diff --git a/board_view.sx b/board_view.sx
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--- a/board_view.sx
+++ b/board_view.sx
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
 // inside its cell tile rather than touching the tile's edges.
 GEM_FILL_FRAC :f32: 0.84;
 
+// Content margin layered on top of the platform safe-area insets: frames the
+// grid off the left/right screen bezel so the gems aren't flush to the edge.
+// The grid is width-constrained on a portrait phone, so this is the inset that
+// actually sizes it; vertical centering inside the safe area is unchanged.
+BOARD_INSET_X :f32: 16.0;
+
 // Selection overlay: a translucent warm fill plus a bright opaque rim around the
 // chosen cell. `add_stroked_rect` draws the rim in its FILL color (the renderer
 // ignores the separate stroke color), so SELECT_RIM is passed as the fill.
@@ -204,7 +210,20 @@ BoardView :: struct {
     layout: BoardLayout;
 
     compute_layout :: (self: *BoardView, frame: Frame) {
-        self.layout.compute(frame, self.safe);
+        self.layout.compute(frame, self.content_insets());
+    }
+
+    // Platform safe-area insets widened by the content margin, so the grid (and
+    // the hit-test / banner geometry derived from it) is framed off the screen
+    // bezel. The HUD keeps using the bare safe insets, so it still hugs the top
+    // below the notch / Dynamic Island rather than shifting in with the board.
+    content_insets :: (self: *BoardView) -> EdgeInsets {
+        EdgeInsets.{
+            top    = self.safe.top,
+            left   = self.safe.left  + BOARD_INSET_X,
+            bottom = self.safe.bottom,
+            right  = self.safe.right + BOARD_INSET_X,
+        }
     }
 
     // Draw gem `gem_index`'s sprite-sheet column into `gf`.
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