diff --git a/_includes/layouts/page.njk b/_includes/layouts/page.njk
index 5451bbe..049d8f1 100644
--- a/_includes/layouts/page.njk
+++ b/_includes/layouts/page.njk
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ withSidebar: true
     {% endif %}
   </header>
 
-  <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-lg max-w-none">
+  <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-xl max-w-none">
     {{ content | safe }}
   </div>
 
diff --git a/_includes/layouts/post.njk b/_includes/layouts/post.njk
index d10b373..fa4e37f 100644
--- a/_includes/layouts/post.njk
+++ b/_includes/layouts/post.njk
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ withBlogSidebar: true
       <span>&#9888; {{ contentWarning }}</span>
       <span class="text-xs text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400">(click to show)</span>
     </summary>
-    <div class="e-content prose prose-surface dark:prose-invert max-w-none mt-4{% if isInteraction and hasContent %} border-l-[3px] border-l-accent-500 dark:border-l-accent-400 pl-4{% endif %}">
+    <div class="e-content prose prose-lg prose-surface dark:prose-invert max-w-none mt-4{% if isInteraction and hasContent %} border-l-[3px] border-l-accent-500 dark:border-l-accent-400 pl-4{% endif %}">
       {{ content | safe }}
     </div>
   </details>
   {% else %}
-  <div class="e-content prose prose-surface dark:prose-invert max-w-none{% if isInteraction and hasContent %} border-l-[3px] border-l-accent-500 dark:border-l-accent-400 pl-4{% endif %}">
+  <div class="e-content prose prose-lg prose-surface dark:prose-invert max-w-none{% if isInteraction and hasContent %} border-l-[3px] border-l-accent-500 dark:border-l-accent-400 pl-4{% endif %}">
     {{ content | safe }}
   </div>
   {% endif %}
diff --git a/css/critical.css b/css/critical.css
index 9451b34..163c72e 100644
--- a/css/critical.css
+++ b/css/critical.css
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
 /* Covers: layout shell, header, dark mode toggle, font display, basic typography */
 
 *,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
-body{margin:0;font-family:"Iowan Old Style","Palatino Linotype","URW Palladio L",P052,serif;line-height:1.5;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility}
+body{margin:0;font-family:"Lora","Iowan Old Style","Palatino Linotype","URW Palladio L",P052,serif;line-height:1.5;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility}
 
 /* Dark mode base — Gruvbox-inspired warm palette */
-body{background-color:#fbf1c7;color:#282828}
+body{background-color:#fefcf0;color:#282828}
 .dark body{background-color:#1d2021;color:#fbf1c7}
 
 /* Container */
 .container{max-width:64rem;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:1rem;padding-right:1rem}
 
 /* Header — sticky, visible immediately */
-.site-header{background-color:#fbf1c7;border-bottom:1px solid #d5c4a1;padding-top:1rem;padding-bottom:1rem;position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50}
+.site-header{background-color:#fefcf0;border-bottom:1px solid #d5c4a1;padding-top:1rem;padding-bottom:1rem;position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50}
 .dark .site-header{background-color:#282828;border-bottom-color:#504945}
 .header-container{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between}
 .site-title{font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700;color:#282828;text-decoration:none}
diff --git a/css/tailwind.css b/css/tailwind.css
index 3d79016..9c23c64 100644
--- a/css/tailwind.css
+++ b/css/tailwind.css
@@ -1,3 +1,69 @@
+/* Lora font — latin + latin-ext subsets, weights 400/700, normal + italic */
+@font-face {
+  font-family: 'Lora';
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-display: optional;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  src: url(/fonts/lora-latin-ext-400-normal.woff2) format('woff2');
+  unicode-range: U+0100-02BA,U+02BD-02C5,U+02C7-02CC,U+02CE-02D7,U+02DD-02FF,U+0304,U+0308,U+0329,U+1D00-1DBF,U+1E00-1E9F,U+1EF2-1EFF,U+2020,U+20A0-20AB,U+20AD-20C0,U+2113,U+2C60-2C7F,U+A720-A7FF;
+}
+@font-face {
+  font-family: 'Lora';
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-display: optional;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  src: url(/fonts/lora-latin-400-normal.woff2) format('woff2');
+  unicode-range: U+0000-00FF,U+0131,U+0152-0153,U+02BB-02BC,U+02C6,U+02DA,U+02DC,U+0304,U+0308,U+0329,U+2000-206F,U+20AC,U+2122,U+2191,U+2193,U+2212,U+2215,U+FEFF,U+FFFD;
+}
+@font-face {
+  font-family: 'Lora';
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-display: optional;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  src: url(/fonts/lora-latin-ext-400-italic.woff2) format('woff2');
+  unicode-range: U+0100-02BA,U+02BD-02C5,U+02C7-02CC,U+02CE-02D7,U+02DD-02FF,U+0304,U+0308,U+0329,U+1D00-1DBF,U+1E00-1E9F,U+1EF2-1EFF,U+2020,U+20A0-20AB,U+20AD-20C0,U+2113,U+2C60-2C7F,U+A720-A7FF;
+}
+@font-face {
+  font-family: 'Lora';
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-display: optional;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  src: url(/fonts/lora-latin-400-italic.woff2) format('woff2');
+  unicode-range: U+0000-00FF,U+0131,U+0152-0153,U+02BB-02BC,U+02C6,U+02DA,U+02DC,U+0304,U+0308,U+0329,U+2000-206F,U+20AC,U+2122,U+2191,U+2193,U+2212,U+2215,U+FEFF,U+FFFD;
+}
+@font-face {
+  font-family: 'Lora';
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-display: optional;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  src: url(/fonts/lora-latin-ext-700-normal.woff2) format('woff2');
+  unicode-range: U+0100-02BA,U+02BD-02C5,U+02C7-02CC,U+02CE-02D7,U+02DD-02FF,U+0304,U+0308,U+0329,U+1D00-1DBF,U+1E00-1E9F,U+1EF2-1EFF,U+2020,U+20A0-20AB,U+20AD-20C0,U+2113,U+2C60-2C7F,U+A720-A7FF;
+}
+@font-face {
+  font-family: 'Lora';
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-display: optional;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  src: url(/fonts/lora-latin-700-normal.woff2) format('woff2');
+  unicode-range: U+0000-00FF,U+0131,U+0152-0153,U+02BB-02BC,U+02C6,U+02DA,U+02DC,U+0304,U+0308,U+0329,U+2000-206F,U+20AC,U+2122,U+2191,U+2193,U+2212,U+2215,U+FEFF,U+FFFD;
+}
+@font-face {
+  font-family: 'Lora';
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-display: optional;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  src: url(/fonts/lora-latin-ext-700-italic.woff2) format('woff2');
+  unicode-range: U+0100-02BA,U+02BD-02C5,U+02C7-02CC,U+02CE-02D7,U+02DD-02FF,U+0304,U+0308,U+0329,U+1D00-1DBF,U+1E00-1E9F,U+1EF2-1EFF,U+2020,U+20A0-20AB,U+20AD-20C0,U+2113,U+2C60-2C7F,U+A720-A7FF;
+}
+@font-face {
+  font-family: 'Lora';
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-display: optional;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  src: url(/fonts/lora-latin-700-italic.woff2) format('woff2');
+  unicode-range: U+0000-00FF,U+0131,U+0152-0153,U+02BB-02BC,U+02C6,U+02DA,U+02DC,U+0304,U+0308,U+0329,U+2000-206F,U+20AC,U+2122,U+2191,U+2193,U+2212,U+2215,U+FEFF,U+FFFD;
+}
+
 /* Inter font — latin + latin-ext subsets, weights 400/500/600/700 */
 @font-face {
   font-family: 'Inter';
@@ -671,7 +737,7 @@
   --pagefind-ui-scale: 1;
   --pagefind-ui-primary: #076678;
   --pagefind-ui-text: #282828;
-  --pagefind-ui-background: #fbf1c7;
+  --pagefind-ui-background: #fefcf0;
   --pagefind-ui-border: #d5c4a1;
   --pagefind-ui-tag: #f2e5bc;
   --pagefind-ui-border-width: 1px;
@@ -690,7 +756,7 @@
 
 /* Search input */
 #search .pagefind-ui__search-input {
-  background-color: #fbf1c7;
+  background-color: #fefcf0;
   color: #282828;
   border-color: #d5c4a1;
   font-weight: 400;
@@ -716,7 +782,7 @@
 /* Search clear button */
 #search .pagefind-ui__search-clear {
   color: #665c54;
-  background-color: #fbf1c7;
+  background-color: #fefcf0;
 }
 
 .dark #search .pagefind-ui__search-clear {
@@ -781,7 +847,7 @@
 /* "Load more" button */
 #search .pagefind-ui__button {
   color: #076678;
-  background-color: #fbf1c7;
+  background-color: #fefcf0;
   border-color: #d5c4a1;
   cursor: pointer;
 }
diff --git a/eleventy.config.js b/eleventy.config.js
index 7ed3259..32f54fc 100644
--- a/eleventy.config.js
+++ b/eleventy.config.js
@@ -525,6 +525,17 @@ export default function (eleventyConfig) {
     "node_modules/@fontsource/inter/files/inter-latin-*-normal.woff2": "fonts",
     "node_modules/@fontsource/inter/files/inter-latin-ext-*-normal.woff2": "fonts",
   });
+  // Copy Lora font files (latin + latin-ext, weights 400/700, normal + italic)
+  eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy({
+    "node_modules/@fontsource/lora/files/lora-latin-400-normal.woff2": "fonts",
+    "node_modules/@fontsource/lora/files/lora-latin-ext-400-normal.woff2": "fonts",
+    "node_modules/@fontsource/lora/files/lora-latin-400-italic.woff2": "fonts",
+    "node_modules/@fontsource/lora/files/lora-latin-ext-400-italic.woff2": "fonts",
+    "node_modules/@fontsource/lora/files/lora-latin-700-normal.woff2": "fonts",
+    "node_modules/@fontsource/lora/files/lora-latin-ext-700-normal.woff2": "fonts",
+    "node_modules/@fontsource/lora/files/lora-latin-700-italic.woff2": "fonts",
+    "node_modules/@fontsource/lora/files/lora-latin-ext-700-italic.woff2": "fonts",
+  });
 
   // Watch for content changes
   eleventyConfig.addWatchTarget("./content/");
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 07c3890..2293cb4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         "@atproto/api": "^0.12.0",
         "@chrisburnell/eleventy-cache-webmentions": "^2.2.7",
         "@fontsource/inter": "^5.2.8",
+        "@fontsource/lora": "^5.2.8",
         "@kevingimbel/eleventy-plugin-mermaid": "^3.0.1",
         "@quasibit/eleventy-plugin-sitemap": "^2.2.0",
         "@resvg/resvg-js": "^2.6.2",
@@ -550,6 +551,15 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ayuhito"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@fontsource/lora": {
+      "version": "5.2.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@fontsource/lora/-/lora-5.2.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-AQlfsHw4TP1x/eb2IZ6VjQ70ctKa39m9JN9A4zlvDOeKYLrCs+GaYIEQ86Y6YfSPGHn01bErXkRcyktOW0LOPQ==",
+      "license": "OFL-1.1",
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ayuhito"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@iarna/toml": {
       "version": "2.2.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@iarna/toml/-/toml-2.2.5.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f0e3a1..9e780ac 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "@atproto/api": "^0.12.0",
     "@chrisburnell/eleventy-cache-webmentions": "^2.2.7",
     "@fontsource/inter": "^5.2.8",
+    "@fontsource/lora": "^5.2.8",
     "@kevingimbel/eleventy-plugin-mermaid": "^3.0.1",
     "@quasibit/eleventy-plugin-sitemap": "^2.2.0",
     "@resvg/resvg-js": "^2.6.2",
diff --git a/tailwind.config.js b/tailwind.config.js
index 9206ea5..aeec740 100644
--- a/tailwind.config.js
+++ b/tailwind.config.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default {
       colors: {
         // Gruvbox-inspired warm cream/brown — surfaces, text, structure
         surface: {
-          50: "#fbf1c7",
+          50: "#fefcf0",
           100: "#f2e5bc",
           200: "#d5c4a1",
           300: "#bdae93",
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export default {
       },
       fontFamily: {
         serif: [
+          '"Lora"',
           '"Iowan Old Style"',
           '"Palatino Linotype"',
           '"URW Palladio L"',