diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bb8c683..fac8718 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1189,6 +1189,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
  "fxhash",
  "image",
+ "log",
  "parley",
  "swash",
  "wgpu",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ff8527e..313ed68 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ image = "0.25.6"
 parley = "0.11.1"
 swash = "0.2.10"
 fxhash = "0.2.1"
+log = "0.4.29"
 arboard = "3.6.1"
 iris-core = { path = "core" }
 iris-macro = { path = "macro" }
diff --git a/core/Cargo.toml b/core/Cargo.toml
index 6002fd4..2e399ad 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ image = { workspace = true }
 parley = { workspace = true }
 swash = { workspace = true }
 fxhash = { workspace = true }
+log = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/core/src/render/atlas.rs b/core/src/render/atlas.rs
index a193427..dc0d1de 100644
--- a/core/src/render/atlas.rs
+++ b/core/src/render/atlas.rs
@@ -76,10 +76,20 @@ impl GlyphAtlas {
         let w = image.placement.width;
         let h = image.placement.height;
         if w == 0 || h == 0 {
+            log::warn!(
+                "glyph {} in font {} rasterized at {w}x{h}; skipping it",
+                key.glyph,
+                key.font,
+            );
             self.entries.insert(key, None);
             return None;
         }
-        if w + PAD * 2 > PAGE || h + PAD * 2 > PAGE {
+        if w > PAGE - PAD * 2 || h > PAGE - PAD * 2 {
+            log::warn!(
+                "glyph {} in font {} rasterized at {w}x{h}, too large for the {PAGE}x{PAGE} atlas; skipping it",
+                key.glyph,
+                key.font,
+            );
             self.entries.insert(key, None);
             return None;
         }