diff --git a/src/layouts/AppLayout.astro b/src/layouts/AppLayout.astro
index e8dcb63..1ed27db 100644
--- a/src/layouts/AppLayout.astro
+++ b/src/layouts/AppLayout.astro
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ const year = new Date().getFullYear();
   .wordmark-link {
     flex-shrink: 0;
     display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-    gap: var(--space-3);
+    align-items: baseline;
+    gap: 14px;
     border-bottom: none;
     color: var(--on-surface);
   }
@@ -119,22 +119,29 @@ const year = new Date().getFullYear();
     border-bottom: none;
     color: var(--on-surface);
   }
+  /* Fenja logo's viewBox (265×101) puts its baseline ~3-4px above the
+     bottom edge to leave room for the 'j' descender. Pull the bottom of
+     the SVG down so the typographic baseline matches the wordmark text. */
   .wordmark {
     height: 22px;
     width: auto;
     display: block;
+    transform: translateY(3px);
   }
   .wordmark-sep {
     color: var(--on-surface-muted);
-    font-size: 1rem;
+    font-family: var(--font-serif);
+    font-size: 18px;
     line-height: 1;
+    transform: translateY(-1px);
   }
   .wordmark-project {
     font-family: var(--font-serif);
-    font-size: var(--text-body-md);
+    font-size: 18px;
     font-weight: 400;
+    line-height: 1;
     color: var(--on-surface);
-    letter-spacing: 0;
+    letter-spacing: var(--tracking-snug);
   }
   .wordmark-bifrost {
     font-family: var(--font-serif);