diff --git a/classifier/css/layout.css b/classifier/css/layout.css
index 98b6dcf..18ac28d 100644
--- a/classifier/css/layout.css
+++ b/classifier/css/layout.css
@@ -185,11 +185,12 @@
 .folder-item {
     display: flex;
     align-items: flex-start;   /* toggle/icon sit on the name line; count drops below */
-    padding: 0.5rem;
+    padding: 0.1rem 0.5rem;    /* tight: the name + count are already stacked */
     cursor: pointer;
     border-radius: var(--radius);
     user-select: none;
     transition: background-color 0.15s;
+    line-height: 1.25;
 }
 
 .folder-item:hover {