diff --git a/svelte-app/src/lib/canvas/renderer.ts b/svelte-app/src/lib/canvas/renderer.ts
index fd28957..c498ee6 100644
--- a/svelte-app/src/lib/canvas/renderer.ts
+++ b/svelte-app/src/lib/canvas/renderer.ts
@@ -556,10 +556,13 @@ function drawConveyanceLabel(ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D, sym: PlacedSymbol) {
   let cx: number, cy: number, availW: number, availH: number;
   if (isSpurType(sym.symbolId)) {
     const w2 = sym.w2 ?? sym.w;
-    const midW = (w2 + sym.w) / 2; // width at vertical midpoint
-    cx = sym.x + midW / 2;
-    cy = sym.y + sym.h / 2;
-    availW = midW - pad * 2;
+    // Use the width at 40% from top (biased toward narrow end for safe fit)
+    const t = 0.4;
+    const widthAtT = w2 + t * (sym.w - w2);
+    cx = sym.x + widthAtT / 2;
+    cy = sym.y + sym.h * t;
+    // Use narrower of top/bottom edge with padding for safe text fit
+    availW = Math.min(w2, widthAtT) - pad * 2;
     availH = sym.h - pad * 2;
   } else {
     cx = sym.x + sym.w / 2;
diff --git a/svelte-app/src/lib/export.ts b/svelte-app/src/lib/export.ts
index 1413a04..63c1f59 100644
--- a/svelte-app/src/lib/export.ts
+++ b/svelte-app/src/lib/export.ts
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ function emitConveyanceLabelInner(lines: string[], sym: PlacedSymbol) {
     textRotDeg = (textRotRad * 180) / Math.PI;
   } else if (isSpurType(sym.symbolId)) {
     const w2 = sym.w2 ?? sym.w;
-    labelCx = sym.x + (w2 + sym.w) / 4;
-    labelCy = sym.y + sym.h / 2;
-    availH = sym.h - 4;
+    const t = 0.4;
+    const widthAtT = w2 + t * (sym.w - w2);
+    labelCx = sym.x + widthAtT / 2;
+    labelCy = sym.y + sym.h * t;
+    availH = Math.min(sym.h - 4, widthAtT - 4);
   } else if (isInductionType(sym.symbolId)) {
     const stripTopY = sym.y + sym.h * INDUCTION_CONFIG.stripTopFrac;
     const stripBottomY = sym.y + sym.h * INDUCTION_CONFIG.stripBottomFrac;