diff --git a/src/app/update/viewport.rs b/src/app/update/viewport.rs
index 58cfc940c..391be617e 100644
--- a/src/app/update/viewport.rs
+++ b/src/app/update/viewport.rs
@@ -1235,6 +1235,7 @@ pub(super) fn on_tick(&mut self, t: Instant) -> Task<Message> {
                                 let far_pos = base + dir * far;
                                 let far_neg = base - dir * far;
                                 let guide = crate::scene::WireModel {
+                                    taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                                     world_width: 0.0,
                                     fill_is_3d: false,
                                     pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -1274,6 +1275,7 @@ pub(super) fn on_tick(&mut self, t: Instant) -> Task<Message> {
                             let far_pos = h.base + h.dir * far;
                             let far_neg = h.base - h.dir * far;
                             previews.push(crate::scene::WireModel {
+                                taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                                 world_width: 0.0,
                                 fill_is_3d: false,
                                 pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/entities/common.rs b/src/entities/common.rs
index 19bf81b13..f3d634169 100644
--- a/src/entities/common.rs
+++ b/src/entities/common.rs
@@ -392,6 +392,47 @@ pub(crate) fn thick_band_tube(
     (fill_tris, lines)
 }
 
+/// Build a continuous WCS point list + a per-point FULL band width for a
+/// tapered wide polyline, so the wire shader can interpolate each segment's two
+/// endpoint widths. Each `verts` entry is `(location_xy, bulge_to_next,
+/// start_width, end_width)` — the effective full widths at that vertex's segment
+/// start and end (already resolved against the polyline's constant width). Arcs
+/// are sampled in 16 steps with the width interpolated linearly along the arc.
+/// A shared vertex is emitted once (carrying the previous segment's end width),
+/// which is exact for the usual continuous taper.
+pub(crate) fn tapered_band_points(
+    verts: &[([f64; 2], f64, f64, f64)],
+    is_closed: bool,
+    to_wcs: &dyn Fn(f64, f64) -> (f64, f64, f64),
+) -> (Vec<[f64; 3]>, Vec<f32>) {
+    let n = verts.len();
+    let seg_count = if is_closed { n } else { n.saturating_sub(1) };
+    let mut pts: Vec<[f64; 3]> = Vec::new();
+    let mut widths: Vec<f32> = Vec::new();
+    let mut push = |x: f64, y: f64, w: f32| {
+        let (wx, wy, wz) = to_wcs(x, y);
+        pts.push([wx, wy, wz]);
+        widths.push(w);
+    };
+    for i in 0..seg_count {
+        let (p0, bulge, sw0, ew0) = verts[i];
+        let (p1, _, _, _) = verts[(i + 1) % n];
+        if i == 0 {
+            push(p0[0], p0[1], sw0 as f32);
+        }
+        if bulge.abs() < 1e-9 {
+            push(p1[0], p1[1], ew0 as f32);
+        } else if let Some(arc) = BulgeArc::from_bulge(p0, p1, bulge) {
+            for j in 1..=16usize {
+                let t = j as f64 / 16.0;
+                let s = arc.sample(t);
+                push(s[0], s[1], (sw0 + (ew0 - sw0) * t) as f32);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    (pts, widths)
+}
+
 /// Compute the filled boundary polygon for one polyline segment.
 /// For straight segments: a rectangle/trapezoid.
 /// For arc segments: an arc band (outer arc + reversed inner arc).
diff --git a/src/entities/dimension.rs b/src/entities/dimension.rs
index 21c49483a..5facf81c8 100644
--- a/src/entities/dimension.rs
+++ b/src/entities/dimension.rs
@@ -1352,6 +1352,7 @@ fn tessellate_dimension_inner(
             let (ext1, ext2) = split_ext_lines(&geom.ext_lines);
             if !ext1.is_empty() {
                 wires.push(WireModel {
+                    taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                     world_width: 0.0,
                     fill_is_3d: false,
                     pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -1379,6 +1380,7 @@ fn tessellate_dimension_inner(
             }
             if !ext2.is_empty() {
                 wires.push(WireModel {
+                    taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                     world_width: 0.0,
                     fill_is_3d: false,
                     pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -1406,6 +1408,7 @@ fn tessellate_dimension_inner(
             }
         } else {
             wires.push(WireModel {
+                taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                 world_width: 0.0,
                 fill_is_3d: false,
                 pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -1434,6 +1437,7 @@ fn tessellate_dimension_inner(
     }
 
     wires.push(WireModel {
+        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
         world_width: 0.0,
         fill_is_3d: false,
         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -1478,6 +1482,7 @@ fn tessellate_dimension_inner(
                     aci_to_rgba(&c)
                 };
                 wires.push(WireModel {
+                    taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                     world_width: 0.0,
                     fill_is_3d: false,
                     pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/entities/leader.rs b/src/entities/leader.rs
index ab8981800..a210e9b6e 100644
--- a/src/entities/leader.rs
+++ b/src/entities/leader.rs
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ impl LeaderTess for Leader {
 
         if verts.len() < 2 {
             return WireModel {
+                taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                 world_width: 0.0,
                 fill_is_3d: false,
                 pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -697,6 +698,7 @@ impl LeaderTess for Leader {
         }
 
         WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/entities/lwpolyline.rs b/src/entities/lwpolyline.rs
index 43b3f5242..06802fc0f 100644
--- a/src/entities/lwpolyline.rs
+++ b/src/entities/lwpolyline.rs
@@ -213,6 +213,51 @@ fn to_truck(pline: &LwPolyline) -> TruckEntity {
         return thick_segments(&seg_data, &path, pline.thickness, normal, kv, tgs);
     }
 
+    // A wide polyline whose per-vertex widths VARY renders a smooth taper —
+    // handled here, before the PLINEGEN split, so both cases get it. A
+    // uniform-width polyline falls through to the constant-band paths below.
+    if let Some(band_verts) = tapered_band_verts(pline) {
+        let mut kv: Vec<[f64; 3]> = Vec::new();
+        let mut tgs: Vec<TangentGeom> = Vec::new();
+        for i in 0..seg_count {
+            let v0 = &verts[i];
+            let v1 = &verts[(i + 1) % count];
+            let p0 = to_pt(v0);
+            let p1 = to_pt(v1);
+            if i == 0 {
+                kv.push([p0.x, p0.y, p0.z]);
+            }
+            kv.push([p1.x, p1.y, p1.z]);
+            if v0.bulge.abs() < 1e-9 {
+                tgs.push(TangentGeom::Line {
+                    p1: [p0.x as f32, p0.y as f32, p0.z as f32],
+                    p2: [p1.x as f32, p1.y as f32, p1.z as f32],
+                });
+            } else if let Some(arc) = crate::entities::common::BulgeArc::from_bulge(
+                [v0.location.x, v0.location.y],
+                [v1.location.x, v1.location.y],
+                v0.bulge,
+            ) {
+                let (wcx, wcy, wcz) = to_wcs(arc.center[0], arc.center[1]);
+                tgs.push(TangentGeom::Circle {
+                    center: [wcx as f32, wcy as f32, wcz as f32],
+                    radius: arc.radius as f32,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+        let (pts, widths) =
+            crate::entities::common::tapered_band_points(&band_verts, pline.is_closed, &to_wcs);
+        let (fill_origin, fills) = wide_fills(pline);
+        return TruckEntity {
+            pick_tris: crate::entities::common::wide_band_tris(fill_origin, &fills),
+            object: TruckObject::TaperedLines(pts, widths),
+            snap_pts: vec![],
+            tangent_geoms: tgs,
+            key_vertices: kv,
+            fill_tris: vec![],
+        };
+    }
+
     // plinegen=false: NaN-separated segments so the linetype pattern restarts per vertex.
     if !pline.plinegen {
         let mut pts: Vec<[f64; 3]> = Vec::new();
@@ -321,6 +366,32 @@ fn to_truck(pline: &LwPolyline) -> TruckEntity {
     }
 }
 
+/// The per-vertex `(location, bulge, start_width, end_width)` band description
+/// for a wide LwPolyline whose width VARIES — `None` when the width is uniform
+/// (a constant band) so the caller keeps the cheaper constant-width path.
+fn tapered_band_verts(pline: &LwPolyline) -> Option<Vec<([f64; 2], f64, f64, f64)>> {
+    let c = pline.constant_width;
+    let band: Vec<([f64; 2], f64, f64, f64)> = pline
+        .vertices
+        .iter()
+        .map(|v| {
+            let sw = if v.start_width > 1e-9 { v.start_width } else { c };
+            let ew = if v.end_width > 1e-9 { v.end_width } else { c };
+            ([v.location.x, v.location.y], v.bulge, sw, ew)
+        })
+        .collect();
+    let w0 = band.first().map_or(0.0, |v| v.2);
+    let varies = band
+        .iter()
+        .any(|&(_, _, sw, ew)| (sw - w0).abs() > 1e-9 || (ew - w0).abs() > 1e-9);
+    // Only a genuine, non-zero-width taper takes the per-point path.
+    if varies && w0.max(band.iter().map(|v| v.3).fold(0.0, f64::max)) > 1e-9 {
+        Some(band)
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
 fn grips(pline: &LwPolyline) -> Vec<GripDef> {
     let elev = pline.elevation;
     let n = pline.vertices.len();
diff --git a/src/entities/multileader.rs b/src/entities/multileader.rs
index 7759e9c34..bec019471 100644
--- a/src/entities/multileader.rs
+++ b/src/entities/multileader.rs
@@ -1404,6 +1404,7 @@ impl MultiLeaderTess for MultiLeader {
         // WireModels so the renderer respects per-piece coloring.
         let mut wires: Vec<WireModel> = Vec::new();
         wires.push(WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -1694,6 +1695,7 @@ impl MultiLeaderTess for MultiLeader {
                         xy = xy.max(y);
                     }
                     wires.push(WireModel {
+                        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                         world_width: 0.0,
                         fill_is_3d: false,
                         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -1762,6 +1764,7 @@ impl MultiLeaderTess for MultiLeader {
                         wcs_corners[3],
                     ];
                     wires.push(WireModel {
+                        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                         world_width: 0.0,
                         fill_is_3d: false,
                         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -1798,6 +1801,7 @@ impl MultiLeaderTess for MultiLeader {
                         wcs_corners[0],
                     ];
                     wires.push(WireModel {
+                        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                         world_width: 0.0,
                         fill_is_3d: false,
                         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/entities/polyline.rs b/src/entities/polyline.rs
index 717ca80a1..5515be7bd 100644
--- a/src/entities/polyline.rs
+++ b/src/entities/polyline.rs
@@ -326,9 +326,22 @@ fn tessellate_polyline2d(pl: &Polyline2D) -> TruckEntity {
     }
 
     let (fill_origin, fills) = wide_fills(pl);
+    // A wide Polyline2D whose per-vertex widths VARY renders a smooth taper; a
+    // uniform-width one keeps the constant-band Contour.
+    let object = match tapered_band_verts_2d(pl) {
+        Some(band_verts) => {
+            let (pts, widths) = crate::entities::common::tapered_band_points(
+                &band_verts,
+                pl.is_closed(),
+                &to_wcs,
+            );
+            TruckObject::TaperedLines(pts, widths)
+        }
+        None => TruckObject::Contour(edges.into_iter().collect::<Wire>()),
+    };
     TruckEntity {
         pick_tris: crate::entities::common::wide_band_tris(fill_origin, &fills),
-        object: TruckObject::Contour(edges.into_iter().collect::<Wire>()),
+        object,
         snap_pts: vec![],
         tangent_geoms: tangents,
         key_vertices: key_verts,
@@ -336,6 +349,32 @@ fn tessellate_polyline2d(pl: &Polyline2D) -> TruckEntity {
     }
 }
 
+/// Per-vertex `(location, bulge, start_width, end_width)` band description for a
+/// wide Polyline2D whose width VARIES — `None` when the width is uniform.
+fn tapered_band_verts_2d(
+    pl: &acadrust::entities::Polyline2D,
+) -> Option<Vec<([f64; 2], f64, f64, f64)>> {
+    let d = pl.start_width.max(pl.end_width);
+    let band: Vec<([f64; 2], f64, f64, f64)> = pl
+        .vertices
+        .iter()
+        .map(|v| {
+            let sw = if v.start_width > 1e-9 { v.start_width } else { d };
+            let ew = if v.end_width > 1e-9 { v.end_width } else { d };
+            ([v.location.x, v.location.y], v.bulge, sw, ew)
+        })
+        .collect();
+    let w0 = band.first().map_or(0.0, |v| v.2);
+    let varies = band
+        .iter()
+        .any(|&(_, _, sw, ew)| (sw - w0).abs() > 1e-9 || (ew - w0).abs() > 1e-9);
+    if varies && w0.max(band.iter().map(|v| v.3).fold(0.0, f64::max)) > 1e-9 {
+        Some(band)
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
 impl TruckConvertible for Polyline2D {
     fn to_truck(&self, _document: &acadrust::CadDocument) -> Option<TruckEntity> {
         Some(tessellate_polyline2d(self))
diff --git a/src/entities/table.rs b/src/entities/table.rs
index fef5197ff..d754f94f3 100644
--- a/src/entities/table.rs
+++ b/src/entities/table.rs
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@ pub fn tessellate_table(
     let mk =
         |color: [f32; 4], points: Vec<[f32; 3]>, fill_tris: Vec<[f32; 3]>, lw: f32| -> WireModel {
             WireModel {
+                taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                 world_width: 0.0,
                 fill_is_3d: false,
                 pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/annotate/aligned_dim.rs b/src/modules/annotate/aligned_dim.rs
index f21f0a9c5..1ab06c4ea 100644
--- a/src/modules/annotate/aligned_dim.rs
+++ b/src/modules/annotate/aligned_dim.rs
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ impl CadCommand for AlignedDimensionCommand {
         let p1 = p1.as_vec3();
         let p2 = p2.as_vec3();
         Some(WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ fn preview_aligned(p1: DVec3, p2: DVec3, dim_pt: DVec3) -> WireModel {
     let d1 = d1.as_vec3();
     let d2 = d2.as_vec3();
     WireModel {
+        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
         world_width: 0.0,
         fill_is_3d: false,
         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/annotate/angular_dim.rs b/src/modules/annotate/angular_dim.rs
index ab8a07732..0efb9e25d 100644
--- a/src/modules/annotate/angular_dim.rs
+++ b/src/modules/annotate/angular_dim.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ fn v3(pt: DVec3) -> Vector3 {
 
 fn preview_wire(points: Vec<Vec3>) -> WireModel {
     WireModel {
+        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
         world_width: 0.0,
         fill_is_3d: false,
         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/annotate/diameter_dim.rs b/src/modules/annotate/diameter_dim.rs
index 19cbcd985..902f838d9 100644
--- a/src/modules/annotate/diameter_dim.rs
+++ b/src/modules/annotate/diameter_dim.rs
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ fn v3(p: DVec3) -> Vector3 {
 
 fn preview_line(a: Vec3, b: Vec3) -> WireModel {
     WireModel {
+        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
         world_width: 0.0,
         fill_is_3d: false,
         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/annotate/dim_baseline.rs b/src/modules/annotate/dim_baseline.rs
index a27fa3280..c36bcd766 100644
--- a/src/modules/annotate/dim_baseline.rs
+++ b/src/modules/annotate/dim_baseline.rs
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ impl CadCommand for DimBaselineCommand {
         let dim_line_pt2 = dim_line_pt2.as_vec3();
         let pt = pt.as_vec3();
         Some(WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/annotate/dim_continue.rs b/src/modules/annotate/dim_continue.rs
index 1a5547f0a..7de6d2c9e 100644
--- a/src/modules/annotate/dim_continue.rs
+++ b/src/modules/annotate/dim_continue.rs
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ impl CadCommand for DimContinueCommand {
         let dim_line_pt = p1 + perp * (dim_line_perp - p1.dot(perp));
         let dim_line_pt2 = pt + perp * (dim_line_perp - pt.dot(perp));
         Some(WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/annotate/dimjogline.rs b/src/modules/annotate/dimjogline.rs
index 0189c8d7e..b9169d837 100644
--- a/src/modules/annotate/dimjogline.rs
+++ b/src/modules/annotate/dimjogline.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ impl CadCommand for DimJogLineCommand {
         }
         let d = 0.3_f32;
         Some(WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/annotate/dimtedit.rs b/src/modules/annotate/dimtedit.rs
index a20e59322..b5169d7ca 100644
--- a/src/modules/annotate/dimtedit.rs
+++ b/src/modules/annotate/dimtedit.rs
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ impl CadCommand for DimTeditCommand {
         }
         let d = 0.2_f32;
         Some(WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/annotate/leader_cmd.rs b/src/modules/annotate/leader_cmd.rs
index 8bc8d29e9..e92a2e1f6 100644
--- a/src/modules/annotate/leader_cmd.rs
+++ b/src/modules/annotate/leader_cmd.rs
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ fn preview_wire(pts: &[Vec3]) -> WireModel {
         points.push([w2.x, w2.y, w2.z]);
     }
     WireModel {
+        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
         world_width: 0.0,
         fill_is_3d: false,
         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/annotate/linear_dim.rs b/src/modules/annotate/linear_dim.rs
index 29e39faf6..5d9806306 100644
--- a/src/modules/annotate/linear_dim.rs
+++ b/src/modules/annotate/linear_dim.rs
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ fn v3(pt: DVec3) -> Vector3 {
 
 fn preview_wire(points: Vec<DVec3>) -> WireModel {
     WireModel {
+        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
         world_width: 0.0,
         fill_is_3d: false,
         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/annotate/mleader_cmd.rs b/src/modules/annotate/mleader_cmd.rs
index d4bc07f4f..38ea27270 100644
--- a/src/modules/annotate/mleader_cmd.rs
+++ b/src/modules/annotate/mleader_cmd.rs
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ fn preview_wire(pts: &[Vec3]) -> WireModel {
         points.push([w2.x, w2.y, w2.z]);
     }
     WireModel {
+        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
         world_width: 0.0,
         fill_is_3d: false,
         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/annotate/mleader_edit.rs b/src/modules/annotate/mleader_edit.rs
index 0e8368996..fa24b8ef3 100644
--- a/src/modules/annotate/mleader_edit.rs
+++ b/src/modules/annotate/mleader_edit.rs
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ impl CadCommand for MLeaderCollectCommand {
 
 fn preview_wire(pts: &[Vec3]) -> WireModel {
     WireModel {
+        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
         world_width: 0.0,
         fill_is_3d: false,
         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/annotate/ordinate_dim.rs b/src/modules/annotate/ordinate_dim.rs
index 8c374cf44..bef5171f3 100644
--- a/src/modules/annotate/ordinate_dim.rs
+++ b/src/modules/annotate/ordinate_dim.rs
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ fn ordinate_elbow(feature: DVec3, leader: DVec3, is_x: bool) -> DVec3 {
 
 fn preview_wire(points: Vec<Vec3>) -> WireModel {
     WireModel {
+        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
         world_width: 0.0,
         fill_is_3d: false,
         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/annotate/qdim.rs b/src/modules/annotate/qdim.rs
index 95685f7d4..94faefd61 100644
--- a/src/modules/annotate/qdim.rs
+++ b/src/modules/annotate/qdim.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ impl CadCommand for QdimCommand {
         }
         let d = 0.5_f32;
         Some(WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/annotate/radius_dim.rs b/src/modules/annotate/radius_dim.rs
index 368ad1650..4018edae7 100644
--- a/src/modules/annotate/radius_dim.rs
+++ b/src/modules/annotate/radius_dim.rs
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ fn v3(pt: DVec3) -> Vector3 {
 
 fn preview_wire(points: Vec<Vec3>) -> WireModel {
     WireModel {
+        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
         world_width: 0.0,
         fill_is_3d: false,
         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/annotate/table_cmd.rs b/src/modules/annotate/table_cmd.rs
index b1629c548..0dd6ea203 100644
--- a/src/modules/annotate/table_cmd.rs
+++ b/src/modules/annotate/table_cmd.rs
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ impl CadCommand for TableCommand {
             let y = pt.y;
             let z = pt.z;
             Some(WireModel {
+                taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                 world_width: 0.0,
                 fill_is_3d: false,
                 pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/annotate/tolerance_cmd.rs b/src/modules/annotate/tolerance_cmd.rs
index fa03e52ea..918512f0c 100644
--- a/src/modules/annotate/tolerance_cmd.rs
+++ b/src/modules/annotate/tolerance_cmd.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ impl CadCommand for ToleranceCommand {
         }
         let d = 0.15_f32;
         Some(WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/draw/draw/attdef.rs b/src/modules/draw/draw/attdef.rs
index 701ba552d..c7739b73b 100644
--- a/src/modules/draw/draw/attdef.rs
+++ b/src/modules/draw/draw/attdef.rs
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ impl CadCommand for AttdefCommand {
         // Show a small cross at the insertion point.
         let d = 0.15_f32;
         Some(WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/draw/draw/mline.rs b/src/modules/draw/draw/mline.rs
index d35a8013d..ca035238f 100644
--- a/src/modules/draw/draw/mline.rs
+++ b/src/modules/draw/draw/mline.rs
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ impl CadCommand for MlineCommand {
             .collect();
         pts.push([pt.x, pt.y, pt.z]);
         Some(WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/draw/draw/raster_image.rs b/src/modules/draw/draw/raster_image.rs
index 84535321b..f1c8fb3e2 100644
--- a/src/modules/draw/draw/raster_image.rs
+++ b/src/modules/draw/draw/raster_image.rs
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ impl CadCommand for ImageCommand {
         let p3 = [origin.x, origin.y + world_height, origin.z];
 
         Some(WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/draw/draw/ray.rs b/src/modules/draw/draw/ray.rs
index d394827a3..efb4187f9 100644
--- a/src/modules/draw/draw/ray.rs
+++ b/src/modules/draw/draw/ray.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ impl CadCommand for RayCommand {
         let dir = (pt - base).normalize_or_zero();
         let far = base + dir * DISPLAY_EXTENT;
         Some(WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ impl CadCommand for XLineCommand {
         let far_pos = base + dir * DISPLAY_EXTENT;
         let far_neg = base - dir * DISPLAY_EXTENT;
         Some(WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/draw/draw/revcloud.rs b/src/modules/draw/draw/revcloud.rs
index 1d1573303..5c0209faf 100644
--- a/src/modules/draw/draw/revcloud.rs
+++ b/src/modules/draw/draw/revcloud.rs
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ impl CadCommand for RevCloudCommand {
             self.points[0].z as f32,
         ]);
         Some(WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/draw/draw/wipeout.rs b/src/modules/draw/draw/wipeout.rs
index 1b748d0f5..1377782be 100644
--- a/src/modules/draw/draw/wipeout.rs
+++ b/src/modules/draw/draw/wipeout.rs
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ impl CadCommand for WipeoutCommand {
                 let min = p1.min(pt);
                 let max = p1.max(pt);
                 Some(WireModel {
+                    taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                     world_width: 0.0,
                     fill_is_3d: false,
                     pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ impl CadCommand for WipeoutCommand {
                     self.poly_pts[0].z as f32,
                 ]);
                 Some(WireModel {
+                    taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                     world_width: 0.0,
                     fill_is_3d: false,
                     pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/draw/inquiry/area.rs b/src/modules/draw/inquiry/area.rs
index 885b302cb..605e48cc8 100644
--- a/src/modules/draw/inquiry/area.rs
+++ b/src/modules/draw/inquiry/area.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ impl CadCommand for AreaCommand {
         pts.push(f(pt));
         pts.push(f(self.points[0]));
         Some(WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/draw/inquiry/dist.rs b/src/modules/draw/inquiry/dist.rs
index 83463324c..ca00daab1 100644
--- a/src/modules/draw/inquiry/dist.rs
+++ b/src/modules/draw/inquiry/dist.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ impl CadCommand for DistCommand {
         let p1 = self.first?;
         // The preview wire is purely visual, so f32 vertices are fine here.
         Some(WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/draw/inquiry/measuregeom.rs b/src/modules/draw/inquiry/measuregeom.rs
index 64e889dab..569d40d59 100644
--- a/src/modules/draw/inquiry/measuregeom.rs
+++ b/src/modules/draw/inquiry/measuregeom.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ impl MeasureGeomCommand {
     /// Build a cyan preview wire connecting the picked points and the cursor.
     fn preview_wire(name: &str, pts: Vec<[f32; 3]>) -> WireModel {
         WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/draw/modify/trim.rs b/src/modules/draw/modify/trim.rs
index 1d0562ae4..9c4dc5dfa 100644
--- a/src/modules/draw/modify/trim.rs
+++ b/src/modules/draw/modify/trim.rs
@@ -3059,6 +3059,7 @@ fn collect_runs(pts: &[[f64; 2]], take: &dyn Fn([f64; 2]) -> bool, out: &mut Vec
 /// Build a preview wire from a NaN-break point list.
 fn preview_wire(points: Vec<[f32; 3]>, color: [f32; 4], name: &str) -> WireModel {
     WireModel {
+        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
         world_width: 0.0,
         fill_is_3d: false,
         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/layout/mview.rs b/src/modules/layout/mview.rs
index 21ac1b263..fa94c9eee 100644
--- a/src/modules/layout/mview.rs
+++ b/src/modules/layout/mview.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ impl CadCommand for MviewCommand {
         let pt = pt.as_vec3();
         let c1 = self.corner1?;
         Some(WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/model/primitive_cmd.rs b/src/modules/model/primitive_cmd.rs
index 78566374f..17ce79684 100644
--- a/src/modules/model/primitive_cmd.rs
+++ b/src/modules/model/primitive_cmd.rs
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ inventory::submit!(crate::command::CommandRegistration {
 
 fn wire(name: &str, points: Vec<[f32; 3]>) -> WireModel {
     WireModel {
+        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
         world_width: 0.0,
         fill_is_3d: false,
         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/view/plot_window.rs b/src/modules/view/plot_window.rs
index 8e1c6a4e7..a9355d2aa 100644
--- a/src/modules/view/plot_window.rs
+++ b/src/modules/view/plot_window.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ impl CadCommand for PlotWindowCommand {
         let p1 = self.p1?.as_vec3();
         // Draw the selection rectangle.
         Some(WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/modules/view/zoom_window.rs b/src/modules/view/zoom_window.rs
index 79271d5e3..e689b8a3b 100644
--- a/src/modules/view/zoom_window.rs
+++ b/src/modules/view/zoom_window.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ impl CadCommand for ZoomWindowCommand {
         let max = p1.max(pt);
         // Draw a rectangle preview
         Some(WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/scene/cache/block_cache.rs b/src/scene/cache/block_cache.rs
index 1f393c0f2..fc4da7723 100644
--- a/src/scene/cache/block_cache.rs
+++ b/src/scene/cache/block_cache.rs
@@ -864,6 +864,7 @@ impl Batches {
                 // the cached defn.
                 let color = crate::scene::view::render::adapt_to_bg(b.color, bg_color);
                 WireModel {
+                    taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                     world_width: b.world_width,
                     fill_is_3d: false,
                     pick_tris: b.pick_tris,
diff --git a/src/scene/convert/acad_to_truck.rs b/src/scene/convert/acad_to_truck.rs
index 543012694..cfdf9c977 100644
--- a/src/scene/convert/acad_to_truck.rs
+++ b/src/scene/convert/acad_to_truck.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ pub enum TruckObject {
     Lines(Vec<[f64; 3]>),
     /// Like Lines but linetype pattern restarts at each NaN-separated segment (plinegen=false).
     SegmentedLines(Vec<[f64; 3]>),
+    /// A wide polyline whose band width VARIES (a taper): a continuous WCS point
+    /// list paired index-for-index with a per-point full band width. The wire
+    /// shader interpolates the two endpoint widths of each segment so the band
+    /// tapers smoothly. Points hold no NaN breaks (one continuous band).
+    TaperedLines(Vec<[f64; 3]>, Vec<f32>),
     Volume(Solid),
 }
 
diff --git a/src/scene/convert/tess.rs b/src/scene/convert/tess.rs
index db375308a..12d33385e 100644
--- a/src/scene/convert/tess.rs
+++ b/src/scene/convert/tess.rs
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ pub(crate) fn tessellate_entity(
             (ins.insert_point.z) as f32,
         );
         let marker = WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -1030,6 +1031,7 @@ fn lod_stub_wire(
     // LOD boundary. #19.
     let stored_color = if selected { WireModel::SELECTED } else { color };
     WireModel {
+        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
         world_width: 0.0,
         fill_is_3d: false,
         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -1117,6 +1119,7 @@ fn lod_stub_wire_3d(
     }
     let stored_color = if selected { WireModel::SELECTED } else { color };
     WireModel {
+        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
         world_width: 0.0,
         fill_is_3d: false,
         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/scene/convert/tessellate.rs b/src/scene/convert/tessellate.rs
index c883e50a6..4a1c45fc3 100644
--- a/src/scene/convert/tessellate.rs
+++ b/src/scene/convert/tessellate.rs
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ pub fn tessellate(
                     None
                 };
                 elem_wires.push(WireModel {
+                    taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                     world_width: 0.0,
                     fill_is_3d: false,
                     pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -661,6 +662,7 @@ pub fn tessellate(
                                         ftl.push(lo);
                                     }
                                     wires.push(WireModel {
+                                        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                                         world_width: 0.0,
                                         fill_is_3d: false,
                                         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -699,6 +701,7 @@ pub fn tessellate(
                                         fpl.push(lo);
                                     }
                                     wires.push(WireModel {
+                                        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                                         world_width: 0.0,
                                         fill_is_3d: false,
                                         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -744,6 +747,7 @@ pub fn tessellate(
                             low.push(ll);
                         }
                         wires.push(WireModel {
+                            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                             world_width: 0.0,
                             fill_is_3d: false,
                             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -770,6 +774,7 @@ pub fn tessellate(
                         });
                     }
                     wires.push(WireModel {
+                        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                         world_width: 0.0,
                         fill_is_3d: false,
                         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -826,6 +831,7 @@ pub fn tessellate(
                             (Vec::new(), Vec::new(), Vec::new())
                         };
                         out.push(WireModel {
+                            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                             world_width: 0.0,
                             fill_is_3d: false,
                             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -864,6 +870,7 @@ pub fn tessellate(
                             (Vec::new(), Vec::new(), Vec::new())
                         };
                         out.push(WireModel {
+                            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                             world_width: 0.0,
                             fill_is_3d: false,
                             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -899,6 +906,7 @@ pub fn tessellate(
                 // are empty → the early-return path above).
                 if !sdf_verts.is_empty() {
                     out.push(WireModel {
+                        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                         world_width: 0.0,
                         fill_is_3d: false,
                         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -927,6 +935,7 @@ pub fn tessellate(
 
                 if out.is_empty() {
                     out.push(WireModel {
+                        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                         world_width: 0.0,
                         fill_is_3d: false,
                         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -977,6 +986,7 @@ pub fn tessellate(
                             .map(|[kx, ky, kz]| [kx, ky, kz])
                             .collect();
                         return vec![WireModel {
+                            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                             world_width: 0.0,
                             fill_is_3d: false,
                             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -1026,6 +1036,7 @@ pub fn tessellate(
                         .map(|[x, y, z]| [x, y, z])
                         .collect();
                     return vec![WireModel {
+                        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                         world_width: 0.0,
                         fill_is_3d: false,
                         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -1068,6 +1079,7 @@ pub fn tessellate(
                     // linetype dashes it); the band also backs pick.
                     let (pick_tris, pick_tris_low) = points_to_ds(te.pick_tris);
                     return vec![WireModel {
+                        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                         world_width: polyline_band_width(entity),
                         fill_is_3d: false,
                         pick_tris,
@@ -1159,6 +1171,7 @@ pub fn tessellate(
                         (Vec::new(), Vec::new(), Vec::new())
                     };
                     out.push(WireModel {
+                        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                         world_width: 0.0,
                         fill_is_3d: false,
                         pick_tris,
@@ -1196,6 +1209,7 @@ pub fn tessellate(
                         (Vec::new(), Vec::new(), Vec::new())
                     };
                     out.push(WireModel {
+                        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                         world_width: 0.0,
                         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
                         pick_tris_low: Vec::new(),
@@ -1224,6 +1238,7 @@ pub fn tessellate(
 
                 if out.is_empty() {
                     out.push(WireModel {
+                        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                         world_width: 0.0,
                         fill_is_3d: false,
                         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -1265,6 +1280,7 @@ pub fn tessellate(
                 // treatment as the Contour arm, restarting the dash per segment.
                 let (pick_tris, pick_tris_low) = points_to_ds(te.pick_tris);
                 return vec![WireModel {
+                    taper_widths: Vec::new(),
                     world_width: polyline_band_width(entity),
                     fill_is_3d: false,
                     pick_tris,
@@ -1291,6 +1307,49 @@ pub fn tessellate(
                 }];
             }
 
+            TruckObject::TaperedLines(points, widths) => {
+                // A wide polyline whose width varies: one continuous band wire
+                // carrying a per-point width; the shader interpolates each
+                // segment's two endpoint widths. `world_width` (the widest edge)
+                // stays as the constant fallback for PDF export + a hairline
+                // floor when zoomed out.
+                let (local_pts, local_pts_low) = points_to_ds(points);
+                let snap_pts = te.snap_pts;
+                let key_vertices: Vec<[f64; 3]> = te
+                    .key_vertices
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .map(|[x, y, z]| [x, y, z])
+                    .collect();
+                let (pick_tris, pick_tris_low) = points_to_ds(te.pick_tris);
+                let world_width = widths.iter().copied().fold(0.0f32, f32::max);
+                return vec![WireModel {
+                    taper_widths: widths,
+                    world_width,
+                    fill_is_3d: false,
+                    pick_tris,
+                    pick_tris_low,
+                    dash_from_start: false,
+                    dash_align_end: None,
+                    text_verts: Vec::new(),
+                    name,
+                    points: local_pts,
+                    points_low: local_pts_low,
+                    color,
+                    selected,
+                    pattern_length,
+                    pattern,
+                    line_weight_px,
+                    snap_pts,
+                    tangent_geoms: te.tangent_geoms,
+                    aci: 0,
+                    key_vertices,
+                    plinegen: true,
+                    aabb: WireModel::UNBOUNDED_AABB,
+                    fill_tris: vec![],
+                    fill_tris_low: Vec::new(),
+                }];
+            }
+
             TruckObject::Volume(_) => {
                 // Solid3D / Region / Body → mesh tessellation lives in
                 // `solid3d_tess`. As a wire fallback, render the pre-computed
@@ -1334,6 +1393,7 @@ pub fn tessellate(
     let snap_pts: Vec<(glam::DVec3, SnapHint)> =
         snap_pts.into_iter().map(|(p, h)| (p.as_dvec3(), h)).collect();
     vec![WireModel {
+        taper_widths: Vec::new(),
         world_width: 0.0,
         fill_is_3d: false,
         pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/scene/model/wire_model.rs b/src/scene/model/wire_model.rs
index 2057a32e0..eb1044a9f 100644
--- a/src/scene/model/wire_model.rs
+++ b/src/scene/model/wire_model.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ pub struct WireModel {
     /// units (scaling with zoom) so the band IS the wire — the linetype dash
     /// pattern then applies to the band instead of a separate hatch fill.
     pub world_width: f32,
+    /// Per-point full band width (drawing units), aligned index-for-index with
+    /// [`points`], for a polyline whose width VARIES (a taper). Empty = a
+    /// constant band of `world_width`. The wire shader reads the two endpoint
+    /// widths of each segment and interpolates, so the band tapers smoothly.
+    pub taper_widths: Vec<f32>,
     /// ACI color index (1-255).  0 means true-color or unknown (no CTB lookup).
     pub aci: u8,
     /// Pre-baked snap candidates (Center, Node, Quadrant, Insertion).
@@ -179,6 +184,7 @@ impl WireModel {
     /// Create a solid wire (no dash pattern, 1px weight).
     pub fn solid(name: String, points: Vec<[f32; 3]>, color: [f32; 4], selected: bool) -> Self {
         Self {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -402,6 +408,7 @@ impl Default for WireModel {
             pattern: [0.0; 8],
             line_weight_px: 1.0,
             world_width: 0.0,
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             aci: 0,
             snap_pts: Vec::new(),
             tangent_geoms: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/scene/pipeline/wire_arena.rs b/src/scene/pipeline/wire_arena.rs
index 43beea70d..7813489ce 100644
--- a/src/scene/pipeline/wire_arena.rs
+++ b/src/scene/pipeline/wire_arena.rs
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ fn blank_instance() -> WireInstance {
         distance_a: 0.0,
         distance_b: 0.0,
         wire_id: 0,
+        world_hw_a: 0.0,
+        world_hw_b: 0.0,
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/scene/pipeline/wire_gpu.rs b/src/scene/pipeline/wire_gpu.rs
index cffdbcb23..651fdd463 100644
--- a/src/scene/pipeline/wire_gpu.rs
+++ b/src/scene/pipeline/wire_gpu.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ pub struct WireInstance {
     pub distance_b: f32,
     /// Index into the per-wire `WireConst` storage buffer (group 1).
     pub wire_id: u32,
+    /// World-space half-width at each endpoint for a TAPERED band. `0.0` =
+    /// use the per-wire constant (`WireConst.world_half_width`). The shader
+    /// interpolates between the two so the band tapers across the segment.
+    pub world_hw_a: f32,
+    pub world_hw_b: f32,
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
@@ -94,6 +99,8 @@ impl WireInstance {
             wgpu::VertexAttribute { offset: std::mem::offset_of!(WireInstance, distance_a) as u64, shader_location: 4, format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Float32   },
             wgpu::VertexAttribute { offset: std::mem::offset_of!(WireInstance, distance_b) as u64, shader_location: 5, format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Float32   },
             wgpu::VertexAttribute { offset: std::mem::offset_of!(WireInstance, wire_id) as u64,    shader_location: 6, format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Uint32    },
+            wgpu::VertexAttribute { offset: std::mem::offset_of!(WireInstance, world_hw_a) as u64, shader_location: 7, format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Float32   },
+            wgpu::VertexAttribute { offset: std::mem::offset_of!(WireInstance, world_hw_b) as u64, shader_location: 8, format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Float32   },
         ];
         wgpu::VertexBufferLayout {
             array_stride: std::mem::size_of::<WireInstance>() as u64,
@@ -178,6 +185,10 @@ pub struct WireInstance {
     /// World-space half-width for a wide-polyline band (see `WireConst`). `0.0`
     /// = a normal wire (uses `half_width`, screen pixels).
     pub world_half_width: f32,
+    /// Per-endpoint world half-width for a tapered band (0 = use the constant
+    /// `world_half_width`). The shader interpolates across the segment.
+    pub world_hw_a: f32,
+    pub world_hw_b: f32,
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
@@ -202,6 +213,8 @@ impl WireInstance {
             wgpu::VertexAttribute { offset: std::mem::offset_of!(WireInstance, align_end) as u64,      shader_location: 12, format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Float32   },
             wgpu::VertexAttribute { offset: std::mem::offset_of!(WireInstance, align_total) as u64,    shader_location: 13, format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Float32   },
             wgpu::VertexAttribute { offset: std::mem::offset_of!(WireInstance, world_half_width) as u64, shader_location: 14, format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Float32 },
+            wgpu::VertexAttribute { offset: std::mem::offset_of!(WireInstance, world_hw_a) as u64, shader_location: 15, format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Float32 },
+            wgpu::VertexAttribute { offset: std::mem::offset_of!(WireInstance, world_hw_b) as u64, shader_location: 16, format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Float32 },
         ];
         wgpu::VertexBufferLayout {
             array_stride: std::mem::size_of::<WireInstance>() as u64,
@@ -389,6 +402,7 @@ fn emit_wire_instances(wire: &WireModel, color: [f32; 4], draw_depth: f32) -> Ve
     }
     let (dists, align_end, align_total) = wire_distances(wire);
     let low = |i: usize| -> [f32; 3] { wire.points_low.get(i).copied().unwrap_or([0.0; 3]) };
+    let tw = |i: usize| -> f32 { wire.taper_widths.get(i).copied().unwrap_or(0.0) * 0.5 };
     let mut instances: Vec<WireInstance> = Vec::with_capacity(seg_count);
     for i in 0..seg_count {
         let a = wire.points[i];
@@ -412,6 +426,8 @@ fn emit_wire_instances(wire: &WireModel, color: [f32; 4], draw_depth: f32) -> Ve
             align_end,
             align_total,
             world_half_width: wire.world_width * 0.5,
+            world_hw_a: tw(i),
+            world_hw_b: tw(i + 1),
         });
     }
     instances
@@ -446,6 +462,9 @@ pub(crate) fn emit_wire_native(
         return (Vec::new(), cst);
     }
     let low = |i: usize| -> [f32; 3] { wire.points_low.get(i).copied().unwrap_or([0.0; 3]) };
+    // Per-point half-width for a tapered band (empty ⇒ 0 ⇒ shader uses the
+    // per-wire constant width).
+    let tw = |i: usize| -> f32 { wire.taper_widths.get(i).copied().unwrap_or(0.0) * 0.5 };
     let mut instances: Vec<WireInstance> = Vec::with_capacity(seg_count);
     for i in 0..seg_count {
         let a = wire.points[i];
@@ -461,6 +480,8 @@ pub(crate) fn emit_wire_native(
             distance_a: dists[i],
             distance_b: dists[i + 1],
             wire_id,
+            world_hw_a: tw(i),
+            world_hw_b: tw(i + 1),
         });
     }
     (instances, cst)
diff --git a/src/scene/text/complex_lt.rs b/src/scene/text/complex_lt.rs
index 814963fb4..95c1d954c 100644
--- a/src/scene/text/complex_lt.rs
+++ b/src/scene/text/complex_lt.rs
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ pub fn apply_along(
         .into_iter()
         .filter(|s| s.len() >= 2)
         .map(|pts| WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
@@ -345,6 +346,7 @@ pub fn apply_along(
             xy = xy.max(y);
         }
         out.push(WireModel {
+            taper_widths: Vec::new(),
             world_width: 0.0,
             fill_is_3d: false,
             pick_tris: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/shaders/wire.wgsl b/src/shaders/wire.wgsl
index 0de11db05..aae6855c2 100644
--- a/src/shaders/wire.wgsl
+++ b/src/shaders/wire.wgsl
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ struct InstanceIn {
     @location(13) align_total:   f32,
     // World-space half-width for a wide-polyline band. 0 = normal wire.
     @location(14) world_half_width: f32,
+    // Per-endpoint world half-width for a tapered band (0 = use the constant).
+    @location(15) world_hw_a: f32,
+    @location(16) world_hw_b: f32,
 }
 
 // Draw-order depth bias: shifts clip-space z so 2D entities of different
@@ -135,10 +138,14 @@ struct VertexOut {
     // `world_half_width / world_per_pixel` (pixels) so the band tracks zoom. A
     // normal wire (world_half_width == 0) uses the screen-pixel half-width,
     // honouring the LWDISPLAY toggle (off → collapse to a 1-pixel line).
+    // A tapered band interpolates a per-endpoint world half-width across the
+    // segment; a constant band uses `world_half_width`. Both clamp to a
+    // half-pixel so a zoomed-out band stays a hairline instead of vanishing.
+    let taper_hw = mix(in.world_hw_a, in.world_hw_b, which_end);
     var hw: f32;
-    if in.world_half_width > 0.0 {
-        // Clamp to a half-pixel so a zoomed-out band never drops below a
-        // hairline (its centre-line) instead of vanishing.
+    if taper_hw > 0.0 {
+        hw = max(taper_hw / u.world_per_pixel, 0.5);
+    } else if in.world_half_width > 0.0 {
         hw = max(in.world_half_width / u.world_per_pixel, 0.5);
     } else {
         hw = select(0.5, in.half_width, u.lwdisplay_enable > 0.5);
diff --git a/src/shaders/wire_indexed.wgsl b/src/shaders/wire_indexed.wgsl
index 4f44344c3..87d16e461 100644
--- a/src/shaders/wire_indexed.wgsl
+++ b/src/shaders/wire_indexed.wgsl
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ struct InstanceIn {
     @location(4) distance_a: f32,
     @location(5) distance_b: f32,
     @location(6) wire_id:    u32,
+    // Per-endpoint world half-width for a tapered band (0 = use the per-wire
+    // constant `world_half_width`).
+    @location(7) world_hw_a: f32,
+    @location(8) world_hw_b: f32,
 }
 
 const DRAW_ORDER_BIAS: f32 = 0.001;
@@ -97,10 +101,15 @@ struct VertexOut {
     // by `world_half_width / world_per_pixel` (screen pixels) so the band grows
     // and shrinks with zoom. A normal wire (world_half_width == 0) uses the
     // screen-pixel half-width, honouring the LWDISPLAY toggle.
+    // A tapered band carries a per-endpoint world half-width on the instance:
+    // interpolate across the segment so the band narrows/widens smoothly. A
+    // constant band uses the per-wire `world_half_width`. Both clamp to a
+    // half-pixel so a zoomed-out band stays a hairline instead of vanishing.
+    let taper_hw = mix(in.world_hw_a, in.world_hw_b, which_end);
     var hw: f32;
-    if c.world_half_width > 0.0 {
-        // Clamp to a half-pixel so a zoomed-out band never drops below a
-        // hairline (its centre-line) instead of vanishing.
+    if taper_hw > 0.0 {
+        hw = max(taper_hw / u.world_per_pixel, 0.5);
+    } else if c.world_half_width > 0.0 {
         hw = max(c.world_half_width / u.world_per_pixel, 0.5);
     } else {
         hw = select(0.5, c.half_width, u.lwdisplay_enable > 0.5);