diff --git a/internal/web/static/app.css b/internal/web/static/app.css
index fe6b124..c96034b 100644
--- a/internal/web/static/app.css
+++ b/internal/web/static/app.css
@@ -523,11 +523,11 @@ td .id-link:hover { color: var(--accent); }
 th.sortable { cursor: pointer; user-select: none; }
 th.sortable:hover { color: var(--fg); }
 th.sortable { cursor: pointer; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; }
-/* #209 rev: arrow sits IMMEDIATELY right of the label text (inline, small gap),
-   vertically centered, so the label text aligns with its column contents. */
+/* #209: arrow sits RIGHT of the label, vertically centered, and absolutely
+   positioned so it never shifts the label text; label aligns with column contents. */
 th.sortable .sort-ind {
-  display: inline-block; margin-left: 6px; vertical-align: middle;
-  width: 0; height: 0;
+  /* #209 r2: inline right after the label text with a fixed gap, not pinned to the column edge */
+  display: inline-block; width: 0; height: 0; margin-left: 6px; vertical-align: middle;
   border-left: 5px solid transparent; border-right: 5px solid transparent;
 }
 th.sorted.asc .sort-ind { border-bottom: 6px solid var(--accent); }