diff --git a/src/lib/mail-template.ts b/src/lib/mail-template.ts
index 15c3b37..89eb3b1 100644
--- a/src/lib/mail-template.ts
+++ b/src/lib/mail-template.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ const ORANGE_50 = "#fff7ed";
 const TEXT_MUTED = "#78716c";
 const TEXT_BODY = "#292524";
 
+/**
+ * Same mark as the landing page's filled paw icon (lucide-react "paw-print",
+ * fill="currentColor" strokeWidth={0} — see src/app/page.tsx navbar/hero).
+ * Inlined as raw SVG rather than an emoji so the header matches the brand
+ * mark exactly instead of relying on the recipient's OS emoji font.
+ */
+const PAW_MARK_SVG = `<svg width="28" height="28" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="#ffffff" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" role="img" aria-label="PawFeed">
+  <circle cx="11" cy="4" r="2" />
+  <circle cx="18" cy="8" r="2" />
+  <circle cx="20" cy="16" r="2" />
+  <path d="M9 10a5 5 0 0 1 5 5v3.5a3.5 3.5 0 0 1-6.84 1.045Q6.52 17.48 4.46 16.84A3.5 3.5 0 0 1 5.5 10Z" />
+</svg>`;
+
 export function buildGreeting(firstName?: string | null): string {
   return firstName ? `Hallo ${firstName},` : "Hallo,";
 }
@@ -70,9 +83,16 @@ export function renderBrandedMailHtml({
           <table role="presentation" width="600" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="max-width: 600px; width: 100%; background-color: #ffffff; border-radius: 20px; overflow: hidden;">
             <tr>
               <td style="background-color: ${ORANGE_500}; padding: 36px 40px;" align="center">
-                <div style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 800; color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: -0.02em;">
-                  🐾&nbsp;&nbsp;PawFeed
-                </div>
+                <table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" style="margin: 0 auto;">
+                  <tr>
+                    <td style="vertical-align: middle; padding-right: 10px; line-height: 0;">
+                      ${PAW_MARK_SVG}
+                    </td>
+                    <td style="vertical-align: middle;">
+                      <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 800; color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: -0.02em;">PawFeed</span>
+                    </td>
+                  </tr>
+                </table>
                 <div style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; color: ${ORANGE_50}; margin-top: 6px;">
                   Where pets are the stars.
                 </div>