diff --git a/render-wasm/src/render/text_editor.rs b/render-wasm/src/render/text_editor.rs
index 9c1cdaf526..e2c55ac864 100644
--- a/render-wasm/src/render/text_editor.rs
+++ b/render-wasm/src/render/text_editor.rs
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ fn calculate_cursor_rect(
                 .map(|span| span.text.chars().count())
                 .sum();
 
+            let layout_char_pos = para.logical_to_layout_offset(char_pos);
+            let layout_para_count = para.logical_to_layout_offset(para_char_count);
+
             let (cursor_x, cursor_height) = if para_char_count == 0 {
                 // Empty paragraph - use default height
                 (0.0, laid_out_para.height())
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ fn calculate_cursor_rect(
                 }
             } else if char_pos >= para_char_count {
                 let rects = laid_out_para.get_rects_for_range(
-                    para_char_count.saturating_sub(1)..para_char_count,
+                    layout_para_count.saturating_sub(1)..layout_para_count,
                     RectHeightStyle::Max,
                     RectWidthStyle::Tight,
                 );
@@ -150,7 +153,7 @@ fn calculate_cursor_rect(
                 }
             } else {
                 let rects = laid_out_para.get_rects_for_range(
-                    char_pos..char_pos + 1,
+                    layout_char_pos..layout_char_pos + 1,
                     RectHeightStyle::Max,
                     RectWidthStyle::Tight,
                 );
@@ -221,9 +224,11 @@ fn calculate_selection_rects(
         };
 
         if range_start < range_end {
+            let layout_range_start = para.logical_to_layout_offset(range_start);
+            let layout_range_end = para.logical_to_layout_offset(range_end);
             use skia_safe::textlayout::{RectHeightStyle, RectWidthStyle};
             let text_boxes = laid_out_para.get_rects_for_range(
-                range_start..range_end,
+                layout_range_start..layout_range_end,
                 RectHeightStyle::Max,
                 RectWidthStyle::Tight,
             );
diff --git a/render-wasm/src/shapes/text.rs b/render-wasm/src/shapes/text.rs
index 298b44cc55..d90abbc7a6 100644
--- a/render-wasm/src/shapes/text.rs
+++ b/render-wasm/src/shapes/text.rs
@@ -522,10 +522,12 @@ impl TextContent {
                         }
                     }
 
+                    let layout_offset = position_with_affinity.position as usize;
+                    let logical_offset = paragraph.layout_to_logical_offset(layout_offset);
                     return Some(TextPositionWithAffinity::new(
                         position_with_affinity,
                         paragraph_index,
-                        position_with_affinity.position as usize,
+                        logical_offset,
                     ));
                 }
             }
@@ -996,6 +998,49 @@ impl Paragraph {
             .iter_mut()
             .for_each(|l| l.scale_content(value));
     }
+
+    /// Convert a logical character offset (based on original span text)
+    /// to a layout offset (as used by Skia). `apply_text_transform` inserts
+    /// a zero-width space after each '/', so the layout text is longer.
+    pub fn logical_to_layout_offset(&self, logical_offset: usize) -> usize {
+        let mut pos = 0;
+        let mut extra = 0;
+        for span in self.children() {
+            for ch in span.text.chars() {
+                if pos >= logical_offset {
+                    return logical_offset + extra;
+                }
+                if ch == '/' {
+                    extra += 1;
+                }
+                pos += 1;
+            }
+        }
+        logical_offset + extra
+    }
+
+    /// Convert a layout character offset (from Skia, which includes
+    /// zero-width spaces after '/') back to a logical offset.
+    pub fn layout_to_logical_offset(&self, layout_offset: usize) -> usize {
+        let mut logical_pos = 0;
+        let mut layout_pos = 0;
+        for span in self.children() {
+            for ch in span.text.chars() {
+                if layout_pos >= layout_offset {
+                    return logical_pos;
+                }
+                logical_pos += 1;
+                layout_pos += 1;
+                if ch == '/' {
+                    layout_pos += 1;
+                    if layout_pos > layout_offset {
+                        return logical_pos;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        logical_pos
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
diff --git a/render-wasm/src/wasm/text_editor.rs b/render-wasm/src/wasm/text_editor.rs
index 54b360ac39..7bffca948f 100644
--- a/render-wasm/src/wasm/text_editor.rs
+++ b/render-wasm/src/wasm/text_editor.rs
@@ -851,7 +851,8 @@ fn get_cursor_rect(
     let mut y_offset = valign_offset;
     for (idx, laid_out_para) in layout_paragraphs.iter().enumerate() {
         if idx == cursor.paragraph {
-            let char_pos = cursor.offset;
+            let para = &paragraphs[idx];
+            let char_pos = para.logical_to_layout_offset(cursor.offset);
 
             use skia_safe::textlayout::{RectHeightStyle, RectWidthStyle};
             let rects = laid_out_para.get_rects_for_range(
@@ -938,9 +939,11 @@ fn get_selection_rects(
         };
 
         if range_start < range_end {
+            let layout_range_start = para.logical_to_layout_offset(range_start);
+            let layout_range_end = para.logical_to_layout_offset(range_end);
             use skia_safe::textlayout::{RectHeightStyle, RectWidthStyle};
             let text_boxes = laid_out_para.get_rects_for_range(
-                range_start..range_end,
+                layout_range_start..layout_range_end,
                 RectHeightStyle::Tight,
                 RectWidthStyle::Tight,
             );