diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index a8060de6..43471baa 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -5,18 +5,20 @@
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
     <title>OpenIDEA</title>
     <script src="/boot.js"></script>
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/src/styles/fonts.css" />
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/splash.css" />
   </head>
   <body>
     <div id="root"></div>
     <div id="splash" class="splash" data-tauri-drag-region>
-      <svg viewBox="0 0 64 64" aria-hidden="true">
+      <svg class="splash-logo" viewBox="0 0 64 64" aria-hidden="true">
         <rect width="64" height="64" rx="15" fill="#0E0E10" />
         <circle cx="26" cy="32" r="11" fill="none" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="8" />
         <rect x="43" y="18" width="8" height="28" rx="1.5" fill="#FF4F1A" />
       </svg>
-      <span>OpenIDEA</span>
+      <!-- "OpenIDEA" in Inter 500 as outlines: the web font loads late in dev and would swap in. -->
+      <svg class="splash-wordmark" viewBox="0 -1984 9994 2478" role="img" aria-label="OpenIDEA">
+        <path fill="currentColor" d="M785.8 20Q592.6 20 440.4 -71.7Q288.2 -163.4 200.4 -334.7Q112.6 -506 112.6 -744Q112.6 -983.2 200.4 -1154.6Q288.2 -1326 440.4 -1418Q592.6 -1510 785.8 -1510Q979 -1510 1130.7 -1418Q1282.4 -1326 1369.8 -1154.6Q1457.3 -983.2 1457.3 -744Q1457.3 -505.8 1369.8 -334.5Q1282.4 -163.2 1130.7 -71.6Q979 20 785.8 20ZM785.8 -187.7Q913 -187.7 1013.5 -251.6Q1114 -315.5 1172.4 -439.9Q1230.7 -564.3 1230.7 -744Q1230.7 -925.6 1172.4 -1050Q1114 -1174.5 1013.5 -1238.4Q913 -1302.3 785.8 -1302.3Q657.9 -1302.3 557 -1238Q456.1 -1173.7 397.7 -1049.2Q339.2 -924.7 339.2 -744Q339.2 -564.3 397.7 -440.3Q456.1 -316.3 557 -252Q657.9 -187.7 785.8 -187.7ZM1717.9 418V-1118H1932.2V-935.9H1950.4Q1970 -970.8 2005.4 -1016.7Q2040.9 -1062.7 2104.6 -1097.3Q2168.3 -1132 2272.6 -1132Q2407.4 -1132 2512.7 -1064Q2617.9 -996 2678.8 -867Q2739.8 -738 2739.8 -556.4Q2739.8 -375.7 2679.8 -246.2Q2619.8 -116.7 2514.5 -47.3Q2409.1 22.2 2272.7 22.2Q2171.8 22.2 2107.4 -12.4Q2043 -47 2006.6 -93.2Q1970.2 -139.3 1950.4 -175H1937.9V418ZM2224 -165.3Q2320.1 -165.3 2384.9 -217.3Q2449.6 -269.3 2482.4 -358.3Q2515.2 -447.3 2515.2 -558Q2515.2 -668.1 2482.8 -755.4Q2450.4 -842.8 2385.7 -893.7Q2321 -944.5 2224 -944.5Q2129.6 -944.5 2065 -896.1Q2000.4 -847.7 1967.4 -761.2Q1934.4 -674.6 1934.4 -558Q1934.4 -441.7 1967.8 -353.2Q2001.2 -264.7 2066.2 -215Q2131.2 -165.3 2224 -165.3ZM3465.8 23.3Q3300.7 23.3 3181.1 -48.1Q3061.4 -119.5 2996.9 -248.5Q2932.4 -377.5 2932.4 -551.1Q2932.4 -723.3 2995.8 -854Q3059.1 -984.7 3175.1 -1058.4Q3291 -1132 3446.8 -1132Q3542.6 -1132 3632 -1100.7Q3721.4 -1069.4 3792.3 -1002.3Q3863.3 -935.2 3904.7 -828.3Q3946.2 -721.5 3946.2 -570.3V-492.2H3054.8V-656.5H3832.8L3730.1 -602.3Q3730.1 -704.7 3698.2 -783.2Q3666.3 -861.7 3603.5 -905.9Q3540.8 -950 3447.5 -950Q3354.2 -950 3288.2 -905Q3222.1 -860 3187.4 -786.5Q3152.6 -712.9 3152.6 -626.1V-514.4Q3152.6 -399.4 3192.1 -319.8Q3231.6 -240.1 3302.9 -199.4Q3374.2 -158.7 3468.1 -158.7Q3529.6 -158.7 3579.9 -176.3Q3630.2 -194 3666.5 -229.4Q3702.8 -264.9 3722.2 -317.2L3928.6 -268.5Q3902.2 -181.6 3838.6 -115.9Q3775 -50.2 3680.4 -13.4Q3585.8 23.3 3465.8 23.3ZM4406.9 -662.4V0H4186.9V-1118H4396.6L4398.9 -844.3H4376.2Q4424.9 -994.3 4517.8 -1063.1Q4610.7 -1132 4742.5 -1132Q4856.6 -1132 4942 -1084.2Q5027.5 -1036.3 5075.1 -942.5Q5122.7 -848.8 5122.7 -710.4V0H4902.7V-682.9Q4902.7 -803.7 4839.8 -872.1Q4776.9 -940.5 4667.3 -940.5Q4592.9 -940.5 4533.8 -907.9Q4474.8 -875.3 4440.8 -813.3Q4406.9 -751.2 4406.9 -662.4ZM5664.4 -1490V0H5435.9V-1490ZM6478.5 0H6109.9V-199.7H6465.8Q6635 -199.7 6747.1 -263Q6859.2 -326.3 6915 -448.6Q6970.8 -571 6970.8 -747.3Q6970.8 -922.1 6915.2 -1043.3Q6859.7 -1164.4 6750.5 -1227.4Q6641.3 -1290.3 6478.4 -1290.3H6102.2V-1490H6493Q6713.2 -1490 6869.9 -1400.9Q7026.7 -1311.8 7110.7 -1145.2Q7194.7 -978.6 7194.7 -747.3Q7194.7 -514.5 7110.4 -347.1Q7026 -179.6 6865.8 -89.8Q6705.5 0 6478.5 0ZM6222.4 -1490V0H5993.9V-1490ZM7471.9 0V-1490H8409.8V-1293.6H7700.4V-849.7H8359.5V-654.7H7700.4V-196.4H8416.4V0ZM8592.9 0 9123.5 -1490H9403.2L9942.8 0H9696.3L9406.1 -828.9Q9372.2 -930 9331.8 -1066.9Q9291.4 -1203.8 9238.4 -1395.6H9284.5Q9232.7 -1202.2 9192.5 -1063.6Q9152.4 -925.1 9121.4 -828.9L8839.9 0ZM8880.4 -392.6V-583.1H9655.3V-392.6Z" />
+      </svg>
       <div class="splash-bar" role="progressbar" aria-label="Loading"><i></i></div>
     </div>
     <script type="module" src="/src/main.tsx"></script>
diff --git a/public/splash.css b/public/splash.css
index 217b6cb7..c905db33 100644
--- a/public/splash.css
+++ b/public/splash.css
@@ -17,22 +17,18 @@ body, .splash { background: #e9eaee; }
   gap: 14px;
   padding-bottom: 38px;
   box-sizing: border-box;
-  font: 500 15px/1.2 "Inter Variable", Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
   color: #6c707e;
-  /* As on body: picking it up when the app CSS arrives would change the wordmark's weight. */
-  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
   -webkit-user-select: none;
   user-select: none;
   cursor: default;
   animation: splash-in 240ms ease-out 120ms both;
   transition: opacity 160ms ease-out;
-  /* One compositing layer for its whole life: WebKit layers it only while the opacity animates,
-     and the fade-out's fresh layer re-snaps the centred text, which then jumps up half a pixel. */
-  will-change: opacity;
 }
 .splash.splash-out { opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; }
 :root[data-theme^="dark"] .splash { color: #8c8f95; }
-.splash svg { width: 56px; height: 56px; }
+.splash-logo { width: 56px; height: 56px; }
+/* 15px Inter: 2048 units per em, the line box from ascender to descender. */
+.splash-wordmark { width: 73.2px; height: 18.15px; }
 .splash-bar { width: 120px; height: 2px; border-radius: 1px; overflow: hidden; background: rgb(127 127 127 / 0.18); }
 /* Fake progress: eases towards ~90% over the 4 s cap; hideSplash() fills it before fading out. */
 .splash-bar > i {
diff --git a/src/styles/fonts.css b/src/styles/fonts.css
deleted file mode 100644
index b51f53f4..00000000
--- a/src/styles/fonts.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-/* Linked from index.html rather than imported by global.css, so the faces are known before the
-   splash first paints: the dev server injects the app CSS only once the bundle runs. */
-@import "@fontsource-variable/inter";
-@import "@fontsource-variable/jetbrains-mono";
diff --git a/src/styles/global.css b/src/styles/global.css
index 3434d5a0..ba8dff29 100644
--- a/src/styles/global.css
+++ b/src/styles/global.css
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+@import "@fontsource-variable/inter";
+@import "@fontsource-variable/jetbrains-mono";
 @import "./tokens.css";
 
 /* Monochrome icons default to the theme icon grey; callers override for selected / disabled. */