diff --git a/frontend/src/canvas/sprites/TextCore.ts b/frontend/src/canvas/sprites/TextCore.ts
index 0af281c..5805724 100644
--- a/frontend/src/canvas/sprites/TextCore.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/canvas/sprites/TextCore.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export class TextCore {
   private _lastWordWrapWidth: number;
   private _lastLineHeightMultiplier: number;
   private _zoomBucket = 1;
+  private _zoomBucketApplied = false;
 
   get measuredWidth(): number {
     return this.pixiText.width;
@@ -81,8 +82,11 @@ export class TextCore {
    * Only re-rasterizes when the bucket actually changes.
    */
   setZoomBucket(bucket: number): void {
-    if (bucket === this._zoomBucket) return;
+    // Always apply on first call (resolution starts as null/auto in PixiJS v8).
+    // After that, skip if bucket hasn't changed.
+    if (this._zoomBucketApplied && bucket === this._zoomBucket) return;
     this._zoomBucket = bucket;
+    this._zoomBucketApplied = true;
     this.pixiText.resolution = bucket;
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/canvas/textSharpness.ts b/frontend/src/canvas/textSharpness.ts
index 72a1970..82c064b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/canvas/textSharpness.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/canvas/textSharpness.ts
@@ -21,11 +21,14 @@ import { StickySprite } from './sprites/StickySprite';
  * Fewer buckets = fewer re-rasterizations = better perf.
  */
 export function getTextZoomBucket(scale: number): number {
-  if (scale < 0.4) return 0.5;
-  if (scale < 0.75) return 0.75;
-  if (scale < 1.25) return 1;
-  if (scale < 1.75) return 1.5;
-  if (scale < 2.5) return 2;
+  if (scale < 0.3) return 0.25;
+  if (scale < 0.5) return 0.5;
+  if (scale < 0.8) return 0.75;
+  if (scale < 1.1) return 1;
+  if (scale < 1.4) return 1.25;
+  if (scale < 1.8) return 1.5;
+  if (scale < 2.2) return 2;
+  if (scale < 3.0) return 2.5;
   return 3;
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useCanvasSetup.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useCanvasSetup.ts
index 34d2bfc..14bcf65 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useCanvasSetup.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useCanvasSetup.ts
@@ -185,12 +185,15 @@ export function useCanvasSetup(deps: CanvasSetupDeps) {
       undoRef.current = new UndoManager(scene);
 
       // Zoom-bucket text sharpness — re-rasterize visible text when zoom crosses bucket boundary
+      // Listen on both 'zoomed' and 'moved' — pixi-viewport may only fire 'moved' for some zoom types
       const sharpness = new TextSharpnessManager(viewport, scene);
       const onZoomBucketCheck = () => { sharpness.check(); };
       viewport.on('zoomed', onZoomBucketCheck);
+      viewport.on('moved', onZoomBucketCheck);
       scene.onItemCreated = (item) => { sharpness.applyToItem(item); };
       sharpnessCleanupRef.current = () => {
         viewport.off('zoomed', onZoomBucketCheck);
+        viewport.off('moved', onZoomBucketCheck);
         scene.onItemCreated = null;
         sharpness.destroy();
       };