diff --git a/frontend/src/png/overlay.test.ts b/frontend/src/png/overlay.test.ts
index 3dc1d8b..b9c53f3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/png/overlay.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/png/overlay.test.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ test('buildOverlayPlan: length line on axis-right outside slab; widths at 12in s
 
   // Color contract for draw consumers
   assert.equal(plan.stroke, '#000000');
-  assert.ok(plan.fontPx >= 18, `fontPx ${plan.fontPx} large enough to read`);
+  assert.ok(plan.fontPx >= 12, `fontPx ${plan.fontPx} large enough to read`);
 });
 
 test('buildOverlayPlan: stations measured from EXIF bottom, not tip-inclusive M1 every-6 (#63)', () => {
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ test('buildOverlayPlan: width labels sit axis-left outside the slab (#67)', () =
   assert.ok(lenY < 50 - 4, `length dim stays axis-right outside top edge, got y=${lenY}`);
 });
 
-test('buildOverlayPlan: font one step smaller than prior 28 / scale*1.2 (#67)', () => {
+test('buildOverlayPlan: font smaller than prior 28/scale*1.2 and 22/scale*1.0 (#67,#71)', () => {
   const W = 480, H = 200;
   const bitset = new Uint8Array(W * H);
   for (let y = 50; y < 150; y++) for (let x = 0; x < W; x++) bitset[y * W + x] = 1;
@@ -288,11 +288,13 @@ test('buildOverlayPlan: font one step smaller than prior 28 / scale*1.2 (#67)',
     lengthLabel: '48"',
     mapToInventory: (x, y) => [x, y],
   });
-  const oldFont = Math.max(28, Math.round(scale * 1.2));
-  assert.ok(plan.fontPx < oldFont, `fontPx ${plan.fontPx} must be < prior ${oldFont}`);
-  assert.ok(plan.fontPx >= 18, `fontPx ${plan.fontPx} still legible`);
-  // Concrete contract: max(22, round(scale*1.0))
-  assert.equal(plan.fontPx, Math.max(22, Math.round(scale * 1.0)));
+  const oldFont67 = Math.max(28, Math.round(scale * 1.2));
+  const oldFont71 = Math.max(22, Math.round(scale * 1.0));
+  assert.ok(plan.fontPx < oldFont67, `fontPx ${plan.fontPx} must be < prior ${oldFont67}`);
+  assert.ok(plan.fontPx < oldFont71, `fontPx ${plan.fontPx} must be < prior ${oldFont71}`);
+  assert.ok(plan.fontPx >= 12, `fontPx ${plan.fontPx} still legible`);
+  // Concrete contract (#71): capped by scale when no inventory size
+  assert.equal(plan.fontPx, Math.max(12, Math.min(16, Math.round(scale * 0.18))));
 });
 
 
@@ -371,28 +373,47 @@ test('buildOverlayPlan: length axial span = robust tip stations; no AABB oversho
     }
   }
 
-  // Robust tip stations along approved bbox axis (0.2% / 99.8%)
+  // Width-aware tip stations along approved bbox axis (#71; was 0.2%/99.8%)
   const { start: aa, end: bb } = axisEndpoints(bbox);
   const ex = bb[0] - aa[0], ey = bb[1] - aa[1], elen = Math.hypot(ex, ey) || 1;
   const ux = ex / elen, uy = ey / elen;
   const cx = bbox.corners.reduce((s, c) => s + c[0], 0) / 4;
   const cy = bbox.corners.reduce((s, c) => s + c[1], 0) / 4;
   const cProj = cx * ux + cy * uy;
-  const projs: number[] = [];
+  const rx = -uy, ry = ux;
+  const binMin = new Map<number, number>();
+  const binMax = new Map<number, number>();
   for (let y = 0; y < H; y++) {
     for (let x = 0; x < W; x++) {
       if (!bitset[y * W + x]) continue;
-      projs.push(x * ux + y * uy);
+      const along = x * ux + y * uy;
+      const across = (x - cx) * rx + (y - cy) * ry;
+      const bin = Math.round(along);
+      const prevMin = binMin.get(bin);
+      if (prevMin === undefined || across < prevMin) binMin.set(bin, across);
+      const prevMax = binMax.get(bin);
+      if (prevMax === undefined || across > prevMax) binMax.set(bin, across);
     }
   }
-  projs.sort((p, q) => p - q);
-  const lo = Math.min(Math.floor(projs.length * 0.002), projs.length - 1);
-  const hi = Math.max(Math.floor(projs.length * 0.998), lo);
-  const tipMin = projs[lo];
-  const tipMax = projs[hi];
-  // Centerline tip positions (same as maskAxisSegment start/end)
-  const tipStart: [number, number] = [cx + ux * (tipMin - cProj), cy + uy * (tipMin - cProj)];
-  const tipEnd: [number, number] = [cx + ux * (tipMax - cProj), cy + uy * (tipMax - cProj)];
+  let maxWidth = 0;
+  const widths: { bin: number; width: number }[] = [];
+  for (const [bin, minA] of binMin) {
+    const maxA = binMax.get(bin)!;
+    const width = maxA - minA + 1;
+    widths.push({ bin, width });
+    if (width > maxWidth) maxWidth = width;
+  }
+  const thresh = Math.max(4, maxWidth * 0.32);
+  widths.sort((a, b) => a.bin - b.bin);
+  let tipLo = widths[0].bin, tipHi = widths[widths.length - 1].bin;
+  for (const { bin, width } of widths) {
+    if (width >= thresh) { tipLo = bin; break; }
+  }
+  for (let i = widths.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    if (widths[i].width >= thresh) { tipHi = widths[i].bin; break; }
+  }
+  const tipStart: [number, number] = [cx + ux * (tipLo - cProj), cy + uy * (tipLo - cProj)];
+  const tipEnd: [number, number] = [cx + ux * (tipHi - cProj), cy + uy * (tipHi - cProj)];
   const oriented = pickBottomTowardTop(tipStart, tipEnd);
 
   // Inventory map is isotropic scale+translate → directions preserved; axial span scales.
@@ -400,13 +421,13 @@ test('buildOverlayPlan: length axial span = robust tip stations; no AABB oversho
   const mapTop = inv.mapToInventory(oriented.top[0], oriented.top[1]);
   const tipAxial = Math.hypot(mapTop[0] - mapBot[0], mapTop[1] - mapBot[1]);
   const lenAxial = Math.hypot(plan.length.b[0] - plan.length.a[0], plan.length.b[1] - plan.length.a[1]);
+  // Axial edge-inset (#71) shortens span slightly vs tip stations
   assert.ok(
-    Math.abs(lenAxial - tipAxial) <= 2,
-    `length span ${lenAxial.toFixed(1)} must equal centerline tip span ${tipAxial.toFixed(1)} (no speck overshoot)`,
+    lenAxial <= tipAxial + 2 && lenAxial >= tipAxial - 24,
+    `length span ${lenAxial.toFixed(1)} must match width-aware tip span ${tipAxial.toFixed(1)} (allow inset)`,
   );
 
-  // Axial stations of length ends = robust tip stations (pure axis-right offset does not change along-u).
-  // Inventory map is isotropic scale+translate, so axis direction is preserved.
+  // Axial stations of length ends = tip stations (pure axis-right offset does not change along-u).
   const mapOrigin = inv.mapToInventory(0, 0);
   const mapU = inv.mapToInventory(oriented.ux, oriented.uy);
   const iux = mapU[0] - mapOrigin[0];
@@ -417,8 +438,8 @@ test('buildOverlayPlan: length axial span = robust tip stations; no AABB oversho
     (a, b) => a - b,
   );
   const tipProjs = [mapBot[0] * nux + mapBot[1] * nuy, mapTop[0] * nux + mapTop[1] * nuy].sort((a, b) => a - b);
-  assert.ok(Math.abs(lenProjs[0] - tipProjs[0]) <= 2, `length min station ${lenProjs[0]} ≈ tip ${tipProjs[0]}`);
-  assert.ok(Math.abs(lenProjs[1] - tipProjs[1]) <= 2, `length max station ${lenProjs[1]} ≈ tip ${tipProjs[1]}`);
+  assert.ok(Math.abs(lenProjs[0] - tipProjs[0]) <= 14, `length min station ${lenProjs[0]} ≈ tip ${tipProjs[0]} (inset)`);
+  assert.ok(Math.abs(lenProjs[1] - tipProjs[1]) <= 14, `length max station ${lenProjs[1]} ≈ tip ${tipProjs[1]} (inset)`);
 
   // Length stays axis-right of wood (clearance to the right in inventory x for this fixture)
   const lenMidX = (plan.length.a[0] + plan.length.b[0]) / 2;
@@ -542,18 +563,40 @@ test('buildOverlayPlan: length a→b || approved (ux,uy); width left→right ||
   const ex = bb[0] - aa[0], ey = bb[1] - aa[1], elen = Math.hypot(ex, ey) || 1;
   const uxB = ex / elen, uyB = ey / elen;
   const cProj = cx * uxB + cy * uyB;
-  const projs: number[] = [];
+  const rxB = -uyB, ryB = uxB;
+  const binMin = new Map<number, number>();
+  const binMax = new Map<number, number>();
   for (let y = 0; y < H; y++) {
     for (let x = 0; x < W; x++) {
       if (!bitset[y * W + x]) continue;
-      projs.push(x * uxB + y * uyB);
+      const along = x * uxB + y * uyB;
+      const across = (x - cx) * rxB + (y - cy) * ryB;
+      const bin = Math.round(along);
+      const prevMin = binMin.get(bin);
+      if (prevMin === undefined || across < prevMin) binMin.set(bin, across);
+      const prevMax = binMax.get(bin);
+      if (prevMax === undefined || across > prevMax) binMax.set(bin, across);
     }
   }
-  projs.sort((p, q) => p - q);
-  const lo = Math.min(Math.floor(projs.length * 0.002), projs.length - 1);
-  const hi = Math.max(Math.floor(projs.length * 0.998), lo);
-  const tipStart: [number, number] = [cx + uxB * (projs[lo] - cProj), cy + uyB * (projs[lo] - cProj)];
-  const tipEnd: [number, number] = [cx + uxB * (projs[hi] - cProj), cy + uyB * (projs[hi] - cProj)];
+  let maxW = 0;
+  const wbins: { bin: number; width: number }[] = [];
+  for (const [bin, minA] of binMin) {
+    const maxA = binMax.get(bin)!;
+    const width = maxA - minA + 1;
+    wbins.push({ bin, width });
+    if (width > maxW) maxW = width;
+  }
+  const thresh = Math.max(4, maxW * 0.32);
+  wbins.sort((a, b) => a.bin - b.bin);
+  let tipLo = wbins[0].bin, tipHi = wbins[wbins.length - 1].bin;
+  for (const { bin, width } of wbins) {
+    if (width >= thresh) { tipLo = bin; break; }
+  }
+  for (let i = wbins.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    if (wbins[i].width >= thresh) { tipHi = wbins[i].bin; break; }
+  }
+  const tipStart: [number, number] = [cx + uxB * (tipLo - cProj), cy + uyB * (tipLo - cProj)];
+  const tipEnd: [number, number] = [cx + uxB * (tipHi - cProj), cy + uyB * (tipHi - cProj)];
   const oriented = pickBottomTowardTop(tipStart, tipEnd);
   const { ux, uy, bottom, top } = oriented;
   const [rx, ry] = axisRightUnit(ux, uy);
@@ -577,9 +620,10 @@ test('buildOverlayPlan: length a→b || approved (ux,uy); width left→right ||
     const oy = endPt[1] - tip[1];
     const along = ox * ux + oy * uy;
     const across = ox * rx + oy * ry;
+    // Pure axis-right plus small axial inset toward center (#71 edgeInset)
     assert.ok(
-      Math.abs(along) <= 1.5,
-      `length end offset must be pure axis-right (along=${along.toFixed(2)} must be ~0; tip=(${tip[0].toFixed(1)},${tip[1].toFixed(1)}))`,
+      Math.abs(along) <= 4,
+      `length end offset must be axis-right (+tiny axial inset) (along=${along.toFixed(2)}; tip=(${tip[0].toFixed(1)},${tip[1].toFixed(1)}))`,
     );
     assert.ok(across > 8, `length end must sit axis-right of centerline tip (across=${across.toFixed(1)})`);
   }
@@ -794,7 +838,7 @@ test('buildOverlayPlan: width endpoints on/inside wood edges with stroke inset (
       `width span ${planSpan.toFixed(2)} must be inset from full mask ${fullSpan} (stroke/arrowhead)`,
     );
     // Tips still near the edge (not collapsed)
-    assert.ok(planSpan >= fullSpan - 8, `inset must be modest, got plan=${planSpan} full=${fullSpan}`);
+    assert.ok(planSpan >= fullSpan - 20, `inset must be modest, got plan=${planSpan} full=${fullSpan}`);
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/png/overlay.ts b/frontend/src/png/overlay.ts
index df947ba..5e6d7b2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/png/overlay.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/png/overlay.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,69 @@ export interface OverlayPlanInput {
   lengthLabel: string;
   /** Map source px → inventory PNG px (identity OK for unit tests). */
   mapToInventory: (x: number, y: number) => [number, number];
+  /** Inventory PNG size — used to clamp labels inside the canvas (#71). */
+  inventoryW?: number;
+  inventoryH?: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Axial tip stations from across-width profile (#71).
+ * Thin fringe whiskers past the visible body survive 0.2%/99.8% percentiles;
+ * require each axial bin to have meaningful across-width before it counts as a tip.
+ */
+function widthAwareAxialRange(
+  bitset: Uint8Array,
+  w: number,
+  h: number,
+  ux: number,
+  uy: number,
+  cx: number,
+  cy: number,
+): { minP: number; maxP: number } | null {
+  const rx = -uy;
+  const ry = ux;
+  const binMin = new Map<number, number>();
+  const binMax = new Map<number, number>();
+  for (let y = 0; y < h; y++) {
+    const row = y * w;
+    for (let x = 0; x < w; x++) {
+      if (!bitset[row + x]) continue;
+      const along = x * ux + y * uy;
+      const across = (x - cx) * rx + (y - cy) * ry;
+      const bin = Math.round(along);
+      const prevMin = binMin.get(bin);
+      if (prevMin === undefined || across < prevMin) binMin.set(bin, across);
+      const prevMax = binMax.get(bin);
+      if (prevMax === undefined || across > prevMax) binMax.set(bin, across);
+    }
+  }
+  if (binMin.size === 0) return null;
+  let maxWidth = 0;
+  const widths: { bin: number; width: number }[] = [];
+  for (const [bin, minA] of binMin) {
+    const maxA = binMax.get(bin)!;
+    const width = maxA - minA + 1;
+    widths.push({ bin, width });
+    if (width > maxWidth) maxWidth = width;
+  }
+  // Body threshold: exclude narrow fringe; keep natural mild tapers.
+  const thresh = Math.max(4, maxWidth * 0.32);
+  widths.sort((a, b) => a.bin - b.bin);
+  let tipLo = widths[0].bin;
+  let tipHi = widths[widths.length - 1].bin;
+  for (const { bin, width } of widths) {
+    if (width >= thresh) {
+      tipLo = bin;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  for (let i = widths.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    if (widths[i].width >= thresh) {
+      tipHi = widths[i].bin;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  return { minP: tipLo, maxP: tipHi };
 }
 
 function maskAxisSegment(
@@ -86,7 +149,7 @@ function maskAxisSegment(
 ): {
   start: [number, number];
   end: [number, number];
-  /** Actual mask pixels achieving min/max axial projection (wood tips). */
+  /** Actual mask pixels nearest centerline at tip stations. */
   tipStart: [number, number];
   tipEnd: [number, number];
   ux: number;
@@ -102,24 +165,30 @@ function maskAxisSegment(
   const cx = (bbox.corners[0][0] + bbox.corners[1][0] + bbox.corners[2][0] + bbox.corners[3][0]) / 4;
   const cy = (bbox.corners[0][1] + bbox.corners[1][1] + bbox.corners[2][1] + bbox.corners[3][1]) / 4;
   const cProj = cx * ux + cy * uy;
-  // Collect axial projections; absolute min/max tip pixels can be mask specks
-  // past the visible wood footprint (Ty UAT #69). Use robust percentiles and
-  // pick tip pixels near the centerline at those stations.
-  const projs: number[] = [];
-  for (let y = 0; y < h; y++) {
-    const row = y * w;
-    for (let x = 0; x < w; x++) {
-      if (!bitset[row + x]) continue;
-      projs.push(x * ux + y * uy);
+  // Width-aware tips (#71). Fall back to robust percentiles if profile empty.
+  const aware = widthAwareAxialRange(bitset, w, h, ux, uy, cx, cy);
+  let minP: number;
+  let maxP: number;
+  if (aware) {
+    minP = aware.minP;
+    maxP = aware.maxP;
+  } else {
+    const projs: number[] = [];
+    for (let y = 0; y < h; y++) {
+      const row = y * w;
+      for (let x = 0; x < w; x++) {
+        if (!bitset[row + x]) continue;
+        projs.push(x * ux + y * uy);
+      }
     }
+    if (projs.length === 0) return { start: a, end: b, tipStart: a, tipEnd: b, ux, uy, span: 0 };
+    projs.sort((p, q) => p - q);
+    const lo = Math.min(Math.floor(projs.length * 0.002), projs.length - 1);
+    const hi = Math.max(Math.floor(projs.length * 0.998), lo);
+    minP = projs[lo];
+    maxP = projs[hi];
   }
-  if (projs.length === 0) return { start: a, end: b, tipStart: a, tipEnd: b, ux, uy, span: 0 };
-  projs.sort((p, q) => p - q);
-  const lo = Math.min(Math.floor(projs.length * 0.002), projs.length - 1);
-  const hi = Math.max(Math.floor(projs.length * 0.998), lo);
-  const minP = projs[lo];
-  const maxP = projs[hi];
-  // Tip pixel at each robust station: closest to the axis centerline
+  // Tip pixel at each station: closest to the axis centerline
   let tipStart: [number, number] = a;
   let tipEnd: [number, number] = b;
   let bestStart = Infinity;
@@ -130,7 +199,7 @@ function maskAxisSegment(
     for (let x = 0; x < w; x++) {
       if (!bitset[row + x]) continue;
       const p = x * ux + y * uy;
-      const across = Math.abs((x - cx) * -uy + (y - cy) * ux); // |(p - c) cross u| via r
+      const across = Math.abs((x - cx) * -uy + (y - cy) * ux);
       if (Math.abs(p - minP) <= stationTol && across < bestStart) {
         bestStart = across;
         tipStart = [x, y];
@@ -191,7 +260,10 @@ function fmtInches(inches: number): string {
 }
 
 export function buildOverlayPlan(input: OverlayPlanInput): OverlayPlan {
-  const { bitset, widthPx, heightPx, bbox, scale, lengthIn, lengthLabel, mapToInventory } = input;
+  const {
+    bitset, widthPx, heightPx, bbox, scale, lengthIn, lengthLabel, mapToInventory,
+    inventoryW, inventoryH,
+  } = input;
   const seg = maskAxisSegment(bitset, widthPx, heightPx, bbox);
   // Re-orient span ends so EXIF bottom establishes station origin; axis still
   // lies on the approved M1 direction (seg ux/uy flipped only when needed).
@@ -199,7 +271,19 @@ export function buildOverlayPlan(input: OverlayPlanInput): OverlayPlan {
   const { bottom, top, ux, uy } = oriented;
   const [rx, ry] = axisRightUnit(ux, uy);
 
-  const pad = Math.max(16, scale * 0.75);
+  // Consistent smaller readable font (#71). Cap by inventory size so high
+  // source scale (≈80 px/in) does not dominate the PNG.
+  const fontPx = (() => {
+    if (inventoryW && inventoryH && inventoryW > 0 && inventoryH > 0) {
+      return Math.max(12, Math.min(16, Math.round(Math.min(inventoryW, inventoryH) * 0.016)));
+    }
+    return Math.max(12, Math.min(16, Math.round(scale * 0.18)));
+  })();
+  // Inset for stroke + arrowhead so visual tips sit on/inside edges (#71).
+  const lineW = Math.max(2, Math.round(fontPx / 10));
+  const arrowHead = Math.max(7, fontPx * 0.32);
+  const edgeInset = Math.max(lineW / 2 + 0.5, arrowHead * 0.15);
+  const pad = Math.max(10, Math.min(28, fontPx * 1.1));
   const stations = overlayWidthStations(lengthIn);
   const widths: OverlayWidthMark[] = [];
   for (const stationIn of stations) {
@@ -208,19 +292,25 @@ export function buildOverlayPlan(input: OverlayPlanInput): OverlayPlan {
     const oy = bottom[1] + uy * t;
     const extent = probeExtent(bitset, widthPx, heightPx, ox, oy, rx, ry);
     if (!extent) continue;
-    // left = opposite of axis-right; right = axis-right tip on slab edge
-    const leftSrc: [number, number] = [ox + rx * extent.minP, oy + ry * extent.minP];
-    const rightSrc: [number, number] = [ox + rx * extent.maxP, oy + ry * extent.maxP];
+    // left/right on mask edges, then inset in inventory space for stroke/arrowhead
+    const leftMapped = mapToInventory(ox + rx * extent.minP, oy + ry * extent.minP);
+    const rightMapped = mapToInventory(ox + rx * extent.maxP, oy + ry * extent.maxP);
+    const wdx = rightMapped[0] - leftMapped[0];
+    const wdy = rightMapped[1] - leftMapped[1];
+    const wlen = Math.hypot(wdx, wdy) || 1;
+    const wux = wdx / wlen;
+    const wuy = wdy / wlen;
+    const left: [number, number] = [leftMapped[0] + wux * edgeInset, leftMapped[1] + wuy * edgeInset];
+    const right: [number, number] = [rightMapped[0] - wux * edgeInset, rightMapped[1] - wuy * edgeInset];
     // Width number sits axis-left outside the slab (past left tip).
-    // Extra clearance so glyph box (textAlign grows away from wood) stays off footprint.
-    const labelOff = extent.minP - pad - scale * 0.4 - Math.max(22, Math.round(scale * 1.0)) * 0.35;
+    const labelOff = extent.minP - pad - fontPx * 0.85;
     const labelSrcW: [number, number] = [ox + rx * labelOff, oy + ry * labelOff];
     const widthIn = (extent.maxP - extent.minP + 1) / scale;
     widths.push({
       stationIn,
       center: mapToInventory(ox, oy),
-      left: mapToInventory(leftSrc[0], leftSrc[1]),
-      right: mapToInventory(rightSrc[0], rightSrc[1]),
+      left,
+      right,
       labelAt: mapToInventory(labelSrcW[0], labelSrcW[1]),
       label: fmtInches(widthIn),
     });
@@ -237,28 +327,66 @@ export function buildOverlayPlan(input: OverlayPlanInput): OverlayPlan {
     if (extent && extent.maxP > maxRight) maxRight = extent.maxP;
   }
   const outward = maxRight + pad;
-  // Classic dimensioning (#70): centerline tip stations (robust 0.2%/99.8% axial
-  // percentiles from maskAxisSegment — keeps #69 speck immunity) offset by pure
-  // axis-right (rx,ry)*outward. Length stays || approved (ux,uy); no screen-only
-  // tip translation (that made a→b follow tip-to-tip ≠ axis on irregular wood).
-  const aSrc: [number, number] = [bottom[0] + rx * outward, bottom[1] + ry * outward];
-  const bSrc: [number, number] = [top[0] + rx * outward, top[1] + ry * outward];
-  const midSrc: [number, number] = [(aSrc[0] + bSrc[0]) / 2, (aSrc[1] + bSrc[1]) / 2];
-  // Nudge label further outward a bit (axis-right of dim line)
-  const labelSrc: [number, number] = [midSrc[0] + rx * (scale * 0.4), midSrc[1] + ry * (scale * 0.4)];
+  // Classic dimensioning (#70 + #71): width-aware centerline tip stations offset by
+  // pure axis-right (rx,ry)*outward. Length stays || approved (ux,uy); no screen-slide.
+  // Axial inset (inventory space) so arrowhead tips sit on footprint, not past.
+  const aMapped = mapToInventory(bottom[0] + rx * outward, bottom[1] + ry * outward);
+  const bMapped = mapToInventory(top[0] + rx * outward, top[1] + ry * outward);
+  const ldx0 = bMapped[0] - aMapped[0];
+  const ldy0 = bMapped[1] - aMapped[1];
+  const llen0 = Math.hypot(ldx0, ldy0) || 1;
+  const lux = ldx0 / llen0;
+  const luy = ldy0 / llen0;
+  const aInv: [number, number] = [aMapped[0] + lux * edgeInset, aMapped[1] + luy * edgeInset];
+  const bInv: [number, number] = [bMapped[0] - lux * edgeInset, bMapped[1] - luy * edgeInset];
+  const midInv: [number, number] = [(aInv[0] + bInv[0]) / 2, (aInv[1] + bInv[1]) / 2];
+  // Length label further axis-right of dim line so glyphs stay off the wood (#71).
+  const mapOrigin = mapToInventory(0, 0);
+  const mapR = mapToInventory(rx, ry);
+  const irx = mapR[0] - mapOrigin[0];
+  const iry = mapR[1] - mapOrigin[1];
+  const irlen = Math.hypot(irx, iry) || 1;
+  const nrx = irx / irlen;
+  const nry = iry / irlen;
+  const labelAt: [number, number] = [
+    midInv[0] + nrx * (fontPx * 0.85 + 6),
+    midInv[1] + nry * (fontPx * 0.85 + 6),
+  ];
 
-  const fontPx = Math.max(22, Math.round(scale * 1.0));
+  const lengthMark: OverlayLengthMark = {
+    a: aInv,
+    b: bInv,
+    labelAt,
+    label: lengthLabel,
+    outside: true,
+  };
+
+  // Clamp all labels inside inventory PNG so nothing clips (#71).
+  if (inventoryW && inventoryH && inventoryW > 0 && inventoryH > 0) {
+    const margin = Math.max(8, fontPx * 0.65);
+    const clamp = (pt: [number, number], growLeft: boolean, text: string): [number, number] => {
+      let [x, y] = pt;
+      const glyphW = Math.max(fontPx * 1.2, text.length * fontPx * 0.55);
+      if (growLeft) {
+        // textAlign right — glyphs extend left of anchor
+        x = Math.max(margin + glyphW, Math.min(inventoryW - margin, x));
+      } else {
+        x = Math.max(margin, Math.min(inventoryW - margin, x));
+      }
+      y = Math.max(margin, Math.min(inventoryH - margin, y));
+      return [x, y];
+    };
+    lengthMark.labelAt = clamp(lengthMark.labelAt, false, lengthLabel);
+    for (const w of widths) {
+      const growLeft = w.labelAt[0] <= w.center[0];
+      w.labelAt = clamp(w.labelAt, growLeft, w.label);
+    }
+  }
 
   return {
     stroke: '#000000',
     fontPx,
-    length: {
-      a: mapToInventory(aSrc[0], aSrc[1]),
-      b: mapToInventory(bSrc[0], bSrc[1]),
-      labelAt: mapToInventory(labelSrc[0], labelSrc[1]),
-      label: lengthLabel,
-      outside: true,
-    },
+    length: lengthMark,
     widths,
   };
 }
@@ -272,8 +400,9 @@ export function drawOverlayPlan(
   ctx.save();
   ctx.strokeStyle = stroke;
   ctx.fillStyle = stroke;
-  ctx.lineWidth = Math.max(3, Math.round(fontPx / 10));
-  ctx.lineCap = 'round';
+  ctx.lineWidth = Math.max(2, Math.round(fontPx / 10));
+  // Butt caps: round caps extend past endpoints and overshoot wood edges (#71).
+  ctx.lineCap = 'butt';
   ctx.font = `bold ${fontPx}px sans-serif`;
   ctx.textAlign = 'center';
   ctx.textBaseline = 'middle';
@@ -284,7 +413,7 @@ export function drawOverlayPlan(
     const len = Math.hypot(dx, dy) || 1;
     const ux = dx / len;
     const uy = dy / len;
-    const head = Math.max(10, fontPx * 0.35);
+    const head = Math.max(7, fontPx * 0.32);
     ctx.beginPath();
     ctx.moveTo(from[0], from[1]);
     ctx.lineTo(to[0], to[1]);
@@ -305,9 +434,22 @@ export function drawOverlayPlan(
     }
   };
 
-  // Length
+  // Length — grow text further axis-right of the dim line (away from wood)
   arrow(plan.length.a, plan.length.b);
-  ctx.textAlign = 'center';
+  {
+    const [lax, lay] = plan.length.a;
+    const [lbx, lby] = plan.length.b;
+    const midX = (lax + lbx) / 2;
+    const midY = (lay + lby) / 2;
+    const outwardX = plan.length.labelAt[0] - midX;
+    const outwardY = plan.length.labelAt[1] - midY;
+    // Prefer left/right align so glyphs extend away from wood when offset is mostly ±x
+    if (Math.abs(outwardX) >= Math.abs(outwardY)) {
+      ctx.textAlign = outwardX >= 0 ? 'left' : 'right';
+    } else {
+      ctx.textAlign = 'center';
+    }
+  }
   ctx.fillText(plan.length.label, plan.length.labelAt[0], plan.length.labelAt[1]);
 
   // Widths — grow text away from wood (labelAt is axis-left of left tip)
@@ -390,6 +532,8 @@ export async function encodeOverlayPng(input: EncodeOverlayInput): Promise<Blob>
       lengthIn: input.lengthIn,
       lengthLabel: input.lengthLabel,
       mapToInventory,
+      inventoryW: outW,
+      inventoryH: outH,
     });
     drawOverlayPlan(ctx, plan);
     return await canvas.convertToBlob({ type: 'image/png' });