diff --git a/site/quartz/styles/custom.scss b/site/quartz/styles/custom.scss
index 8c4b836..b2c3c5f 100644
--- a/site/quartz/styles/custom.scss
+++ b/site/quartz/styles/custom.scss
@@ -742,12 +742,26 @@ body[data-slug="Blog/witness-authoritative-networking"] {
   line-height: 0;
   color: rgba(236, 242, 250, 0.96);
   flex: 0 0 auto;
+  position: relative;
 }
 
 .gamecult-nav-icon {
   width: 0.92em;
 }
 
+/* The hit area is at least 44px square around each box; the box and glyph
+   keep their em sizes. */
+.gamecult-nav-wordmark::after,
+.gamecult-nav-icon::after {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 50%;
+  left: 50%;
+  width: max(100%, 44px);
+  height: max(100%, 44px);
+  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+}
+
 .gamecult-nav-wordmark svg,
 .gamecult-nav-icon svg {
   display: block;