diff --git a/src/content/TextAnimations/Shuffle/Shuffle.css b/src/content/TextAnimations/Shuffle/Shuffle.css
index e498f57c..c693228a 100644
--- a/src/content/TextAnimations/Shuffle/Shuffle.css
+++ b/src/content/TextAnimations/Shuffle/Shuffle.css
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@
 }
 
 .shuffle-char {
-  line-height: 1;
+  /* `normal` resolves to the font's own ascent + descent. The clip wrapper is
+     sized from this box, so a fixed 1 makes the mask shorter than the glyph
+     and clips descenders on every face that has them. Line spacing is still
+     controlled by .shuffle-parent. */
+  line-height: normal;
   display: inline-block;
   text-align: center;
 }
diff --git a/src/tailwind/TextAnimations/Shuffle/Shuffle.jsx b/src/tailwind/TextAnimations/Shuffle/Shuffle.jsx
index af1c7593..ef53e1d3 100644
--- a/src/tailwind/TextAnimations/Shuffle/Shuffle.jsx
+++ b/src/tailwind/TextAnimations/Shuffle/Shuffle.jsx
@@ -116,7 +116,10 @@ const Shuffle = ({
 
         splitRef.current = new GSAPSplitText(el, {
           type: 'chars',
-          charsClass: 'shuffle-char',
+          // `leading-normal` overrides the parent's `leading-none` on the char
+          // itself: the clip wrapper is sized from this box, and a line-height
+          // of 1 makes the mask shorter than the glyph, clipping descenders.
+          charsClass: 'shuffle-char leading-normal',
           wordsClass: 'shuffle-word',
           linesClass: 'shuffle-line',
           smartWrap: true,
diff --git a/src/ts-default/TextAnimations/Shuffle/Shuffle.css b/src/ts-default/TextAnimations/Shuffle/Shuffle.css
index e498f57c..c693228a 100644
--- a/src/ts-default/TextAnimations/Shuffle/Shuffle.css
+++ b/src/ts-default/TextAnimations/Shuffle/Shuffle.css
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@
 }
 
 .shuffle-char {
-  line-height: 1;
+  /* `normal` resolves to the font's own ascent + descent. The clip wrapper is
+     sized from this box, so a fixed 1 makes the mask shorter than the glyph
+     and clips descenders on every face that has them. Line spacing is still
+     controlled by .shuffle-parent. */
+  line-height: normal;
   display: inline-block;
   text-align: center;
 }
diff --git a/src/ts-tailwind/TextAnimations/Shuffle/Shuffle.tsx b/src/ts-tailwind/TextAnimations/Shuffle/Shuffle.tsx
index 77481b55..8fd16386 100644
--- a/src/ts-tailwind/TextAnimations/Shuffle/Shuffle.tsx
+++ b/src/ts-tailwind/TextAnimations/Shuffle/Shuffle.tsx
@@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ const Shuffle: React.FC<ShuffleProps> = ({
 
         splitRef.current = new GSAPSplitText(el, {
           type: 'chars',
-          charsClass: 'shuffle-char',
+          // `leading-normal` overrides the parent's `leading-none` on the char
+          // itself: the clip wrapper is sized from this box, and a line-height
+          // of 1 makes the mask shorter than the glyph, clipping descenders.
+          charsClass: 'shuffle-char leading-normal',
           wordsClass: 'shuffle-word',
           linesClass: 'shuffle-line',
           smartWrap: true,