diff --git a/js/displacement.js b/js/displacement.js
index 4b01f6a..8eb46b0 100644
--- a/js/displacement.js
+++ b/js/displacement.js
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ export function applyDisplacement(geometry, imageData, imgWidth, imgHeight, sett
   const edge2   = new THREE.Vector3();
   const faceNrm = new THREE.Vector3();
 
+  // Texture aspect correction so non-square textures keep their proportions.
+  // The shorter axis gets aspect > 1 so it tiles faster, making each tile
+  // proportionally shorter in world-space to match the texture's content.
+  const tmax = Math.max(imgWidth, imgHeight, 1);
+  const aspectU = tmax / Math.max(imgWidth, 1);
+  const aspectV = tmax / Math.max(imgHeight, 1);
+  const settingsWithAspect = { ...settings, textureAspectU: aspectU, textureAspectV: aspectV };
+
   const QUANT = 1e4;
   const posKey = (x, y, z) =>
     `${Math.round(x * QUANT)}_${Math.round(y * QUANT)}_${Math.round(z * QUANT)}`;
@@ -203,15 +211,21 @@ export function applyDisplacement(geometry, imageData, imgWidth, imgHeight, sett
         const rotRad = (settings.rotation ?? 0) * Math.PI / 180;
         let grey = 0;
         if (za[0] > 0) { // X-dominant zone → YZ projection
-          const uv = _cubicUV((tmpPos.y-bounds.min.y)/md, (tmpPos.z-bounds.min.z)/md, settings, rotRad);
+          let rawU = (tmpPos.y-bounds.min.y)/md;
+          if (sn[0] < 0) rawU = -rawU; // flip U for -X faces
+          const uv = _cubicUV(rawU, (tmpPos.z-bounds.min.z)/md, settings, rotRad, aspectU, aspectV);
           grey += sampleBilinear(imageData.data, imgWidth, imgHeight, uv.u, uv.v) * (za[0]/total);
         }
         if (za[1] > 0) { // Y-dominant zone → XZ projection
-          const uv = _cubicUV((tmpPos.x-bounds.min.x)/md, (tmpPos.z-bounds.min.z)/md, settings, rotRad);
+          let rawU = (tmpPos.x-bounds.min.x)/md;
+          if (sn[1] > 0) rawU = -rawU; // flip U for +Y faces
+          const uv = _cubicUV(rawU, (tmpPos.z-bounds.min.z)/md, settings, rotRad, aspectU, aspectV);
           grey += sampleBilinear(imageData.data, imgWidth, imgHeight, uv.u, uv.v) * (za[1]/total);
         }
         if (za[2] > 0) { // Z-dominant zone → XY projection
-          const uv = _cubicUV((tmpPos.x-bounds.min.x)/md, (tmpPos.y-bounds.min.y)/md, settings, rotRad);
+          let rawU = (tmpPos.x-bounds.min.x)/md;
+          if (sn[2] < 0) rawU = -rawU; // flip U for -Z faces
+          const uv = _cubicUV(rawU, (tmpPos.y-bounds.min.y)/md, settings, rotRad, aspectU, aspectV);
           grey += sampleBilinear(imageData.data, imgWidth, imgHeight, uv.u, uv.v) * (za[2]/total);
         }
         dispCache.set(k, grey);
@@ -221,7 +235,7 @@ export function applyDisplacement(geometry, imageData, imgWidth, imgHeight, sett
 
     tmpNrm.set(sn[0], sn[1], sn[2]);
 
-    const uvResult = computeUV(tmpPos, tmpNrm, settings.mappingMode, settings, bounds);
+    const uvResult = computeUV(tmpPos, tmpNrm, settings.mappingMode, settingsWithAspect, bounds);
     let grey;
     if (uvResult.triplanar) {
       grey = 0;
@@ -321,6 +335,9 @@ function sampleBilinear(data, w, h, u, v) {
   // Ensure [0,1) — guard against floating-point edge cases
   u = ((u % 1) + 1) % 1;
   v = ((v % 1) + 1) % 1;
+  // Flip V to match WebGL/Three.js texture convention (flipY=true means
+  // v=0 is the bottom of the image, but ImageData row 0 is the top).
+  v = 1 - v;
 
   const fx = u * (w - 1);
   const fy = v * (h - 1);
@@ -345,9 +362,9 @@ function sampleBilinear(data, w, h, u, v) {
 
 /** Apply scale/offset/rotation to raw UV for cubic projection.
  *  Mirrors the private applyTransform helper in mapping.js. */
-function _cubicUV(rawU, rawV, settings, rotRad) {
-  let u = rawU / settings.scaleU + settings.offsetU;
-  let v = rawV / settings.scaleV + settings.offsetV;
+function _cubicUV(rawU, rawV, settings, rotRad, aspectU, aspectV) {
+  let u = (rawU * aspectU) / settings.scaleU + settings.offsetU;
+  let v = (rawV * aspectV) / settings.scaleV + settings.offsetV;
   if (rotRad !== 0) {
     const c = Math.cos(rotRad), s = Math.sin(rotRad);
     u -= 0.5; v -= 0.5;
diff --git a/js/main.js b/js/main.js
index acfb0a1..45c05e0 100644
--- a/js/main.js
+++ b/js/main.js
@@ -1423,7 +1423,18 @@ function getEffectiveMapEntry() {
 function updatePreview() {
   if (!currentGeometry || !currentBounds) return;
 
-  const fullSettings = { ...settings, bounds: currentBounds };
+  // Texture aspect correction so non-square textures keep their proportions.
+  // A 512×279 texture needs aspectV = 512/279 ≈ 1.84 so V tiles faster (more
+  // repetitions), making each tile shorter in world-space to match the texture's
+  // wider-than-tall content.  The wider axis gets aspect = 1 (unchanged).
+  const tw = activeMapEntry?.width ?? 1, th = activeMapEntry?.height ?? 1;
+  const tmax = Math.max(tw, th, 1);
+  const fullSettings = {
+    ...settings,
+    bounds: currentBounds,
+    textureAspectU: tmax / Math.max(tw, 1),
+    textureAspectV: tmax / Math.max(th, 1),
+  };
 
   if (!activeMapEntry) {
     // No map yet — plain material
diff --git a/js/mapping.js b/js/mapping.js
index 3bc1ed7..4b56b72 100644
--- a/js/mapping.js
+++ b/js/mapping.js
@@ -104,7 +104,13 @@ export function getCubicBlendWeights(normal, blend, seamBandWidth = 0.35) {
  */
 export function computeUV(pos, normal, mode, settings, bounds) {
   const { min, size, center } = bounds;
-  const { scaleU, scaleV, offsetU, offsetV } = settings;
+  // Compensate for non-square textures: divide scale by aspect correction
+  // so equal world-space distances produce equal physical texture distances.
+  const aU = settings.textureAspectU ?? 1;
+  const aV = settings.textureAspectV ?? 1;
+  const scaleU = (settings.scaleU) / aU;
+  const scaleV = (settings.scaleV) / aV;
+  const { offsetU, offsetV } = settings;
   const rotRad = (settings.rotation ?? 0) * Math.PI / 180;
   const maxDim = Math.max(size.x, size.y, size.z);
   const md     = Math.max(maxDim, 1e-6);
@@ -230,9 +236,17 @@ export function computeUV(pos, normal, mode, settings, bounds) {
 
     case MODE_CUBIC: {
       const weights = getCubicBlendWeights(normal, settings.mappingBlend ?? 0.0, settings.seamBandWidth ?? 0.35);
-      const tYZ = applyTransform((pos.y - min.y) / md, (pos.z - min.z) / md, scaleU, scaleV, offsetU, offsetV, rotRad);
-      const tXZ = applyTransform((pos.x - min.x) / md, (pos.z - min.z) / md, scaleU, scaleV, offsetU, offsetV, rotRad);
-      const tXY = applyTransform((pos.x - min.x) / md, (pos.y - min.y) / md, scaleU, scaleV, offsetU, offsetV, rotRad);
+      // Flip U based on normal sign so opposite faces show correct (non-mirrored) text.
+      // Derived from camera right = view_dir × up_dir for each face orientation (Z-up).
+      let yzU = (pos.y - min.y) / md;
+      if (normal.x < 0) yzU = -yzU;
+      let xzU = (pos.x - min.x) / md;
+      if (normal.y > 0) xzU = -xzU;
+      let xyU = (pos.x - min.x) / md;
+      if (normal.z < 0) xyU = -xyU;
+      const tYZ = applyTransform(yzU, (pos.z - min.z) / md, scaleU, scaleV, offsetU, offsetV, rotRad);
+      const tXZ = applyTransform(xzU, (pos.z - min.z) / md, scaleU, scaleV, offsetU, offsetV, rotRad);
+      const tXY = applyTransform(xyU, (pos.y - min.y) / md, scaleU, scaleV, offsetU, offsetV, rotRad);
 
       if (weights.x > 0.999) return tYZ;
       if (weights.y > 0.999) return tXZ;
@@ -263,18 +277,25 @@ export function computeUV(pos, normal, mode, settings, bounds) {
       const wy = by / sum;
       const wz = bz / sum;
 
+      // Flip U based on normal sign so opposite faces show correct (non-mirrored) text.
+      let yzU = (pos.y - min.y) / md;
+      if (normal.x < 0) yzU = -yzU;
+      let xzU = (pos.x - min.x) / md;
+      if (normal.y > 0) xzU = -xzU;
+      let xyU = (pos.x - min.x) / md;
+      if (normal.z < 0) xyU = -xyU;
       const uvXY = {
-        u: (pos.x - min.x) / md,
+        u: xyU,
         v: (pos.y - min.y) / md,
         w: wz,
       };
       const uvXZ = {
-        u: (pos.x - min.x) / md,
+        u: xzU,
         v: (pos.z - min.z) / md,
         w: wy,
       };
       const uvYZ = {
-        u: (pos.y - min.y) / md,
+        u: yzU,
         v: (pos.z - min.z) / md,
         w: wx,
       };
diff --git a/js/previewMaterial.js b/js/previewMaterial.js
index 096860c..31de791 100644
--- a/js/previewMaterial.js
+++ b/js/previewMaterial.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const sharedGLSL = /* glsl */`
   uniform float     capAngle;
   uniform int       symmetricDisplacement;
   uniform int       useDisplacement;
+  uniform vec2      textureAspect;
 
   const float PI     = 3.14159265358979;
   const float TWO_PI = 6.28318530717959;
@@ -81,9 +82,9 @@ const sharedGLSL = /* glsl */`
     return blendedWeights / (dot(blendedWeights, vec3(1.0)) + 1e-6);
   }
 
-  // Sample after applying scale + tiling
+  // Sample after applying scale + tiling (aspect-corrected)
   float sampleMap(vec2 rawUV) {
-    vec2 uv = rawUV / scaleUV + offsetUV;
+    vec2 uv = (rawUV * textureAspect) / scaleUV + offsetUV;
     float c = cos(rotation); float s = sin(rotation);
     uv -= 0.5;
     uv  = vec2(c * uv.x - s * uv.y, s * uv.x + c * uv.y);
@@ -159,15 +160,29 @@ const sharedGLSL = /* glsl */`
       vec3 blend = abs(projN);
       blend = pow(blend, vec3(4.0));
       blend /= dot(blend, vec3(1.0)) + 1e-4;
-      float hXY = sampleMap(vec2((pos.x - boundsMin.x) / md, (pos.y - boundsMin.y) / md));
-      float hXZ = sampleMap(vec2((pos.x - boundsMin.x) / md, (pos.z - boundsMin.z) / md));
-      float hYZ = sampleMap(vec2((pos.y - boundsMin.y) / md, (pos.z - boundsMin.z) / md));
+      // Flip U based on normal sign so opposite faces show correct (non-mirrored) text.
+      float yzU = (pos.y - boundsMin.y) / md;
+      if (projN.x < 0.0) yzU = -yzU;
+      float xzU = (pos.x - boundsMin.x) / md;
+      if (projN.y > 0.0) xzU = -xzU;
+      float xyU = (pos.x - boundsMin.x) / md;
+      if (projN.z < 0.0) xyU = -xyU;
+      float hXY = sampleMap(vec2(xyU, (pos.y - boundsMin.y) / md));
+      float hXZ = sampleMap(vec2(xzU, (pos.z - boundsMin.z) / md));
+      float hYZ = sampleMap(vec2(yzU, (pos.z - boundsMin.z) / md));
       return hXY * blend.z + hXZ * blend.y + hYZ * blend.x;
 
     } else {
-      float hYZ = sampleMap(vec2((pos.y - boundsMin.y) / md, (pos.z - boundsMin.z) / md));
-      float hXZ = sampleMap(vec2((pos.x - boundsMin.x) / md, (pos.z - boundsMin.z) / md));
-      float hXY = sampleMap(vec2((pos.x - boundsMin.x) / md, (pos.y - boundsMin.y) / md));
+      // Flip U based on normal sign so opposite faces show correct (non-mirrored) text.
+      float yzU = (pos.y - boundsMin.y) / md;
+      if (projN.x < 0.0) yzU = -yzU;
+      float xzU = (pos.x - boundsMin.x) / md;
+      if (projN.y > 0.0) xzU = -xzU;
+      float xyU = (pos.x - boundsMin.x) / md;
+      if (projN.z < 0.0) xyU = -xyU;
+      float hYZ = sampleMap(vec2(yzU, (pos.z - boundsMin.z) / md));
+      float hXZ = sampleMap(vec2(xzU, (pos.z - boundsMin.z) / md));
+      float hXY = sampleMap(vec2(xyU, (pos.y - boundsMin.y) / md));
       vec3 bN = blendN;
       vec3 absFaceN = abs(projN);
       float facePrimary = max(absFaceN.x, max(absFaceN.y, absFaceN.z));
@@ -355,6 +370,7 @@ export function updateMaterial(material, displacementTexture, settings) {
   u.capAngle.value                = settings.capAngle                ?? 20.0;
   u.symmetricDisplacement.value   = settings.symmetricDisplacement   ? 1 : 0;
   u.useDisplacement.value         = settings.useDisplacement         ? 1 : 0;
+  u.textureAspect.value.set(settings.textureAspectU ?? 1, settings.textureAspectV ?? 1);
 }
 
 // ── Internal ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -382,6 +398,7 @@ function buildUniforms(tex, settings) {
     capAngle:                 { value: settings.capAngle                 ?? 20.0 },
     symmetricDisplacement:    { value: settings.symmetricDisplacement   ? 1 : 0 },
     useDisplacement:          { value: settings.useDisplacement         ? 1 : 0 },
+    textureAspect:            { value: new THREE.Vector2(settings.textureAspectU ?? 1, settings.textureAspectV ?? 1) },
   };
 }