diff --git a/amateurfunk_anki.py b/amateurfunk_anki.py
index 01d1007..215638a 100644
--- a/amateurfunk_anki.py
+++ b/amateurfunk_anki.py
@@ -165,6 +165,23 @@ TECHNISCHE_SHORT_TITLE = "Technische Kenntnisse"
 # inside the package as a deck tree.
 TOPIC_SPLIT_CLASSES = frozenset({"E", "A"})
 
+# The catalog's figures come in two kinds: vector SVGs (the bulk; mostly
+# small — well under ~200 px) and a handful of raster PNGs (all 1024×685). We
+# enlarge only the SVGs: they scale crisply, they're the ones that read tiny
+# on a wide desktop card, and the PNGs are already at roughly the size we're
+# aiming for. The enlargement is `MEDIA_SCALE`× the native size, with
+# `MEDIA_MAX_WIDTH` × `MEDIA_MAX_HEIGHT` acting as an *enlargement ceiling* —
+# it bounds how far a below-cap figure may grow (a figure already at/above a
+# cap is left at native size; we never shrink). The ceiling is the PNGs'
+# ballpark (1024×768) so the largest SVG schematics (up to 635×481 px in the
+# 3rd edition: the NG20x block diagrams, EB309/EB310) grow to a comparable
+# size rather than staying cramped, while folding in native *height* still
+# stops tall-but-narrow figures from growing off the bottom of the card.
+# See `MediaRegistry.image_html`.
+MEDIA_SCALE = 2
+MEDIA_MAX_WIDTH = 1024
+MEDIA_MAX_HEIGHT = 768
+
 # Fallback build epoch if neither the manifest nor `--epoch` supplies
 # one. Picked as 0 so missing-metadata builds are still deterministic
 # and obviously wrong (timestamps would all show 1970).
@@ -837,6 +854,8 @@ class MediaRegistry:
         self.used_paths = set()
         # references that didn't resolve (recorded for diagnostics)
         self.missing = []
+        # Path → intrinsic (w, h) in px (memoised; None when unreadable)
+        self._size_cache = {}
         self._index_media_dir()
 
     def _index_media_dir(self):
@@ -878,12 +897,43 @@ class MediaRegistry:
         return None
 
     def image_html(self, reference):
-        """Return an `<img>` tag for `reference`, or `""` if unresolved."""
+        """Return an `<img>` tag for `reference`, or `""` if unresolved.
+
+        Most catalog SVGs carry small intrinsic dimensions, so on a wide
+        desktop card they render barely legible (a small fixed-px image
+        occupies only a sliver of the column; `max-width: 100%` only
+        ever shrinks, never enlarges). We raise the *preferred* width
+        via an explicit `width` attribute so the figure grows on every
+        viewport until the card's `max-width: 100%` cap engages.
+
+        Only SVGs are scaled — the catalog's PNGs are already large
+        (1024×685), so `_intrinsic_svg_size` returns `None` for them and
+        they fall through to native size. The enlargement factor is
+        `scale_for_size` — `MEDIA_SCALE`×, clamped at the
+        `MEDIA_MAX_WIDTH` × `MEDIA_MAX_HEIGHT` enlargement ceiling.
+        `height: auto` in the CSS keeps the aspect ratio. When the size
+        can't be read (non-SVG, or an unparseable SVG) we fall back to
+        native.
+        """
         path = self.resolve(reference)
         if path is None:
             return ""
         filename = html.escape(path.name, quote=True)
-        return f'<img src="{filename}" class="af-media">'
+        size = self._intrinsic_svg_size(path)
+        if size is None:
+            return f'<img src="{filename}" class="af-media">'
+        width, height = size
+        scale = scale_for_size(width, height)
+        if scale <= 1.0:
+            return f'<img src="{filename}" class="af-media">'
+        scaled = round(width * scale)
+        return f'<img src="{filename}" class="af-media" width="{scaled}">'
+
+    def _intrinsic_svg_size(self, path):
+        """Return the SVG's `(width, height)` in px (memoised; SVG only)."""
+        if path not in self._size_cache:
+            self._size_cache[path] = intrinsic_svg_size(path)
+        return self._size_cache[path]
 
 
 # ============================================================================
@@ -1110,6 +1160,74 @@ def media_bytes_for_package(path):
     return svg_with_white_background(text).encode("utf-8")
 
 
+def scale_for_size(width, height):
+    """Return the display scale for a figure of native `width`×`height`.
+
+    `MEDIA_SCALE`× for legibility, but never so much that the enlarged
+    figure would grow past the `MEDIA_MAX_WIDTH` / `MEDIA_MAX_HEIGHT`
+    ceiling, and never below 1.0 (we only ever enlarge, never shrink —
+    shrinking is the CSS `max-width`'s job). A figure already at/above
+    either cap yields exactly 1.0, i.e. "render at native size" — so a
+    native figure larger than the ceiling is left as-is, not shrunk.
+    """
+    if width <= 0 or height <= 0:
+        return 1.0
+    scale = min(
+        MEDIA_SCALE,
+        MEDIA_MAX_WIDTH / width,
+        MEDIA_MAX_HEIGHT / height,
+    )
+    return max(scale, 1.0)
+
+
+def _svg_dimension(svg_tag, name):
+    """Parse a `width`/`height` length (px or unitless) off an `<svg>` tag.
+
+    The numeric pattern is a well-formed decimal (`12`, `12.7`, `.5`) so
+    malformed values like `1.2.3` or a lone `.` simply don't match and
+    yield `None` rather than reaching `float()`. We still guard the
+    conversion with `try/except` so no parse can ever abort the build.
+    """
+    attr = re.search(
+        rf'\b{name}\s*=\s*"(\d+(?:\.\d+)?|\.\d+)\s*(?:px)?"',
+        svg_tag,
+        flags=re.IGNORECASE,
+    )
+    if not attr:
+        return None
+    try:
+        return float(attr.group(1))
+    except ValueError:
+        return None
+
+
+def intrinsic_svg_size(path):
+    """Return an SVG's intrinsic `(width, height)` in CSS px, or `None`.
+
+    Read from the `width`/`height` attributes on the root `<svg>` tag
+    (the catalog's SVGs use unitless user units, which map 1:1 to px).
+    Only `.svg` files are handled — we deliberately don't size raster
+    figures, because the catalog's PNGs are already large and only the
+    SVGs need enlarging. Anything we can't parse confidently — a non-SVG
+    file, a percentage dimension, a missing attribute — returns `None`
+    so the caller falls back to the image's native size.
+    """
+    if path.suffix.lower() != ".svg":
+        return None
+    try:
+        text = path.read_bytes().decode("utf-8-sig", errors="replace")
+    except OSError:
+        return None
+    match = re.search(r"<svg\b[^>]*>", text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+    if not match:
+        return None
+    width = _svg_dimension(match.group(0), "width")
+    height = _svg_dimension(match.group(0), "height")
+    if width is None or height is None:
+        return None
+    return (width, height)
+
+
 def svg_with_white_background(svg_text):
     """Inject a white background `<rect>` after the opening `<svg>`.
 
diff --git a/test_amateurfunk_anki.py b/test_amateurfunk_anki.py
index 5f7ccbd..8b8cc36 100644
--- a/test_amateurfunk_anki.py
+++ b/test_amateurfunk_anki.py
@@ -663,6 +663,162 @@ class TestAnkiBuild(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertFalse(all(byte_equal))
 
 
+class TestIntrinsicSvgSize(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Parsing of native figure dimensions — SVG only."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.tmp = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        self.addCleanup(self.tmp.cleanup)
+        self.root = Path(self.tmp.name)
+
+    def _write(self, name, body):
+        path = self.root / name
+        path.write_text(body, encoding="utf-8")
+        return path
+
+    def test_svg_unitless_width_and_height(self):
+        p = self._write("a.svg", '<svg width="115.5" height="120"><g/></svg>')
+        self.assertEqual(aa.intrinsic_svg_size(p), (115.5, 120.0))
+
+    def test_svg_px_suffix_is_tolerated(self):
+        p = self._write("a.svg", '<svg width="200px" height="80px"></svg>')
+        self.assertEqual(aa.intrinsic_svg_size(p), (200.0, 80.0))
+
+    def test_svg_percentage_dimension_is_rejected(self):
+        p = self._write("a.svg", '<svg width="100%" height="100%"></svg>')
+        self.assertIsNone(aa.intrinsic_svg_size(p))
+
+    def test_svg_missing_dimension_returns_none(self):
+        p = self._write("a.svg", '<svg width="200"></svg>')
+        self.assertIsNone(aa.intrinsic_svg_size(p))
+
+    def test_svg_without_root_tag_returns_none(self):
+        p = self._write("a.svg", "not an svg at all")
+        self.assertIsNone(aa.intrinsic_svg_size(p))
+
+    def test_svg_leading_decimal_is_accepted(self):
+        p = self._write("a.svg", '<svg width=".5" height="10"></svg>')
+        self.assertEqual(aa.intrinsic_svg_size(p), (0.5, 10.0))
+
+    def test_svg_malformed_number_returns_none_not_raises(self):
+        # Permissive matching used to let "1.2.3" reach float() and abort
+        # the build; now it falls back to None like any other bad value.
+        for bad in ('1.2.3', '.', '1.', '1..2'):
+            p = self._write("a.svg", f'<svg width="{bad}" height="10"></svg>')
+            self.assertIsNone(aa.intrinsic_svg_size(p), bad)
+
+    def test_non_svg_is_not_sized(self):
+        # A PNG with a perfectly valid-looking name is still not sized:
+        # we deliberately only enlarge SVGs.
+        p = self.root / "a.png"
+        p.write_bytes(b"\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n" + b"\x00" * 64)
+        self.assertIsNone(aa.intrinsic_svg_size(p))
+
+
+class TestScaleForSize(unittest.TestCase):
+    """The clamped enlargement factor."""
+
+    def test_small_figure_gets_full_multiplier(self):
+        self.assertEqual(aa.scale_for_size(115, 120), aa.MEDIA_SCALE)
+
+    def test_wide_figure_is_clamped_by_max_width(self):
+        self.assertEqual(aa.scale_for_size(aa.MEDIA_MAX_WIDTH, 50), 1.0)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(
+            aa.scale_for_size(aa.MEDIA_MAX_WIDTH / 2, 50), 2.0
+        )
+        # Between half-cap and cap: enlarged only until width hits the cap.
+        wide = aa.MEDIA_MAX_WIDTH * 0.75
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(
+            aa.scale_for_size(wide, 50), aa.MEDIA_MAX_WIDTH / wide
+        )
+
+    def test_tall_figure_is_clamped_by_max_height(self):
+        self.assertEqual(aa.scale_for_size(50, aa.MEDIA_MAX_HEIGHT), 1.0)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(
+            aa.scale_for_size(50, aa.MEDIA_MAX_HEIGHT / 2), 2.0
+        )
+        tall = aa.MEDIA_MAX_HEIGHT * 0.75
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(
+            aa.scale_for_size(50, tall), aa.MEDIA_MAX_HEIGHT / tall
+        )
+
+    def test_large_catalog_schematic_grows_toward_cap(self):
+        # NG205-like (635x460): with the 1024x768 cap it now enlarges,
+        # bounded by width — up to 1024 px wide.
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(
+            aa.scale_for_size(635, 460), aa.MEDIA_MAX_WIDTH / 635
+        )
+
+    def test_never_shrinks_below_native(self):
+        self.assertEqual(aa.scale_for_size(5000, 5000), 1.0)
+
+    def test_degenerate_size_is_native(self):
+        self.assertEqual(aa.scale_for_size(0, 0), 1.0)
+
+
+class TestImageHtmlScaling(unittest.TestCase):
+    """End-to-end `<img>` emission and the per-path size cache."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.tmp = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        self.addCleanup(self.tmp.cleanup)
+        self.media_dir = Path(self.tmp.name) / "svgs"
+        self.media_dir.mkdir()
+
+    def _write(self, name, body):
+        (self.media_dir / name).write_text(body, encoding="utf-8")
+
+    def test_small_figure_emits_doubled_width(self):
+        self._write("S_q.svg", '<svg width="115" height="120"></svg>')
+        media = aa.MediaRegistry(self.media_dir)
+        self.assertIn('width="230"', media.image_html("S_q"))
+
+    def test_figure_at_cap_emits_no_width(self):
+        # Exactly at the cap → scale 1.0 → native size, no width.
+        self._write(
+            "L_q.svg",
+            f'<svg width="{aa.MEDIA_MAX_WIDTH}" '
+            f'height="{aa.MEDIA_MAX_HEIGHT}"></svg>',
+        )
+        media = aa.MediaRegistry(self.media_dir)
+        html = media.image_html("L_q")
+        self.assertIn('class="af-media"', html)
+        self.assertNotIn("width=", html)
+
+    def test_png_is_not_scaled(self):
+        # Only a PNG for this stem (no .svg sibling): emitted at native
+        # size with no width, because we never size raster figures.
+        (self.media_dir / "P_q.png").write_bytes(
+            b"\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n" + b"\x00" * 64
+        )
+        media = aa.MediaRegistry(self.media_dir)
+        html = media.image_html("P_q")
+        self.assertIn('src="P_q.png"', html)
+        self.assertNotIn("width=", html)
+
+    def test_unreadable_size_falls_back_to_no_width(self):
+        self._write("U_q.svg", '<svg width="100%" height="100%"></svg>')
+        media = aa.MediaRegistry(self.media_dir)
+        self.assertNotIn("width=", media.image_html("U_q"))
+
+    def test_malformed_number_falls_back_without_raising(self):
+        self._write("M_q.svg", '<svg width="1.2.3" height="10"></svg>')
+        media = aa.MediaRegistry(self.media_dir)
+        html = media.image_html("M_q")  # must not raise
+        self.assertIn('src="M_q.svg"', html)
+        self.assertNotIn("width=", html)
+
+    def test_size_is_read_once_per_path(self):
+        self._write("S_q.svg", '<svg width="115" height="120"></svg>')
+        media = aa.MediaRegistry(self.media_dir)
+        with patch.object(
+            aa, "intrinsic_svg_size", wraps=aa.intrinsic_svg_size
+        ) as spy:
+            media.image_html("S_q")
+            media.image_html("S_q")
+        self.assertEqual(spy.call_count, 1)
+
+
 class TestRealExplanationsFile(unittest.TestCase):
     """Validate the repo's actual explanations.json against the live catalog.