diff --git a/src/lib/docx-pleading.ts b/src/lib/docx-pleading.ts
index a2fd1e9..062bc81 100644
--- a/src/lib/docx-pleading.ts
+++ b/src/lib/docx-pleading.ts
@@ -316,8 +316,16 @@ export function buildPleadingDoc(input: PleadingInput): Document {
 
   const bodyParagraphs: Paragraph[] = [];
   if (input.title) {
+    // Render title as one centered paragraph per manual line; underline only the last line.
     bodyParagraphs.push(emptyP());
-    bodyParagraphs.push(p(input.title.toUpperCase(), { bold: true, align: AlignmentType.CENTER }));
+    const segments = input.title.toUpperCase().split("\n");
+    const lastIdx = segments.length - 1;
+    segments.forEach((seg, i) => {
+      bodyParagraphs.push(new Paragraph({
+        alignment: AlignmentType.CENTER,
+        children: [run(seg, { bold: true, underline: i === lastIdx })],
+      }));
+    });
     bodyParagraphs.push(emptyP());
   }
   if (input.bodyHtml && input.bodyHtml.trim()) {
diff --git a/src/lib/pdf-pleading.ts b/src/lib/pdf-pleading.ts
index f368e2f..afa29f9 100644
--- a/src/lib/pdf-pleading.ts
+++ b/src/lib/pdf-pleading.ts
@@ -258,10 +258,22 @@ export async function downloadPleadingPdf(input: PleadingInput, filename: string
   y = captionEndY + LINE_H;
 
   if (input.title) {
-    ensureSpace(LINE_H * 2);
     setFont(pdf, { bold: true });
-    pdf.text(input.title.toUpperCase(), PAGE_W / 2, y, { align: "center" });
-    y += LINE_H * 1.5;
+    const titleText = input.title.toUpperCase();
+    const titleLines = pdf.splitTextToSize(titleText, CONTENT_W) as string[];
+    ensureSpace(LINE_H * (titleLines.length + 2));
+    y += LINE_H; // one blank line before title
+    titleLines.forEach((line, i) => {
+      const isLast = i === titleLines.length - 1;
+      pdf.text(line, PAGE_W / 2, y, { align: "center" });
+      if (isLast) {
+        const tw = pdf.getTextWidth(line);
+        pdf.setLineWidth(0.6);
+        pdf.line((PAGE_W - tw) / 2, y + 1.5, (PAGE_W + tw) / 2, y + 1.5);
+      }
+      y += LINE_H;
+    });
+    y += LINE_H; // one blank line after title
   }
 
   setFont(pdf, {}); // reset to non-bold for body