diff --git a/assets/css/frontend/nav.css b/assets/css/frontend/nav.css
index c47573f3..f06e9a4a 100644
--- a/assets/css/frontend/nav.css
+++ b/assets/css/frontend/nav.css
@@ -7,4 +7,145 @@
 @import url("nav/zib-nav-style.css");
 @import url("nav/header-menu-buttons.css");
 @import url("nav/header-userbox.css");
-@import url("nav/dark-mode-submenu.css");
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+@import url("nav/dark-mode-submenu.css");
+
+/* === Inline critical nav icon/text alignment (bypass @import cache) === */
+/* zibll toggle-radius icon center */
+.navbar-top .toggle-radius,
+.navbar-top a.toggle-theme.toggle-radius,
+.navbar-but-cluster .toggle-theme {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 29px;
+  height: 29px;
+  display: inline-block;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+.navbar-top .toggle-radius > i,
+.navbar-top .toggle-radius .fa,
+.navbar-top .toggle-radius .fas,
+.navbar-top .toggle-theme > i {
+  position: absolute !important;
+  top: 50% !important;
+  left: 0 !important;
+  right: 0 !important;
+  margin: auto !important;
+  transform: translateY(-50%) !important;
+  line-height: 1 !important;
+  width: 1em;
+  height: 1em;
+  display: inline-flex !important;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+/* Icon-only .btn chips (user / search) */
+.navbar-top .list-inline > li > a.btn,
+.navbar-top a.btn.signin-loader,
+.navbar-top a.btn.nav-search-btn,
+.navbar-top a.btn.main-search-btn {
+  display: inline-flex !important;
+  align-items: center !important;
+  justify-content: center !important;
+  width: 36px !important;
+  height: 36px !important;
+  min-height: 36px !important;
+  padding: 0 !important;
+  gap: 0 !important;
+  line-height: 1 !important;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+}
+.navbar-top .list-inline > li > a.btn > i,
+.navbar-top a.btn.signin-loader > i,
+.navbar-top a.btn.nav-search-btn > i,
+.navbar-top a.btn.main-search-btn > i {
+  margin: 0 !important;
+  line-height: 1 !important;
+  position: static !important;
+  transform: none !important;
+  top: auto !important;
+  width: 1em;
+  height: 1em;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
+/* CTA icon + label baseline */
+.navbar-top a.navbar-cta.but,
+.navbar-top .navbar-but .but {
+  display: inline-flex !important;
+  align-items: center !important;
+  justify-content: center !important;
+  line-height: 1 !important;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+}
+.navbar-top a.navbar-cta.but > i,
+.navbar-top .navbar-but .but > i {
+  margin: 0 0.25em 0 0 !important;
+  line-height: 1 !important;
+  position: static !important;
+  transform: none !important;
+  top: auto !important;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+.navbar-top a.navbar-cta.but > .navbar-cta-text,
+.navbar-top .navbar-but .but > .navbar-cta-text {
+  line-height: 1.2;
+  display: inline-block;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+}
+
+/* Menu text baseline */
+.navbar-top .nav > li > a {
+  display: inline-flex !important;
+  align-items: center !important;
+  line-height: 1.44;
+}
+.navbar-top .nav > li > a > .menu-item-title {
+  line-height: 1.44;
+  display: inline-block;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+}
+.navbar-top .nav > li > a > .menu-item-icon,
+.navbar-top .nav > li > a > i.menu-item-icon {
+  margin-right: 0.25em;
+  line-height: 1 !important;
+  position: static !important;
+  transform: none !important;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+/* FA baseline in bar */
+.navbar-top .fa,
+.navbar-top .fas,
+.navbar-top .far,
+.navbar-top .fab {
+  line-height: 1;
+}
+
+/* Logo */
+.navbar-top .navbar-brand {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  line-height: 1;
+}
+.navbar-logo {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  line-height: 0;
+}
+.navbar-logo > img {
+  display: block;
+  height: 36px;
+}
+
+/* Right clusters vertical center */
+.navbar-top .navbar-form,
+.navbar-top .navbar-right {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+}