0
 
+            // Top breathing room
+            Item { Layout.preferredHeight: 8 }
+
             // ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
             // HERO
             // ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
             Rectangle {
                 Layout.fillWidth: true
-                Layout.preferredHeight: 380
+                Layout.preferredHeight: 400
                 color: "transparent"
 
                 // Blue gradient wash
@@ -104,7 +107,9 @@ Rectangle {
                 }
 
                 ColumnLayout {
-                    anchors.centerIn: parent
+                    anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                    anchors.verticalCenterOffset: 16
                     width: Math.min(parent.width - 80, 720)
                     spacing: 16
 
diff --git a/qml/components/atoms/CText.qml b/qml/components/atoms/CText.qml
index 81705e270..ab963ad5c 100644
--- a/qml/components/atoms/CText.qml
+++ b/qml/components/atoms/CText.qml
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ Text {
 
     font.family: mono ? Theme.fontFamilyMono : Theme.fontFamily
 
-    // Only body1 gets expanded line height; everything else stays compact
+    // Only body1 gets expanded line height
     lineHeight: variant === "body1" ? 1.4 : 1.0
-    lineHeightMode: variant === "body1" ? Text.ProportionalHeight : Text.FixedHeight
+    lineHeightMode: Text.ProportionalHeight
 
     // Default to no wrap — callers opt in with wrapMode: Text.Wrap
     wrapMode: truncate ? Text.NoWrap : Text.NoWrap