diff --git a/crates/text/src/justify.rs b/crates/text/src/justify.rs
index 33fbe91b3..ef7f13be8 100644
--- a/crates/text/src/justify.rs
+++ b/crates/text/src/justify.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub(crate) fn is_word_space(g: &SGlyph) -> bool {
 
 /// A glyph letter spacing follows: a visible glyph followed by another one in the same word.
 fn letter_gap(g: &SGlyph, next: Option<&SGlyph>) -> bool {
-    !g.is_space() && g.inline.is_none() && next.is_some_and(|n| !n.is_space())
+    !g.is_space() && g.ch != '\u{2028}' && g.inline.is_none() && next.is_some_and(|n| !n.is_space() && n.ch != '\u{2028}')
 }
 
 /// The width of a word space in `g`'s font and size: what letter spacing is a share of.
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ pub(crate) fn apply_desired(sg: &mut [SGlyph], j: &JustificationOptions, scale_g
             f.word = (base * (w_max - w_des).max(0.0), base * (w_des - w_min).max(0.0));
             continue;
         }
-        if g.is_space() || g.inline.is_some() {
+        if g.is_space() || g.inline.is_some() || g.ch == '\u{2028}' {
             continue;
         }
         let base = g.adv;
diff --git a/crates/text/src/layout/breaking.rs b/crates/text/src/layout/breaking.rs
index 4ee97c933..b83640d02 100644
--- a/crates/text/src/layout/breaking.rs
+++ b/crates/text/src/layout/breaking.rs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ impl Pen<'_> {
 pub(super) fn tab_advance<'t>(tabs: &'t [vectorcraft_doc::TabStop], origin: f64, x: f64, rest: &[SGlyph]) -> (f64, &'t str) {
     use vectorcraft_doc::TabAlign;
     let rel = x - origin;
-    let seg: Vec<&SGlyph> = rest.iter().take_while(|g| g.ch != '\t').collect();
+    let seg: Vec<&SGlyph> = rest.iter().take_while(|g| g.ch != '\t' && g.ch != '\u{2028}').collect();
     let width: f64 = seg.iter().map(|g| g.adv).sum();
     let target = |pos: f64, align: TabAlign, on: char| match align {
         TabAlign::Left => pos,
@@ -300,9 +300,9 @@ pub(super) fn break_line(
             cluster_end += 1;
         }
         // No Break: the marked characters stay on one line, including across a space inside the run.
-        if gl.no_break {
+        if gl.no_break && gl.ch != '\u{2028}' {
             while let Some(n) = g.get(cluster_end) {
-                if !n.no_break {
+                if !n.no_break || n.ch == '\u{2028}' {
                     break;
                 }
                 let b = n.byte;
diff --git a/crates/text/src/layout/flow.rs b/crates/text/src/layout/flow.rs
index 623564346..324352060 100644
--- a/crates/text/src/layout/flow.rs
+++ b/crates/text/src/layout/flow.rs
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ fn run_paragraph_lines(cx: &mut Ctx<'_>, pen: &mut Pen<'_>, t: &TextObject, mut
     let mut hyphen_run = 0;
     let mut line_in_paragraph = 0;
     let mut index = 0;
+    let mut emitted_empty_continuation = false;
     loop {
         let mut placement = PlacementContext {
             para: paragraph.para,
@@ -415,7 +416,13 @@ fn run_paragraph_lines(cx: &mut Ctx<'_>, pen: &mut Pen<'_>, t: &TextObject, mut
         line_in_paragraph += 1;
         index = geometry.position.end;
         if index >= n {
-            break;
+            if emitted_empty_continuation {
+                break;
+            }
+            emitted_empty_continuation = paragraph.sg.last().is_some_and(|g| g.ch == '\u{2028}');
+            if !emitted_empty_continuation {
+                break;
+            }
         }
     }
     pen.pending += paragraph.para.space_after;
@@ -794,7 +801,7 @@ fn emit_flow_line(cx: &mut Ctx<'_>, pen: &mut Pen<'_>, paragraph: &ParagraphData
         } else {
             position.m.first_baseline(pen.fb, pen.fb_min)
         },
-        start: if index < sg.len() { sg[index].byte } else { paragraph.pr.start },
+        start: if index < sg.len() { sg[index].byte } else { paragraph.pr.end },
         end: if position.end >= sg.len() { paragraph.pr.end } else { sg[position.end].byte },
         glyph_start,
         glyph_end: cx.out.glyphs.len(),
@@ -802,8 +809,13 @@ fn emit_flow_line(cx: &mut Ctx<'_>, pen: &mut Pen<'_>, paragraph: &ParagraphData
         region: if paragraph.regions.is_some() { pen.ri } else { 0 },
     });
     pen.settled(position.baseline, position.m);
-    // Further spans of this line band share the settled baseline.
-    for queued in &mut pen.queued {
-        queued.0 = position.baseline;
+    let forced_break = position.end > index && sg.get(position.end - 1).is_some_and(|g| g.ch == '\u{2028}');
+    if forced_break {
+        pen.queued.clear();
+    } else {
+        // Further spans of this line band share the settled baseline.
+        for queued in &mut pen.queued {
+            queued.0 = position.baseline;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/text/src/shape.rs b/crates/text/src/shape.rs
index 59caaa476..2c79099b4 100644
--- a/crates/text/src/shape.rs
+++ b/crates/text/src/shape.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ impl SGlyph {
     }
     /// A line may break after this glyph.
     pub fn break_after(&self) -> bool {
-        self.is_space() || self.word_end || matches!(self.ch, '-' | '\u{2010}' | '\u{2013}' | '\u{2014}' | '/' | SOFT_HYPHEN) || is_cjk(self.ch)
+        self.is_space()
+            || self.word_end
+            || matches!(self.ch, '-' | '\u{2010}' | '\u{2013}' | '\u{2014}' | '/' | SOFT_HYPHEN | '\u{2028}')
+            || is_cjk(self.ch)
     }
     /// A soft (discretionary) hyphen: invisible unless a line breaks after it.
     pub fn is_soft_hyphen(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/crates/text/src/tests/typo.rs b/crates/text/src/tests/typo.rs
index 9d25f38b3..345340b52 100644
--- a/crates/text/src/tests/typo.rs
+++ b/crates/text/src/tests/typo.rs
@@ -1377,3 +1377,20 @@ fn soft_return_in_list_does_not_repeat_marker() {
     assert!(l0_glyphs.iter().any(|g| g.len == 0), "line 0 has bullet marker");
     assert!(!l1_glyphs.iter().any(|g| g.len == 0), "continuation line does not have bullet marker");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn trailing_soft_return_creates_empty_continuation_line() {
+    let t = TextObject::point(Point::ZERO, "Line 1\u{2028}", style(12.0));
+    let lay = layout(db(), &t);
+    assert_eq!(lay.lines.len(), 2, "trailing soft return produces a second empty line");
+    assert_eq!(lay.line_of(t.plain_text().len()), 1, "caret at end sits on the new line");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn soft_return_breaks_line_even_inside_no_break() {
+    let mut st = style(12.0);
+    st.no_break = true;
+    let t = area("First\u{2028}Second", st, Rect::new(0.0, 0.0, 300.0, 200.0), Justify::Left);
+    let lay = layout(db(), &t);
+    assert_eq!(lay.lines.len(), 2, "soft return honors line break despite no_break");
+}
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/shortcuts.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/shortcuts.rs
index 0af119f94..9616f7903 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/shortcuts.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/shortcuts.rs
@@ -210,7 +210,18 @@ pub fn handle(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context) {
             }
             // A key the tool claims (Esc with a loaded place cursor) is only the tool's.
             let claimed = app.session.tool_claims_key(tk, view);
-            let mods = ctx.input(|i| crate::canvas::mods(i.modifiers, false));
+            let mods = ctx.input(|i| {
+                let m = i
+                    .events
+                    .iter()
+                    .rev()
+                    .find_map(|e| match e {
+                        egui::Event::Key { key, pressed: true, modifiers, .. } if *key == k => Some(*modifiers),
+                        _ => None,
+                    })
+                    .unwrap_or(i.modifiers);
+                crate::canvas::mods(m, false)
+            });
             let r = app.session.tool_key(tk, mods, view);
             // Enter also takes what the tool asks of the UI: Rotate, Scale, Reflect and Shear open
             // their dialog with it.