diff --git a/lib/documents.js b/lib/documents.js
index dde771a..032235f 100644
--- a/lib/documents.js
+++ b/lib/documents.js
@@ -637,22 +637,27 @@ const RC = {
 // motif that gives every section a confident, consistent anchor.
 function cvHeading(doc, S, dry, cur, title, ruleRight) {
   const pt = 10.5;
+  const cs = 0.9 * S;
   cur.y += 3.6 * S;
   doc.setFont('Lato', 'bold');
   doc.setFontSize(pt * S);
+  const label = String(title).toUpperCase();
   const lineY = cur.y + pt * S * PT * 1.08;
   if (!dry) {
-    doc.setCharSpace(0.9 * S);
+    doc.setCharSpace(cs);
     doc.setTextColor(RC.accent[0], RC.accent[1], RC.accent[2]);
-    doc.text(String(title).toUpperCase(), RV.mx, cur.y + pt * S * PT * 0.76);
+    doc.text(label, RV.mx, cur.y + pt * S * PT * 0.76);
     doc.setCharSpace(0);
     const right = ruleRight || RV_R;
+    // Thick accent segment runs exactly as wide as the heading word (charSpace
+    // adds one gap after every glyph), the thin hairline continues to the edge.
+    const wordW = doc.getTextWidth(label) + cs * label.length;
     doc.setDrawColor(RC.hair[0], RC.hair[1], RC.hair[2]);
     doc.setLineWidth(0.3 * S);
     doc.line(RV.mx, lineY, right, lineY);
     doc.setDrawColor(RC.accent[0], RC.accent[1], RC.accent[2]);
     doc.setLineWidth(1.0 * S);
-    doc.line(RV.mx, lineY, Math.min(RV.mx + 15 * S, right), lineY);
+    doc.line(RV.mx, lineY, Math.min(RV.mx + wordW, right), lineY);
   }
   cur.y += pt * S * PT + 4.0 * S;
 }