diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index a1ad495..782fac4 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -210,8 +210,12 @@ textarea {
 }
 
 @keyframes zk-rise {
-  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(6px); }
-  to   { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
+  /* Opacity ONLY. A translateY here promoted every element it touched to a GPU
+     layer, and text composited on a transformed layer renders blurry in Chrome
+     on Linux — which made the whole app look soft. The fade alone gives the
+     entrance without ever moving text onto a fractional-pixel layer. */
+  from { opacity: 0; }
+  to   { opacity: 1; }
 }
 
 @keyframes zk-shimmer {
diff --git a/src/layout/Shell.css b/src/layout/Shell.css
index c7c5284..5917e7b 100644
--- a/src/layout/Shell.css
+++ b/src/layout/Shell.css
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@
   max-width: 1460px;
   margin: 0 auto;
   padding: 30px 34px 76px;
-  animation: zk-rise 0.28s var(--ease) both;
 }
 
 /* ── Narrow viewports: the rail lies down and scrolls ──────── */