diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/chrome.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/chrome.tsx
index ef83cc6d94..5688736004 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/chrome.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/chrome.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ const rowPadTrail = 'pr-2'
 const rowGap = 'gap-1.5'
 const rowLead = 'grid size-3.5 shrink-0 place-items-center'
 const rowInset = cn(rowPadX, rowGap, 'flex h-full min-w-0 items-center self-stretch py-0.5')
-const rowLabel = 'min-w-0 truncate text-[0.8125rem] leading-none text-(--ui-text-secondary)'
+// `truncate` is overflow:hidden. `leading-none` (line-height: 1) makes the
+// line box equal the em-square, so glyph ink that sticks out — Segoe UI on
+// Windows is ~1.33em — gets shaved. 1.35 leaves room; the shell still owns
+// row height, so the extra leading just centers.
+export const SIDEBAR_TRUNCATED_LEADING = 'leading-[1.35]' as const
+const rowLabel = cn('min-w-0 truncate text-[0.8125rem] text-(--ui-text-secondary)', SIDEBAR_TRUNCATED_LEADING)
 
 /** Inbox-style card (workspace + age, title + preview, model + size). */
 export const SIDEBAR_ROW_CARD_MIN_H = 'min-h-[3.375rem]' as const
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-row.test.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-row.test.tsx
index 38beaa3c4b..bfbb0f77c9 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-row.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-row.test.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ vi.mock('@/i18n', () => ({
   useI18n: () => ({
     t: {
       sidebar: {
+        messageCount: (count: number) => `${count} messages`,
+        toolCallCount: (count: number) => `${count} tool calls`,
+        projects: {
+          home: 'Home'
+        },
         row: {
           ageMin: 'm',
           ageNow: 'now',
@@ -31,6 +36,7 @@ vi.mock('@/i18n', () => ({
           needsInput: 'Needs input',
           sessionActions: 'Session actions',
           sessionRunning: 'Running',
+          todoProgress: 'Tasks completed',
           waitingForAnswer: 'Waiting for answer'
         }
       },
@@ -150,9 +156,10 @@ const handoffAvatar = (container: HTMLElement) =>
 
 const noop = vi.fn()
 
-const renderRow = (session: SessionInfo) =>
+const renderRow = (session: SessionInfo, extra?: { card?: boolean }) =>
   render(
     <SidebarSessionRow
+      card={extra?.card}
       isPinned={false}
       isSelected={false}
       onArchive={noop}
@@ -388,3 +395,32 @@ describe('SidebarSessionRow', () => {
     expect(tipTrigger(avatar as HTMLElement)).toBeTruthy()
   })
 })
+
+describe('Inbox-style session card', () => {
+  it('gives truncated card lines room for glyph ink instead of clipping them', () => {
+    renderRow(
+      makeSession({
+        cwd: '/Users/tomek/pursuit-support-agent',
+        message_count: 133,
+        model: 'gpt-4.1',
+        title: 'Ruff lint and pytest verification'
+      }),
+      { card: true }
+    )
+
+    const workspace = screen.getByText('pursuit-support-agent')
+    const title = screen.getByText('Ruff lint and pytest verification').parentElement
+    const footer = screen.getByText('GPT-4.1').parentElement
+
+    expect(title).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(footer).toBeTruthy()
+
+    for (const el of [workspace, title!, footer!]) {
+      expect(el.className).not.toMatch(/\bleading-none\b/)
+      expect(el.className).toMatch(/leading-\[1\.35\]/)
+    }
+
+    expect(workspace.className).toMatch(/\btruncate\b/)
+    expect(screen.getByText('133 messages')).toBeTruthy()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-row.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-row.tsx
index aa88248daa..108319f3e0 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-row.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-row.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import { SessionStatusDot } from '../session-status-dot'
 
 import {
   SIDEBAR_ROW_CARD_MIN_H,
+  SIDEBAR_TRUNCATED_LEADING,
   SidebarRowBody,
   SidebarRowGrab,
   SidebarRowLabel,
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ function SidebarSessionRowImpl({
             // The card is a grid with ONE spacing knob: --card-gap. Every row
             // gap is gap-y-(--card-gap); the title/preview group opts out
             // with its own tighter internal flex gap.
-            card && 'flex-col items-stretch justify-center py-1.5 [--card-gap:0.6rem] gap-(--card-gap)'
+            card && 'flex-col items-stretch justify-center py-1.5 [--card-gap:0.4rem] gap-(--card-gap)'
           )}
           // Middle-click = open in a new tab (browser muscle memory).
           {...middleClickHandlers(() => {
@@ -505,12 +506,22 @@ function SidebarSessionRowImpl({
                         deterministic metadata line; detailed adds the initial
                         request preview. Compact keeps today's one-line row. */}
                     {density !== 'compact' && details.metadata && (
-                      <span className="mt-0.5 block truncate text-[0.625rem] leading-none text-(--ui-text-tertiary)">
+                      <span
+                        className={cn(
+                          'mt-0.5 block truncate text-[0.625rem] text-(--ui-text-tertiary)',
+                          SIDEBAR_TRUNCATED_LEADING
+                        )}
+                      >
                         {details.metadata}
                       </span>
                     )}
                     {density === 'detailed' && details.preview && (
-                      <span className="mt-1 block truncate text-[0.625rem] leading-none text-(--ui-text-quaternary)">
+                      <span
+                        className={cn(
+                          'mt-1 block truncate text-[0.625rem] text-(--ui-text-quaternary)',
+                          SIDEBAR_TRUNCATED_LEADING
+                        )}
+                      >
                         {details.preview}
                       </span>
                     )}
@@ -528,7 +539,12 @@ function SidebarSessionRowImpl({
                     entire width — nothing truncates against the kebab. */}
                 <div className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5">
                   {leadNode}
-                  <span className="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate text-[0.6875rem] leading-none text-(--ui-text-tertiary)">
+                  <span
+                    className={cn(
+                      'min-w-0 flex-1 truncate text-[0.6875rem] text-(--ui-text-tertiary)',
+                      SIDEBAR_TRUNCATED_LEADING
+                    )}
+                  >
                     {context}
                   </span>
                   {handoffBadge}
@@ -536,10 +552,13 @@ function SidebarSessionRowImpl({
                 </div>
                 {/* Title + preview: ONE grouped cell with its own tight
                     internal gap — it does not inherit the card's rhythm. */}
-                <div className="-mt-[0.2em] flex min-w-0 flex-col gap-[0.3rem]">
+                <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-col gap-[0.15rem]">
                   <OverflowTip label={title}>
                     <SidebarRowLabel
-                      className="hover-marquee text-[0.8125rem] leading-none font-medium text-(--ui-text-primary) group-data-[working=true]:text-foreground"
+                      className={cn(
+                        'hover-marquee text-[0.8125rem] font-medium text-(--ui-text-primary) group-data-[working=true]:text-foreground',
+                        SIDEBAR_TRUNCATED_LEADING
+                      )}
                       onPointerEnter={armMarquee}
                       onPointerLeave={disarmMarquee}
                     >
@@ -547,13 +566,23 @@ function SidebarSessionRowImpl({
                     </SidebarRowLabel>
                   </OverflowTip>
                   {session.preview && rowMeta.includes('preview') ? (
-                    <span className="min-w-0 truncate text-[0.625rem] leading-none text-(--ui-text-quaternary)">
+                    <span
+                      className={cn(
+                        'min-w-0 truncate text-[0.625rem] text-(--ui-text-quaternary)',
+                        SIDEBAR_TRUNCATED_LEADING
+                      )}
+                    >
                       {session.preview}
                     </span>
                   ) : null}
                 </div>
                 {model || size || todoProgress ? (
-                  <span className="flex min-w-0 items-baseline gap-2 text-[0.625rem] leading-none text-(--ui-text-tertiary)">
+                  <span
+                    className={cn(
+                      'flex min-w-0 items-baseline gap-2 text-[0.625rem] text-(--ui-text-tertiary)',
+                      SIDEBAR_TRUNCATED_LEADING
+                    )}
+                  >
                     {model ? <span className="min-w-0 truncate">{model}</span> : null}
                     {size ? <span className="shrink-0 tabular-nums">{size}</span> : null}
                     {todoProgress ? (
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/virtual-session-list.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/virtual-session-list.tsx
index e0ad175cb7..03843400cf 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/virtual-session-list.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/virtual-session-list.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export interface VirtualSessionListProps {
 // Matches the card's typical rendered height (four lines when a preview
 // exists) so long card lists don't jump under the scroll thumb before
 // self-measurement catches up.
-const CARD_ROW_ESTIMATE_PX = 66
+const CARD_ROW_ESTIMATE_PX = 74
 const DIVIDER_ESTIMATE_PX = 28
 const OVERSCAN_ROWS = 12