diff --git a/crates/rustmotion-html/src/element.rs b/crates/rustmotion-html/src/element.rs
index 337c8b2e..0722aa9d 100644
--- a/crates/rustmotion-html/src/element.rs
+++ b/crates/rustmotion-html/src/element.rs
@@ -37,20 +37,48 @@ fn tag_kind(tag: &str) -> TagKind {
     }
 }
 
-/// Concatenated text of an element and all its descendants.
-pub(crate) fn inner_text(handle: &Handle) -> String {
+/// Concatenated text of an element and all its descendants. Nested inline
+/// formatting tags (`strong`/`em`/`label`/…) flatten in, matching real HTML;
+/// `<script>`/`<title>`/`<noscript>`/`<template>`/`<head>` are skipped
+/// (never visually render either); `<style>` and any element with real,
+/// non-flattenable content (`<img>`, `<svg>`, `<video>`, `<rm-*>`, a nested
+/// container) are refused rather than having their source painted or their
+/// content silently vanish — see [`HtmlError::TextContentUnsupportedChild`].
+pub(crate) fn inner_text(handle: &Handle) -> Result<String, HtmlError> {
     let mut out = String::new();
-    collect_text(handle, &mut out);
-    out.trim().to_string()
+    collect_text(handle, &mut out)?;
+    Ok(out.trim().to_string())
 }
 
-fn collect_text(handle: &Handle, out: &mut String) {
+fn collect_text(handle: &Handle, out: &mut String) -> Result<(), HtmlError> {
     if let NodeData::Text { contents } = &handle.data {
         out.push_str(&contents.borrow());
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    if matches!(handle.data, NodeData::Element { .. }) {
+        if let Some(tag) = tag_name(handle) {
+            if tag == "style" {
+                return Err(HtmlError::StyleElementUnsupported);
+            }
+            match tag_kind(&tag) {
+                TagKind::Ignored => return Ok(()),
+                TagKind::UnsupportedNative(suggestion) => {
+                    return Err(HtmlError::UnsupportedNativeElement {
+                        tag,
+                        suggestion: suggestion.to_string(),
+                    })
+                }
+                TagKind::Container | TagKind::Custom(_) => {
+                    return Err(HtmlError::TextContentUnsupportedChild { tag })
+                }
+                TagKind::Text => {}
+            }
+        }
     }
     for child in handle.children.borrow().iter() {
-        collect_text(child, out);
+        collect_text(child, out)?;
     }
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 /// Pull `style="..."` and `anim="..."` from an element's attributes into one
@@ -94,7 +122,7 @@ pub(crate) fn element_to_value(handle: &Handle) -> Result<Option<Value>, HtmlErr
             check_known_attrs(&tag, &attrs, KNOWN_NATIVE_ATTRS)?;
             let mut obj = Map::new();
             obj.insert("type".into(), Value::from("text"));
-            obj.insert("content".into(), Value::from(inner_text(handle)));
+            obj.insert("content".into(), Value::from(inner_text(handle)?));
             if let Some(style) = style_object(&attrs)? {
                 obj.insert("style".into(), style);
             }
diff --git a/crates/rustmotion-html/tests/audit_ws_f.rs b/crates/rustmotion-html/tests/audit_ws_f.rs
index 60e4a8a1..26165420 100644
--- a/crates/rustmotion-html/tests/audit_ws_f.rs
+++ b/crates/rustmotion-html/tests/audit_ws_f.rs
@@ -187,3 +187,79 @@ fn rgba_color_functional_notation_is_not_treated_as_multi_token() {
         json!("rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)")
     );
 }
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// text-tag children bypass every guard — <script>/<style> source gets
+// painted, <img>/<svg>/<rm-*> vanish silently.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[test]
+fn script_nested_inside_paragraph_is_not_painted() {
+    let html = r##"<rustmotion width="1920" height="1080"><scene duration="2"><p>Real <script>var secret = 1; alert(2);</script></p></scene></rustmotion>"##;
+    let v = html_to_scenario_value(html).expect("<script> inside <p> must not block transpilation");
+    assert_eq!(
+        v["scenes"][0]["children"][0]["content"],
+        json!("Real"),
+        "the script source must never be painted as text: {v}"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn style_nested_inside_heading_is_refused_not_painted() {
+    let html = r##"<rustmotion width="1920" height="1080"><scene duration="2"><h1>Title<style>h1{color:#0f0}</style></h1></scene></rustmotion>"##;
+    let err = html_to_scenario_value(html)
+        .expect_err("<style> inside <h1> must be refused, not painted as text");
+    assert!(
+        matches!(err, HtmlError::StyleElementUnsupported),
+        "expected StyleElementUnsupported, got: {err:?}"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn img_nested_inside_paragraph_is_refused_not_dropped() {
+    let html = r##"<rustmotion width="1920" height="1080"><scene duration="2"><p>cap<img src="hero.png"></p></scene></rustmotion>"##;
+    let err = html_to_scenario_value(html)
+        .expect_err("<img> inside <p> must be refused, not silently dropped");
+    match err {
+        HtmlError::UnsupportedNativeElement { tag, suggestion } => {
+            assert_eq!(tag, "img");
+            assert_eq!(suggestion, "rm-image");
+        }
+        other => panic!("expected UnsupportedNativeElement, got: {other:?}"),
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn svg_nested_inside_heading_is_refused_not_dropped() {
+    let html = r##"<rustmotion width="1920" height="1080"><scene duration="2"><h1>t<svg viewBox="0 0 10 10"><circle r="4"></circle></svg></h1></scene></rustmotion>"##;
+    let err = html_to_scenario_value(html)
+        .expect_err("<svg> inside <h1> must be refused, not silently dropped");
+    match err {
+        HtmlError::UnsupportedNativeElement { tag, suggestion } => {
+            assert_eq!(tag, "svg");
+            assert_eq!(suggestion, "rm-svg");
+        }
+        other => panic!("expected UnsupportedNativeElement, got: {other:?}"),
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn rm_counter_nested_inside_span_is_refused_not_dropped() {
+    let html = r##"<rustmotion width="1920" height="1080"><scene duration="2"><span>n=<rm-counter from="0" to="100"></rm-counter></span></scene></rustmotion>"##;
+    let err = html_to_scenario_value(html)
+        .expect_err("<rm-counter> inside <span> must be refused, not silently dropped");
+    match err {
+        HtmlError::TextContentUnsupportedChild { tag } => assert_eq!(tag, "rm-counter"),
+        other => panic!("expected TextContentUnsupportedChild, got: {other:?}"),
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn inline_formatting_tags_still_flatten_into_the_parent_text() {
+    let html = r##"<rustmotion width="1920" height="1080"><scene duration="2"><p>Real <strong>bold</strong> text</p></scene></rustmotion>"##;
+    let v = html_to_scenario_value(html).expect("nested inline formatting must still flatten");
+    assert_eq!(
+        v["scenes"][0]["children"][0]["content"],
+        json!("Real bold text")
+    );
+}
