diff --git a/src/components/blog/header.tsx b/src/components/blog/header.tsx
index 837bb30..d33e975 100644
--- a/src/components/blog/header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/blog/header.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
 import { RssIcon, TagIcon, TrendingUpIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import { AnimateIn } from "@/components/animate-in";
-import { TypedText } from "@/components/typed-text";
 
 export const BlogHeader = () => {
   return (
     <div className="w-full max-w-6xl mx-auto px-4 pt-12 md:pt-24">
-      <div className="mb-3 text-center px-4">
-        <TypedText
-          text="Latest Thoughts & Writings"
-          as="h1"
-          className="text-2xl sm:text-3xl font-bold text-purple leading-relaxed"
-          speed={20}
-        />
-      </div>
+      <AnimateIn>
+        <h1 className="text-2xl sm:text-3xl font-bold text-purple mb-3 text-center px-4 leading-relaxed">
+          Latest Thoughts & Writings
+        </h1>
+      </AnimateIn>
       <AnimateIn delay={100}>
         <div className="flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-4 mb-12 text-sm sm:text-base">
           <a
diff --git a/src/components/blog/tagged-posts.tsx b/src/components/blog/tagged-posts.tsx
index 9882ee0..18456b6 100644
--- a/src/components/blog/tagged-posts.tsx
+++ b/src/components/blog/tagged-posts.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { AnimateIn } from "@/components/animate-in";
-import { TypedText } from "@/components/typed-text";
 import { RssIcon, TagIcon, TrendingUpIcon } from "lucide-react";
 
 type BlogPost = {
@@ -32,14 +31,11 @@ const TaggedPosts = ({ tag, posts }: TaggedPostsProps) => {
   return (
     <div className="w-full max-w-6xl mx-auto">
       <div className="w-full px-4 pt-12 md:pt-24">
-        <div className="mb-3 text-center px-4">
-          <TypedText
-            text={`#${tag}`}
-            as="h1"
-            className="text-2xl sm:text-3xl font-bold text-purple leading-relaxed"
-            speed={20}
-          />
-        </div>
+        <AnimateIn>
+          <h1 className="text-2xl sm:text-3xl font-bold text-purple mb-3 text-center px-4 leading-relaxed">
+            #{tag}
+          </h1>
+        </AnimateIn>
         <AnimateIn delay={100}>
           <div className="flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-4 mb-12 text-sm sm:text-base">
             <a
diff --git a/src/components/mobile-nav/index.tsx b/src/components/mobile-nav/index.tsx
index 189d8d6..0153173 100644
--- a/src/components/mobile-nav/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/mobile-nav/index.tsx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default function MobileNav({ transparent = false }: { transparent?: boole
         } ${
           transparent
             ? "bg-transparent"
-            : "bg-background/30 backdrop-blur-sm"
+            : "bg-background border-t border-foreground/10"
         }`}
         style={{
           paddingBottom: "env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px)",
diff --git a/src/components/projects/project-list.tsx b/src/components/projects/project-list.tsx
index cd59609..6796209 100644
--- a/src/components/projects/project-list.tsx
+++ b/src/components/projects/project-list.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import type { CollectionEntry } from "astro:content";
 import { AnimateIn } from "@/components/animate-in";
-import { TypedText } from "@/components/typed-text";
 
 interface ProjectListProps {
   projects: CollectionEntry<"projects">[];
@@ -9,14 +8,11 @@ interface ProjectListProps {
 export function ProjectList({ projects }: ProjectListProps) {
   return (
     <div className="w-full max-w-6xl mx-auto pt-12 md:pt-24 lg:pt-32 px-4">
-      <div className="mb-12 text-center">
-        <TypedText
-          text="Here's what I've been building lately"
-          as="h1"
-          className="text-2xl sm:text-3xl font-bold text-blue leading-relaxed"
-          speed={20}
-        />
-      </div>
+      <AnimateIn>
+        <h1 className="text-2xl sm:text-3xl font-bold text-blue mb-12 text-center leading-relaxed">
+          Here's what I've been building lately
+        </h1>
+      </AnimateIn>
 
       <ul className="space-y-6 md:space-y-10">
         {projects.map((project, i) => (
diff --git a/src/components/stream-content.tsx b/src/components/stream-content.tsx
index 12b001b..0b34ede 100644
--- a/src/components/stream-content.tsx
+++ b/src/components/stream-content.tsx
@@ -9,29 +9,34 @@ function typeInHeading(el: HTMLElement): Promise<void> {
     const textLength = text.length;
     if (textLength === 0) { resolve(); return; }
 
-    // Preserve height
-    const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
-    el.style.minHeight = `${rect.height}px`;
-
-    // Speed scales with length
     const speed = Math.max(8, Math.min(25, 600 / textLength));
-
-    // Store original HTML, clear visible text but keep element structure
     const originalHTML = el.innerHTML;
-    el.textContent = "";
+
+    // Wrap each character in a span with opacity:0
+    // The full text stays in the DOM so layout/wrapping is correct from the start
+    el.innerHTML = "";
+    const chars: HTMLSpanElement[] = [];
+    for (const char of text) {
+      const span = document.createElement("span");
+      span.textContent = char;
+      span.style.opacity = "0";
+      chars.push(span);
+      el.appendChild(span);
+    }
+
     el.style.opacity = "1";
     el.style.transform = "translate3d(0,0,0)";
 
     let i = 0;
     const step = () => {
-      if (i >= text.length) {
+      if (i >= chars.length) {
+        // Restore original HTML to clean up spans
         el.innerHTML = originalHTML;
-        el.style.minHeight = "";
         resolve();
         return;
       }
+      chars[i].style.opacity = "1";
       i++;
-      el.textContent = text.slice(0, i);
       setTimeout(step, speed);
     };
     step();
diff --git a/src/components/typed-text.tsx b/src/components/typed-text.tsx
index c184a04..f353fe5 100644
--- a/src/components/typed-text.tsx
+++ b/src/components/typed-text.tsx
@@ -79,17 +79,64 @@ export function TypedText({
   speed = 12,
   cursor = true,
 }: TypedTextProps) {
+  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const tagRef = useRef<HTMLElement>(null);
   const { ref, visible } = useScrollVisible();
-  const { displayed, done } = useTypewriter(text, visible, speed);
+  const [done, setDone] = useState(false);
+  const [started, setStarted] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!visible || started) return;
+    setStarted(true);
+
+    if (prefersReducedMotion()) {
+      setDone(true);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const el = tagRef.current;
+    if (!el) return;
+
+    // Wrap each character in an invisible span — layout stays correct
+    el.textContent = "";
+    const chars: HTMLSpanElement[] = [];
+    for (const char of text) {
+      const span = document.createElement("span");
+      span.textContent = char;
+      span.style.opacity = "0";
+      chars.push(span);
+      el.appendChild(span);
+    }
+
+    const textLength = text.length;
+    const charSpeed = Math.max(8, Math.min(speed, 600 / textLength));
+
+    let i = 0;
+    const step = () => {
+      if (i >= chars.length) {
+        el.textContent = text;
+        setDone(true);
+        return;
+      }
+      chars[i].style.opacity = "1";
+      i++;
+      setTimeout(step, charSpeed);
+    };
+    step();
+  }, [visible, started, text, speed]);
 
   return (
     <div ref={ref}>
-      <Tag className={className} style={{ minHeight: "1.2em" }}>
-        {visible ? displayed : "\u00A0"}
-        {cursor && visible && !done && (
-          <span className="animate-pulse text-foreground/40">|</span>
-        )}
+      <Tag
+        ref={tagRef as any}
+        className={className}
+        style={{ minHeight: "1.2em" }}
+      >
+        {!started ? "\u00A0" : done ? text : null}
       </Tag>
+      {cursor && started && !done && (
+        <span className="animate-pulse text-foreground/40">|</span>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }