diff --git a/crates/pdfs-gui/resources/style.css b/crates/pdfs-gui/resources/style.css
index 957d114..e46a333 100644
--- a/crates/pdfs-gui/resources/style.css
+++ b/crates/pdfs-gui/resources/style.css
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
 .badge-cloud { color: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 55%, transparent); }
 .badge-issue { color: var(--error-color); }
 .browser-statusbar { background-color: alpha(currentColor, 0.025); }
+/* The folder on screen, last in the breadcrumb trail: a flat button's side
+ * padding, so the "›" before it is spaced like the ones between buttons. */
+.crumb-current { padding: 0 10px; }
 scale.browser-status-meter trough { min-width: 104px; min-height: 6px; }
 .bulk-bar { padding: 6px 8px; border-radius: 12px; background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-bg-color) 12%, transparent); }
 .dropzone { border: 2px dashed alpha(currentColor, 0.25); border-radius: 16px; padding: 28px 18px; transition: background 160ms ease, border-color 160ms ease; }
diff --git a/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/main.rs b/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/main.rs
index 9bf08a5..8feb958 100644
--- a/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/main.rs
+++ b/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/main.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ use pages::verify::*;
 use reload::{LoadTicket, Loader, replace_items};
 use theme::{load_resources, proton_theme_active, set_proton_theme};
 use widgets::compat::*;
+use widgets::crumb::*;
 use widgets::details::*;
 use widgets::file_list::*;
 use widgets::menu::*;
diff --git a/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/pages/browser.rs b/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/pages/browser.rs
index d9c4e41..c7d2521 100644
--- a/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/pages/browser.rs
+++ b/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/pages/browser.rs
@@ -1220,9 +1220,7 @@ pub(crate) fn repaint_crumb(ui: &Rc<Ui>, path: &str) {
     ));
     let mut acc = String::new();
     for (i, seg) in segments.iter().enumerate() {
-        let sep = gtk4::Label::new(Some("›"));
-        sep.add_css_class("dim-label");
-        ui.browser.crumb.append(&sep);
+        ui.browser.crumb.append(&crumb_separator());
         acc = if acc.is_empty() {
             seg.to_string()
         } else {
@@ -1237,12 +1235,7 @@ pub(crate) fn repaint_crumb(ui: &Rc<Ui>, path: &str) {
 /// flat button that navigates to `target` (clearing any active search first).
 pub(crate) fn crumb_node(ui: &Rc<Ui>, label: &str, target: &str, current: bool) -> gtk4::Widget {
     if current {
-        let l = gtk4::Label::builder()
-            .label(label)
-            .ellipsize(gtk4::pango::EllipsizeMode::Start)
-            .build();
-        l.add_css_class("heading");
-        return l.upcast();
+        return crumb_current(label);
     }
     let button = gtk4::Button::builder().label(label).build();
     button.add_css_class("flat");
diff --git a/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/pages/devices.rs b/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/pages/devices.rs
index 14e26d7..cdd28c7 100644
--- a/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/pages/devices.rs
+++ b/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/pages/devices.rs
@@ -487,9 +487,7 @@ fn repaint_device_crumb(ui: &Rc<Ui>, nav: &[(String, String)]) {
         nav.is_empty(),
     ));
     for (i, (_, name)) in nav.iter().enumerate() {
-        let sep = gtk4::Label::new(Some("›"));
-        sep.add_css_class("dim-label");
-        crumb.append(&sep);
+        crumb.append(&crumb_separator());
         crumb.append(&device_crumb_node(ui, name, i + 1, i + 1 == nav.len()));
     }
 }
@@ -498,12 +496,7 @@ fn repaint_device_crumb(ui: &Rc<Ui>, nav: &[(String, String)]) {
 /// that goes back up to `depth` levels below the device list.
 fn device_crumb_node(ui: &Rc<Ui>, label: &str, depth: usize, current: bool) -> gtk4::Widget {
     if current {
-        let l = gtk4::Label::builder()
-            .label(label)
-            .ellipsize(gtk4::pango::EllipsizeMode::Start)
-            .build();
-        l.add_css_class("heading");
-        return l.upcast();
+        return crumb_current(label);
     }
     let button = gtk4::Button::builder().label(label).build();
     button.add_css_class("flat");
diff --git a/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/pages/shared.rs b/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/pages/shared.rs
index 197d96b..efc1352 100644
--- a/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/pages/shared.rs
+++ b/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/pages/shared.rs
@@ -484,9 +484,7 @@ fn repaint_shared_crumb(ui: &Rc<Ui>, nav: &[(String, String)]) {
         nav.is_empty(),
     ));
     for (i, (_, name)) in nav.iter().enumerate() {
-        let sep = gtk4::Label::new(Some("›"));
-        sep.add_css_class("dim-label");
-        crumb.append(&sep);
+        crumb.append(&crumb_separator());
         crumb.append(&shared_crumb_node(ui, name, i + 1, i + 1 == nav.len()));
     }
 }
@@ -495,12 +493,7 @@ fn repaint_shared_crumb(ui: &Rc<Ui>, nav: &[(String, String)]) {
 /// that goes back up to `depth` folders below the top level.
 fn shared_crumb_node(ui: &Rc<Ui>, label: &str, depth: usize, current: bool) -> gtk4::Widget {
     if current {
-        let l = gtk4::Label::builder()
-            .label(label)
-            .ellipsize(gtk4::pango::EllipsizeMode::Start)
-            .build();
-        l.add_css_class("heading");
-        return l.upcast();
+        return crumb_current(label);
     }
     let button = gtk4::Button::builder().label(label).build();
     button.add_css_class("flat");
diff --git a/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/widgets/crumb.rs b/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/widgets/crumb.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f99fbdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/widgets/crumb.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+use crate::*;
+
+/// The "›" between two breadcrumb segments.
+pub(crate) fn crumb_separator() -> gtk4::Label {
+    let sep = gtk4::Label::new(Some("›"));
+    sep.add_css_class("dim-label");
+    sep
+}
+
+/// The last breadcrumb segment, the folder on screen: a heading rather than a
+/// button. It carries a flat button's side padding (`.crumb-current`), so the
+/// "›" before it sits as far from it as from the button before.
+pub(crate) fn crumb_current(label: &str) -> gtk4::Widget {
+    let l = gtk4::Label::builder()
+        .label(label)
+        .ellipsize(gtk4::pango::EllipsizeMode::Start)
+        .build();
+    l.add_css_class("heading");
+    l.add_css_class("crumb-current");
+    l.upcast()
+}
diff --git a/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/widgets/file_list.rs b/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/widgets/file_list.rs
index 3007ec9..dac98cf 100644
--- a/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/widgets/file_list.rs
+++ b/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/widgets/file_list.rs
@@ -132,8 +132,13 @@ impl FileList {
                 // and the grid collapses to a single column. Allowing a mid-word
                 // break is what keeps the two-line-then-ellipsis budget below
                 // enforceable for *every* name rather than only the ones that
-                // happen to have spaces.
+                // happen to have spaces. Pango marks such a break with a hyphen
+                // that is not in the name ("SteamSetup.e-xe"); a file name is
+                // not prose, so break it bare, as Nautilus does.
+                let no_hyphens = gtk4::pango::AttrList::new();
+                no_hyphens.insert(gtk4::pango::AttrInt::new_insert_hyphens(false));
                 let label = gtk4::Label::builder()
+                    .attributes(&no_hyphens)
                     .ellipsize(gtk4::pango::EllipsizeMode::End)
                     .justify(gtk4::Justification::Center)
                     .max_width_chars(13)
diff --git a/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/widgets/mod.rs b/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/widgets/mod.rs
index 3e4d1a4..e0f5620 100644
--- a/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/widgets/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/pdfs-gui/src/app/widgets/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub(crate) mod compat;
+pub(crate) mod crumb;
 pub(crate) mod details;
 pub(crate) mod file_list;
 pub(crate) mod menu;