diff --git a/apps/docs/docs/widgets/bookmarks/index.mdx b/apps/docs/docs/widgets/bookmarks/index.mdx
index a8808eb6f..fbab1f89b 100644
--- a/apps/docs/docs/widgets/bookmarks/index.mdx
+++ b/apps/docs/docs/widgets/bookmarks/index.mdx
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ import { bookmarksWidget } from ".";
 
 The Bookmarks widget keeps direct URLs and Homarr Apps in one ordered list. URLs do not require an App record; Homarr
 uses the site's favicon when available. Choose adaptive, compact-grid, or other layouts from the widget configuration.
-Adaptive, vertical, and grid layouts keep larger cards when the configured bookmarks fit, then reduce card height and
-spacing to show as many bookmarks as possible before scrolling. Horizontal uses a compact, centered scrolling row with
-narrower cards in one-row widgets. Horizontal, compact-grid, and icon-only layouts keep their gaps tight. Compact grid
-also preserves its configured columns when the dashboard is scaled.
+Vertical uses consistent compact rows and keeps bookmark names visible whenever the widget is wide enough, regardless
+of how many bookmarks are configured. Adaptive and grid layouts reduce card height and spacing to show as many
+bookmarks as possible before scrolling. Horizontal uses a compact, centered scrolling row with narrower cards in
+one-row widgets. Horizontal, vertical, compact-grid, and icon-only layouts keep their gaps tight. Compact grid also
+preserves its configured columns when the dashboard is scaled. Bookmark cards, icons, text, and gaps keep the same
+visual density when a low-column dashboard is enlarged to fill the screen.
 
 ### Screenshots
 
diff --git a/apps/docs/docs/widgets/bookmarks/index.ts b/apps/docs/docs/widgets/bookmarks/index.ts
index bfc971457..c8d04653b 100644
--- a/apps/docs/docs/widgets/bookmarks/index.ts
+++ b/apps/docs/docs/widgets/bookmarks/index.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const bookmarksWidget: WidgetDefinition = {
       {
         name: "Layout",
         description:
-          "How bookmarks use the available widget space. Layouts stay compact and reduce card size when needed.",
+          "How bookmarks use the available widget space. Vertical keeps compact rows and stable title visibility.",
         values: { type: "select", options: ["Adaptive", "Vertical", "Horizontal", "Grid", "Compact grid", "Icons"] },
         defaultValue: "Adaptive",
       },
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/bookmarks/bookmarks-widget.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/bookmarks/bookmarks-widget.tsx
index 968b47303..01fac1958 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/bookmarks/bookmarks-widget.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/bookmarks/bookmarks-widget.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
+import type { CSSProperties } from "react";
 import { useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import {
   Avatar,
@@ -144,9 +145,21 @@ export default function BookmarksWidget({
   if (appIds.length > 0 && isInitialWidgetQueryPending(appsQuery)) return <WidgetQueryLoadingState />;
 
   const isTight = responsiveHeight < 120;
+  let compactStyle: CSSProperties | undefined;
+  if (!advanced && Number.isFinite(displayScale) && displayScale > 1) {
+    // Low-column boards zoom the canvas above 100%. Keep bookmark controls at their intended physical size.
+    // The spacing and font tokens are rebound here because their inherited values resolve at the canvas level.
+    compactStyle = {
+      "--board-canvas-ui-scale": 1 / displayScale,
+      "--mantine-scale": 1 / displayScale,
+      "--mantine-font-size-xxs": "calc(0.6875rem * var(--board-canvas-ui-scale))",
+      "--mantine-spacing-sm": "calc(0.75rem * var(--board-canvas-ui-scale))",
+      "--mantine-spacing-xs": "calc(0.625rem * var(--board-canvas-ui-scale))",
+    } as CSSProperties;
+  }
 
   return (
-    <Stack h="100%" mih={0} gap={isTight ? 6 : "sm"} p={isTight ? 6 : "sm"}>
+    <Stack h="100%" mih={0} gap={isTight ? 6 : "sm"} p={isTight ? 6 : "sm"} style={compactStyle}>
       {options.title.length > 0 ? (
         <Text fz={11} fw={600} px={2} lh={1.2} lineClamp={1}>
           {options.title}
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/bookmarks/layout.ts b/packages/widgets/src/bookmarks/layout.ts
index bd08ac273..25efd59f5 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/bookmarks/layout.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/bookmarks/layout.ts
@@ -246,23 +246,15 @@ export const getBookmarkDisplayPlan = ({
   }
 
   if (layout === "column") {
-    const densitySettings = getBookmarkDensitySettings({
-      columns: 1,
-      gap,
-      height: normalizedHeight,
-      heightProperty: "columnItemHeight",
-      itemCount: count,
-      preferredSettings: heightSettings,
-    });
     return {
       columns: 1,
       horizontalScroll: false,
-      itemGap: getBookmarkDensityGap(gap, densitySettings),
-      itemHeight: densitySettings.columnItemHeight,
+      itemGap: Math.min(gap, 4),
+      itemHeight: 32,
       itemWidth: width,
       orientation: "horizontal",
-      showHostname: widthSettings.showHostname && densitySettings.showHostname,
-      showTitle: widthSettings.showTitle && densitySettings.showTitle,
+      showHostname: widthSettings.showHostname,
+      showTitle: widthSettings.showTitle,
     };
   }