diff --git a/pkg/arvo/lib/hood/drum.hoon b/pkg/arvo/lib/hood/drum.hoon
index 39ceb90dbd..1914b69fa3 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/lib/hood/drum.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/lib/hood/drum.hoon
@@ -687,10 +687,9 @@
   ++  ta-hit                                          ::  hear click
     |=  [x=@ud y=@ud]
     ^+  +>
-    ?.  =(0 y)  +>
     =/  pol=@ud
       (lent-char:klr (make:klr cad.pom))
-    ?:  (lth x pol)  +>.$
+    =?  x  (lth x pol)  pol
     +>.$(pos.inp (min (sub x pol) (lent buf.say.inp)))
   ::
   ++  ta-erl                                          ::  hear local error
diff --git a/pkg/interface/webterm/Buffer.tsx b/pkg/interface/webterm/Buffer.tsx
index 8d5ae2ce76..da4a8e8a6f 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/webterm/Buffer.tsx
+++ b/pkg/interface/webterm/Buffer.tsx
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ const readInput = (term: Terminal, e: string): Belt[] => {
             if (1 === m) {
               const c = e.charCodeAt(2) - 32;
               const r = e.charCodeAt(3) - 32;
-              belts.push({ hit: { y: term.rows - r, x: c - 1 } });
+              belts.push({ hit: { y: r - 1, x: c - 1 } });
             }
             e = e.slice(3);
             break;
diff --git a/pkg/interface/webterm/lib/blit.ts b/pkg/interface/webterm/lib/blit.ts
index e98f8fe750..a34e75900b 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/webterm/lib/blit.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/webterm/lib/blit.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const showBlit = (term: Terminal, blit: Blit) => {
     if (typeof blit.hop === 'number') {
       out += csi('H', term.rows, blit.hop + 1);
     } else {
-      out += csi('H', term.rows - blit.hop.y, blit.hop.x + 1);
+      out += csi('H', blit.hop.y + 1, blit.hop.x + 1);
     }
     out += csi('s');  //  save cursor position
   } else if ('put' in blit) {
diff --git a/pkg/urbit/vere/io/term.c b/pkg/urbit/vere/io/term.c
index f4039bf8b3..a653a6bcb0 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/vere/io/term.c
+++ b/pkg/urbit/vere/io/term.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ _term_it_clear_line(u3_utty* uty_u)
 
   //  if we're clearing the bottom line, clear our mirror of it too
   //
-  if ( 0 == uty_u->tat_u.mir.rus_w ) {
+  if ( uty_u->tat_u.siz.row_l - 1 == uty_u->tat_u.mir.rus_w ) {
     _term_it_free_line(uty_u);
   }
 }
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ _term_it_show_blank(u3_utty* uty_u)
 
 /*  _term_it_move_cursor(): move cursor to row & column
  *
- *    row 0 is at the bottom, col 0 is to the left.
+ *    row 0 is at the top, col 0 is to the left.
  *    if the given position exceeds the known window size,
  *    it is clipped to stay within the window.
  */
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ _term_it_move_cursor(u3_utty* uty_u, c3_w col_w, c3_w row_w)
   if ( row_w >= row_l ) { row_w = row_l - 1; }
   if ( col_w >= col_l ) { col_w = col_l - 1; }
 
-  _term_it_send_csi(uty_u, 'H', 2, row_l - row_w, col_w + 1);
+  _term_it_send_csi(uty_u, 'H', 2, row_w + 1, col_w + 1);
   _term_it_dump_buf(uty_u, &uty_u->ufo_u.suc_u);
 
   uty_u->tat_u.mir.rus_w = row_w;
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ _term_it_restore_line(u3_utty* uty_u)
 {
   u3_utat* tat_u = &uty_u->tat_u;
 
-  _term_it_send_csi(uty_u, 'H', 2, tat_u->siz.row_l, 0);
+  _term_it_send_csi(uty_u, 'H', 2, tat_u->siz.row_l, 1);
   _term_it_dump_buf(uty_u, &uty_u->ufo_u.cel_u);
   _term_it_send_stub(uty_u, u3k(tat_u->mir.lin));
   //NOTE  send_stub restores cursor position
@@ -490,7 +490,8 @@ _term_it_save_stub(u3_utty* uty_u, u3_noun tub)
   //  keep track of changes to bottom-most line, to aid spinner drawing logic.
   //  -t mode doesn't need this logic, because it doesn't render the spinner.
   //
-  if ( (0 == tat_u->mir.rus_w) && (c3n == u3_Host.ops_u.tem)) {
+  if ( ( tat_u->siz.row_l - 1 == tat_u->mir.rus_w ) &&
+       ( c3n == u3_Host.ops_u.tem ) ) {
     lin = u3dq("wail:klr:format", lin, tat_u->mir.cus_w, u3k(tub), ' ');
     lin = u3do("pact:klr:format", lin);
   }
@@ -513,8 +514,8 @@ _term_it_show_nel(u3_utty* uty_u)
   }
 
   uty_u->tat_u.mir.cus_w = 0;
-  if ( uty_u->tat_u.mir.rus_w > 0 ) {
-    uty_u->tat_u.mir.rus_w--;
+  if ( uty_u->tat_u.mir.rus_w < uty_u->tat_u.siz.row_l - 1 ) {
+    uty_u->tat_u.mir.rus_w++;
   }
   else {
     //  newline at bottom of screen, so bottom line is now empty
@@ -716,11 +717,9 @@ _term_io_suck_char(u3_utty* uty_u, c3_y cay_y)
     }
     else {
       c3_y row_y = cay_y - 32;
-      //  only acknowledge button 1 presses within our window
+      //  only acknowledge button 1 presses within our known window
       if ( 1 != tat_u->esc.ton_y && row_y <= tat_u->siz.row_l ) {
-        _term_io_spit(uty_u, u3nt(c3__hit,
-                                  tat_u->esc.col_y - 1,
-                                  tat_u->siz.row_l - row_y));
+        _term_io_spit(uty_u, u3nt(c3__hit, tat_u->esc.col_y - 1, row_y - 1));
       }
       tat_u->esc.mou = c3n;
       tat_u->esc.ton_y = tat_u->esc.col_y = 0;
@@ -907,8 +906,8 @@ _term_spin_step(u3_utty* uty_u)
       //  if we know where the bottom line is, and the cursor is not on it,
       //  move it to the bottom left
       //
-      if ( tat_u->siz.row_l && tat_u->mir.rus_w > 0 ) {
-        _term_it_send_csi(uty_u, 'H', 2, tat_u->siz.row_l, 0);
+      if ( tat_u->siz.row_l && tat_u->mir.rus_w < tat_u->siz.row_l - 1 ) {
+        _term_it_send_csi(uty_u, 'H', 2, tat_u->siz.row_l, 1);
       }
 
       c3_w i_w;
@@ -1357,7 +1356,7 @@ _term_ef_blit(u3_utty* uty_u,
     case c3__hop: {
       u3_noun pos = u3t(blt);
       if ( c3y == u3r_ud(pos) ) {
-        _term_it_move_cursor(uty_u, pos, 0);
+        _term_it_move_cursor(uty_u, pos, uty_u->tat_u.siz.row_l - 1);
       }
       else {
         _term_it_move_cursor(uty_u, u3h(pos), u3t(pos));
@@ -1369,7 +1368,7 @@ _term_ef_blit(u3_utty* uty_u,
     } break;
 
     case c3__lin: {  //TMP  backwards compatibility
-      _term_it_move_cursor(uty_u, 0, 0);
+      _term_it_move_cursor(uty_u, 0, uty_u->tat_u.siz.row_l - 1);
       _term_it_clear_line(uty_u);
     }  //
     case c3__put: {