diff --git a/crates/text/src/lib.rs b/crates/text/src/lib.rs
index 225f4af..287c442 100644
--- a/crates/text/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/text/src/lib.rs
@@ -566,6 +566,9 @@ fn shape_cells(ctx: &Ctx, text: &str, char_style: &[usize], styles: &[Style], fa
     cells
 }
 
+/// Size of superscript and subscript text relative to the run's size.
+const SUB_SUPER: f64 = 0.66;
+
 /// Shape cells `range` (one item) and hang each cluster's glyphs on its first cell, sharing the
 /// cluster's advance among its graphemes (by the ligature's GDEF carets when it has them).
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
@@ -593,7 +596,11 @@ fn shape_item(
         let st = styles.get(cell.style);
         let size = st.map(|s| s.size).unwrap_or(18.0);
         let small = st.is_some_and(|s| s.caps == Caps::Small) && cell.ch.is_lowercase();
-        (if small { size * 0.8 } else { size }) / upem
+        let size = if small { size * 0.8 } else { size };
+        // Superscript and subscript glyphs are drawn at two thirds of the size, so they advance by
+        // two thirds too.
+        let size = if st.is_some_and(|s| s.baseline != 0.0) { size * SUB_SUPER } else { size };
+        size / upem
     };
     // Cluster heads in this item, ascending; each cluster spans to the next head.
     let mut heads: Vec<usize> = glyphs.iter().filter_map(|g| char_at_byte.get(&g.cluster).copied()).filter(|h| range.contains(h)).collect();
@@ -1155,7 +1162,7 @@ fn layout_scaled(ctx: &Ctx, shape: &Shape, body: &TextBody, bp: &BodyProps, opts
             let Some(st) = p.styles.get(cell.style) else { continue };
             let Some(&(cx, cx1)) = line.edges.get(k) else { continue };
             let base_y = line.baseline - st.baseline * st.size;
-            let size = if st.baseline != 0.0 { st.size * 0.66 } else { st.size };
+            let size = if st.baseline != 0.0 { st.size * SUB_SUPER } else { st.size };
             let size = if st.caps == Caps::Small && cell.ch.is_lowercase() { size * 0.8 } else { size };
             let key = (cell.style, cell.face);
             if key != cur_key {
@@ -1204,9 +1211,8 @@ fn layout_scaled(ctx: &Ctx, shape: &Shape, body: &TextBody, bp: &BodyProps, opts
                             }
                         }
                     }
-                    let k66 = if st.baseline != 0.0 { 0.66 } else { 1.0 };
                     for (gid, gx, gy) in &cell.glyphs {
-                        r.glyphs.push((*gid, cl + kash + gx * k66, base_y + gy));
+                        r.glyphs.push((*gid, cl + kash + gx, base_y + gy));
                         r.cells.push((ci, cell.ch));
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/crates/text/src/tests.rs b/crates/text/src/tests.rs
index f3d5db5..0f6c647 100644
--- a/crates/text/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/text/src/tests.rs
@@ -395,3 +395,41 @@ fn hostile_bidi_input_never_panics() {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// Width of `word` laid out in a run with `baseline` (0 = normal, 0.3 = superscript …).
+fn run_width(word: &str, baseline: Option<f64>) -> f64 {
+    let mut run = Run::new(word);
+    run.props.size = Some(24.0);
+    run.props.baseline = baseline;
+    let (p, sh) = bidi_setup(vec![run], 2000.0, false, Align::Left);
+    let l = lay(&p, &sh, 2000.0, 300.0);
+    let line = &l.lines[0];
+    line.caret_x.last().unwrap() - line.caret_x.first().unwrap()
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn superscript_and_subscript_advance_at_their_drawn_size() {
+    // The glyphs are drawn at two thirds of the size; advancing by the full size spread the
+    // letters apart ("s u p e r").
+    let normal = run_width("superscript", None);
+    for b in [Some(0.3), Some(-0.25)] {
+        let w = run_width("superscript", b);
+        assert!((w / normal - SUB_SUPER).abs() < 0.02, "{b:?}: {w} vs {normal}");
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn superscript_glyphs_sit_inside_their_cells() {
+    let mut run = Run::new("super");
+    run.props.size = Some(24.0);
+    run.props.baseline = Some(0.3);
+    let (p, sh) = bidi_setup(vec![run], 2000.0, false, Align::Left);
+    let l = lay(&p, &sh, 2000.0, 300.0);
+    let line = &l.lines[0];
+    let r = l.runs.iter().find(|r| !r.cells.is_empty()).unwrap();
+    assert!((r.size - 24.0 * SUB_SUPER).abs() < 1e-6);
+    for (g, (ci, _)) in r.glyphs.iter().zip(&r.cells) {
+        let (x0, x1) = line.edges[*ci - line.start];
+        assert!(g.1 >= x0 - 0.01 && g.1 < x1, "glyph at {} outside its cell {x0}..{x1}", g.1);
+    }
+}