diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/palabras/palabras.css b/src/uix/eidos/components/palabras/palabras.css
index 820de629d..57908874e 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/palabras/palabras.css
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/palabras/palabras.css
@@ -108,9 +108,8 @@
 	margin-block: 0 0.6em;
 }
 /* Selection marker for the active/selected block — dotted (NOT the solid focus
-   ring, which is suppressed above). Stamped by WordsActivate. With the block
-   shell, `data-words-active` now lands on the wrapper div (a real container)
-   instead of the bare element — SAME dashed marker as before, cleaner anchor. */
+   ring, which is suppressed above). Stamped by WordsActivate on the active
+   block element. */
 [data-palabras-doc] [data-words-active] {
 	outline: 1.5px dashed var(--color-primary-border);
 	outline-offset: 6px;
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/words/engine/blocks/built-ins.ts b/src/uix/soma/components/words/engine/blocks/built-ins.ts
index ee5bd08c6..c9a91033a 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/words/engine/blocks/built-ins.ts
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/words/engine/blocks/built-ins.ts
@@ -94,31 +94,16 @@ const paragraphSpec: WordsBlockSpec = {
 	},
 	render(block, ctx) {
 		const b = block as ParagraphBlock;
-		// Block SHELL: the block is a `<div data-words-node="block">` wrapping a
-		// bare presentational `<p data-words-inner>`. The shell carries the block
-		// identity (node / id / path / type) + visual styles; the inner `<p>` only
-		// holds the editable inlines. This mirrors how callout / columns already
-		// render (div shells) and gives the active-block marker + the gutter grip a
-		// real container — instead of an outline floating around the bare `<p>`.
-		// The caret is unaffected: selection anchors to the `[data-words-node=text]`
-		// spans by absolute path, so an extra wrapper above them is transparent.
 		return {
 			kind: 'element',
-			tag: 'div',
+			tag: 'p',
 			attrs: ctx.composeBlockAttrs(
 				b,
 				'paragraph',
 				ctx.path,
 				b.align ? { 'data-words-align': b.align } : {}
 			),
-			children: [
-				{
-					kind: 'element',
-					tag: 'p',
-					attrs: { 'data-words-inner': '' },
-					children: ctx.renderInlines(b.children, ctx.path)
-				}
-			]
+			children: ctx.renderInlines(b.children, ctx.path)
 		};
 	}
 };