diff --git a/crates/engine/src/lib.rs b/crates/engine/src/lib.rs
index 42423dbc..5bcb0802 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/lib.rs
@@ -1500,6 +1500,8 @@ mod invite_links_tests;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod keymap_tests;
 #[cfg(test)]
+mod library_range_styles_tests;
+#[cfg(test)]
 mod library_variables_tests;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod live_access_tests;
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/library.rs b/crates/engine/src/library.rs
index 936d798a..6b98196f 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/library.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/library.rs
@@ -134,9 +134,12 @@ pub fn closure(doc: &Document, roots: &[NodeId]) -> Vec<NodeId> {
     out
 }
 
-/// The style ids a layer links to (fill, stroke, effect, grid, text).
+/// The style ids a layer links to (fill, stroke, effect, grid, text, and text styles on
+/// character ranges).
 pub(crate) fn style_links(n: &Node) -> impl Iterator<Item = &String> {
-    [&n.styles.fill, &n.styles.stroke, &n.styles.effect, &n.styles.grid, &n.styles.text].into_iter().flatten()
+    let chars =
+        n.kind.text().into_iter().flat_map(|t| std::iter::once(&t.style).chain(t.runs.iter().map(|r| &r.style))).filter_map(|s| s.style_id.as_ref());
+    [&n.styles.fill, &n.styles.stroke, &n.styles.effect, &n.styles.grid, &n.styles.text].into_iter().flatten().chain(chars)
 }
 
 /// Style ids the layers under `roots` link to.
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/library_range_styles_tests.rs b/crates/engine/src/library_range_styles_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..077470e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/engine/src/library_range_styles_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+//! Text styles linked on character ranges travel with components (publish and place).
+
+use crate::Session;
+use figcraft_doc::NodeId;
+use serde_json::{Value, json};
+
+fn run(s: &mut Session, command: &str, params: Value) -> Value {
+    s.execute(command, &params).unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{command}: {e}"))
+}
+
+fn node(value: Value) -> NodeId {
+    NodeId(value["id"].as_u64().unwrap())
+}
+
+/// A component with "Hello" (chars 0..2 linked to a range style) and "World" (whole-layer style).
+fn fixture() -> (Session, NodeId, String, String) {
+    let mut s = Session::new();
+    let frame = node(run(&mut s, "frame.create", json!({"name":"Card", "width":100, "height":40})));
+    let text = node(run(&mut s, "text.create", json!({"parent":frame, "text":"Hello"})));
+    let range = run(&mut s, "style.create", json!({"type":"text", "name":"Emphasis", "value":{"fontSize":32}}))["id"].as_str().unwrap().to_owned();
+    run(&mut s, "style.apply", json!({"id":text, "style":range, "start":0, "end":2}));
+    let whole_text = node(run(&mut s, "text.create", json!({"parent":frame, "text":"World"})));
+    let whole = run(&mut s, "style.create", json!({"type":"text", "name":"Whole", "value":{"fontSize":24}}))["id"].as_str().unwrap().to_owned();
+    run(&mut s, "style.apply", json!({"id":whole_text, "style":whole}));
+    let component = node(run(&mut s, "component.create", json!({"ids":[frame]})));
+    let source = s.doc().unwrap().node(text).unwrap();
+    let chars = source.kind.text().unwrap();
+    assert!(source.styles.text.is_none());
+    assert_eq!(chars.style_at(0).style_id.as_deref(), Some(range.as_str()));
+    assert_eq!(chars.style_at(2).style_id, None);
+    (s, component, range, whole)
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn component_publish_keeps_range_text_style() {
+    let (mut s, component, range, whole) = fixture();
+    run(&mut s, "library.publish", json!({"include":[component]}));
+    let snapshot = &s.doc().unwrap().published.as_ref().unwrap().doc;
+    assert!(snapshot.style(&whole).is_some());
+    assert!(snapshot.style(&range).is_some(), "character-range style missing from snapshot");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn component_place_imports_range_text_style() {
+    let (mut source, component, range, whole) = fixture();
+    let publication = run(&mut source, "library.publish", json!({}));
+    let library = source.doc().unwrap().published.as_ref().unwrap().clone();
+    assert!(library.doc.style(&range).is_some());
+    let mut target = Session::new();
+    let path = "figcraft://library.test/range-styles";
+    target.libraries.insert(path, Ok(library));
+    run(&mut target, "library.add", json!({"path":path}));
+    let instance = node(run(&mut target, "library.place", json!({"library":publication["id"], "component":component})));
+    let doc = target.doc().unwrap();
+    let children = &doc.node(instance).unwrap().children;
+    let ranged = doc.node(children[0]).unwrap().kind.text().unwrap();
+    let full = doc.node(children[1]).unwrap().kind.text().unwrap();
+    let whole_record = doc.libraries.styles.iter().find(|r| r.key == whole).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(full.style_at(0).style_id.as_deref(), Some(whole_record.local.as_str()));
+    assert_eq!(ranged.style_at(0).font_size, 32.0);
+    assert!(ranged.style_at(2).style_id.is_none());
+    let record = doc.libraries.styles.iter().find(|r| r.key == range);
+    assert!(record.is_some(), "character-range style missing after placement");
+    assert_eq!(ranged.style_at(0).style_id.as_deref(), record.map(|r| r.local.as_str()));
+    assert!(doc.style(ranged.style_at(0).style_id.as_deref().unwrap()).is_some());
+}