diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/RenderBootstrap.cs b/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/RenderBootstrap.cs
index 6a23a0d2..6a896861 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/RenderBootstrap.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/RenderBootstrap.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ public sealed record RenderStack(
     Wb.WbDrawDispatcher DrawDispatcher,
     SceneLightingUboBinding LightingUbo,
     AcDream.App.UI.UiHost UiHost,
-    AcDream.App.UI.UiDatFont? VitalsDatFont) : System.IDisposable
+    AcDream.App.UI.UiDatFont? VitalsDatFont,
+    AcDream.App.UI.UiDatFont? LargeDatFont) : System.IDisposable
 {
     /// <summary>Dispose the GL pieces this stack OWNS (everything created in
     /// <see cref="RenderBootstrap.Create"/>). <see cref="Dats"/> + <see cref="Gl"/> are caller-owned
@@ -147,6 +148,12 @@ public static class RenderBootstrap
         // --- Vitals dat font (GameWindow ~1820-1822) ---
         var vitalsDatFont = AcDream.App.UI.UiDatFont.Load(dats, textureCache);
 
+        // --- Larger retail font (0x40000001, MaxCharHeight=18) for attribute row text.
+        // The default font (0x40000000, 16px) renders the row names too small; the 18px
+        // variant (confirmed in client_portal.dat 2026-06-26) matches the retail character
+        // window list more closely (≈ icon height ≈ 24px target, 18px is best available).
+        var largeDatFont = AcDream.App.UI.UiDatFont.Load(dats, textureCache, 0x40000001u);
+
         // --- UiHost (GameWindow ~1790); pass null for debugFont (only used as
         //     a fallback BitmapFont for the world-space HUD — not needed for the
         //     UI Studio, and BitmapFont requires a system font byte array) ---
@@ -164,7 +171,8 @@ public static class RenderBootstrap
             DrawDispatcher:      drawDispatcher,
             LightingUbo:         lightingUbo,
             UiHost:              uiHost,
-            VitalsDatFont:       vitalsDatFont);
+            VitalsDatFont:       vitalsDatFont,
+            LargeDatFont:        largeDatFont);
     }
 
     // NullAnimLoader mirrors GameWindow's private NullAnimLoader (GameWindow ~13327-13330).
diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/Studio/FixtureProvider.cs b/src/AcDream.App/Studio/FixtureProvider.cs
index d2d537a7..75956370 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/Studio/FixtureProvider.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/Studio/FixtureProvider.cs
@@ -118,10 +118,13 @@ public static class FixtureProvider
                 // Bind the REAL importer-mounted header + list elements (name/heritage/PK/level/
                 // total-XP/XP-meter + the 9-row attribute list + footer State-A). NOT the text-report
                 // sub-panel (that is gmCharacterInfoUI 0x2100001A → CharacterController).
+                // LargeDatFont (0x40000001, MaxCharHeight=18) is used for the attribute row text;
+                // fallback to VitalsDatFont (0x40000000, 16px) if unavailable.
                 CharacterStatController.Bind(
                     layout,
                     data:          SampleData.SampleCharacter,
                     datFont:       stack.VitalsDatFont,
+                    rowDatFont:    stack.LargeDatFont ?? stack.VitalsDatFont,
                     spriteResolve: stack.ResolveChrome);
                 break;
 
diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/CharacterStatController.cs b/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/CharacterStatController.cs
index a6763740..867a5866 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/CharacterStatController.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/CharacterStatController.cs
@@ -128,7 +128,10 @@ public static class CharacterStatController
     private static readonly Vector4 HighlightBg = new(1f, 0.75f, 0.2f, 0.25f);
 
     // ── Row layout constants ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
-    private const float RowHeight  = 44f;
+    // RowHeight reduced from 44 to 30px to match retail's tighter attribute list.
+    // The larger row font (0x40000001, MaxCharHeight=18) fits in 30px with 6px total vertical
+    // padding (3px above/below). Retail spec (2026-06-26 ref): "rows tighter, text ≈ icon height".
+    private const float RowHeight  = 30f;
     private const float IconSize   = 24f;
     private const float RowPadX    = 4f;
     private const float IconGap    = 6f;
@@ -172,8 +175,12 @@ public static class CharacterStatController
         ImportedLayout layout,
         Func<CharacterSheet> data,
         UiDatFont? datFont = null,
+        UiDatFont? rowDatFont = null,
         Func<uint, (uint handle, int w, int h)>? spriteResolve = null)
     {
+        // rowDatFont: larger font for attribute row name/value text (18px vs 16px default).
+        // Falls back to datFont when null (tests, or dat missing).
+        rowDatFont ??= datFont;
         // Name: retail "Horan" is WHITE, not gold. Heritage and PK status are also white.
         Label(layout, NameId,     datFont, Vector4.One, () => data().Name);
         Label(layout, HeritageId, datFont, Body, () => data().Heritage ?? data().Race ?? string.Empty);
@@ -348,7 +355,7 @@ public static class CharacterStatController
 
         if (layout.FindElement(ListBoxId) is { } list)
         {
-            rowPanels = BuildAttributeRows(list, datFont, spriteResolve, data, sel,
+            rowPanels = BuildAttributeRows(list, rowDatFont, spriteResolve, data, sel,
                 allRaise1, allRaise10);
         }