diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a41a45aa..5b5a9d68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -38,3 +38,8 @@ jobs:
       - run: nim c -d:headless examples/call_to_adventure/cta.nim
       - run: nim c -d:headless examples/light_vs_dark/lvd.nim
       - run: nim c -d:headless examples/heartleaf/heartleaf.nim
+      - name: Build the menu example
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        run: |
+          nim r --parallelBuild:1 examples/ui_gallery/build_atlas.nim
+          nim c --parallelBuild:1 examples/ui_gallery/gallery.nim
diff --git a/examples/ui_gallery/README.md b/examples/ui_gallery/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a8bfe21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ui_gallery/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Game menu example
+
+Run a character panel, settings page, and quest panel:
+
+```sh
+nim r examples/ui_gallery/build_atlas.nim
+nim r examples/ui_gallery/gallery.nim
+```
+
+Run these commands from the Polyworld root after installing dependencies. The
+atlas builder uses Silky's example images and fonts from `../silky`; pass another
+Silky directory as its first argument if needed. It writes to `tmp/ui-gallery`.
+
+Try typing a name, changing the volume, choosing a theme, and claiming a quest
+reward. Resize the window to see the panels scroll. Copy the controls and replace
+the example actions with your game's actions.
+
+`gameuis.gameArea` leaves room for the edge spacing you supply and replay
+controls. `fitPanel` keeps a panel in that space, shrinking oversized panels.
+Supply insets as left, top, right, and bottom, in UI units; cutouts are not
+detected automatically. Content taller than the fitted panel needs a scrolling
+control.
+
+The example uses the upstream Silky and Windy versions in `nimby.lock`; it does
+not require dependency forks.
diff --git a/examples/ui_gallery/build_atlas.nim b/examples/ui_gallery/build_atlas.nim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2aa3f368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ui_gallery/build_atlas.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+## Build the gallery from Silky's example assets, without game art packs.
+import std/os, pixie, silky/atlas
+
+let silkyRoot = if paramCount() > 0: paramStr(1) else: "../silky"
+let data = silkyRoot / "examples/basicwindow/data"
+createDir("tmp/ui-gallery")
+let builder = newAtlasBuilder(2048, 4)
+builder.addDir(data & "/", data & "/")
+doAssert builder.addImage("button.disabled.9patch",
+  readImage(silkyRoot / "examples/the7gui/data/button.disabled.9patch.png"))
+builder.addFont(data / "IBMPlexSans-Regular.ttf", "Default", 18)
+builder.addFont(data / "IBMPlexSans-Regular.ttf", "H1", 30)
+builder.write("tmp/ui-gallery/atlas.png")
diff --git a/examples/ui_gallery/gallery.nim b/examples/ui_gallery/gallery.nim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91a33596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ui_gallery/gallery.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+## A runnable game UI built from the same Silky controls on desktop and WebGL.
+import bumpy, chroma, pixie, vmath, silky
+import polyworld/gameuis
+
+type GalleryState* = object
+  tab*: int
+  theme*: string
+  playerName*: string
+  showHints*: bool
+  volume*: float32
+  difficulty*: string
+  claimed*: bool
+  gold*: int
+  inspected*: bool
+  crossingFound*: bool
+
+proc newGalleryState*(): GalleryState =
+  GalleryState(theme: "Midnight", playerName: "Mira", showHints: true,
+    volume: 0.7, difficulty: "Normal")
+
+proc galleryPanels*(size: Vec2): tuple[header, nav, content: GameUiPanel] =
+  let area = initGameUiLayout(size).gameArea
+  result.header = area.fitPanel(vec2(24, 20), vec2(size.x - 48, 80))
+  result.nav = area.fitPanel(vec2(24, 110), vec2(size.x - 48, 54))
+  result.content = area.fitPanel(vec2(24, 176), vec2(size.x - 48, size.y - 200))
+
+proc drawGallery*(sk: Silky, window: Window, state: var GalleryState) =
+  let
+    panels = galleryPanels(window.size.vec2 / sk.uiScale)
+    paper = state.theme == "Parchment"
+    background = if paper: rgbx(225, 216, 194, 255) else: rgbx(17, 26, 35, 255)
+    controlText = rgbx(235, 239, 234, 255)
+    foreground = if paper: rgbx(42, 46, 45, 255) else: controlText
+    muted = if paper: rgbx(78, 87, 80, 255) else: rgbx(164, 185, 188, 255)
+  sk.theme.textColor = foreground
+  sk.theme.textH1Color = foreground
+  sk.theme.defaultTextColor = controlText
+  sk.clearScreen(background)
+  ui:
+    group "heading":
+      box panels.header.origin.x, panels.header.origin.y, panels.header.size.x, panels.header.size.y
+      text "title":
+        characters "The Wayfarer's Journal"
+        font (if panels.header.size.x < 400: "Default" else: "H1")
+        tint foreground
+      text "subtitle":
+        characters "A place for your next adventure."
+        tint muted
+    group "navigation":
+      box panels.nav.origin.x, panels.nav.origin.y, panels.nav.size.x, panels.nav.size.y
+      layout LeftToRight
+      itemSpacing 12
+      button "Character": state.tab = 0
+      button "Settings": state.tab = 1
+      button "Quest": state.tab = 2
+    frame "content":
+      box panels.content.origin.x, panels.content.origin.y, panels.content.size.x, panels.content.size.y
+      # Native scrollbars own overflow when the window is shorter than the content.
+      horizontalPadding 18
+      verticalPadding 18
+      itemSpacing 12
+      case state.tab
+      of 0:
+        h1text state.playerName & " / Pathfinder"
+        text "Explorer of the northern wilds."
+        group "health":
+          box 260, 30
+          layout LeftToRight
+          icon "heart"
+          text "Health  /  84 of 100"
+        progressBar 84, 0, 100
+        text "Equipment"
+        group "equipment":
+          hugHeight()
+          fillWidth()
+          itemSpacing 8
+          button "Inspect Wayfinder's Compass": state.inspected = not state.inspected
+          button "Upgrade (requires 50 gold)", false: discard
+        if state.inspected:
+          text "compass detail":
+            characters "A brass compass.\nIts needle always points home."
+        text "Portrait alignment":
+          fillWidth()
+          characters "EXPLORER  /  LEVEL 12"
+          textAlign RightAlign
+      of 1:
+        h1text "Your settings"
+        text "Player name"
+        sk.theme.textColor = sk.theme.defaultTextColor
+        textInput "player-name", state.playerName
+        sk.theme.textColor = foreground
+        sk.theme.defaultTextColor = foreground
+        checkBox "Show interaction hints", state.showHints
+        sk.theme.defaultTextColor = controlText
+        text "Volume"
+        scrubber "volume", state.volume, 0'f32, 1'f32, "Volume"
+        text "Difficulty"
+        dropDown state.difficulty, ["Easy", "Normal", "Hard"]
+        text "Appearance"
+        dropDown state.theme, ["Midnight", "Parchment"]
+      else:
+        h1text "The old watchtower"
+        text "quest description":
+          characters "Follow the river.\nFind the old watchtower.\nSpeak to its keeper.\nReturn with news."
+          fillWidth()
+        text "Objectives"
+        sk.theme.defaultTextColor = foreground
+        checkBox "Find the river crossing", state.crossingFound
+        sk.theme.defaultTextColor = controlText
+        text "Reward / 25 gold + travel ration"
+        button "Claim reward", state.crossingFound and not state.claimed:
+          state.claimed = true
+          state.gold += 25
+        if state.claimed:
+          text "Reward claimed.\nReady for the next adventure."
+        for name in ["River crossing", "The mossy stair", "Keeper's door", "North road", "Return to camp"]:
+          text name
+
+when isMainModule:
+  let window = newWindow("Polyworld UI gallery", ivec2(960, 720), vsync = true)
+  window.makeContextCurrent()
+  loadExtensions()
+  let sk = newSilky(window, "tmp/ui-gallery/atlas.png")
+  var state = newGalleryState()
+  window.onFrame = proc() =
+    sk.beginUI(window, window.size)
+    sk.drawGallery(window, state)
+    sk.endUi()
+    window.swapBuffers()
+  while not window.closeRequested:
+    pollEvents()
diff --git a/src/polyworld/gameuis.nim b/src/polyworld/gameuis.nim
index 0447f263..a74af29f 100644
--- a/src/polyworld/gameuis.nim
+++ b/src/polyworld/gameuis.nim
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type
     size*: Vec2
     margin*: float32
     transportHeight*: float32
+    safeInsets*: Vec4  ## Left, top, right, bottom in UI layout units.
 
   ReplayTransport* = object
     playing*: bool
@@ -31,16 +32,34 @@ type
 proc initGameUiLayout*(
     size: Vec2,
     transportHeight = 0.0'f32,
-    margin = 10.0'f32
+    margin = 10.0'f32,
+    safeInsets = vec4(0)
 ): GameUiLayout =
   ## Creates a nine-region layout above an optional bottom transport ribbon.
   result.size = max(size, vec2(0))
   result.margin = max(margin, 0)
-  result.transportHeight = clamp(transportHeight, 0, result.size.y)
+  result.safeInsets.x = clamp(safeInsets.x, 0, result.size.x)
+  result.safeInsets.y = clamp(safeInsets.y, 0, result.size.y)
+  result.safeInsets.z = clamp(safeInsets.z, 0, result.size.x - result.safeInsets.x)
+  result.safeInsets.w = clamp(safeInsets.w, 0, result.size.y - result.safeInsets.y)
+  result.transportHeight = clamp(transportHeight, 0,
+    result.size.y - result.safeInsets.y - result.safeInsets.w)
+
+proc gameArea*(layout: GameUiLayout): GameUiPanel =
+  ## Usable game rectangle, excluding safe insets and replay transport.
+  GameUiPanel(origin: layout.safeInsets.xy, size: vec2(
+    layout.size.x - layout.safeInsets.x - layout.safeInsets.z,
+    layout.size.y - layout.safeInsets.y - layout.safeInsets.w - layout.transportHeight))
 
 proc gameAreaSize*(layout: GameUiLayout): Vec2 =
   ## Returns the area available to the nine anchored game UI regions.
-  vec2(layout.size.x, layout.size.y - layout.transportHeight)
+  layout.gameArea.size
+
+proc fitPanel*(area: GameUiPanel, origin, size: Vec2): GameUiPanel =
+  ## Fits a desired panel to a usable area. Oversized content needs scrolling.
+  let usableSize = max(area.size, vec2(0))
+  result.size = min(max(size, vec2(0)), usableSize)
+  result.origin = clamp(origin, area.origin, area.origin + usableSize - result.size)
 
 proc panel*(
     layout: GameUiLayout,
@@ -79,12 +98,14 @@ proc panel*(
       vec2(centerX, bottom)
     of GameUiRegion.BottomRight:
       vec2(right, bottom)
-  result.origin = max(result.origin, vec2(0))
+  result = layout.gameArea.fitPanel(
+    layout.gameArea.origin + result.origin, panelSize)
 
 proc transportPanel*(layout: GameUiLayout): GameUiPanel =
   ## Returns the full-width panel reserved below the nine game UI regions.
-  result.origin = vec2(0, layout.size.y - layout.transportHeight)
-  result.size = vec2(layout.size.x, layout.transportHeight)
+  let area = layout.gameArea
+  result.origin = area.origin + vec2(0, area.size.y)
+  result.size = vec2(area.size.x, layout.transportHeight)
 
 proc contains*(panel: GameUiPanel, point: Vec2): bool =
   ## Returns whether a point lies inside a panel.
@@ -126,9 +147,10 @@ proc layoutFits*(
   ## Returns whether plates stay inside the layout without overlapping.
   if panelsOverlap(plates, gap):
     return false
-  let transport = layout.transportPanel
+  let area = layout.gameArea
   for plate in plates:
-    if not plate.inside(layout.size) or overlaps(plate, transport):
+    let local = GameUiPanel(origin: plate.origin - area.origin, size: plate.size)
+    if not local.inside(area.size):
       return false
   true
 
diff --git a/tests/test_gameuis.nim b/tests/test_gameuis.nim
index 84d09767..f15c150d 100644
--- a/tests/test_gameuis.nim
+++ b/tests/test_gameuis.nim
@@ -82,4 +82,44 @@ doAssert transport.tick == 50
 transport.rewind()
 doAssert transport.tick == 0
 
+block:
+  echo "Safe insets and transport share one usable rectangle"
+  let layout = initGameUiLayout(vec2(800, 600), 40, 10, vec4(30, 20, 50, 60))
+  doAssert layout.gameArea.origin == vec2(30, 20)
+  doAssert layout.gameArea.size == vec2(720, 480)
+  doAssert layout.panel(GameUiRegion.TopLeft, vec2(100)).origin == vec2(40, 30)
+  doAssert layout.panel(GameUiRegion.BottomRight, vec2(100)).origin == vec2(640, 390)
+  doAssert layout.transportPanel.origin == vec2(30, 500)
+  doAssert layout.transportPanel.size == vec2(720, 40)
+  doAssert layout.layoutFits([layout.gameArea])
+  doAssert not layout.layoutFits([layout.transportPanel])
+  doAssert not layout.layoutFits([
+    GameUiPanel(origin: vec2(30, 499), size: vec2(100, 2))])
+  doAssert not layout.layoutFits([GameUiPanel(origin: vec2(0), size: vec2(10))])
+  let collapsed = initGameUiLayout(vec2(40, 30), 100, safeInsets = vec4(60, 40, 60, 40))
+  doAssert collapsed.gameArea.size == vec2(0)
+  doAssert collapsed.transportPanel.size == vec2(0)
+
+block:
+  echo "Panels stay within usable bounds"
+  let area = GameUiPanel(origin: vec2(20, 30), size: vec2(300, 200))
+  let huge = area.fitPanel(vec2(-100), vec2(600, 400))
+  doAssert huge.origin == area.origin and huge.size == area.size
+  for x in [-100'f32, 0, 200, 500]:
+    for y in [-100'f32, 0, 200, 500]:
+      let placed = area.fitPanel(vec2(x, y), vec2(80, 60))
+      doAssert GameUiPanel(origin: placed.origin - area.origin, size: placed.size).inside(area.size)
+      doAssert placed.contains(placed.origin + placed.size * 0.5)
+
+block:
+  let empty = GameUiPanel(origin: vec2(20), size: vec2(-10))
+  let fitted = empty.fitPanel(vec2(-100), vec2(50))
+  doAssert fitted.origin == empty.origin and fitted.size == vec2(0)
+
+block:
+  let layout = initGameUiLayout(vec2(160, 120), 30, 10, vec4(10))
+  for region in GameUiRegion:
+    doAssert layout.layoutFits([layout.panel(region, vec2(200))]),
+      "an oversized panel must stay clear of screen edges and replay controls"
+
 echo "Game UI tests passed"