diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarChrome.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarChrome.tsx
index 8fc6b835bf1a..16bee96a84fe 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarChrome.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarChrome.tsx
@@ -84,19 +84,14 @@ function SidebarBrand({ onBackdrop }: { onBackdrop: boolean }) {
     <Link
       aria-label="Go to threads"
       className={cn(
-        "relative z-10 ml-[var(--workspace-titlebar-content-left)] hidden h-7 w-fit min-w-0 shrink-0 items-center gap-1 overflow-hidden rounded-md outline-hidden ring-ring focus-visible:ring-2 md:flex",
+        "relative z-10 ml-[var(--workspace-titlebar-content-left)] hidden h-7 w-fit min-w-0 shrink-0 items-center overflow-hidden rounded-md outline-hidden ring-ring focus-visible:ring-2 md:flex",
         onBackdrop ? "text-white" : "text-foreground",
       )}
       to="/"
     >
-      <T3Wordmark />
-      <span
-        className={cn(
-          "-translate-y-px truncate text-sm font-medium tracking-tight",
-          onBackdrop ? "text-white/70" : "text-muted-foreground",
-        )}
-      >
-        Code
+      <span className="truncate text-sm font-medium tracking-tight">
+        <T3Wordmark />{" "}
+        <span className={onBackdrop ? "text-white/70" : "text-muted-foreground"}>Code</span>
       </span>
     </Link>
   );
@@ -106,7 +101,7 @@ function T3Wordmark() {
   return (
     <svg
       aria-label="T3"
-      className="h-2.5 w-auto shrink-0"
+      className="inline h-2.5 w-auto align-baseline"
       viewBox="15.5309 37 94.3941 56.96"
       xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
     >
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/threadSidebarWidth.test.ts b/apps/web/src/components/threadSidebarWidth.test.ts
index e38d5c3749bc..0a75c1fad846 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/threadSidebarWidth.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/threadSidebarWidth.test.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ describe("thread sidebar width", () => {
       "utf8",
     );
 
-    expect(sidebarSource).toContain("hidden h-7 w-fit min-w-0 shrink-0 items-center gap-1");
+    expect(sidebarSource).toContain(
+      "hidden h-7 w-fit min-w-0 shrink-0 items-center overflow-hidden",
+    );
     expect(sidebarSource).toContain("md:flex");
     expect(THREAD_SIDEBAR_MIN_WIDTH).toBe(13 * 16);
   });