diff --git a/src/app/layout.tsx b/src/app/layout.tsx
index 1d88609..994df06 100644
--- a/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export default function RootLayout({
             })
           }} />
 </head>
-      <body className="bg-brand-bg text-brand-text antialiased">
+      <body className="bg-brand-bg text-brand-text">
         {/* Skip to main content — WCAG 2.4.1 */}
         <a
           href="#main-content"
diff --git a/src/styles/tailwind.css b/src/styles/tailwind.css
index 7492f9c..11b73e9 100644
--- a/src/styles/tailwind.css
+++ b/src/styles/tailwind.css
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@ body {
   font-family: var(--font-body);
   background-color: var(--color-bg);
   color: var(--color-foreground);
-  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
+  /* Smoothing intentionally NOT overridden — `antialiased`/`grayscale` was
+     correct for the old dark theme but renders thinner/harsher on the new
+     light theme. Default OS smoothing (subpixel on Windows/older macOS,
+     `auto` elsewhere) gives Inter + Lora their intended weight. */
 }
 
 /* =====================
