diff --git a/internal/ui/render.go b/internal/ui/render.go
index 02675ab..631ffb6 100644
--- a/internal/ui/render.go
+++ b/internal/ui/render.go
@@ -97,7 +97,12 @@ func (r *Renderer) drawStatusBar(gtx layout.Context, sb StatusBar) {
 	availableWidth := int(reg.W - unit.Dp(8) - unit.Dp(40)) // left margin + right icons in DP
 
 	// Layout ellipsis once and get its width
-	th.Shaper.LayoutString(text.Parameters{PxPerEm: fixed.I(gtx.Sp(r.theme.FontSize))}, "...")
+	th.Shaper.LayoutString(text.Parameters{
+		PxPerEm:  fixed.I(gtx.Sp(r.theme.FontSize)),
+		MinWidth: 0,
+		MaxWidth: 1000,
+		MaxLines: 1,
+	}, "...")
 	var ellipsisWidth int
 	for {
 		g, ok := th.Shaper.NextGlyph()
@@ -197,8 +202,13 @@ func boolToString(b bool) string {
 
 // drawTruncatedText layouts text, measures widths, truncates if needed, and draws in a single pass.
 func (r *Renderer) drawTruncatedText(gtx layout.Context, shp *text.Shaper, str string, size unit.Sp, x, y unit.Dp, availableWidth, spaceForText int, col color.NRGBA) {
-	// Layout text
-	shp.LayoutString(text.Parameters{PxPerEm: fixed.I(gtx.Sp(size))}, str)
+	// Layout text with width constraints so the shaper doesn't wrap every character.
+	shp.LayoutString(text.Parameters{
+		PxPerEm:  fixed.I(gtx.Sp(size)),
+		MinWidth: 0,
+		MaxWidth: availableWidth,
+		MaxLines: 1,
+	}, str)
 
 	// Measure widths and find truncation point
 	var widths []int
@@ -226,15 +236,25 @@ func (r *Renderer) drawTruncatedText(gtx layout.Context, shp *text.Shaper, str s
 	}
 
 	// Re-layout truncated text and draw glyphs directly
-	shp.LayoutString(text.Parameters{PxPerEm: fixed.I(gtx.Sp(size))}, fullStr)
+	shp.LayoutString(text.Parameters{
+		PxPerEm:  fixed.I(gtx.Sp(size)),
+		MinWidth: 0,
+		MaxWidth: availableWidth,
+		MaxLines: 1,
+	}, fullStr)
 	r.drawLineText(gtx, shp, x, y, col)
 }
 
 // drawText draws text using the same approach as Gio's textView:
 // layout text, iterate glyphs, buffer into lines, and draw using shaper.Shape().
 func (r *Renderer) drawText(gtx layout.Context, shp *text.Shaper, str string, size unit.Sp, x, y unit.Dp, col color.NRGBA) {
-	// Layout text
-	shp.LayoutString(text.Parameters{PxPerEm: fixed.I(gtx.Sp(size))}, str)
+	// Layout text with width constraints so the shaper doesn't wrap every character.
+	shp.LayoutString(text.Parameters{
+		PxPerEm:  fixed.I(gtx.Sp(size)),
+		MinWidth: 0,
+		MaxWidth: 1000,
+		MaxLines: 1,
+	}, str)
 	r.drawLineText(gtx, shp, x, y, col)
 }
 
@@ -292,7 +312,13 @@ func (r *Renderer) drawLine(gtx layout.Context, shp *text.Shaper, line []text.Gl
 // charWidths returns the cumulative width after each rune in str.
 func charWidths(gtx layout.Context, shp *text.Shaper, str string, size unit.Sp) []int {
 	// Match Gio's textView: PxPerEm = font size in device pixels
-	shp.LayoutString(text.Parameters{PxPerEm: fixed.I(gtx.Sp(size))}, str)
+	// Must set MinWidth/MaxWidth/MaxLines or shaper wraps every character.
+	shp.LayoutString(text.Parameters{
+		PxPerEm:  fixed.I(gtx.Sp(size)),
+		MinWidth: 0,
+		MaxWidth: 1000,
+		MaxLines: 1,
+	}, str)
 	var widths []int
 	var cumWidth fixed.Int26_6 = 0
 	for {