diff --git a/assets/css/frontend/base.css b/assets/css/frontend/base.css
index 3d61774d..85a96051 100644
--- a/assets/css/frontend/base.css
+++ b/assets/css/frontend/base.css
@@ -89,6 +89,15 @@ main.container,
   --bs-gutter-y: 0;
 }
 
+/* Header multifunc icon cards need horizontal gutter (zibll content rows).
+ * Global .container padding is 0 for dual-column float math. */
+.header-slider-card.container,
+.header-components-card.container {
+  padding-left: 15px;
+  padding-right: 15px;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+
 @media (min-width: 576px) {
   .container,
   main.container {
diff --git a/assets/css/frontend/header-components/dark-theme.css b/assets/css/frontend/header-components/dark-theme.css
index 3e90a6bc..9a393b1a 100644
--- a/assets/css/frontend/header-components/dark-theme.css
+++ b/assets/css/frontend/header-components/dark-theme.css
@@ -22,6 +22,20 @@ body.dark-theme .header-components-search__input {
     position: relative;
     margin-top: -40px;
     z-index: 1;
+    /* Sit in normal flow after the slide shell; container is full-bleed */
+    width: 100%;
+}
+
+/* Ensure .container max-width + horizontal padding match site main (zibll .container) */
+.header-slider-card.container,
+.header-components-card.container {
+    width: 100%;
+    max-width: var(--container, var(--mian-max-width, 1200px));
+    margin-left: auto;
+    margin-right: auto;
+    padding-left: 15px;
+    padding-right: 15px;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
 }
 
 .header-slider-card .zib-widget,
@@ -29,10 +43,16 @@ body.dark-theme .header-components-search__input {
     margin-bottom: 0;
 }
 
-/* Individual card surface = .zib-widget (from card-primitives); shared mode uses outer .zib-widget.padding-10 */
+/* Match zibll widget surface so homepage and other page types look identical */
 .header-slider-card .icon-cover-card.zib-widget,
 .header-components-card .icon-cover-card.zib-widget {
     margin-bottom: 0;
+    padding: var(--card-padding, 15px);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 10px var(--main-shadow, var(--shadow-sm, rgba(116, 116, 116, 0.08)));
+    border-radius: var(--main-radius, var(--radius, 8px));
+    background-color: var(--main-bg-color, var(--surface-1, #fff));
+    height: 100%;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
 }
 
 /* zibll filter-blur glass on card surfaces + search form */
diff --git a/assets/css/frontend/header-components/widget-device-visibility.css b/assets/css/frontend/header-components/widget-device-visibility.css
index 8efec0ff..ad09960f 100644
--- a/assets/css/frontend/header-components/widget-device-visibility.css
+++ b/assets/css/frontend/header-components/widget-device-visibility.css
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@
     }
 }
 
-/* CMS freeform modules only: hero as first module under nav.
- * Prefer --nav-fixed-reserve when body.nav-fixed is present so the pull-up
- * matches body padding-top (88/72/60), not just the 60px bar height. */
+/* CMS freeform: do NOT pull the whole container — nav pull is only on .slide-header
+ * (zibll body.nav-fixed .slide-header). Whole-container pull made homepage cards
+ * differ from other page types that share the same component. */
 .home-modules > .header-components-container:first-child,
 .home-modules--fullbleed > .header-components-container:first-child {
-    margin-top: calc(var(--nav-fixed-reserve, var(--nav-height, 60px)) * -1);
+    margin-top: 0;
 }
 
-/* Fixed homepage hero under-nav is owned by nav/base.css (body.nav-fixed). */
+/* Fixed homepage hero under-nav is owned by nav/zib-navbar-fixed.css (body.nav-fixed .slide-header). */
 
 /* ============================================================
  * Layer 1: Swiper shell — zibll .new-swiper.slide-header
diff --git a/assets/css/frontend/nav/zib-navbar-core.css b/assets/css/frontend/nav/zib-navbar-core.css
index 245d12e6..6ec5c82d 100644
--- a/assets/css/frontend/nav/zib-navbar-core.css
+++ b/assets/css/frontend/nav/zib-navbar-core.css
@@ -106,8 +106,17 @@ body:not(.nav-fixed) .header.show-slide {
     margin-bottom: 0;
 }
 
-body.nav-fixed .slide-header {
-    margin-top: -90px;
+/* Pull only the slide shell under fixed nav (zibll). Prefer --nav-fixed-reserve
+ * so homepage and non-home page types share the same geometry. */
+body.nav-fixed .slide-header,
+body.nav-fixed .new-swiper.slide-header {
+    margin-top: calc(var(--nav-fixed-reserve, 90px) * -1);
+}
+
+/* Never pull the full multifunc container (breaks card overlap on homepage). */
+body.nav-fixed .header-slider-container,
+body.nav-fixed .header-components-container {
+    margin-top: 0;
 }
 
 .scroll-down.nav-fixed .header.scroll-down-hide {
diff --git a/assets/css/frontend/nav/zib-navbar-fixed.css b/assets/css/frontend/nav/zib-navbar-fixed.css
index 78d75946..28401a46 100644
--- a/assets/css/frontend/nav/zib-navbar-fixed.css
+++ b/assets/css/frontend/nav/zib-navbar-fixed.css
@@ -1,33 +1,83 @@
-/* Zibll-aligned fixed header + reserves (AKSRT) */
+/* Zibll-aligned fixed header + slide pull-under-nav
+ *
+ * demo.zibll.com / main.css:
+ * - body.nav-fixed → padding-top reserve
+ * - .nav-fixed .header → always position:fixed (including .show-slide)
+ * - body.nav-fixed .slide-header → margin-top negative (swiper ONLY)
+ * - Do NOT pull .header-slider-container as a whole (breaks card overlap on homepage)
+ */
+
 body.nav-fixed {
   --nav-fixed-reserve: 88px;
   padding-top: var(--nav-fixed-reserve);
 }
+
 @media (max-width: 768px) {
-  body.nav-fixed { --nav-fixed-reserve: 72px; padding-top: var(--nav-fixed-reserve); }
+  body.nav-fixed {
+    --nav-fixed-reserve: 72px;
+    padding-top: var(--nav-fixed-reserve);
+  }
 }
+
 @media (max-width: 640px) {
-  body.nav-fixed { --nav-fixed-reserve: 60px; padding-top: var(--nav-fixed-reserve); }
+  body.nav-fixed {
+    --nav-fixed-reserve: 60px;
+    padding-top: var(--nav-fixed-reserve);
+  }
 }
-body.nav-fixed .header:not(.show-slide) {
-  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; width: 100%; z-index: 999;
-}
-body.nav-fixed .header-slider-container,
-body.nav-fixed .header-components-container,
-body.nav-fixed .header-components.slide-header,
-body.nav-fixed .slide-header {
-  margin-top: calc(var(--nav-fixed-reserve, 88px) * -1) !important;
-  position: relative;
-  z-index: 1;
-}
-.scroll-down.nav-fixed .header.scroll-down-hide {
-  transform: translate3d(0, -105%, 0);
-  -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
-  backdrop-filter: none;
+
+/* zibll .nav-fixed .header — fixed even with .show-slide */
+body.nav-fixed .header {
+  position: fixed;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  z-index: 999;
 }
+
+/* Transparent chrome over slider */
 body.nav-fixed:not(.body-scroll):not(.mobile-navbar-show) .header.show-slide {
   --header-bg: linear-gradient(0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 5%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 80%);
   --header-color: #fff;
   -webkit-backdrop-filter: unset;
   backdrop-filter: unset;
 }
+
+/* ONLY the slide shell pulls under the fixed nav — not the card row / search.
+ * zibll: body.nav-fixed .slide-header { margin-top: -90px; } */
+body.nav-fixed .header-slider-container > .zib-slider > .new-swiper.slide-header,
+body.nav-fixed .header-slider-container > .relative.zib-slider > .new-swiper.slide-header,
+body.nav-fixed .header-slider-container .new-swiper.slide-index.slide-header,
+body.nav-fixed .header-components-container > .zib-slider > .new-swiper.slide-header,
+body.nav-fixed .header-components:not(.new-swiper).slide-header,
+body.nav-fixed .new-swiper.slide-header.slide-index {
+  margin-top: calc(var(--nav-fixed-reserve, 88px) * -1);
+}
+
+/* Kill legacy whole-container pull (homepage-only visual break vs other pages) */
+body.nav-fixed .header-slider-container,
+body.nav-fixed .header-components-container {
+  margin-top: 0 !important;
+}
+
+/* Cards keep zibll overlap relative to slider bottom */
+body.nav-fixed .header-slider-card,
+body.nav-fixed .header-components-card {
+  margin-top: -40px;
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 1;
+}
+
+.scroll-down.nav-fixed .header.scroll-down-hide {
+  transform: translate3d(0, -105%, 0);
+  -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
+  backdrop-filter: none;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 767px) {
+  body.nav-fixed .header-slider-card,
+  body.nav-fixed .header-components-card {
+    margin-top: -35px;
+  }
+}