diff --git a/web/src/reader/reader.ts b/web/src/reader/reader.ts
index 92fa7b22..1fde708e 100644
--- a/web/src/reader/reader.ts
+++ b/web/src/reader/reader.ts
@@ -1793,9 +1793,11 @@ document.addEventListener("alpine:init", () => {
         }
         const host = map.toHost(pt.fx, pt.fy);
         // The teardrop's rotated tip is its bottom point: hang the box
-        // ABOVE the boundary corner.
+        // ABOVE the boundary corner, tip resting ~4px above the glyph
+        // tops — a clear gap so the tip never covers letters (Android
+        // handle spacing).
         dot.style.left = `${host.x - 13}px`;
-        dot.style.top = `${host.y - 22}px`;
+        dot.style.top = `${host.y - 30}px`;
       }
     },
     /** Line boxes (page fractions) of a contiguous char-table span: