diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 2e3cf7c..865a4ea 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -97,12 +97,18 @@ h2.desc {
 #menu {
   text-align: center;
   padding: 0;
-  margin: 0px -300px 4em 0px;
+  margin: 0px -300px 3.5em 0px;
 }
 #menu li {
-  display: inline;
+  display: inline-block;
   font-size: 1.3em;
   letter-spacing: 0.05em;
+
+  /* in addition to the 3.5em above; allows
+     for decent spacing when line overflows
+     at lower resolutions
+     (3.5 + [0.5/1.3=0.38] = 4.0)*/
+  margin-bottom: 0.38em;
 }
 #menu li a {
   color: #666f63;