diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/PromotableControl.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/PromotableControl.tsx
index b9644fbbd..0ac6e1557 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/PromotableControl.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/PromotableControl.tsx
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ export function PromotableControl({
       {rendered}
       {bound && (
         <span
-          className="pointer-events-none absolute right-1.5 top-0 z-10 inline-flex max-w-[60%] items-center gap-1 truncate rounded bg-studio-accent/20 px-1 py-px font-mono text-[8px] font-medium text-studio-accent"
+          // Sits above the row (not on top of top-0) so it clears a value that
+          // renders flush to the row's right edge, e.g. flat Font/Color rows.
+          className="pointer-events-none absolute -top-2 right-1.5 z-10 inline-flex max-w-[60%] items-center gap-1 truncate rounded bg-studio-accent/20 px-1 py-px font-mono text-[8px] font-medium text-studio-accent"
           title={`Bound to variable "${promote.boundId}"`}
         >
           ◆ {promote.boundId}
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ export function PromotableControl({
             e.stopPropagation();
             promote.promote();
           }}
-          className="absolute right-1.5 top-0 z-10 inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded bg-neutral-800/80 px-1 py-px font-mono text-[8px] font-medium text-neutral-400 opacity-70 transition-colors hover:bg-studio-accent/20 hover:text-studio-accent hover:opacity-100"
+          className="absolute -top-2 right-1.5 z-10 inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded bg-neutral-800/80 px-1 py-px font-mono text-[8px] font-medium text-neutral-400 opacity-70 transition-colors hover:bg-studio-accent/20 hover:text-studio-accent hover:opacity-100"
         >
           ◇ var
         </button>
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelFlatTextSection.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelFlatTextSection.tsx
index 646dc0da7..1bf88c664 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelFlatTextSection.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelFlatTextSection.tsx
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ export function FlatTextSection({
 
   if (textFields.length > 1) {
     return (
-      <div className="space-y-1.5">
+      <div className="space-y-2.5">
         <FlatTextLayerList
           fields={textFields}
           activeFieldKey={activeField.key}
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ export function FlatTextSection({
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="space-y-1.5">
+    <div className="space-y-2.5">
       <FlatTextFieldEditor
         field={activeField}
         styles={styles}