diff --git a/style/main.css b/style/main.css
index df934da..0d7ba6a 100644
--- a/style/main.css
+++ b/style/main.css
@@ -647,11 +647,17 @@ textarea:focus {
   touch-action: none;
 }
 
+/* Results overlay the canvas instead of growing the widget - the
+   page never jumps when places arrive (or don't). */
 .gesture-echoes {
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 0.6rem;
+  right: 0.6rem;
+  bottom: 0.6rem;
   display: flex;
+  justify-content: center;
   gap: 0.5rem;
-  margin-top: 0.5rem;
-  min-height: 3rem;
+  pointer-events: none;
 }
 
 .gesture-echoes:empty {
@@ -666,6 +672,8 @@ textarea:focus {
   border-radius: 0.4rem;
   opacity: 0;
   transition: opacity 0.5s ease;
+  pointer-events: auto;
+  box-shadow: 0 0.15rem 0.6rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
 }
 
 .gesture-echo.shown {
@@ -691,9 +699,15 @@ textarea:focus {
 }
 
 .gesture-empty {
-  margin: 0.5rem 0 0;
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  bottom: 0.7rem;
+  margin: 0;
+  text-align: center;
   font-size: 0.85rem;
   color: var(--ink-dim);
+  pointer-events: none;
 }
 
 .gesture-empty:empty {