diff --git a/src/app/globals.css b/src/app/globals.css
index 1bcc24b..5b62aae 100644
--- a/src/app/globals.css
+++ b/src/app/globals.css
@@ -59,6 +59,19 @@
   box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.45);
 }
 
+/* HUD text stays legible over the dynamic felt/table (game-ui best practice). */
+.hud-shadow {
+  text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6), 0 0 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+}
+
+/* Safe-area helpers for notch / home-indicator on phones. */
+.safe-top { padding-top: max(0.75rem, env(safe-area-inset-top)); }
+.safe-bottom { padding-bottom: max(0.5rem, env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); }
+.safe-x {
+  padding-left: max(0.75rem, env(safe-area-inset-left));
+  padding-right: max(0.75rem, env(safe-area-inset-right));
+}
+
 html,
 body {
   height: 100%;
diff --git a/src/components/GameTable.tsx b/src/components/GameTable.tsx
index 6d8c5c4..c324ffc 100644
--- a/src/components/GameTable.tsx
+++ b/src/components/GameTable.tsx
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ export function GameTable({
   return (
     <main className="persian-pattern relative h-dvh w-full overflow-hidden">
       {/* Top HUD */}
-      <div className="absolute top-0 inset-x-0 z-30 flex items-start justify-between p-3 sm:p-4">
+      <div className="absolute top-0 inset-x-0 z-30 flex items-start justify-between gap-2 safe-top safe-x pb-3 sm:p-4">
         <Scoreboard />
         <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
           {trump && <TrumpBadge trump={trump} />}
           <button
             onClick={toggleAll}
-            className="glass rounded-full p-2.5 hover:bg-navy-800 transition"
+            className="glass rounded-full min-h-11 min-w-11 grid place-items-center hover:bg-navy-800 transition"
             title={t("settings.audio")}
           >
             {muted ? (
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export function GameTable({
           {onForfeit && (
             <button
               onClick={() => setAskFf(true)}
-              className="glass rounded-full p-2.5 hover:bg-navy-800 transition"
+              className="glass rounded-full min-h-11 min-w-11 grid place-items-center hover:bg-navy-800 transition"
               title={t("forfeit.title")}
             >
               <Flag className="size-4 text-rose-300/90" />
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export function GameTable({
           )}
           <button
             onClick={exit}
-            className="glass rounded-full p-2.5 hover:bg-navy-800 transition"
+            className="glass rounded-full min-h-11 min-w-11 grid place-items-center hover:bg-navy-800 transition"
             title={t("hud.quit")}
           >
             <LogOut className="size-4 text-cream/80" />
@@ -293,10 +293,9 @@ function SeatAvatar({ seat, className }: { seat: Seat; className?: string }) {
           <Crown className="absolute -top-3 size-4 text-gold-400 fill-gold-500" />
         )}
       </motion.div>
-      <span className="text-[11px] text-cream/80 max-w-20 truncate">{name}</span>
+      <span className="text-[11px] font-semibold text-cream max-w-20 truncate hud-shadow">{name}</span>
       {sp && sp.level > 0 && (
-        <span className="text-[9px] text-gold-400/80 leading-none">
-          {team === 0 ? "" : ""}
+        <span className="text-[9px] text-gold-300 leading-none hud-shadow">
           {`Lv ${sp.level}`}
         </span>
       )}
@@ -445,7 +444,7 @@ function PlayerHand({ legalIds }: { legalIds: Set<string> }) {
   return (
     <div
       className={cn(
-        "absolute bottom-0 inset-x-0 flex justify-center pb-2 pointer-events-none",
+        "absolute bottom-0 inset-x-0 flex justify-center safe-bottom pointer-events-none",
         choosing ? "z-50" : "z-20"
       )}
     >
@@ -704,7 +703,7 @@ function Reactions() {
       {/* button */}
       <button
         onClick={() => setOpen((o) => !o)}
-        className="absolute bottom-4 ltr:right-4 rtl:left-4 z-50 glass rounded-full p-3 hover:bg-navy-800 transition"
+        className="absolute bottom-[max(1rem,env(safe-area-inset-bottom))] ltr:right-4 rtl:left-4 z-50 glass rounded-full min-h-12 min-w-12 grid place-items-center hover:bg-navy-800 transition"
         title={t("reactions.title")}
       >
         <SmilePlus className="size-5 text-gold-400" />
diff --git a/src/components/HomeScreen.tsx b/src/components/HomeScreen.tsx
index 8c60b0c..5eb7a63 100644
--- a/src/components/HomeScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/components/HomeScreen.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export function HomeScreen() {
   const playOnline = () => nav(isAuthed ? "online" : "auth");
 
   return (
-    <main className="persian-pattern relative h-dvh w-full overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain">
+    <main className="persian-pattern relative h-dvh w-full overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain safe-top safe-x safe-bottom">
       <FloatingSuits />
       <div className="relative z-10 mx-auto w-full max-w-md p-4 sm:p-6 flex flex-col min-h-dvh">
         <div className="pt-1">
diff --git a/src/components/online/ScreenHeader.tsx b/src/components/online/ScreenHeader.tsx
index 08750a9..38ec1e5 100644
--- a/src/components/online/ScreenHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/online/ScreenHeader.tsx
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ export function ScreenShell({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
     // Fixed-height viewport scroller: body is `overflow:hidden` (for the game
     // table), so the shell must own its scroll (h-dvh + overflow-y-auto) — with
     // min-h-dvh the content just expands past the body and gets clipped.
-    <main className="persian-pattern relative h-dvh w-full overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain">
-      <div className="mx-auto w-full max-w-2xl p-4 pb-24 sm:p-6 sm:pb-28">{children}</div>
+    <main className="persian-pattern relative h-dvh w-full overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain safe-top safe-x">
+      <div className="mx-auto w-full max-w-2xl px-4 pt-3 pb-[max(6rem,calc(env(safe-area-inset-bottom)+5rem))] sm:px-6">{children}</div>
     </main>
   );
 }