diff --git a/src/lib/ae_events/badges/css/badge_layout_epson_4x6_fanfold.css b/src/lib/ae_events/badges/css/badge_layout_epson_4x6_fanfold.css
index 502252e3..beb9aa7a 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_events/badges/css/badge_layout_epson_4x6_fanfold.css
+++ b/src/lib/ae_events/badges/css/badge_layout_epson_4x6_fanfold.css
@@ -34,9 +34,27 @@
     /* outline: thick solid orange; */
 }
 
-/* Body area: 6in total − ~1in header − ~0.5in footer ≈ 4.5in for content */
+/*
+ * Header image zone: 624×232px at full 4in badge width → natural height ≈ 1.49in.
+ * Override Tailwind's max-h-[1.00in] to avoid cropping the bottom of the image.
+ * min-h-[.50in] from the component HTML is fine; leave it in place.
+ */
+[data-layout='badge_4x6_fanfold'] .badge_header {
+    max-height: 1.5in;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Body area: 6in total − 1.5in header − 0.5in footer = 4.0in for name/title/affiliations.
+ *
+ * margin-top: 0 overrides the component-level mt-54 (≈2.25in). That margin was added
+ * for the PVC badge layout (badge_3.5x5.5_pvc) where a full-bleed background_image_path
+ * was used — the body needed to start below the background image's logo zone. For
+ * fanfold badges with a standalone header_path image and no background, mt-54 creates
+ * a large blank gap between the header and the attendee name.
+ */
 [data-layout='badge_4x6_fanfold'] .badge_body {
-    max-height: 4.5in;
+    margin-top: 0;
+    max-height: 4.0in;
 }
 
 /* Outer wrapper: strip the default padding/gap so the outline hugs the badge.
diff --git a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/[badge_id]/ae_comp__badge_obj_view.svelte b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/[badge_id]/ae_comp__badge_obj_view.svelte
index 642c5a28..e65094c0 100644
--- a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/[badge_id]/ae_comp__badge_obj_view.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/[badge_id]/ae_comp__badge_obj_view.svelte
@@ -383,16 +383,17 @@ let fit_heights = $derived.by(() => {
             location: '0.5in'
         };
     } else {
-        // Default: badge_4x6_fanfold — 4" × 6", most room
+        // Default: badge_4x6_fanfold — 4" × 6", single-sided with 1.5in header
+        // Body = 6in − 1.5in header − 0.5in footer = 4.0in
         base = {
-            grp_name_title: '2.5in',
+            grp_name_title: '2.2in',
             grp_name_title_flex: 'around',
-            name: '1.9in',
-            title: '0.7in',
-            grp_aff_loc: '1.9in',
+            name: '1.7in',
+            title: '0.65in',
+            grp_aff_loc: '1.8in',
             grp_aff_loc_flex: 'between',
-            affiliations: '1.3in',
-            location: '0.55in'
+            affiliations: '1.2in',
+            location: '0.5in'
         };
     }