diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index 2407d7c..2d0e52c 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -93,11 +93,15 @@
      at 14, and 12px is the FLOOR — reserved for uppercase eyebrows, never
      for anything a person has to read. Size does the prioritising so the
      reader does not have to. */
+  /* Shifted up one notch after an audit found 124 of ~200 sizings sitting at
+     12-13px — the "meta" tier had quietly become the body size, so the whole
+     app read tiny and uniform with nothing for the eye to land on. Body is 14
+     now, values 15, emphasis 16; 12px stays for uppercase eyebrows only. */
   --fs-3xs:  0.75rem;    /* 12px — uppercase eyebrows only */
-  --fs-2xs:  0.8125rem;  /* 13px — timestamps, meta */
-  --fs-xs:   0.875rem;   /* 14px — field labels */
-  --fs-sm:   0.9375rem;  /* 15px — body, field values */
-  --fs-md:   1rem;       /* 16px — emphasis */
+  --fs-2xs:  0.875rem;   /* 14px — was 13; the app's dominant size, now comfortable */
+  --fs-xs:   0.9375rem;  /* 15px — field labels */
+  --fs-sm:   1rem;       /* 16px — body, field values */
+  --fs-md:   1.0625rem;  /* 17px — emphasis */
   --fs-lg:   1.125rem;   /* 18px — panel titles */
   --fs-xl:   1.375rem;   /* 22px — section headings */
   --fs-2xl:  1.75rem;    /* 28px — page title */