diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8dbaac1..82d225f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1539,6 +1539,8 @@ checksum = "85ab80394333c02fe689eaf900ab500fbd0c2213da414687ebf995a65d5a6104"
 dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
  "byteorder-lite",
+ "color_quant",
+ "gif",
  "image-webp",
  "moxcms",
  "num-traits",
diff --git a/crates/obscura-render/Cargo.toml b/crates/obscura-render/Cargo.toml
index 77d66b1..e450056 100644
--- a/crates/obscura-render/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/obscura-render/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ cosmic-text = { version = "=0.14.2", default-features = false, features = ["std"
 # and the renderer consume the same canonical variation coordinates for
 # shaping and rasterization.
 swash = { version = "=0.2.0", default-features = false, features = ["std", "scale", "render"], optional = true }
-image = { version = "0.25", default-features = false, features = ["jpeg", "png", "webp"], optional = true }
+image = { version = "0.25", default-features = false, features = ["bmp", "gif", "ico", "jpeg", "png", "webp"], optional = true }
 ureq = { version = "2.9", default-features = false, features = ["tls"], optional = true }
 base64 = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 # SVG rasterization for <img src="*.svg">, inline <svg>, and background-image
diff --git a/crates/obscura-render/src/dom.rs b/crates/obscura-render/src/dom.rs
index 38e9890..5f11ad7 100644
--- a/crates/obscura-render/src/dom.rs
+++ b/crates/obscura-render/src/dom.rs
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ fn native_button_intrinsic_content(
             return;
         }
 
-        for child in tree.children(id) {
+        for child in rendered_children(tree, id) {
             walk(tree, child, styles, font_size, content);
         }
     }
 
     let mut content = NativeButtonIntrinsicContent::default();
-    for child in tree.children(root) {
+    for child in rendered_children(tree, root) {
         walk(tree, child, styles, font_size, &mut content);
     }
     content
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ fn resolve_clip_rects(
         }
         _ => inherited,
     };
-    for cid in tree.children(id) {
+    for cid in rendered_children(tree, id) {
         resolve_clip_rects(
             tree,
             cid,
@@ -1305,22 +1305,7 @@ fn apply_picture_source_hints(
             }
         }
         if let Some(kind) = source.get_attribute("type") {
-            let kind = kind.trim().to_ascii_lowercase();
-            if !kind.is_empty()
-                && !matches!(
-                    kind.as_str(),
-                    "image/avif"
-                        | "image/bmp"
-                        | "image/gif"
-                        | "image/jpeg"
-                        | "image/jpg"
-                        | "image/png"
-                        | "image/svg+xml"
-                        | "image/webp"
-                        | "image/x-icon"
-                        | "image/vnd.microsoft.icon"
-                )
-            {
+            if !crate::source_type_supported(kind) {
                 continue;
             }
         }
@@ -1670,7 +1655,7 @@ fn resolve_css_counters(tree: &DomTree, styles: &mut HashMap<NodeId, crate::Layo
         }
 
         let mut child_scopes = Vec::new();
-        for child in tree.children(id) {
+        for child in rendered_children(tree, id) {
             child_scopes.extend(walk(tree, child, styles, counters));
         }
         counters.pop_created(&child_scopes);
@@ -2054,6 +2039,11 @@ fn layout_dom_once(
         // Top-down inheritance of the properties CSS inherits by default.
         #[derive(Clone)]
         struct Inherited {
+            display: crate::Display,
+            display_contents: bool,
+            is_inline_block: bool,
+            flow_root: bool,
+            is_table_box: bool,
             color: Option<[u8; 4]>,
             font_size: Option<f32>,
             font_weight: u16,
@@ -2094,6 +2084,13 @@ fn layout_dom_once(
         impl Default for Inherited {
             fn default() -> Self {
                 Inherited {
+                    // CSS Display's initial outer/inner value is inline flow.
+                    // The root is blockified after computed values settle.
+                    display: crate::Display::Inline,
+                    display_contents: false,
+                    is_inline_block: false,
+                    flow_root: false,
+                    is_table_box: false,
                     color: None,
                     font_size: None,
                     font_weight: 400,
@@ -2169,6 +2166,22 @@ fn layout_dom_once(
             let mut child_cb_width = inh.cb_width;
             let mut child_cb_height_definite = false;
             if let Some(style) = styles.get_mut(&id) {
+                if style.display_inherit {
+                    style.display = inh.display;
+                    style.display_contents = inh.display_contents;
+                    style.is_inline_block = inh.is_inline_block;
+                    style.flow_root = inh.flow_root;
+                    style.is_table_box = inh.is_table_box;
+                    // `internal_flex_container` describes an engine-only UA
+                    // approximation, not the computed CSS display value.
+                    style.internal_flex_container = false;
+                    style.display_inherit = false;
+                }
+                inh.display = style.display;
+                inh.display_contents = style.display_contents;
+                inh.is_inline_block = style.is_inline_block;
+                inh.flow_root = style.flow_root;
+                inh.is_table_box = style.is_table_box;
                 match style.color { Some(c) => inh.color = Some(c), None => style.color = inh.color }
                 // Resolve a relative font-size against the PARENT (em/%) or
                 // ROOT (rem) font-size before inheriting it downward.
@@ -2602,6 +2615,11 @@ fn layout_dom_once(
                 let host_text_align = style.text_align;
                 let host_text_indent = style.text_indent;
                 let host_invisible = style.effectively_invisible;
+                let host_display = style.display;
+                let host_display_contents = style.display_contents;
+                let host_is_inline_block = style.is_inline_block;
+                let host_flow_root = style.flow_root;
+                let host_is_table_box = style.is_table_box;
                 let host_overflow_x = if style.overflow_scroll_x {
                     2
                 } else if style.overflow_clip_x {
@@ -2617,6 +2635,15 @@ fn layout_dom_once(
                     0
                 };
                 let settle_pseudo = |pseudo: &mut crate::LayoutStyle| {
+                    if pseudo.display_inherit {
+                        pseudo.display = host_display;
+                        pseudo.display_contents = host_display_contents;
+                        pseudo.is_inline_block = host_is_inline_block;
+                        pseudo.flow_root = host_flow_root;
+                        pseudo.is_table_box = host_is_table_box;
+                        pseudo.internal_flex_container = false;
+                        pseudo.display_inherit = false;
+                    }
                     if pseudo.overflow_inherit_x {
                         pseudo.overflow_specified_x = host_overflow_x;
                         pseudo.overflow_inherit_x = false;
@@ -3185,8 +3212,8 @@ fn layout_dom_once(
         // Apply fetched intrinsic image sizes. A replaced element with no
         // explicit dimensions must size from its intrinsic pixels (else it is
         // 0x0 and never paints); with one dimension given, the aspect ratio
-        // fills the other. `max-width:100%` (a UA default for img) still caps
-        // it to the container, and the aspect ratio keeps it proportional.
+        // fills the other. An authored `max-width:100%` still caps it to the
+        // container, and the aspect ratio keeps it proportional.
         for (&nid, &(iw, ih)) in intrinsic {
             if iw <= 0.0 || ih <= 0.0 {
                 continue;
@@ -4126,7 +4153,7 @@ fn resolve_grid_areas(
                 }
             }
 
-            for cid in tree.children(id) {
+            for cid in rendered_children(tree, id) {
                 let Some(cstyle) = styles.get_mut(&cid) else { continue };
                 let Some(name) = cstyle.grid_area_name.clone() else { continue };
                 if let Some(&(r0, r1, c0, c1)) = spans.get(&name) {
@@ -4146,7 +4173,7 @@ fn resolve_grid_areas(
         // Named grid lines: resolve children placed with `grid-column`/`grid-row`
         // values that reference a line name against this container's maps.
         if col_lines.is_some() || row_lines.is_some() {
-            for cid in tree.children(id) {
+            for cid in rendered_children(tree, id) {
                 let Some(cstyle) = styles.get_mut(&cid) else { continue };
                 if let (Some(raw), Some(map)) = (cstyle.grid_column_raw.clone(), &col_lines) {
                     if let Some(l) = resolve_named_placement(&raw, map) {
@@ -4978,7 +5005,7 @@ fn apply_float_continuations(
         let mut current = continuation.owner;
         while let Some(parent) = tree.get_node(current).and_then(|node| node.parent)
         {
-            let siblings = tree.children(parent);
+            let siblings = rendered_children(tree, parent);
             let Some(index) = siblings.iter().position(|candidate| *candidate == current)
             else {
                 break;
@@ -5507,12 +5534,47 @@ fn resolve_static_positions_and_reparent(
     }
 }
 
-/// Does `id` have any direct child that is inline-level (a non-whitespace
-/// text node, or an element whose resolved display is `Inline`)? Used to
-/// decide whether a block container needs the flex-row-wrap approximation of
-/// an inline formatting context.
+/// Return the DOM children that generate boxes for `id`.
+pub(crate) fn rendered_children(tree: &DomTree, id: NodeId) -> Vec<NodeId> {
+    let Some(node) = tree.get_node(id) else {
+        return Vec::new();
+    };
+    let is_closed_html_details = node.as_element().is_some_and(|name| {
+        name.ns.as_ref() == "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
+            && name.local.as_ref() == "details"
+            && node.get_attribute("open").is_none()
+    });
+    if !is_closed_html_details {
+        return tree.children(id);
+    }
+
+    // HTML gives a closed <details> a rendered child list containing only its
+    // first direct <summary> element child. Source text before that summary,
+    // non-summary elements, later summaries, and all of their descendants
+    // remain in the DOM but generate no boxes until the `open` attribute is
+    // present. Filtering at the box-tree boundary keeps both layout
+    // classification and paint/text-run construction from observing the
+    // hidden subtree.
+    tree.children(id)
+        .into_iter()
+        .find(|child| {
+            tree.get_node(*child).is_some_and(|child| {
+                child.as_element().is_some_and(|name| {
+                    name.ns.as_ref() == "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
+                        && name.local.as_ref() == "summary"
+                })
+            })
+        })
+        .into_iter()
+        .collect()
+}
+
+/// Does `id` have any direct rendered child that is inline-level (a
+/// non-whitespace text node, or an element whose resolved display is
+/// `Inline`)? Used to decide whether a block container needs the flex-row-wrap
+/// approximation of an inline formatting context.
 fn has_inline_content(tree: &DomTree, id: NodeId, styles: &HashMap<NodeId, crate::LayoutStyle>) -> bool {
-    tree.children(id).into_iter().any(|cid| {
+    rendered_children(tree, id).into_iter().any(|cid| {
         let Some(node) = tree.get_node(cid) else { return false };
         match &node.data {
             obscura_dom::tree::NodeData::Text { contents } => !contents.trim().is_empty(),
@@ -5562,7 +5624,7 @@ fn blockify_layout_children(
     parent: NodeId,
     styles: &mut HashMap<NodeId, crate::LayoutStyle>,
 ) {
-    for child in tree.children(parent) {
+    for child in rendered_children(tree, parent) {
         let transparent = styles
             .get(&child)
             .is_some_and(|style| style.display_contents && style.display != crate::Display::None);
@@ -5612,8 +5674,7 @@ fn build_any(
         .map(|s| s.display_contents && s.display != crate::Display::None)
         .unwrap_or(false);
     if splices_children {
-        return tree
-            .children(id)
+        return rendered_children(tree, id)
             .into_iter()
             .flat_map(|cid| build_any(tree, cid, taffy_tree, id_map, words, engine, ifc_items, styles))
             .collect();
@@ -5635,8 +5696,7 @@ fn build_any(
         // wrapper's children into the caller's list (same trick already used
         // for text nodes in `build_text_words`) fixes this at the root: the
         // words become flat siblings that wrap only at the real block level.
-        return tree
-            .children(id)
+        return rendered_children(tree, id)
             .into_iter()
             .flat_map(|cid| build_any(tree, cid, taffy_tree, id_map, words, engine, ifc_items, styles))
             .collect();
@@ -7245,7 +7305,7 @@ fn build(
             // wrapping for explicitly constrained inline-blocks and for ones
             // with real in-flow block children; those need their inner block
             // formatting rather than a single max-content line.
-            let has_in_flow_block_child = tree.children(id).iter().any(|child| {
+            let has_in_flow_block_child = rendered_children(tree, id).iter().any(|child| {
                 styles
                     .get(child)
                     .map_or(false, is_in_flow_block_level)
@@ -7339,11 +7399,15 @@ fn build(
                 }
             }
 
-            // When both preferred axes are auto and all min/max constraints
-            // are definite, resolve CSS2's ratio-preserving constraint table
-            // before handing the leaf to taffy. Otherwise taffy's block
-            // stretch supplies a containing-block width as a known dimension
-            // and independently clamps the height, distorting the ratio.
+            // An auto/auto replaced box starts from its intrinsic width rather
+            // than the fill-available width of an ordinary auto-width block.
+            // Seed that preferred width before handing the leaf to taffy, or
+            // block layout passes the containing-block width as a known
+            // dimension and stretches a source-less/content:url image to the
+            // viewport. Definite constraints additionally resolve CSS2's
+            // ratio-preserving constraint table up front; without constraints,
+            // leave height auto so flex shrink can still transfer through the
+            // preferred aspect ratio.
             let has_definite_constraint = [
                 style.min_width,
                 style.min_height,
@@ -7366,13 +7430,14 @@ fn build(
                     .any(|expression| expression.contains('%'));
             if matches!(style.width, crate::Dimension::Auto)
                 && matches!(style.height, crate::Dimension::Auto)
-                && has_definite_constraint
                 && !has_percentage_constraint
             {
                 let constrained =
                     crate::inline::constrained_auto_replaced_size(width, height, style);
                 taffy_style.size.width = taffy::Dimension::length(constrained.width);
-                taffy_style.size.height = taffy::Dimension::length(constrained.height);
+                if has_definite_constraint {
+                    taffy_style.size.height = taffy::Dimension::length(constrained.height);
+                }
             }
 
             // When an auto axis has a definite min/max constraint, the
@@ -7414,18 +7479,23 @@ fn build(
     // correct path for paragraphs/headings/labels/cells of text; the flex-wrap
     // approximation below only handles the leftovers (mixed inline + atomic
     // boxes, and layout-only builds where `try_build` always declines).
-    if let Some(item) = engine.try_build(tree, id, styles) {
-        if style.display == crate::Display::Block && style.width == crate::Dimension::Auto {
-            // A pure-text block is still a fill-available block. Its shaped
-            // inline context performs text alignment internally; retaining
-            // the flex alignment stand-in here shrink-wraps the leaf to its
-            // text, leaving no free width in which center/end can move it.
-            taffy_style.display = taffy::style::Display::Block;
+    let is_closed_html_details = _name.ns.as_ref() == "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
+        && _name.local.as_ref() == "details"
+        && node.get_attribute("open").is_none();
+    if !is_closed_html_details {
+        if let Some(item) = engine.try_build(tree, id, styles) {
+            if style.display == crate::Display::Block && style.width == crate::Dimension::Auto {
+                // A pure-text block is still a fill-available block. Its shaped
+                // inline context performs text alignment internally; retaining
+                // the flex alignment stand-in here shrink-wraps the leaf to its
+                // text, leaving no free width in which center/end can move it.
+                taffy_style.display = taffy::style::Display::Block;
+            }
+            let leaf = taffy_tree.new_leaf_with_context(taffy_style, item).ok()?;
+            id_map.insert(leaf, id);
+            ifc_items.whole.insert(id, item);
+            return Some(leaf);
         }
-        let leaf = taffy_tree.new_leaf_with_context(taffy_style, item).ok()?;
-        id_map.insert(leaf, id);
-        ifc_items.whole.insert(id, item);
-        return Some(leaf);
     }
 
     // Taffy has no real inline formatting context: its native Block layout
@@ -7452,7 +7522,7 @@ fn build(
         || has_in_flow_generated_pseudo(style.before_pseudo.as_deref())
         || has_in_flow_generated_pseudo(style.after_pseudo.as_deref());
 
-    let mut dom_children = tree.children(id);
+    let mut dom_children = rendered_children(tree, id);
     // A boxless inline wrapper is transparent to our approximated box tree.
     // Flatten it before deciding whether this block has mixed inline/block
     // content, not only later while building children. Otherwise
@@ -8105,7 +8175,7 @@ fn needs_column_flex_text_fit_content_cap(
         return false;
     }
 
-    let has_direct_text = tree.children(id).into_iter().any(|child| {
+    let has_direct_text = rendered_children(tree, id).into_iter().any(|child| {
         tree.get_node(child).map_or(false, |node| {
             matches!(
                 &node.data,
@@ -8159,7 +8229,7 @@ fn flatten_contents_children(
     for &cid in children {
         let splices = styles.get(&cid).map(|s| s.display_contents && s.display != crate::Display::None).unwrap_or(false);
         if splices {
-            let kids = tree.children(cid);
+            let kids = rendered_children(tree, cid);
             flatten_contents_children(tree, &kids, styles, out);
         } else {
             out.push(cid);
@@ -8198,7 +8268,7 @@ fn inline_wraps_only_in_flow_blocks(
     }
 
     let mut saw_block = false;
-    for cid in tree.children(id) {
+    for cid in rendered_children(tree, id) {
         let Some(node) = tree.get_node(cid) else {
             continue;
         };
@@ -8255,7 +8325,7 @@ fn flatten_boxless_inline_children(
             || is_flattenable_inline(tree, cid, styles)
             || inline_wraps_only_in_flow_blocks(tree, cid, styles)
         {
-            let kids = tree.children(cid);
+            let kids = rendered_children(tree, cid);
             flatten_boxless_inline_children(tree, &kids, styles, out);
         } else {
             out.push(cid);
diff --git a/crates/obscura-render/src/inline.rs b/crates/obscura-render/src/inline.rs
index f1c2c7f..33cc536 100644
--- a/crates/obscura-render/src/inline.rs
+++ b/crates/obscura-render/src/inline.rs
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ fn collect_spans(
     c: &mut Collector,
     loaded_families: &HashMap<String, LoadedFamily>,
 ) {
-    for cid in tree.children(id) {
+    for cid in crate::dom::rendered_children(tree, id) {
         collect_node_spans(
             tree,
             cid,
@@ -1795,7 +1795,7 @@ fn is_pure_text_ifc(
         return false;
     }
     let mut has_text = false;
-    let children = tree.children(id);
+    let children = crate::dom::rendered_children(tree, id);
     if children.is_empty() {
         return false;
     }
@@ -1869,7 +1869,7 @@ fn inline_child_ok(tree: &DomTree, cid: NodeId, styles: &std::collections::HashM
             if !foldable_inline {
                 return false;
             }
-            for gc in tree.children(cid) {
+            for gc in crate::dom::rendered_children(tree, cid) {
                 if !inline_child_ok(tree, gc, styles, has_text) {
                     return false;
                 }
diff --git a/crates/obscura-render/src/lib.rs b/crates/obscura-render/src/lib.rs
index e441a74..47de304 100644
--- a/crates/obscura-render/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/obscura-render/src/lib.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,65 @@ pub use dom::{
     layout_dom, layout_dom_with_images, layout_dom_with_resources, DomLayout, StickyLayout,
 };
 
+/// Whether an image MIME type names a format supported by the renderer build.
+///
+/// Compare the MIME essence case-insensitively and ignore parameters. HTML
+/// allows a `<source type>` value to include parameters, and HTTP MIME types
+/// are ASCII case-insensitive. Keep this list aligned with the `image` crate
+/// features in `Cargo.toml` plus the SVG path in `paint.rs`.
+pub(crate) fn source_type_supported(value: &str) -> bool {
+    let essence = value.split_once(';').map_or(value, |(essence, _)| essence).trim();
+    [
+        "image/apng",
+        "image/bmp",
+        "image/gif",
+        "image/jpeg",
+        "image/jpg",
+        "image/png",
+        "image/svg+xml",
+        "image/vnd.microsoft.icon",
+        "image/webp",
+        "image/x-icon",
+    ]
+    .iter()
+    .any(|supported| essence.eq_ignore_ascii_case(supported))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod image_capability_tests {
+    use super::source_type_supported;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn image_mime_filter_uses_case_insensitive_essence_and_parameters() {
+        for supported in [
+            "image/apng",
+            "image/bmp",
+            "image/gif",
+            "image/jpeg",
+            "image/jpg",
+            "image/png",
+            "image/svg+xml",
+            "image/vnd.microsoft.icon",
+            "image/webp",
+            "image/x-icon",
+            " IMAGE/WEBP ; codecs=lossless ",
+            "Image/Svg+Xml;charset=utf-8",
+        ] {
+            assert!(source_type_supported(supported), "{supported}");
+        }
+        for unsupported in [
+            "",
+            "image/avif",
+            "image/jxl",
+            "image/png,image/webp",
+            "text/html",
+            ";image/png",
+        ] {
+            assert!(!source_type_supported(unsupported), "{unsupported}");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "paint")]
 mod paint;
 #[cfg(feature = "paint")]
@@ -381,6 +440,12 @@ pub enum GeneratedContentItem {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
 pub struct LayoutStyle {
     pub display: Display,
+    /// The specified `display` value was the CSS-wide `inherit` keyword.
+    ///
+    /// `display` is normally non-inherited, so the cascade cannot resolve this
+    /// until the parent's computed outer/inner display is known. The DOM
+    /// top-down pass copies that provenance and then clears this marker.
+    pub(crate) display_inherit: bool,
     /// Computed CSS `container-type` (not inherited).
     pub container_type: ContainerType,
     /// The specified value was the CSS-wide `inherit` keyword. Resolved
diff --git a/crates/obscura-render/src/paint.rs b/crates/obscura-render/src/paint.rs
index 1e54039..f98ef74 100644
--- a/crates/obscura-render/src/paint.rs
+++ b/crates/obscura-render/src/paint.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ use crate::dom::layout_dom_with_web_fonts;
 const DEFAULT_RESOURCE_CACHE_ENTRIES: usize = 512;
 const DEFAULT_RESOURCE_CACHE_BYTES: usize = 64 * 1024 * 1024;
 const MISSING_RESOURCE_RETRY_AFTER: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(2);
+/// Exact formats the renderer can decode. Do not use `image/*` or `*/*` here:
+/// either wildcard permits a content-negotiating server to choose AVIF,
+/// JPEG-XL, or another format that this build cannot rasterize.
+const IMAGE_ACCEPT: &str = "image/webp,image/apng,image/svg+xml,image/png,image/jpeg,image/gif,image/bmp,image/x-icon,image/vnd.microsoft.icon";
 
 /// Synchronous byte loader used by [`RenderResourceCache`]. The default
 /// implementation uses Obscura's pooled image agent; tests and embedding
@@ -376,6 +380,247 @@ impl PreparedRender {
         })
     }
 
+    /// Unscaled padding-box size used by CSSOM View's `clientWidth` and
+    /// `clientHeight`. Layout rects are border boxes, so remove the resolved
+    /// borders but retain padding. This deliberately ignores visual
+    /// transforms: client metrics describe layout geometry, unlike
+    /// `getBoundingClientRect()`.
+    pub fn client_size(
+        &self,
+        id: obscura_dom::tree::NodeId,
+    ) -> Option<(f32, f32)> {
+        let rect = self.layout.rects.get(&id)?;
+        let style = self.layout.styles.get(&id)?;
+        Some((
+            (rect.width - style.border.left - style.border.right).max(0.0),
+            (rect.height - style.border.top - style.border.bottom).max(0.0),
+        ))
+    }
+
+    /// A compact CSSOM snapshot derived from the same final cascade and
+    /// layout used by paint and geometry. Keeping this on `PreparedRender`
+    /// lets script fetch all high-traffic computed properties in one op,
+    /// without rebuilding layout once per property access.
+    pub fn computed_style(
+        &self,
+        id: obscura_dom::tree::NodeId,
+    ) -> Option<HashMap<&'static str, String>> {
+        let style = self.layout.styles.get(&id)?;
+        let rect = self.layout.rects.get(&id);
+        let mut out = HashMap::new();
+
+        let display = if style.display_contents {
+            "contents"
+        } else if style.display == crate::Display::None {
+            "none"
+        } else if style.internal_flex_container {
+            "block"
+        } else {
+            match (style.display, style.is_inline_block) {
+                (crate::Display::Flex, true) => "inline-flex",
+                (crate::Display::Grid, true) => "inline-grid",
+                (crate::Display::Block, true) => "inline-block",
+                (crate::Display::Flex, false) => "flex",
+                (crate::Display::Grid, false) => "grid",
+                (crate::Display::Inline, false) => "inline",
+                _ => "block",
+            }
+        };
+        out.insert("display", display.to_string());
+        out.insert(
+            "position",
+            if style.position_fixed {
+                "fixed"
+            } else if style.position_sticky {
+                "sticky"
+            } else {
+                match style.position {
+                    Some(taffy::Position::Absolute) => "absolute",
+                    Some(taffy::Position::Relative) => "relative",
+                    _ => "static",
+                }
+            }
+            .to_string(),
+        );
+        out.insert(
+            "z-index",
+            style.z_index.map_or_else(|| "auto".to_string(), |v| v.to_string()),
+        );
+        out.insert(
+            "visibility",
+            if style.visibility_hidden.unwrap_or(false) {
+                "hidden"
+            } else {
+                "visible"
+            }
+            .to_string(),
+        );
+        out.insert("opacity", css_number(style.opacity.unwrap_or(1.0)));
+        out.insert(
+            "background-color",
+            css_color(style.background_color.unwrap_or([0, 0, 0, 0])),
+        );
+        out.insert("color", css_color(style.color.unwrap_or([0, 0, 0, 255])));
+
+        if let Some(rect) = rect {
+            let horizontal_non_content =
+                style.border.left + style.border.right + style.padding.left + style.padding.right;
+            let vertical_non_content =
+                style.border.top + style.border.bottom + style.padding.top + style.padding.bottom;
+            let (width, height) = match style.box_sizing {
+                crate::BoxSizing::BorderBox => (rect.width, rect.height),
+                _ => (
+                    (rect.width - horizontal_non_content).max(0.0),
+                    (rect.height - vertical_non_content).max(0.0),
+                ),
+            };
+            out.insert("width", css_px(width));
+            out.insert("height", css_px(height));
+        } else {
+            out.insert("width", dimension_css(style.width, "auto"));
+            out.insert("height", dimension_css(style.height, "auto"));
+        }
+        out.insert("min-width", dimension_css(style.min_width, "auto"));
+        out.insert("min-height", dimension_css(style.min_height, "auto"));
+        out.insert("max-width", dimension_css(style.max_width, "none"));
+        out.insert("max-height", dimension_css(style.max_height, "none"));
+        out.insert(
+            "box-sizing",
+            if style.box_sizing == crate::BoxSizing::BorderBox {
+                "border-box"
+            } else {
+                "content-box"
+            }
+            .to_string(),
+        );
+
+        let overflow_axis = |specified: u8, clipped: bool, scroll: bool| {
+            if scroll {
+                // The compact layout model intentionally merges
+                // hidden/auto/scroll for clipping. `auto` is the least
+                // surprising computed scroll-container value.
+                "auto"
+            } else if specified == 1 || clipped {
+                "clip"
+            } else {
+                "visible"
+            }
+        };
+        out.insert(
+            "overflow-x",
+            overflow_axis(
+                style.overflow_specified_x,
+                style.overflow_clip_x,
+                style.overflow_scroll_x,
+            )
+            .to_string(),
+        );
+        out.insert(
+            "overflow-y",
+            overflow_axis(
+                style.overflow_specified_y,
+                style.overflow_clip_y,
+                style.overflow_scroll_y,
+            )
+            .to_string(),
+        );
+
+        for (name, value, auto) in [
+            ("margin-top", style.margin.top, style.margin_auto[0]),
+            ("margin-right", style.margin.right, style.margin_auto[1]),
+            ("margin-bottom", style.margin.bottom, style.margin_auto[2]),
+            ("margin-left", style.margin.left, style.margin_auto[3]),
+        ] {
+            out.insert(name, if auto { "auto".to_string() } else { css_px(value) });
+        }
+        for (name, value) in [
+            ("padding-top", style.padding.top),
+            ("padding-right", style.padding.right),
+            ("padding-bottom", style.padding.bottom),
+            ("padding-left", style.padding.left),
+            ("border-top-width", style.border.top),
+            ("border-right-width", style.border.right),
+            ("border-bottom-width", style.border.bottom),
+            ("border-left-width", style.border.left),
+        ] {
+            out.insert(name, css_px(value));
+        }
+        let border_color = css_color(style.border_color.or(style.color).unwrap_or([0, 0, 0, 255]));
+        out.insert("border-top-color", border_color.clone());
+        out.insert("border-right-color", border_color.clone());
+        out.insert("border-bottom-color", border_color.clone());
+        out.insert("border-left-color", border_color);
+        for (name, width) in [
+            ("border-top-style", style.border.top),
+            ("border-right-style", style.border.right),
+            ("border-bottom-style", style.border.bottom),
+            ("border-left-style", style.border.left),
+        ] {
+            out.insert(name, if width > 0.0 { "solid" } else { "none" }.to_string());
+        }
+
+        out.insert(
+            "flex-direction",
+            match style.flex_direction.unwrap_or(taffy::FlexDirection::Row) {
+                taffy::FlexDirection::Row => "row",
+                taffy::FlexDirection::RowReverse => "row-reverse",
+                taffy::FlexDirection::Column => "column",
+                taffy::FlexDirection::ColumnReverse => "column-reverse",
+            }
+            .to_string(),
+        );
+        out.insert(
+            "flex-wrap",
+            match style.flex_wrap.unwrap_or(taffy::FlexWrap::NoWrap) {
+                taffy::FlexWrap::NoWrap => "nowrap",
+                taffy::FlexWrap::Wrap => "wrap",
+                taffy::FlexWrap::WrapReverse => "wrap-reverse",
+            }
+            .to_string(),
+        );
+        out.insert(
+            "align-items",
+            style
+                .align_items
+                .map_or_else(|| "normal".to_string(), align_items_css),
+        );
+        out.insert(
+            "justify-items",
+            style
+                .justify_items
+                .map_or_else(|| "normal".to_string(), align_items_css),
+        );
+        out.insert(
+            "justify-content",
+            style
+                .justify_content
+                .map_or_else(|| "normal".to_string(), align_content_css),
+        );
+        out.insert(
+            "align-content",
+            style
+                .align_content
+                .map_or_else(|| "normal".to_string(), align_content_css),
+        );
+        out.insert("column-gap", style.column_gap.map_or_else(|| "normal".to_string(), css_px));
+        out.insert("row-gap", style.row_gap.map_or_else(|| "normal".to_string(), css_px));
+        out.insert(
+            "grid-auto-flow",
+            match style.grid_auto_flow.unwrap_or(taffy::GridAutoFlow::Row) {
+                taffy::GridAutoFlow::Row => "row",
+                taffy::GridAutoFlow::Column => "column",
+                taffy::GridAutoFlow::RowDense => "row dense",
+                taffy::GridAutoFlow::ColumnDense => "column dense",
+            }
+            .to_string(),
+        );
+
+        out.insert("transform", transform_css(style));
+        out
+            .insert("transform-origin", transform_origin_css(style, rect));
+        Some(out)
+    }
+
     /// Border box in the current root viewport. This is the read-only geometry
     /// path used by a later CSSOM integration and shares paint's clamped scroll,
     /// fixed-subtree, and sticky-positioning derivatives.
@@ -402,6 +647,127 @@ impl PreparedRender {
     }
 }
 
+fn css_number(value: f32) -> String {
+    if value == 0.0 {
+        "0".to_string()
+    } else {
+        value.to_string()
+    }
+}
+
+fn css_px(value: f32) -> String {
+    format!("{}px", css_number(if value == 0.0 { 0.0 } else { value }))
+}
+
+fn dimension_css(value: crate::Dimension, auto: &str) -> String {
+    match value {
+        crate::Dimension::Auto => auto.to_string(),
+        crate::Dimension::Px(v) => css_px(v),
+        crate::Dimension::Percent(v) => format!("{}%", css_number(v * 100.0)),
+        crate::Dimension::Em(v) => format!("{}em", css_number(v)),
+        crate::Dimension::Ex(v) => format!("{}ex", css_number(v)),
+        crate::Dimension::Rem(v) => format!("{}rem", css_number(v)),
+        crate::Dimension::Vw(v) => format!("{}vw", css_number(v)),
+        crate::Dimension::Vh(v) => format!("{}vh", css_number(v)),
+        crate::Dimension::Vmin(v) => format!("{}vmin", css_number(v)),
+        crate::Dimension::Vmax(v) => format!("{}vmax", css_number(v)),
+    }
+}
+
+fn css_color([r, g, b, a]: [u8; 4]) -> String {
+    if a == 255 {
+        format!("rgb({r}, {g}, {b})")
+    } else {
+        format!(
+            "rgba({r}, {g}, {b}, {})",
+            css_number(a as f32 / 255.0)
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+fn align_items_css(value: taffy::AlignItems) -> String {
+    let keyword = match value.keyword {
+        taffy::AlignItemsKeyword::Start => "start",
+        taffy::AlignItemsKeyword::End => "end",
+        taffy::AlignItemsKeyword::FlexStart => "flex-start",
+        taffy::AlignItemsKeyword::FlexEnd => "flex-end",
+        taffy::AlignItemsKeyword::Center => "center",
+        taffy::AlignItemsKeyword::Baseline => "baseline",
+        taffy::AlignItemsKeyword::Stretch => "stretch",
+    };
+    if value.safety == taffy::AlignmentSafety::Safe {
+        format!("safe {keyword}")
+    } else {
+        keyword.to_string()
+    }
+}
+
+fn align_content_css(value: taffy::AlignContent) -> String {
+    let keyword = match value.keyword {
+        taffy::AlignContentKeyword::Start => "start",
+        taffy::AlignContentKeyword::End => "end",
+        taffy::AlignContentKeyword::FlexStart => "flex-start",
+        taffy::AlignContentKeyword::FlexEnd => "flex-end",
+        taffy::AlignContentKeyword::Center => "center",
+        taffy::AlignContentKeyword::Stretch => "stretch",
+        taffy::AlignContentKeyword::SpaceBetween => "space-between",
+        taffy::AlignContentKeyword::SpaceEvenly => "space-evenly",
+        taffy::AlignContentKeyword::SpaceAround => "space-around",
+    };
+    if value.safety == taffy::AlignmentSafety::Safe {
+        format!("safe {keyword}")
+    } else {
+        keyword.to_string()
+    }
+}
+
+fn transform_css(style: &crate::LayoutStyle) -> String {
+    let mut parts = Vec::new();
+    if let Some((x, y)) = style.transform_translate {
+        parts.push(format!(
+            "translate({}, {})",
+            dimension_css(x, "0px"),
+            dimension_css(y, "0px")
+        ));
+    }
+    if let Some((x, y)) = style.individual_translate {
+        parts.push(format!(
+            "translate({}, {})",
+            dimension_css(x, "0px"),
+            dimension_css(y, "0px")
+        ));
+    }
+    if let Some((x, y)) = style.transform_scale {
+        parts.push(format!("scale({}, {})", css_number(x), css_number(y)));
+    }
+    if let Some([a, b, c, d]) = style.transform_projection {
+        parts.push(format!(
+            "matrix({}, {}, {}, {}, 0, 0)",
+            css_number(a),
+            css_number(b),
+            css_number(c),
+            css_number(d)
+        ));
+    }
+    if parts.is_empty() {
+        "none".to_string()
+    } else {
+        parts.join(" ")
+    }
+}
+
+fn transform_origin_css(style: &crate::LayoutStyle, rect: Option<&crate::Rect>) -> String {
+    let (x, y) = style
+        .transform_origin
+        .unwrap_or((crate::Dimension::Percent(0.5), crate::Dimension::Percent(0.5)));
+    let resolve = |value: crate::Dimension, axis: f32| match value {
+        crate::Dimension::Percent(fraction) => css_px(fraction * axis),
+        other => dimension_css(other, "0px"),
+    };
+    let (width, height) = rect.map_or((0.0, 0.0), |rect| (rect.width, rect.height));
+    format!("{} {}", resolve(x, width), resolve(y, height))
+}
+
 /// Render `tree` at `viewport` (width, height) in CSS pixels to a Pixmap, or
 /// None if the viewport is zero-sized. `base_url`, when given, resolves the
 /// relative image URLs (`<img src="logo.svg">`) that make up the overwhelming
@@ -525,9 +891,48 @@ pub fn paint_prepared(
         &mut prepared.layout,
         None,
         None,
+        None,
     )
 }
 
+/// The used `z-index` for an element which participates in stacking order.
+///
+/// A non-auto z-index applies not only to positioned boxes, but also to
+/// otherwise-static flex and grid items. `display:contents` boxes are skipped
+/// while finding the item's formatting-context parent because they generate no
+/// box of their own.
+fn stacking_z_index(
+    tree: &DomTree,
+    laid: &crate::DomLayout,
+    id: obscura_dom::tree::NodeId,
+) -> Option<i32> {
+    let style = laid.styles.get(&id)?;
+    if style.display == crate::Display::None || style.display_contents {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let z = style.z_index?;
+    if style.position.is_some() {
+        return Some(z);
+    }
+
+    let mut parent = tree.get_node(id).and_then(|node| node.parent);
+    while let Some(parent_id) = parent {
+        let Some(parent_style) = laid.styles.get(&parent_id) else {
+            parent = tree.get_node(parent_id).and_then(|node| node.parent);
+            continue;
+        };
+        if parent_style.display_contents {
+            parent = tree.get_node(parent_id).and_then(|node| node.parent);
+            continue;
+        }
+        let is_flex_or_grid = parent_style.display == crate::Display::Grid
+            || (parent_style.display == crate::Display::Flex
+                && !parent_style.internal_flex_container);
+        return is_flex_or_grid.then_some(z);
+    }
+    None
+}
+
 /// Paint an already prepared layout without changing its document-space
 /// geometry. Root scrolling and sticky positioning are per-shot visual state,
 /// so alternating captures can safely reuse the same layout.
@@ -546,6 +951,7 @@ fn paint_laid_dom_scrolled(
     laid: &mut crate::DomLayout,
     paint_root: Option<obscura_dom::tree::NodeId>,
     suppress_opacity_for: Option<obscura_dom::tree::NodeId>,
+    suppress_stacking_for: Option<obscura_dom::tree::NodeId>,
 ) -> Option<Pixmap> {
     let scroll_state =
         ScrollPaintState::new(viewport, scroll, content_size, viewport_fixed, sticky);
@@ -582,14 +988,13 @@ fn paint_laid_dom_scrolled(
     // path free of any added cost.
 
     // Paint order: tree order for the normal flow (later elements paint over
-    // earlier ones), except that a positioned element with a non-zero
-    // z-index lifts its whole subtree into a separate layer: negative layers
-    // paint under the normal flow, positive ones above it, each sorted by
-    // z-index ascending (stable, so equal z keeps tree order). This is the
-    // pragmatic core of CSS stacking contexts: dropdowns/overlays/badges
-    // (z>0) stop losing to later siblings, and z:-1 decorative backdrops
-    // stop covering their content. Nested z roots paint inside their
-    // ancestor root's subtree in tree order.
+    // earlier ones), except that a positioned element or a flex/grid item
+    // with a non-auto z-index lifts its whole subtree into an atomic stacking
+    // unit: negative layers paint under the normal flow, non-negative ones
+    // above it, each sorted by z-index ascending (stable, so equal z keeps
+    // tree order). The unit is recursively painted at its sorted position,
+    // preventing its backgrounds, replaced content, and shaped text from
+    // leaking into different global paint phases.
     let mut neg_layers: Vec<(i32, Vec<obscura_dom::tree::NodeId>)> = Vec::new();
     let mut pos_layers: Vec<(i32, Vec<obscura_dom::tree::NodeId>)> = Vec::new();
     let mut normal: Vec<obscura_dom::tree::NodeId> = Vec::new();
@@ -606,12 +1011,9 @@ fn paint_laid_dom_scrolled(
                 .get(&nid)
                 .and_then(|style| style.opacity)
                 .is_some_and(|opacity| opacity.clamp(0.0, 1.0) < 1.0);
-        let z = laid
-            .styles
-            .get(&nid)
-            .filter(|s| s.position.is_some())
-            .and_then(|s| s.z_index)
-            .filter(|&z| z != 0);
+        let z = (suppress_stacking_for != Some(nid))
+            .then(|| stacking_z_index(tree, laid, nid))
+            .flatten();
         if is_opacity_root {
             let mut sub = vec![nid];
             sub.extend(tree.descendants(nid));
@@ -632,9 +1034,9 @@ fn paint_laid_dom_scrolled(
                 consumed.insert(m);
             }
             if z < 0 {
-                neg_layers.push((z, sub));
+                neg_layers.push((z, vec![nid]));
             } else {
-                pos_layers.push((z, sub));
+                pos_layers.push((z, vec![nid]));
             }
         } else {
             normal.push(nid);
@@ -707,6 +1109,36 @@ fn paint_laid_dom_scrolled(
         if svg_subtree_skip.contains(&nid) {
             continue;
         }
+        if suppress_stacking_for != Some(nid)
+            && stacking_z_index(tree, laid, nid).is_some()
+        {
+            opacity_subtree_skip.insert(nid);
+            opacity_subtree_skip.extend(tree.descendants(nid));
+            // A stacking context is one structural paint item in its parent.
+            // Re-enter the same display-list builder with this root suppressed
+            // so all of its decorations, descendants, and shaped inline text
+            // finish before the next sibling stacking unit starts. Passing the
+            // existing pixmap avoids a viewport-sized intermediate surface;
+            // opacity still takes the isolated-surface path below when needed.
+            pixmap = paint_laid_dom_scrolled(
+                tree,
+                viewport,
+                base_url,
+                scroll,
+                pixmap,
+                image_cache,
+                selected_images,
+                svg_fonts,
+                content_size,
+                viewport_fixed,
+                sticky,
+                laid,
+                Some(nid),
+                suppress_opacity_for,
+                Some(nid),
+            )?;
+            continue;
+        }
         let node = match tree.get_node(nid) {
             Some(n) => n,
             None => continue,
@@ -769,6 +1201,7 @@ fn paint_laid_dom_scrolled(
                 laid,
                 Some(nid),
                 Some(nid),
+                suppress_stacking_for,
             )?;
             let group_paint = tiny_skia::PixmapPaint {
                 opacity: own_opacity,
@@ -2606,12 +3039,11 @@ fn split_css_top_level(value: &str, separator: char) -> Vec<&str> {
 fn http_get_bytes(url: &str) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
     let mut backoff = std::time::Duration::from_millis(200);
     for attempt in 0..3 {
-        // A browser-like Accept advertises the modern image formats and is what
-        // content-negotiating CDNs expect; some UA-gated hosts also reject a
-        // request with no Accept header outright.
+        // Advertise only formats that this build can decode. Content-negotiating
+        // CDNs otherwise commonly choose AVIF and leave the image blank.
         let res = image_agent()
             .get(url)
-            .set("Accept", "image/avif,image/webp,image/apng,image/svg+xml,image/*,*/*;q=0.8")
+            .set("Accept", IMAGE_ACCEPT)
             .call();
         match res {
             Ok(resp) => {
@@ -2689,7 +3121,7 @@ fn percent_decode(s: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
     out
 }
 
-/// Decode raster image bytes (jpeg/png/webp) to a premultiplied-alpha pixmap
+/// Decode raster image bytes (GIF/JPEG/PNG/WebP) to a premultiplied-alpha pixmap
 /// resized to `w`x`h`.
 fn raster_to_pixmap(bytes: &[u8], w: u32, h: u32) -> Option<Pixmap> {
     let img = image::load_from_memory(bytes).ok()?.to_rgba8();
@@ -4147,7 +4579,7 @@ fn picture_source_url(
             continue;
         }
         if let Some(t) = child.get_attribute("type") {
-            if !source_type_supported(t) {
+            if !crate::source_type_supported(t) {
                 continue;
             }
         }
@@ -4166,17 +4598,6 @@ fn picture_source_url(
     None
 }
 
-/// Whether a `<source type=...>` names an image format this build can decode.
-/// AVIF/JPEG-XL are intentionally excluded: the `image` crate cannot decode
-/// them here, so a decodable `<img>` fallback must win over such a source.
-fn source_type_supported(t: &str) -> bool {
-    matches!(
-        t.trim().to_ascii_lowercase().as_str(),
-        "image/jpeg" | "image/jpg" | "image/png" | "image/gif" | "image/webp"
-            | "image/bmp" | "image/svg+xml" | "image/x-icon" | "image/vnd.microsoft.icon"
-    )
-}
-
 /// Pick one URL from a `srcset` list, matching the WebKit/Blink selection:
 /// normalize each `w` descriptor to an effective density (`w / source-size`,
 /// with the source-size taken from `sizes` or falling back to the viewport
@@ -5405,6 +5826,101 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use obscura_dom::tree_sink::parse_html;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn image_accept_advertises_exactly_decodable_mime_types() {
+        assert!(!IMAGE_ACCEPT.contains('*'));
+        assert!(!IMAGE_ACCEPT.to_ascii_lowercase().contains("avif"));
+        for mime in IMAGE_ACCEPT.split(',') {
+            assert!(
+                crate::source_type_supported(mime),
+                "advertised MIME type must be decodable: {mime}"
+            );
+        }
+        for required in [
+            "image/webp",
+            "image/apng",
+            "image/svg+xml",
+            "image/png",
+            "image/jpeg",
+            "image/gif",
+            "image/bmp",
+            "image/x-icon",
+            "image/vnd.microsoft.icon",
+        ] {
+            assert!(
+                IMAGE_ACCEPT.split(',').any(|mime| mime == required),
+                "missing supported MIME type {required}"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn picture_type_filter_skips_avif_and_accepts_parameterized_mime_essence() {
+        let tree = parse_html(
+            r#"<picture>
+                 <source type="IMAGE/AVIF; codecs=av01" srcset="unsupported.avif">
+                 <source type=" Image/WebP ; codecs=lossless " srcset="supported.webp">
+                 <img id="hero" src="fallback.png">
+               </picture>"#,
+        );
+        let hero = tree.get_element_by_id("hero").expect("hero");
+        assert_eq!(
+            picture_source_url(&tree, hero, (800.0, 600.0)),
+            Some(("supported.webp".to_string(), 1.0))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn enabled_bmp_and_ico_formats_have_metadata_and_full_raster_decode() {
+        use std::io::Cursor;
+
+        let source = image::DynamicImage::ImageRgba8(image::RgbaImage::from_pixel(
+            2,
+            3,
+            image::Rgba([20, 40, 60, 255]),
+        ));
+        for format in [image::ImageFormat::Bmp, image::ImageFormat::Ico] {
+            let mut encoded = Cursor::new(Vec::new());
+            source
+                .write_to(&mut encoded, format)
+                .expect("encode fixture");
+            let encoded = encoded.into_inner();
+            assert_eq!(image_dimensions(&encoded), Some((2, 3)), "{format:?}");
+            let raster = raster_to_pixmap(&encoded, 2, 3).expect("decode raster");
+            assert_eq!((raster.width(), raster.height()), (2, 3));
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn gif_placeholders_have_intrinsic_pixels_and_valid_gifs_decode() {
+        // Apple's lazy-picture system (and many generic lazy loaders) uses a
+        // transparent 1x1 GIF as the selected source until the real candidate
+        // enters its preload range. It is still a successfully decoded image:
+        // Chromium reports complete=true and naturalWidth=1.
+        const TRANSPARENT_GIF: &[u8] = &[
+            0x47, 0x49, 0x46, 0x38, 0x39, 0x61, 0x01, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x70,
+            0x00, 0x00, 0x21, 0xf9, 0x04, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x2c,
+            0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02, 0x02,
+            0x44, 0x01, 0x00, 0x3b,
+        ];
+
+        // Apple's deliberately palette-less placeholder is accepted by
+        // browsers for source selection. Header metadata is sufficient for
+        // complete/naturalWidth; visually it contributes no pixels.
+        assert_eq!(image_dimensions(TRANSPARENT_GIF), Some((1, 1)));
+
+        const VISIBLE_GIF: &[u8] = &[
+            0x47, 0x49, 0x46, 0x38, 0x39, 0x61, 0x01, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x80,
+            0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x2c, 0x00, 0x00,
+            0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02, 0x01, 0x4c, 0x00,
+            0x3b,
+        ];
+        let decoded = raster_to_pixmap(VISIBLE_GIF, 1, 1).expect("decode GIF");
+        assert_eq!(decoded.width(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(decoded.height(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(decoded.pixel(0, 0).expect("pixel").alpha(), 255);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn scrolled_viewport_moves_document_content_but_not_fixed_subtrees() {
         let tree = parse_html(
@@ -6672,6 +7188,89 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn static_flex_and_grid_item_z_index_paints_each_subtree_atomically() {
+        let blue_image = "data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20width='100'%20height='60'%3E%3Crect%20width='100'%20height='60'%20fill='blue'/%3E%3C/svg%3E";
+        let tree = parse_html(&format!(
+            r#"<html><head><style>
+                 body {{ margin:0 }}
+                 .row {{
+                   position:relative; width:120px; height:70px;
+                   display:flex; align-items:flex-start;
+                 }}
+                 .grid {{
+                   width:120px; height:70px; display:grid;
+                   grid-template-columns:100px;
+                   grid-template-rows:60px;
+                 }}
+                 .front {{
+                   box-sizing:border-box; width:100px; height:60px;
+                   z-index:2; background:#ff0000; border:5px solid #00ff00;
+                   color:#000000; font-size:24px; line-height:30px;
+                 }}
+                 .cover {{
+                   position:absolute; z-index:auto; left:0; top:0;
+                   width:100px; height:60px; background:#0000ff;
+                 }}
+                 .cell {{ grid-area:1 / 1; }}
+                 img.cell {{ width:100px; height:60px; }}
+               </style></head><body>
+                 <div class="row">
+                   <div class="front">FLEX</div>
+                   <div class="cover"></div>
+                 </div>
+                 <div class="grid">
+                   <div class="front cell">GRID</div>
+                   <img class="cell" alt="" src="{blue_image}">
+                 </div>
+                 <div class="row" style="height:60px">
+                   <div class="front" style="z-index:1">LOW</div>
+                   <div class="cover" style="z-index:3"></div>
+                 </div>
+               </body></html>"#
+        ));
+        let pixmap = paint_dom(&tree, (140.0, 210.0), None).expect("pixmap");
+
+        let is_green = |x, y| {
+            let pixel = pixmap.pixel(x, y).expect("border pixel");
+            pixel.green() > 230 && pixel.red() < 30 && pixel.blue() < 30
+        };
+        let is_red = |x, y| {
+            let pixel = pixmap.pixel(x, y).expect("background pixel");
+            pixel.red() > 230 && pixel.green() < 30 && pixel.blue() < 30
+        };
+        assert!(
+            is_green(2, 30) && is_red(80, 50),
+            "the static flex item's border/background must paint above its later absolute sibling"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            is_green(2, 100) && is_red(80, 120),
+            "the static grid item's border/background must paint above its later image sibling"
+        );
+
+        for (label, y0) in [("flex", 0), ("grid", 70)] {
+            let dark_ink = (8..92)
+                .flat_map(|x| (y0 + 8..y0 + 42).map(move |y| (x, y)))
+                .filter(|&(x, y)| {
+                    let pixel = pixmap.pixel(x, y).expect("text pixel");
+                    pixel.red() < 40 && pixel.green() < 40 && pixel.blue() < 40
+                })
+                .count();
+            assert!(
+                dark_ink > 20,
+                "{label} item text must remain inside the raised atomic subtree, found {dark_ink} dark pixels"
+            );
+        }
+
+        assert!(
+            (0..60).all(|dy| (0..100).all(|x| {
+                let pixel = pixmap.pixel(x, 140 + dy).expect("covered pixel");
+                pixel.blue() > 230 && pixel.red() < 30 && pixel.green() < 30
+            })),
+            "a higher-z sibling must cover the lower item's background, border, and shaped text as one unit"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn overflow_clipping_keeps_physical_axes_independent() {
         let tree = parse_html(
diff --git a/crates/obscura-render/src/style.rs b/crates/obscura-render/src/style.rs
index aa5e695..c7aed87 100644
--- a/crates/obscura-render/src/style.rs
+++ b/crates/obscura-render/src/style.rs
@@ -229,24 +229,16 @@ pub fn ua_style(tag: &str) -> LayoutStyle {
         if tag == "th" {
             style.font_weight = Some("bold".to_string());
         }
-    } else if tag == "img" || tag == "figure" {
-        if tag == "img" {
-            // Images are inline-level replaced elements by default. Model the
-            // atomic inner box with the same inline-block marker used by
-            // native controls, so an icon between text fragments participates
-            // in their line instead of splitting the parent into block runs.
-            // An authored display declaration clears this marker in the
-            // cascade before applying its requested display.
-            style.display = Display::Inline;
-            style.is_inline_block = true;
-        }
-        // Near-universal reset: images fit their container instead of
-        // overflowing. Wikipedia (and most sites) set `img{max-width:100%}`;
-        // making it a UA default prevents a fixed-width thumbnail (e.g. a
-        // 250px infobox image) from spilling out of a narrower box (a 200px
-        // taxobox) when we have not applied the site's own rule.
-        style.max_width = crate::Dimension::Percent(1.0);
-        style.flex_shrink = Some(1.0);
+    } else if tag == "img" {
+        // Images are inline-level replaced elements by default. Model the
+        // atomic inner box with the same inline-block marker used by native
+        // controls, so an icon between text fragments participates in their
+        // line instead of splitting the parent into block runs. Chromium's UA
+        // sheet does not impose a responsive max-width: author/reset CSS must
+        // opt into that. A synthetic `max-width:100%` here distorts deliberately
+        // oversized art whose height and intrinsic ratio establish its width.
+        style.display = Display::Inline;
+        style.is_inline_block = true;
     }
     style
 }
@@ -643,11 +635,9 @@ fn unitless_math_tokens<'i, 't>(
 fn apply_value(style: &mut LayoutStyle, name: &str, value: &str) {
     match name {
         "display" => {
-            if value != "contents" {
-                style.display_contents = false;
-            }
+            let value = value.trim().to_ascii_lowercase();
             if matches!(
-                value,
+                value.as_str(),
                 "none"
                     | "flex"
                     | "inline-flex"
@@ -660,13 +650,22 @@ fn apply_value(style: &mut LayoutStyle, name: &str, value: &str) {
                     | "table"
                     | "inline-table"
                     | "contents"
+                    | "inherit"
+                    | "initial"
+                    | "unset"
             ) {
+                // Every valid authored display value replaces the complete
+                // outer/inner display pair. In particular, it must not retain
+                // the UA table/control approximation merely because its
+                // internal enum happens to equal the newly specified value.
                 style.internal_flex_container = false;
                 style.is_table_box = false;
                 style.is_inline_block = false;
                 style.flow_root = false;
+                style.display_contents = false;
+                style.display_inherit = false;
             }
-            match value {
+            match value.as_str() {
                 "none" => style.display = crate::Display::None,
                 "flex" => style.display = crate::Display::Flex,
                 "inline-flex" => {
@@ -712,6 +711,19 @@ fn apply_value(style: &mut LayoutStyle, name: &str, value: &str) {
                     style.display = crate::Display::Block;
                     style.display_contents = true;
                 }
+                "inherit" => {
+                    // Keep a valid initial-display placeholder until the
+                    // parent computed style is available. The top-down pass
+                    // copies the parent's outer and inner display provenance,
+                    // but never its engine-only native-layout flags.
+                    style.display = crate::Display::Inline;
+                    style.display_inherit = true;
+                }
+                "initial" | "unset" => {
+                    // `display` is not inherited and its CSS initial value is
+                    // `inline`, independent of the element's HTML UA display.
+                    style.display = crate::Display::Inline;
+                }
                 _ => {}
             }
         }
@@ -1530,14 +1542,7 @@ fn apply_value(style: &mut LayoutStyle, name: &str, value: &str) {
         "grid-template" => parse_grid_template(style, value),
         "grid" => parse_grid_shorthand(style, value),
         "grid-auto-flow" => style.grid_auto_flow = parse_grid_auto_flow(value),
-        "grid-area" => {
-            // Named area (single ident) or line form `r/c/r/c`. We only resolve
-            // the named-area case here; line forms are handled by grid-row/column.
-            let v = value.trim();
-            if !v.contains('/') && !v.is_empty() {
-                style.grid_area_name = Some(v.to_string());
-            }
-        }
+        "grid-area" => set_grid_area(style, value),
         "grid-column" => set_grid_placement(style, value, true),
         "grid-row" => set_grid_placement(style, value, false),
         "grid-column-start" => set_grid_placement_side(style, value, true, true),
@@ -1871,6 +1876,17 @@ pub(crate) fn supports_declaration(name: &str, value: &str) -> bool {
         "overflow" | "overflow-x" | "overflow-y" => {
             parse_overflow_declaration(&name, value).is_some()
         }
+        "grid-area" => {
+            let parts = split_top_level(value, '/')
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(str::trim)
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+            !parts.is_empty()
+                && parts.len() <= 4
+                && parts.iter().all(|part| {
+                    !part.is_empty() && parse_grid_line_kind(part).is_some()
+                })
+        }
         "color" | "-webkit-text-fill-color" | "background-color" | "border-color" => {
             parse_color(value).is_some()
         }
@@ -2880,6 +2896,226 @@ fn parse_grid_auto_flow(value: &str) -> Option<taffy::GridAutoFlow> {
     })
 }
 
+/// Expand the `grid-area` shorthand into its row/column placements.
+///
+/// The four slash-separated components are, in order, row-start,
+/// column-start, row-end, and column-end. Missing end values repeat a
+/// custom-ident start (the named-area form) and otherwise become `auto`, per
+/// CSS Grid. Keeping the expansion in the computed style is important for the
+/// common overlay idiom `grid-area: 1 / 1 / 1 / 1`; treating every slash form
+/// as unsupported makes each child auto-place into a new implicit row.
+fn set_grid_area(style: &mut LayoutStyle, value: &str) {
+    if matches!(
+        value.trim().to_ascii_lowercase().as_str(),
+        "initial" | "inherit" | "unset" | "revert" | "revert-layer"
+    ) {
+        style.grid_area_name = None;
+        set_grid_placement(style, "auto / auto", true);
+        set_grid_placement(style, "auto / auto", false);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let parts = split_top_level(value, '/')
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(str::trim)
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    if parts.is_empty()
+        || parts.len() > 4
+        || parts.iter().any(|part| part.is_empty())
+        || parts
+            .iter()
+            .any(|part| parse_grid_line_kind(part).is_none())
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let row_start = parts[0];
+    let column_start = parts
+        .get(1)
+        .copied()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| grid_area_omitted_side(row_start));
+    let row_end = parts
+        .get(2)
+        .copied()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| grid_area_omitted_side(row_start));
+    let column_end = parts
+        .get(3)
+        .copied()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| grid_area_omitted_side(column_start));
+
+    // Preserve the compact named-area representation used by
+    // `resolve_grid_areas`, while also retaining the generated `name-start` /
+    // `name-end` line form for grids that expose those named lines directly.
+    if parts.len() == 1 && is_grid_custom_ident(row_start) {
+        style.grid_area_name = Some(row_start.to_string());
+    } else {
+        style.grid_area_name = None;
+    }
+
+    set_grid_placement(
+        style,
+        &format!("{column_start} / {column_end}"),
+        true,
+    );
+    set_grid_placement(style, &format!("{row_start} / {row_end}"), false);
+}
+
+fn grid_area_omitted_side(start: &str) -> &str {
+    if is_grid_custom_ident(start) {
+        start
+    } else {
+        "auto"
+    }
+}
+
+fn is_grid_custom_ident(value: &str) -> bool {
+    matches!(
+        parse_grid_line_kind(value),
+        Some(GridLineKind::IdentOnly)
+    )
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+enum GridLineKind {
+    IdentOnly,
+    Other,
+}
+
+/// Validate one `<grid-line>` without mutating the computed style. Shorthand
+/// declarations are atomic: if any of their one-to-four components is invalid,
+/// the entire declaration must be ignored rather than partially resetting
+/// earlier winning longhands.
+fn parse_grid_line_kind(value: &str) -> Option<GridLineKind> {
+    let mut input = cssparser::ParserInput::new(value.trim());
+    let mut parser = cssparser::Parser::new(&mut input);
+
+    // auto
+    {
+        let state = parser.state();
+        if parser
+            .expect_ident_cloned()
+            .is_ok_and(|ident| ident.eq_ignore_ascii_case("auto"))
+            && parser.is_exhausted()
+        {
+            return Some(GridLineKind::Other);
+        }
+        parser.reset(&state);
+    }
+
+    // span && [ <positive-integer> || <custom-ident> ]
+    {
+        let state = parser.state();
+        if parser
+            .expect_ident_cloned()
+            .is_ok_and(|ident| ident.eq_ignore_ascii_case("span"))
+        {
+            let mut saw_integer = consume_grid_integer(&mut parser, true);
+            let mut saw_ident = consume_grid_custom_ident(&mut parser);
+            if !saw_integer {
+                saw_integer = consume_grid_integer(&mut parser, true);
+            }
+            if !saw_ident {
+                saw_ident = consume_grid_custom_ident(&mut parser);
+            }
+            if (saw_integer || saw_ident) && parser.is_exhausted() {
+                return Some(GridLineKind::Other);
+            }
+        }
+        parser.reset(&state);
+    }
+
+    // [ <non-zero-integer> && <custom-ident>? ], in either order.
+    {
+        let state = parser.state();
+        if consume_grid_integer(&mut parser, false) {
+            let _ = consume_grid_custom_ident(&mut parser);
+            if parser.is_exhausted() {
+                return Some(GridLineKind::Other);
+            }
+        }
+        parser.reset(&state);
+    }
+    {
+        let state = parser.state();
+        if consume_grid_custom_ident(&mut parser) {
+            if parser.is_exhausted() {
+                return Some(GridLineKind::IdentOnly);
+            }
+            if consume_grid_integer(&mut parser, false) && parser.is_exhausted() {
+                return Some(GridLineKind::Other);
+            }
+        }
+        parser.reset(&state);
+    }
+
+    // Modern engines accept an integer-valued math function as the numeric
+    // half of a grid line. Keep it non-ident-only so omitted shorthand sides
+    // become auto. Resolution remains deferred in the raw placement path.
+    if consume_grid_integer_math(&mut parser) {
+        let _ = consume_grid_custom_ident(&mut parser);
+        if parser.is_exhausted() {
+            return Some(GridLineKind::Other);
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+fn consume_grid_integer(parser: &mut cssparser::Parser<'_, '_>, positive_only: bool) -> bool {
+    let state = parser.state();
+    let valid = parser.expect_integer().is_ok_and(|integer| {
+        if positive_only {
+            integer > 0
+        } else {
+            integer != 0
+        }
+    });
+    if !valid {
+        parser.reset(&state);
+    }
+    valid
+}
+
+fn consume_grid_custom_ident(parser: &mut cssparser::Parser<'_, '_>) -> bool {
+    let state = parser.state();
+    let valid = parser.expect_ident_cloned().is_ok_and(|ident| {
+        !matches!(
+            ident.to_ascii_lowercase().as_str(),
+            "auto" | "span" | "initial" | "inherit" | "unset" | "revert" | "revert-layer"
+        )
+    });
+    if !valid {
+        parser.reset(&state);
+    }
+    valid
+}
+
+fn consume_grid_integer_math(parser: &mut cssparser::Parser<'_, '_>) -> bool {
+    let state = parser.state();
+    let is_math = parser.expect_function().is_ok_and(|name| {
+        matches!(
+            name.to_ascii_lowercase().as_str(),
+            "calc" | "min" | "max" | "clamp"
+        )
+    });
+    if !is_math {
+        parser.reset(&state);
+        return false;
+    }
+    let valid = parser
+        .parse_nested_block::<_, _, ()>(|nested| {
+            if nested.is_exhausted() {
+                return Err(nested.new_custom_error(()));
+            }
+            while nested.next_including_whitespace().is_ok() {}
+            Ok(())
+        })
+        .is_ok();
+    if !valid {
+        parser.reset(&state);
+    }
+    valid
+}
+
 /// Store a `grid-column`/`grid-row` value. Numeric/`span` forms resolve to a
 /// `taffy::Line` now; a value that names a grid line (`content-start /
 /// content-end`, or the `grid-column: content` area shorthand) is kept raw and
@@ -2996,7 +3232,8 @@ fn grid_line_has_name(value: &str) -> bool {
         if p.eq_ignore_ascii_case("auto") {
             return false;
         }
-        let rest = p.strip_prefix("span").map(str::trim).unwrap_or(p);
+        let lower = p.to_ascii_lowercase();
+        let rest = lower.strip_prefix("span").map(str::trim).unwrap_or(&lower);
         rest.chars().any(|c| c.is_ascii_alphabetic())
     })
 }
@@ -3016,7 +3253,8 @@ fn parse_grid_line(value: &str) -> Option<taffy::Line<taffy::GridPlacement>> {
 
 fn parse_grid_placement(value: &str) -> taffy::GridPlacement {
     let value = value.trim();
-    if let Some(span) = value.strip_prefix("span").map(str::trim) {
+    let lower = value.to_ascii_lowercase();
+    if let Some(span) = lower.strip_prefix("span").map(str::trim) {
         if let Ok(span) = span.parse::<u16>() {
             return taffy::style_helpers::span(span);
         }
@@ -3864,7 +4102,16 @@ fn split_top_level(s: &str, sep: char) -> Vec<&str> {
     let mut parts = Vec::new();
     let mut depth = 0i32;
     let mut start = 0;
+    let mut escaped = false;
     for (i, c) in s.char_indices() {
+        if escaped {
+            escaped = false;
+            continue;
+        }
+        if c == '\\' {
+            escaped = true;
+            continue;
+        }
         match c {
             '(' => depth += 1,
             ')' => depth -= 1,
@@ -5624,6 +5871,32 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(style.display_contents);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn display_css_wide_values_replace_ua_and_prior_provenance() {
+        let initial = compute_style("td", Some("display:initial"));
+        assert_eq!(initial.display, Display::Inline);
+        assert!(!initial.internal_flex_container);
+        assert!(!initial.is_inline_block);
+        assert!(!initial.display_contents);
+
+        let unset = compute_style("div", Some("display:flex;display:unset"));
+        assert_eq!(unset.display, Display::Inline);
+        assert!(!unset.is_inline_block);
+
+        let inherited = compute_style("td", Some("display:contents;display:inherit"));
+        assert_eq!(inherited.display, Display::Inline);
+        assert!(inherited.display_inherit);
+        assert!(!inherited.internal_flex_container);
+        assert!(!inherited.display_contents);
+
+        let important = compute_style(
+            "div",
+            Some("display:block!important;display:contents"),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(important.display, Display::Block);
+        assert!(!important.display_contents);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn authored_display_replaces_internal_flex_provenance() {
         let native_cell = compute_style("td", None);
@@ -5691,6 +5964,17 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn image_ua_style_does_not_invent_a_responsive_size_cap() {
+        let image = ua_style("img");
+        assert_eq!(image.display, crate::Display::Inline);
+        assert!(image.is_inline_block);
+        assert_eq!(image.max_width, crate::Dimension::Auto);
+
+        let authored = compute_style("img", Some("max-width:100%"));
+        assert_eq!(authored.max_width, crate::Dimension::Percent(1.0));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn border_none_clears_native_and_per_side_widths() {
         let input = compute_style("input", Some("border:none"));
@@ -6343,6 +6627,146 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(reset.grid_column_raw, None);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn grid_area_expands_slash_placements_and_named_area_defaults() {
+        let overlay = compute_style("div", Some("grid-area:1 / 2 / 3 / 4"));
+        assert_eq!(
+            overlay.grid_row,
+            Some(taffy::Line {
+                start: taffy::style_helpers::line(1),
+                end: taffy::style_helpers::line(3),
+            })
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            overlay.grid_column,
+            Some(taffy::Line {
+                start: taffy::style_helpers::line(2),
+                end: taffy::style_helpers::line(4),
+            })
+        );
+        assert_eq!(overlay.grid_area_name, None);
+
+        let named = compute_style("div", Some("grid-area:hero"));
+        assert_eq!(named.grid_area_name.as_deref(), Some("hero"));
+        assert_eq!(named.grid_row_raw.as_deref(), Some("hero / hero"));
+        assert_eq!(named.grid_column_raw.as_deref(), Some("hero / hero"));
+
+        let reset = compute_style("div", Some("grid-area:hero;grid-area:initial"));
+        assert_eq!(reset.grid_area_name, None);
+        assert_eq!(
+            reset.grid_row,
+            Some(taffy::Line {
+                start: taffy::GridPlacement::Auto,
+                end: taffy::GridPlacement::Auto,
+            })
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            reset.grid_column,
+            Some(taffy::Line {
+                start: taffy::GridPlacement::Auto,
+                end: taffy::GridPlacement::Auto,
+            })
+        );
+
+        for value in ["2 foo", "foo 2", "calc(1)"] {
+            let line = compute_style("div", Some(&format!("grid-area:{value}")));
+            let expected_row = format!("{value} / auto");
+            assert_eq!(
+                line.grid_area_name, None,
+                "{value} is a grid line, not an ident-only named area"
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                line.grid_row_raw.as_deref(),
+                Some(expected_row.as_str())
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                line.grid_column,
+                Some(taffy::Line {
+                    start: taffy::GridPlacement::Auto,
+                    end: taffy::GridPlacement::Auto,
+                })
+            );
+        }
+
+        let one = compute_style("div", Some("grid-area:1"));
+        assert_eq!(
+            one.grid_row,
+            Some(taffy::Line {
+                start: taffy::style_helpers::line(1),
+                end: taffy::GridPlacement::Auto,
+            })
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            one.grid_column,
+            Some(taffy::Line {
+                start: taffy::GridPlacement::Auto,
+                end: taffy::GridPlacement::Auto,
+            })
+        );
+
+        let mixed = compute_style("div", Some("grid-area:hero / 2"));
+        assert_eq!(mixed.grid_row_raw.as_deref(), Some("hero / hero"));
+        assert_eq!(
+            mixed.grid_column,
+            Some(taffy::Line {
+                start: taffy::style_helpers::line(2),
+                end: taffy::GridPlacement::Auto,
+            })
+        );
+
+        let copied_column_ident = compute_style("div", Some("grid-area:1 / col / 3"));
+        assert_eq!(
+            copied_column_ident.grid_row,
+            Some(taffy::Line {
+                start: taffy::style_helpers::line(1),
+                end: taffy::style_helpers::line(3),
+            })
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            copied_column_ident.grid_column_raw.as_deref(),
+            Some("col / col")
+        );
+
+        let uppercase_span = compute_style("div", Some("grid-area:SPAN 2"));
+        assert_eq!(
+            uppercase_span.grid_row,
+            Some(taffy::Line {
+                start: taffy::style_helpers::span(2),
+                end: taffy::GridPlacement::Auto,
+            })
+        );
+
+        for invalid in ["0", "span", "span 0", "span -1", "foo bar", "1 / inherit", "1.5"] {
+            let style = compute_style(
+                "div",
+                Some(&format!("grid-area:7 / 8 / 9 / 10;grid-area:{invalid}")),
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                style.grid_row,
+                Some(taffy::Line {
+                    start: taffy::style_helpers::line(7),
+                    end: taffy::style_helpers::line(9),
+                }),
+                "invalid `{invalid}` must not partially mutate the earlier shorthand"
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                style.grid_column,
+                Some(taffy::Line {
+                    start: taffy::style_helpers::line(8),
+                    end: taffy::style_helpers::line(10),
+                }),
+                "invalid `{invalid}` must not partially mutate the earlier shorthand"
+            );
+            assert!(!supports_declaration("grid-area", invalid));
+        }
+        for valid in ["hero", "1", "hero / 2", "1 / col / 3", "SPAN 2", "span foo"] {
+            assert!(
+                supports_declaration("grid-area", valid),
+                "valid grid-area `{valid}` should pass @supports parsing"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn contextual_css_math_uses_runtime_geometry() {
         let context = (20.0, 16.0, 9.0, 10.0, 900.0);
diff --git a/crates/obscura-render/tests/layout_test.rs b/crates/obscura-render/tests/layout_test.rs
index 6950f2d..aa99d4e 100644
--- a/crates/obscura-render/tests/layout_test.rs
+++ b/crates/obscura-render/tests/layout_test.rs
@@ -2345,6 +2345,49 @@ fn auto_grid_track_freezes_at_growth_limit_during_distribution() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn grid_area_line_shorthand_overlays_children_in_the_same_cell() {
+    let tree = parse_html(
+        r#"
+        <style>
+          * { box-sizing:border-box }
+          html, body { margin:0 }
+          #grid {
+            display:grid;
+            width:320px;
+            grid-template-columns:320px;
+            grid-template-rows:180px;
+          }
+          #grid > * {
+            grid-area:1 / 1 / 1 / 1;
+            width:320px;
+            height:180px;
+          }
+        </style>
+        <div id="grid">
+          <div id="left"></div>
+          <div id="right"></div>
+          <div id="slider"></div>
+        </div>
+        "#,
+    );
+    let layout = layout_dom(&tree, (640.0, 480.0));
+    let rect = |id| layout.rects[&tree.get_element_by_id(id).unwrap()];
+    let grid = rect("grid");
+    for id in ["left", "right", "slider"] {
+        let child = rect(id);
+        assert!(
+            (child.x - grid.x).abs() < 0.01 && (child.y - grid.y).abs() < 0.01,
+            "{id} should overlay the first grid cell instead of auto-placing: \
+             grid={grid:?} child={child:?}"
+        );
+    }
+    assert!(
+        (grid.height - 180.0).abs() < 0.01,
+        "overlaid children must not create implicit rows: {grid:?}"
+    );
+}
+
 /// Chromium 150 oracle for the full-span nested column-subgrid pattern used by
 /// Mozilla's springboard/data rows. The 20px child gap is centered on the
 /// ancestor's zero-width grid lines, so descendant contributions inflate the
@@ -2655,6 +2698,13 @@ fn selected_picture_source_dimensions_override_fallback_image_ratio() {
         </style>
         <picture>
           <source
+            type="image/AVIF; codecs=av01"
+            media="(min-width:800px)"
+            srcset="unsupported.avif"
+            width="2000"
+            height="100">
+          <source
+            type=" IMAGE/PNG ; profile=srgb "
             media="(min-width:800px)"
             srcset="chosen.png"
             width="800"
@@ -2784,6 +2834,66 @@ fn both_auto_replaced_max_height_preserves_intrinsic_ratio() {
     assert_eq!((rect.width, rect.height), (203.0, 128.0), "{rect:?}");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn height_sized_oversized_image_keeps_intrinsic_ratio_without_an_author_cap() {
+    let tree = parse_html(
+        r#"
+        <style>
+          html, body { margin:0 }
+          #wrapper {
+            position:relative;
+            width:1280px;
+            height:692px;
+            overflow:hidden;
+          }
+          #image {
+            position:absolute;
+            left:50%;
+            bottom:0;
+            width:auto;
+            height:100%;
+            transform:translateX(-50%);
+          }
+        </style>
+        <div id="wrapper"><img id="image" src="image.jpg"></div>
+        "#,
+    );
+    let image = tree.get_element_by_id("image").unwrap();
+    let intrinsic = HashMap::from([(image, (3008.0, 692.0))]);
+    let layout = layout_dom_with_images(&tree, (1280.0, 1400.0), &intrinsic);
+    let rect = layout.rects[&image];
+
+    // Layout stores the pre-transform border box at the authored 50% inset;
+    // paint/CSSOM applies translateX(-50%) and exposes the final x=-864.
+    assert!((rect.x - 640.0).abs() < 0.01, "{rect:?}");
+    assert!((rect.width - 3008.0).abs() < 0.01, "{rect:?}");
+    assert!((rect.height - 692.0).abs() < 0.01, "{rect:?}");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn authored_percentage_max_width_still_clamps_an_oversized_image() {
+    let tree = parse_html(
+        r#"
+        <style>
+          html, body { margin:0 }
+          #wrapper { width:1280px }
+          #image { display:block; width:auto; height:auto; max-width:100% }
+        </style>
+        <div id="wrapper"><img id="image" src="image.jpg"></div>
+        "#,
+    );
+    let image = tree.get_element_by_id("image").unwrap();
+    let intrinsic = HashMap::from([(image, (3008.0, 692.0))]);
+    let layout = layout_dom_with_images(&tree, (1280.0, 1400.0), &intrinsic);
+    let rect = layout.rects[&image];
+
+    assert!((rect.width - 1280.0).abs() < 0.01, "{rect:?}");
+    assert!(
+        (rect.height - (1280.0 * 692.0 / 3008.0)).abs() < 1.0,
+        "{rect:?}"
+    );
+}
+
 /// Chromium 150 applies CSS Sizing's compressible replaced-element rule when
 /// `max-width:100%` is cyclic during intrinsic sizing. Each image contributes
 /// zero to its column's automatic minimum, so the row can flex-shrink the
@@ -3469,3 +3579,164 @@ fn fit_content_width_keeps_an_unbreakable_min_content_floor() {
         "min-content must win when an unbreakable token is wider than the available space: {rect:?}"
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn closed_details_lays_out_only_its_first_direct_summary() {
+    let tree = parse_html(
+        r#"
+        <body style="margin:0">
+          <details id="closed" style="width:200px">
+            source text before the summary
+            <div id="before" style="height:30px">
+              <summary id="nested">nested summary is not the details summary</summary>
+            </div>
+            <summary id="first" style="height:20px">visible summary</summary>
+            <div id="content" style="height:50px">
+              <span id="descendant">hidden descendant</span>
+            </div>
+            <summary id="second" style="height:40px">later summary is content</summary>
+          </details>
+        </body>
+        "#,
+    );
+    let layout = layout_dom(&tree, (400.0, 200.0));
+    let id = |name| tree.get_element_by_id(name).unwrap();
+
+    assert!(layout.rects.contains_key(&id("closed")));
+    assert!(layout.rects.contains_key(&id("first")));
+    for hidden in ["before", "nested", "content", "descendant", "second"] {
+        assert!(
+            !layout.rects.contains_key(&id(hidden)),
+            "closed details content must not generate a box: {hidden}"
+        );
+    }
+    assert!(
+        (layout.rects[&id("closed")].height - 20.0).abs() < 0.1,
+        "only the first direct summary contributes to closed details geometry"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn open_details_lays_out_all_of_its_content() {
+    let tree = parse_html(
+        r#"
+        <body style="margin:0">
+          <details id="open-details" open style="width:200px">
+            <summary id="summary" style="height:20px">visible summary</summary>
+            <div id="content" style="height:50px">
+              <span id="descendant" style="display:block;height:10px">visible descendant</span>
+            </div>
+            <summary id="second" style="height:40px">later summary is ordinary content</summary>
+          </details>
+        </body>
+        "#,
+    );
+    let layout = layout_dom(&tree, (400.0, 200.0));
+    let id = |name| tree.get_element_by_id(name).unwrap();
+
+    for visible in [
+        "open-details",
+        "summary",
+        "content",
+        "descendant",
+        "second",
+    ] {
+        assert!(
+            layout.rects.contains_key(&id(visible)),
+            "open details must retain its rendered content: {visible}"
+        );
+    }
+    assert!(
+        (layout.rects[&id("open-details")].height - 110.0).abs() < 0.1,
+        "all direct children contribute to open details geometry"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn display_inherit_transitively_preserves_contents_and_block_display() {
+    let tree = parse_html(
+        r#"
+        <style>
+          html, body { margin:0 }
+          #row { display:flex; width:200px }
+          #contents { display:contents }
+          .through { display:inherit }
+          .item { display:block; width:40px; height:20px }
+          #block-parent { display:block }
+          #block-child { display:inherit; height:10px }
+        </style>
+        <div id="row">
+          <div id="contents">
+            <div id="inherit-one" class="through">
+              <div id="inherit-two" class="through">
+                <span id="first" class="item"></span>
+                <span id="second" class="item"></span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <section id="block-parent"><span id="block-child"></span></section>
+        <table><tr><td id="native-cell">
+          <div id="native-inherit" style="display:inherit"></div>
+        </td></tr></table>
+        "#,
+    );
+    let layout = layout_dom(&tree, (400.0, 200.0));
+    let id = |name| tree.get_element_by_id(name).unwrap();
+
+    for wrapper in ["contents", "inherit-one", "inherit-two"] {
+        let wrapper = id(wrapper);
+        assert!(layout.styles[&wrapper].display_contents);
+        assert!(
+            !layout.rects.contains_key(&wrapper),
+            "inherited display:contents wrapper must not generate a box"
+        );
+    }
+    let first = layout.rects[&id("first")];
+    let second = layout.rects[&id("second")];
+    assert!((first.y - second.y).abs() < 0.1);
+    assert!((second.x - first.x - first.width).abs() < 0.1);
+
+    let block_child = &layout.styles[&id("block-child")];
+    assert_eq!(block_child.display, obscura_render::Display::Block);
+    assert!(!block_child.display_contents);
+
+    let native_cell = &layout.styles[&id("native-cell")];
+    let native_inherit = &layout.styles[&id("native-inherit")];
+    assert!(native_cell.internal_flex_container);
+    assert_eq!(native_inherit.display, obscura_render::Display::Flex);
+    assert!(
+        !native_inherit.internal_flex_container,
+        "display inheritance must not copy the engine's UA-only table approximation"
+    );
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "paint")]
+#[test]
+fn closed_details_content_does_not_paint() {
+    let tree = parse_html(
+        r#"
+        <style>
+          html, body { margin:0; background:white }
+          summary { display:block; width:40px; height:20px; background:#00ff00 }
+          .content { width:40px; height:20px; background:#ff0000 }
+        </style>
+        <details>
+          <summary></summary>
+          <div class="content"></div>
+        </details>
+        "#,
+    );
+    let pixmap =
+        obscura_render::paint_dom(&tree, (40.0, 40.0), None).expect("details fixture paints");
+    let summary = pixmap.pixel(5, 5).expect("summary pixel");
+    assert!(
+        summary.green() > 240 && summary.red() < 20,
+        "the first summary must paint"
+    );
+    let hidden = pixmap.pixel(5, 25).expect("closed content pixel");
+    assert!(
+        hidden.red() > 240 && hidden.green() > 240 && hidden.blue() > 240,
+        "closed details content must leave the page background untouched"
+    );
+}