ui/src/app.css

@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@
   /* Telegram device safe-area top (the notch); TG's own nav controls sit between it and
      --tg-content-top, so the in-app header aligns to that band, 0 elsewhere. */
   --tg-safe-top: 0px;
+  /* Telegram device safe-area bottom / sides (home indicator; landscape notch), 0 elsewhere —
+     the screen pads its bottom and left/right edges by these so content clears the cut-outs. */
+  --tg-safe-bottom: 0px;
+  --tg-safe-left: 0px;
+  --tg-safe-right: 0px;
   --font: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial,
     "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif;
   --shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08), 0 6px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);

ui/src/components/Screen.svelte

@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@
        bottom input — chat, word-check — stays above an open soft keyboard without the page
        scrolling; falls back to the full height where the var is unset. */
     height: var(--vvh, 100%);
+    /* Clear the device safe-area cut-outs inside Telegram — the home indicator at the bottom and
+       the notch sides in landscape; all 0 elsewhere. The top inset is owned by the header. */
+    padding-bottom: var(--tg-safe-bottom, 0px);
+    padding-left: var(--tg-safe-left, 0px);
+    padding-right: var(--tg-safe-right, 0px);
   }
   .content {
     flex: 0 1 auto;

ui/src/lib/app.svelte.ts

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
   telegramColorScheme,
   telegramThemeParams,
   telegramContentSafeAreaTop,
-  telegramSafeAreaTop,
+  telegramSafeAreaInset,
   telegramDisableVerticalSwipes,
   telegramHaptic,
   telegramLaunch,
@@ -528,17 +528,25 @@ function syncTelegramChrome(): void {
 }
 
 /**
- * syncTelegramSafeArea mirrors Telegram's content-safe-area top inset (the height its native
- * nav overlays the viewport in fullscreen) into the --tg-content-top CSS var and toggles a
- * `tg-fullscreen` class, so the header can drop below the nav and centre the title in its
- * band. Called on launch and on Telegram's safe-area / fullscreen change events.
+ * syncTelegramSafeArea mirrors Telegram's safe-area insets into CSS vars: the content-safe-area top
+ * (the height Telegram's native nav overlays the viewport in fullscreen) into --tg-content-top
+ * (which also toggles the `tg-fullscreen` class so the header drops below the nav and centres the
+ * title in its band), and the device safe-area insets — notch / status bar (top), home indicator
+ * (bottom) and the landscape notch sides (left / right) — into --tg-safe-top / --tg-safe-bottom /
+ * --tg-safe-left / --tg-safe-right, so the header, rack and screen edges clear the device cut-outs.
+ * Called on launch and on Telegram's safe-area / fullscreen change events.
  */
 function syncTelegramSafeArea(): void {
   if (typeof document === 'undefined') return;
+  const root = document.documentElement;
   const top = telegramContentSafeAreaTop();
-  document.documentElement.style.setProperty('--tg-content-top', `${top}px`);
-  document.documentElement.style.setProperty('--tg-safe-top', `${telegramSafeAreaTop()}px`);
-  document.documentElement.classList.toggle('tg-fullscreen', top > 0);
+  const safe = telegramSafeAreaInset();
+  root.style.setProperty('--tg-content-top', `${top}px`);
+  root.style.setProperty('--tg-safe-top', `${safe.top}px`);
+  root.style.setProperty('--tg-safe-bottom', `${safe.bottom}px`);
+  root.style.setProperty('--tg-safe-left', `${safe.left}px`);
+  root.style.setProperty('--tg-safe-right', `${safe.right}px`);
+  root.classList.toggle('tg-fullscreen', top > 0);
 }
 
 /**

ui/src/lib/telegram.test.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   telegramLaunch,
   telegramOpenExternalLink,
   telegramThemeParams,
+  telegramSafeAreaInset,
 } from './telegram';
 
 function stubWebApp(initData: string, startParam?: string) {
@@ -51,6 +52,14 @@ describe('telegram launch detection', () => {
     stubWebApp('query_id=abc');
     expect(telegramThemeParams()?.bg_color).toBe('#101418');
   });
+
+  it('telegramSafeAreaInset returns zeros outside Telegram and the SDK insets inside', () => {
+    expect(telegramSafeAreaInset()).toEqual({ top: 0, bottom: 0, left: 0, right: 0 });
+    vi.stubGlobal('window', {
+      Telegram: { WebApp: { initData: 'x', safeAreaInset: { top: 59, bottom: 34, left: 0, right: 0 } } },
+    });
+    expect(telegramSafeAreaInset()).toEqual({ top: 59, bottom: 34, left: 0, right: 0 });
+  });
 });
 
 describe('telegramOpenExternalLink', () => {

ui/src/lib/telegram.ts

@@ -274,13 +274,15 @@ export function telegramContentSafeAreaTop(): number {
 }
 
 /**
- * telegramSafeAreaTop returns the device safe-area top inset (px) — the notch / status bar
- * (Bot API 8.0). Telegram's own nav controls sit in the band between it and
- * telegramContentSafeAreaTop, so aligning our header to that band lines it up with them. 0
- * outside Telegram or on older clients.
+ * telegramSafeAreaInset returns the device safe-area insets (px) — the notch / status bar (top),
+ * the home indicator (bottom) and, in landscape, the notch sides (left / right) — from the SDK's
+ * safeAreaInset (Bot API 8.0). All 0 outside Telegram or on a client predating it, so callers can
+ * pad defensively. Telegram's own nav controls sit in the band between the top inset and
+ * telegramContentSafeAreaTop, so aligning our header to that band lines it up with them.
  */
-export function telegramSafeAreaTop(): number {
-  return webApp()?.safeAreaInset?.top ?? 0;
+export function telegramSafeAreaInset(): { top: number; bottom: number; left: number; right: number } {
+  const i = webApp()?.safeAreaInset;
+  return { top: i?.top ?? 0, bottom: i?.bottom ?? 0, left: i?.left ?? 0, right: i?.right ?? 0 };
 }
 
 /**