diff --git a/demo/src/showcase.ts b/demo/src/showcase.ts
index f08efac..785b4d9 100644
--- a/demo/src/showcase.ts
+++ b/demo/src/showcase.ts
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ function accentNote(color: string, kicker: string): any {
   return {
     ...baseCard,
     defaultWidth: SMALL_W,
-    defaultHeight: 86,
+    defaultHeight: 110,
     type: 'text' as const,
     stroke: hexAlpha(color, 0.35),
     fill: hexAlpha(color, 0.05),
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ nodes.push({
   x: initiativesOffsetX + initiativesTotalW + CARD_GAP,
   y: ROW_Y.initiatives,
   width: SMALL_W,
-  height: 86,
+  height: 110,
 })
 
 // --- Secondary initiatives ---
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ nodes.push({
   x: secondaryOffsetX + secondaryTotalW + CARD_GAP,
   y: ROW_Y.secondary,
   width: SMALL_W,
-  height: 86,
+  height: 110,
 })
 
 // --- Footer cards: customers + revenue ---
diff --git a/packages/core/src/slots.ts b/packages/core/src/slots.ts
index 2d0bcd1..c32ca8f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/slots.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/slots.ts
@@ -175,8 +175,13 @@ export function computeCategorySlotRegions(
           // and sits at HEADER_INSET_Y; pad another small gap so the
           // bar reads as decoration rather than a divider line.
           y + HEADER_INSET_Y + fs + 6
-        : // Legacy: under one line of body text.
-          y + HEADER_INSET_Y + fs + Math.round(fs * 0.9)
+        : // No header: anchor just above the footer strip so the bar
+          // sits between the body content and the stats region
+          // regardless of how many lines the title wraps to. A
+          // top-anchored position (legacy: HEADER_INSET_Y + fs + 0.9em)
+          // only works for single-line titles; multi-line titles wrap
+          // into the bar because the centered label straddles it.
+          y + height - FOOTER_INSET_Y - footer - bandHeight - 6
       return {
         x: x + HEADER_INSET_X,
         y: bandY,