diff --git a/lib/host/otel.sx b/lib/host/otel.sx
index 0154971b..176b197d 100644
--- a/lib/host/otel.sx
+++ b/lib/host/otel.sx
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
                      :status (get s :status)
                      :x (+ otel/-pad (* (/ (- (get s :t0) t0) total) iw))
                      :y (+ otel/-pad (* d otel/-row-h))
-                     :w (if (> raw-w 1) raw-w 1)})))
+                     :w (if (> raw-w 3) raw-w 3)})))
               spans)))))))
 
 ;; ns → a compact "Nms" / "Nus" label.
@@ -213,20 +213,21 @@
   (fn (status) (if (= status "error") "#e45756" "#4c9a8f")))
 
 ;; one <g> (bar + name + duration) per rect. The bar is the only <rect>, so
-;; count(rect) == count(span); axis chrome uses <line>/<text>. A leading <title>
-;; gives a native hover tooltip with the full span name (the inline label clips on
-;; narrow bars).
+;; count(rect) == count(span); axis chrome uses <line>/<text>. The <title> lives
+;; INSIDE the <rect> (browsers resolve tooltips per hovered element, not up the
+;; tree), and the label sets pointer-events:none so hovering the bar — through the
+;; label — reliably shows the tooltip with the full span name + duration.
 (define otel/-rect->g
   (fn (r)
     (quasiquote
       (g
-        (title (unquote (str (get r :name) " · " (otel/-ms (get r :dur))
-                             (if (= (get r :status) "error") " · error" ""))))
         (rect :x (unquote (get r :x)) :y (unquote (get r :y))
               :width (unquote (get r :w)) :height (unquote (- otel/-row-h 2))
-              :fill (unquote (otel/-bar-fill (get r :status))) :rx 2)
+              :fill (unquote (otel/-bar-fill (get r :status))) :rx 2
+          (title (unquote (str (get r :name) " · " (otel/-ms (get r :dur))
+                               (if (= (get r :status) "error") " · error" "")))))
         (text :x (unquote (+ (get r :x) 3)) :y (unquote (+ (get r :y) 12))
-              :font-size 10 :fill "#ffffff"
+              :font-size 10 :fill "#ffffff" :pointer-events "none"
               (unquote (str (get r :name) "  " (otel/-ms (get r :dur)))))))))
 
 ;; max depth across rects (0 when empty) → svg height.