diff --git a/packages/fallbacks/README.md b/packages/fallbacks/README.md
index 02bc35c..a55d56e 100644
--- a/packages/fallbacks/README.md
+++ b/packages/fallbacks/README.md
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ Keys are normalized. Use `normalizeFamilyName` for lookups. Rows whose substitut
 - `lineBreakSafe` - true when advances preserve line breaks: `metric_safe`, `near_metric`, or monospace `cell_width_only`.
 - `faces` - reviewed face coverage for this evidence row. If any face is `true`, respect it as face-scoped coverage (a row can be Regular-only). If all faces are `false`, the row is **not** face-scoped (e.g. a category fallback whose physical font does have faces) and the face-aware helpers treat it as renderable for any face.
 - `evidenceId` - the stable id for the reviewed evidence row; look the full row up in `SUBSTITUTION_EVIDENCE`.
+- `glyphExceptions` - named glyph-level divergences that qualify this fallback (e.g. one codepoint reflows), or omitted when none. A family lookup carries all of the row's; a face lookup (`getRenderableFallbackForFace`) carries only that face's, so Cambria Regular shows none while Bold Italic shows its grave-accent exception.
 
 `cell_width_only` keeps monospace advances stable, but glyph shapes can still differ. A `substitute` can still have a lower-fidelity `verdict` when one face or glyph is qualified. The verdict is the fidelity signal.
 
diff --git a/packages/fallbacks/fallbacks.test.ts b/packages/fallbacks/fallbacks.test.ts
index e152714..c815a5e 100644
--- a/packages/fallbacks/fallbacks.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fallbacks/fallbacks.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
 import {
   createFallbackMap,
+  type GlyphException,
   getFallbackDecision,
   getFallbackDecisionForFace,
   getRenderableFallback,
@@ -235,3 +236,56 @@ describe("face-aware lookups (Regular-only safety)", () => {
     ).toBe("face_missing");
   });
 });
+
+describe("glyphExceptions projection", () => {
+  const renderAll = { canRenderFamily: () => true };
+
+  test("a family lookup carries ALL the row's glyph exceptions", () => {
+    // Cambria -> Caladea's only exception is the Bold Italic grave accent (U+0060).
+    const fb = getRenderableFallback("Cambria", renderAll);
+    expect(fb?.verdict).toBe("visual_only");
+    expect(fb?.glyphExceptions).toMatchObject([
+      { slot: "boldItalic", codepoint: 0x60 },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  test("a face lookup carries ONLY that face's exceptions (and per-face verdict)", () => {
+    const regular = getRenderableFallbackForFace(
+      "Cambria",
+      "regular",
+      renderAll,
+    );
+    expect(regular?.verdict).toBe("metric_safe");
+    expect(regular?.glyphExceptions).toBeUndefined(); // no Bold-Italic exception leaks onto Regular
+
+    const boldItalic = getRenderableFallbackForFace(
+      "Cambria",
+      "boldItalic",
+      renderAll,
+    );
+    expect(boldItalic?.verdict).toBe("visual_only");
+    expect(boldItalic?.glyphExceptions).toMatchObject([
+      { slot: "boldItalic", codepoint: 0x60 },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  test("a fallback with no exceptions omits the field entirely", () => {
+    expect(
+      getRenderableFallback("Calibri", renderAll)?.glyphExceptions,
+    ).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(
+      getRenderableFallbackForFace("Calibri", "regular", renderAll)
+        ?.glyphExceptions,
+    ).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test("returns a FRESH array each call - mutating it does not corrupt a later lookup", () => {
+    const first = getRenderableFallback("Cambria", renderAll)
+      ?.glyphExceptions as GlyphException[];
+    expect(first.length).toBe(1);
+    first.push(first[0]); // a careless consumer mutates the returned array
+    expect(
+      getRenderableFallback("Cambria", renderAll)?.glyphExceptions,
+    ).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/fallbacks/src/fallbacks.ts b/packages/fallbacks/src/fallbacks.ts
index 2324412..c9a1729 100644
--- a/packages/fallbacks/src/fallbacks.ts
+++ b/packages/fallbacks/src/fallbacks.ts
@@ -60,12 +60,22 @@ const BY_LOGICAL: ReadonlyMap<string, SubstitutionEvidence> = new Map(
  * Build the FontFallback for a row known to carry a renderable physical family. `verdict` is passed in
  * so a face-aware caller can supply the per-face verdict (faceVerdicts[face]) instead of the worst-face
  * top-level one - e.g. Cambria regular is metric_safe even though the family rolls up to visual_only.
+ * `faceSlot` (a face lookup) scopes the glyph exceptions to that face; omitting it (a family lookup)
+ * carries all of the row's. Empty exception sets are dropped so the field is present only when it bites.
  */
 function buildFallback(
   row: SubstitutionEvidence,
   physicalFamily: string,
   verdict: Verdict,
+  faceSlot?: FaceSlot,
 ): FontFallback {
+  // Always hand back a FRESH array - filter() already copies; the family path must copy too, or a
+  // consumer mutating it would corrupt the shared evidence row for later lookups.
+  const glyphExceptions = faceSlot
+    ? row.glyphExceptions?.filter((g) => g.slot === faceSlot)
+    : row.glyphExceptions
+      ? [...row.glyphExceptions]
+      : undefined;
   return {
     substituteFamily: physicalFamily,
     policyAction: row.policyAction,
@@ -73,6 +83,9 @@ function buildFallback(
     lineBreakSafe: LINE_BREAK_SAFE_VERDICTS.has(verdict),
     faces: row.faces,
     evidenceId: row.evidenceId,
+    ...(glyphExceptions && glyphExceptions.length > 0
+      ? { glyphExceptions }
+      : {}),
   };
 }
 
@@ -137,7 +150,12 @@ function decideRowForFace(
   const faceVerdict = row.faceVerdicts?.[face] ?? row.verdict;
   return {
     kind: "fallback",
-    fallback: buildFallback(row, base.fallback.substituteFamily, faceVerdict),
+    fallback: buildFallback(
+      row,
+      base.fallback.substituteFamily,
+      faceVerdict,
+      face,
+    ),
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/fallbacks/src/types.ts b/packages/fallbacks/src/types.ts
index a239aaf..268a9f0 100644
--- a/packages/fallbacks/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/fallbacks/src/types.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,14 @@ export interface FontFallback {
   faces: FaceCoverage;
   /** stable reviewed-evidence id; look the full row up in {@link SUBSTITUTION_EVIDENCE}. */
   evidenceId: string;
+  /**
+   * Named glyph-level divergences that qualify this fallback (e.g. one codepoint reflows). Scoped to
+   * the lookup: a family lookup ({@link getRenderableFallback}) carries ALL of the row's exceptions; a
+   * face lookup ({@link getRenderableFallbackForFace}) carries only the requested face's. Omitted when
+   * none apply - so a renderer can surface a precise "this face reflows on U+0060" without re-deriving.
+   * A fresh array each call (readonly): mutating it never affects another lookup.
+   */
+  glyphExceptions?: readonly GlyphException[];
 }
 
 /**