diff --git a/crates/nuwiki-lsp/src/diagnostics.rs b/crates/nuwiki-lsp/src/diagnostics.rs
index d9228ce..adc54b8 100644
--- a/crates/nuwiki-lsp/src/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/crates/nuwiki-lsp/src/diagnostics.rs
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ pub fn classify_link(
 }
 
 fn anchor_resolves_on(page: &crate::index::IndexedPage, anchor: &str) -> bool {
-    page.headings.iter().any(|h| h.anchor == anchor) || page.tags.iter().any(|t| t.name == anchor)
+    page.find_heading_by_anchor(anchor).is_some()
+        || page.tags.iter().any(|t| t.name == anchor)
 }
 
 /// Same classification as [`classify_link`] but driven from the cached
diff --git a/crates/nuwiki-lsp/src/index.rs b/crates/nuwiki-lsp/src/index.rs
index b198d5d..d5f7f21 100644
--- a/crates/nuwiki-lsp/src/index.rs
+++ b/crates/nuwiki-lsp/src/index.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,18 @@ pub struct HeadingInfo {
     pub span: Span,
 }
 
+impl IndexedPage {
+    /// Find a heading whose anchor matches `request`. The on-disk wikilink
+    /// syntax lets users write either the slug (`[[Page#some-heading]]`) or
+    /// the raw heading text (`[[Page#Some Heading]]`). `slugify` is
+    /// idempotent on valid slug input, so applying it to the request
+    /// before comparison handles both forms in a single pass.
+    pub fn find_heading_by_anchor(&self, request: &str) -> Option<&HeadingInfo> {
+        let needle = slugify(request);
+        self.headings.iter().find(|h| h.anchor == needle)
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct OutgoingLink {
     /// Resolved target page name (for `LinkKind::Wiki`) or `None` for kinds
diff --git a/crates/nuwiki-lsp/src/lib.rs b/crates/nuwiki-lsp/src/lib.rs
index 632017f..0bf5ed6 100644
--- a/crates/nuwiki-lsp/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nuwiki-lsp/src/lib.rs
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ fn heading_range_in(idx: &WorkspaceIndex, uri: &Url, anchor: &str, _utf8: bool)
     let page = idx.page(uri)?;
     // Headings win over tags when both match — same precedence as
     // vimwiki: heading anchors are the "canonical" target shape.
-    if let Some(h) = page.headings.iter().find(|h| h.anchor == anchor) {
+    if let Some(h) = page.find_heading_by_anchor(anchor) {
         return Some(span_to_lsp_range_no_text(&h.span));
     }
     // Phase 12: tags-as-anchors. `[[Page#tag-name]]` lands on the
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ fn preview_for(page: &IndexedPage, anchor: Option<&str>) -> String {
     buf.push_str(title);
     buf.push_str("**\n\n");
     if let Some(anchor) = anchor {
-        if let Some(h) = page.headings.iter().find(|h| h.anchor == anchor) {
+        if let Some(h) = page.find_heading_by_anchor(anchor) {
             buf.push_str(&format!("§ {}\n", h.title));
         } else {
             buf.push_str(&format!("(anchor `{anchor}` not found)\n"));
diff --git a/crates/nuwiki-lsp/tests/link_health.rs b/crates/nuwiki-lsp/tests/link_health.rs
index 3c626af..f086728 100644
--- a/crates/nuwiki-lsp/tests/link_health.rs
+++ b/crates/nuwiki-lsp/tests/link_health.rs
@@ -466,6 +466,60 @@ fn collect_wiki_links_finds_nested() {
     }
 }
 
+// ===== Anchor matching against raw heading text =====
+
+#[test]
+fn anchor_matches_raw_heading_text() {
+    // Users write `[[Page#Some Heading]]` (raw text), the index keys by
+    // slugify form. Slugifying the request before comparison makes both
+    // shapes work.
+    let root = "/tmp/anchor1";
+    let idx = build_index(
+        root,
+        &[
+            ("Home", "[[Target#Some Heading]]\n"),
+            ("Target", "= Target =\n== Some Heading ==\n"),
+        ],
+    );
+    let src = "[[Target#Some Heading]]\n";
+    let ast = parse(src);
+    let diags = diagnostics::link_health(
+        &ast,
+        src,
+        Some(&home_uri(root)),
+        &idx,
+        "Home",
+        LinkSeverity::Warning,
+        true,
+    );
+    assert!(diags.is_empty(), "got: {:?}", diags);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn anchor_matches_unicode_heading() {
+    // Real-world content: heading with em dash and accented chars.
+    let root = "/tmp/anchor2";
+    let idx = build_index(
+        root,
+        &[
+            ("Home", "[[Target#Homelab — VLANs]]\n"),
+            ("Target", "= Target =\n== Homelab — VLANs ==\n"),
+        ],
+    );
+    let src = "[[Target#Homelab — VLANs]]\n";
+    let ast = parse(src);
+    let diags = diagnostics::link_health(
+        &ast,
+        src,
+        Some(&home_uri(root)),
+        &idx,
+        "Home",
+        LinkSeverity::Warning,
+        true,
+    );
+    assert!(diags.is_empty(), "got: {:?}", diags);
+}
+
 // ===== COMMANDS completeness =====
 
 #[test]