diff --git a/hero.js b/hero.js
index 0165d1f..45b10ca 100644
--- a/hero.js
+++ b/hero.js
@@ -18,18 +18,24 @@
 //
 // prefers-reduced-motion freezes the field fully drawn either way.
 
-import { makePaths, drawPaths } from './paths.js';
+import { makePaths, drawPaths, OVERSCAN } from './paths.js';
 
 const STYLE_ID = 'redoal-hero-style';
 const CYCLE_MS = 28000;
 const SEED = 7;
 const COUNT = 47;
 
+const BLEED = `${((OVERSCAN - 1) / 2) * -100}%`;
+
 const STYLE_TEXT = `
+/* The field bleeds 25% past the hero piece on every side; clip the
+   document sideways (clip, not hidden: no scroll container) so the
+   bleed can never cause horizontal scrolling. */
+html { overflow-x: clip; }
 .redoal-paths {
   position: absolute;
-  inset: 0;
-  overflow: hidden;
+  inset: ${BLEED};
+  overflow: visible;
   pointer-events: none;
   --redoal-t: 0;
   --redoal-seed: ${SEED};
diff --git a/paths.js b/paths.js
index 774409d..fc9c491 100644
--- a/paths.js
+++ b/paths.js
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 // engine likes, and unseeded randomness would reshuffle the picture on
 // every repaint.
 
+// The field bleeds past its box: the painted element is this much
+// larger than the hero piece on each axis (25% each side), and the
+// drawing scales to the piece, not the element, so nothing grows.
+export const OVERSCAN = 1.5;
+
 export function mulberry32(seed) {
     let a = seed >>> 0;
     return () => {
@@ -118,7 +123,7 @@ const smooth = (u) => u * u * (3 - 2 * u);
 
 export function drawPaths(ctx, width, height, paths, t, colors) {
     ctx.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);
-    const s = Math.min(width, height) * 0.9;
+    const s = (Math.min(width, height) / OVERSCAN) * 0.9;
     ctx.save();
     ctx.translate(width / 2, height / 2);
     ctx.lineWidth = 1;