diff --git a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/[badge_id]/print/+page.svelte b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/[badge_id]/print/+page.svelte
index 4a632d6d..286f092e 100644
--- a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/[badge_id]/print/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/[badge_id]/print/+page.svelte
@@ -162,13 +162,10 @@
     <style>
         @media print {
             /* Full-page reset.
-               app.css sets `overflow: hidden` on html + body globally. In print,
-               with display:contents dissolving the intermediate wrappers, body's
-               only remaining content is the badge (~3.5in wide). overflow:hidden
-               makes body a BFC that shrinks-to-content — producing a body box that
-               is badge-width instead of page-width. Overriding with overflow:visible
-               restores normal block sizing: body fills 100% of the page width. */
+               app.css sets `overflow: hidden` on html + body globally — override it
+               so body/html fill the full page (not just the badge width). */
             html, body {
+                display: block !important;
                 width: 100% !important;
                 height: 100% !important;
                 margin: 0 !important;
@@ -176,30 +173,27 @@
                 overflow: visible !important;
             }
 
-            /* Body is the sole centering flex container.
-               .event_badge_wrapper is its only non-hidden flex child
-               once the intermediate wrappers are collapsed via display:contents. */
-            body {
-                display: flex !important;
-                align-items: center !important;
-                justify-content: center !important;
-            }
-
             /* Hide app chrome */
             .submenu { display: none !important; }
 
-            /* Dissolve layout wrappers so .event_badge_wrapper bubbles up to a real
-               centering flex container.
+            /* #ae_main_content becomes the positioning context for the badge.
+               It fills the full page (100%×100%), and the badge is absolutely
+               centered within it.
 
-               #ae_main_content has overflow:auto — per CSS spec, display:contents
-               cannot override an element that establishes overflow clipping; Firefox
-               (spec-compliant) keeps it as a block container, breaking centering.
-               Fix: reset it as an explicit 100%×100% pass-through flex container
-               instead. Chrome applies this too (belt-and-suspenders). */
+               Why not flex: Firefox respects the printer driver's minimum hardware
+               margins even with @page { margin: 0 }. This makes the available
+               content area slightly smaller than 100%, throwing off flex centering.
+               CSS transform-based centering (translate -50%,-50%) is immune to
+               this: it centers relative to the containing block dimension, which
+               Firefox computes correctly even when printer margins are applied.
+
+               Why not display:contents on this element: #ae_main_content has
+               overflow:auto. Per spec, display:contents cannot override an element
+               with overflow clipping; Firefox keeps it as a block box. We reset it
+               to a positioned block instead. */
             #ae_main_content {
-                display: flex !important;
-                align-items: center !important;
-                justify-content: center !important;
+                position: relative !important;
+                display: block !important;
                 width: 100% !important;
                 max-width: none !important;
                 height: 100% !important;
@@ -211,17 +205,20 @@
             }
 
             /* .main_content and #badge_render_area have no overflow constraints,
-               so display:contents works on all browsers — they dissolve their boxes
-               and .event_badge_wrapper becomes a direct flex child of #ae_main_content. */
+               so display:contents dissolves their boxes in all browsers.
+               .event_badge_wrapper emerges as a direct child of #ae_main_content. */
             .main_content,
             #badge_render_area {
                 display: contents !important;
             }
 
-            /* Badge wrapper: reset screen-only mx-auto; the @page size = badge size
-               so margin: 0 fills the page exactly.
-               gap/padding are stripped to eliminate any whitespace bleed. */
+            /* Center the badge using CSS transforms — the most reliable cross-browser
+               print centering method; unaffected by printer margin variations. */
             .event_badge_wrapper {
+                position: absolute !important;
+                top: 50% !important;
+                left: 50% !important;
+                transform: translate(-50%, -50%) !important;
                 margin: 0 !important;
                 padding: 0 !important;
                 gap: 0 !important;
@@ -245,8 +242,7 @@
                 outline: 4px solid blue !important;
                 outline-offset: -4px !important;
             }
-            /* Red = #ae_main_content — now a real flex container (full width/height).
-               Should be VISIBLE and same size as body. */
+            /* Red = #ae_main_content — should be VISIBLE and fill the page (same as blue). */
             #ae_main_content {
                 outline: 3px dashed red !important;
                 outline-offset: -6px !important;
@@ -260,7 +256,7 @@
                 outline: 3px dashed purple !important;
                 outline-offset: -12px !important;
             }
-            /* Cyan = the actual badge — should be centered inside the red box */
+            /* Cyan = the actual badge — should be dead-center */
             .event_badge_wrapper {
                 outline: 3px solid cyan !important;
                 outline-offset: 2px !important;
diff --git a/tests/badge_print_layout.test.ts b/tests/badge_print_layout.test.ts
index 9d5ea54c..735af074 100644
--- a/tests/badge_print_layout.test.ts
+++ b/tests/badge_print_layout.test.ts
@@ -177,33 +177,44 @@ test.describe('Badge Print Page — print layout centering', () => {
         ).toBeLessThan(5);
     });
 
-    test('#ae_main_content does not clip in print mode', async ({ page }) => {
-        // Verifies that overflow:visible is applied (the Firefox fix).
+    test('#ae_main_content is a full-page positioned block in print mode', async ({ page }) => {
+        // Verifies overflow:visible (overflow:auto fix) and position:relative (centering context).
         await page.goto(`/events/${event_id}/badges/${badge_id}/print`);
         await page.waitForLoadState('domcontentloaded');
         await page.emulateMedia({ media: 'print' });
 
-        const overflow = await page.evaluate(() => {
+        const styles = await page.evaluate(() => {
             const el = document.getElementById('ae_main_content');
-            return el ? getComputedStyle(el).overflow : null;
+            if (!el) return null;
+            const cs = getComputedStyle(el);
+            return { overflow: cs.overflow, position: cs.position };
         });
-        expect(overflow, '#ae_main_content overflow should be visible in print').toBe('visible');
+        expect(styles, '#ae_main_content must exist').not.toBeNull();
+        expect(styles!.overflow, '#ae_main_content overflow should be visible in print').toBe('visible');
+        expect(styles!.position, '#ae_main_content should be positioned (relative) in print').toBe('relative');
     });
 
-    test('body is a flex container spanning full viewport width in print mode', async ({ page }) => {
+    test('badge wrapper is absolutely positioned and centered in print mode', async ({ page }) => {
         await page.setViewportSize({ width: 816, height: 1056 });
 
         await page.goto(`/events/${event_id}/badges/${badge_id}/print`);
         await page.waitForLoadState('domcontentloaded');
+        await page.evaluate(inject_idb, [mock_badge, mock_template] as any);
+        await page.waitForSelector('.event_badge_wrapper', { timeout: 8000 });
         await page.emulateMedia({ media: 'print' });
 
-        const result = await page.evaluate(() => ({
-            display:  getComputedStyle(document.body).display,
-            width:    document.body.offsetWidth,
-        }));
-
-        expect(result.display, 'body should be flex in print').toBe('flex');
-        // Body width must be close to the viewport width (no shrink-to-content)
-        expect(result.width, 'body should span full viewport width').toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(810);
+        const styles = await page.evaluate(() => {
+            const el = document.querySelector('.event_badge_wrapper') as HTMLElement | null;
+            if (!el) return null;
+            const cs = getComputedStyle(el);
+            return {
+                position:  cs.position,
+                transform: cs.transform,
+            };
+        });
+        expect(styles).not.toBeNull();
+        expect(styles!.position, 'badge wrapper should be absolutely positioned').toBe('absolute');
+        // transform should contain a matrix (translate is set)
+        expect(styles!.transform, 'badge wrapper should have a transform applied').not.toBe('none');
     });
 });