diff --git a/crates/comp-verbs/src/comp_spec.rs b/crates/comp-verbs/src/comp_spec.rs
index b960dc717..cce7295e2 100644
--- a/crates/comp-verbs/src/comp_spec.rs
+++ b/crates/comp-verbs/src/comp_spec.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use impeccable_comp::raster::{self as r, Image};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use regex::Regex;
 use serde_json::{json, Map, Value};
+use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 
 use crate::util::{self, arg, arg_or, flag, num, r4, r4f, round};
 
@@ -1040,7 +1041,7 @@ pub fn run(argv: &[String], io: &mut Io) -> i32 {
         io.err("comp-spec: pass --grid to get the coordinate grid, then --regions <json> (or --auto for band regions)\n");
         return 1;
     };
-    let spec = match measure_regions(&comp, &regions_input, comp_path) {
+    let mut spec = match measure_regions(&comp, &regions_input, comp_path) {
         Ok(s) => s,
         Err(e) => {
             io.err(&format!("comp-spec: {e}\n"));
@@ -1048,6 +1049,17 @@ pub fn run(argv: &[String], io: &mut Io) -> i32 {
         }
     };
     let spec_out = resolve(io, &spec_path);
+    // Bind cached font evidence to the decoded reference, including dimensions.
+    // Legacy specs without this identity are deliberately remeasured once.
+    let mut hasher = Sha256::new();
+    hasher.update(comp.width.to_le_bytes());
+    hasher.update(comp.height.to_le_bytes());
+    hasher.update(&comp.data);
+    spec["compSha256"] = json!(format!("{:x}", hasher.finalize()));
+    if let Some(previous) = std::fs::read(&spec_out).ok()
+        .and_then(|bytes| serde_json::from_slice::<Value>(&bytes).ok()) {
+        preserve_typography(&mut spec, &previous);
+    }
     if let Some(parent) = spec_out.parent() {
         let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(parent);
     }
@@ -1058,6 +1070,25 @@ pub fn run(argv: &[String], io: &mut Io) -> i32 {
     0
 }
 
+/// Remeasuring an unrelated region must not erase measured font work. Reuse
+/// only the existing spec's evidence, never a `type` claim in the input file.
+fn preserve_typography(spec: &mut Value, previous: &Value) {
+    if !spec["compSha256"].is_string() || spec["compSha256"] != previous["compSha256"] {
+        return;
+    }
+    let Some(old_regions) = previous["regions"].as_array() else { return; };
+    let Some(regions) = spec["regions"].as_array_mut() else { return; };
+    for region in regions {
+        if !matches!(region["kind"].as_str(), Some("text" | "control")) { continue; }
+        let Some(old) = old_regions.iter().find(|old| old["id"] == region["id"]) else { continue; };
+        if ["kind", "medium", "box", "px", "text"].iter().all(|key| old[*key] == region[*key]) {
+            if let Some(ty) = old.get("type").filter(|ty| ty.is_object()) {
+                region["type"] = ty.clone();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod reference_tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/crates/comp-verbs/tests/parity.rs b/crates/comp-verbs/tests/parity.rs
index 2855e7feb..c7faafbfc 100644
--- a/crates/comp-verbs/tests/parity.rs
+++ b/crates/comp-verbs/tests/parity.rs
@@ -120,3 +120,44 @@ fn measure_regions_refuses_oversized_code_region() {
     let err = comp_spec::measure_regions(&comp, &input, "comp.png").unwrap_err();
     assert!(err.contains("covers 100% of the comp") || err.contains("% of the comp"), "got: {err}");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn remeasure_keeps_only_unchanged_reference_typography() {
+    let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("impeccable-remeasure-{}", std::process::id()));
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
+    std::fs::copy(fixtures().join("comp.png"), dir.join("comp.png")).unwrap();
+    let mut input = json!({"allowUncovered":true,"regions":[
+        {"id":"heading","kind":"text","note":"Main heading text","text":"Welcome","box":{"x":0.1,"y":0.1,"w":0.5,"h":0.1},"snap":false},
+        {"id":"other","kind":"text","note":"Other small text","text":"Details","box":{"x":0.1,"y":0.4,"w":0.5,"h":0.1},"snap":false}
+    ]});
+    let run = |input: &Value| {
+        std::fs::write(dir.join("regions.json"), input.to_string()).unwrap();
+        let (mut io, _) = impeccable_common::Io::captured("", dir.clone(), Default::default());
+        let args = ["--comp","comp.png","--regions","regions.json","--spec","spec.json"].map(String::from);
+        assert_eq!(comp_spec::run(&args, &mut io), 0);
+        serde_json::from_slice::<Value>(&std::fs::read(dir.join("spec.json")).unwrap()).unwrap()
+    };
+    let mut first = run(&input);
+    let measured = json!({"comp":{"capHeightPx":12},"chosen":{"family":"Example","stamp":"existing-stamp"}});
+    first["regions"][0]["type"] = measured.clone();
+    first["regions"][1]["type"] = measured.clone();
+    std::fs::write(dir.join("spec.json"), first.to_string()).unwrap();
+    input["regions"][1]["box"]["y"] = json!(0.5);
+    let next = run(&input);
+    assert_eq!(next["regions"][0]["type"], measured, "unrelated region edit erased typography");
+    assert!(next["regions"][1]["type"].is_null(), "moved region reused stale measurement");
+    input["regions"][0]["text"] = json!("Different");
+    assert!(run(&input)["regions"][0]["type"].is_null());
+    let mut prior = run(&input);
+    prior["regions"][0]["type"] = measured.clone();
+    std::fs::write(dir.join("spec.json"), prior.to_string()).unwrap();
+    std::fs::copy(fixtures().join("build_flat.png"), dir.join("comp.png")).unwrap();
+    assert!(run(&input)["regions"][0]["type"].is_null(), "replaced comp reused stale measurement");
+    // Unbound legacy records must be remeasured once, never guessed current.
+    let mut legacy = run(&input);
+    legacy.as_object_mut().unwrap().remove("compSha256");
+    legacy["regions"][0]["type"] = measured;
+    std::fs::write(dir.join("spec.json"), legacy.to_string()).unwrap();
+    assert!(run(&input)["regions"][0]["type"].is_null());
+    std::fs::remove_dir_all(dir).unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/crates/context/src/component_review/manifest.rs b/crates/context/src/component_review/manifest.rs
index 4d140ab0b..4744dc6ef 100644
--- a/crates/context/src/component_review/manifest.rs
+++ b/crates/context/src/component_review/manifest.rs
@@ -182,8 +182,11 @@ pub fn freeze(project: &Path, input: &Value) -> Result<(Value, BTreeMap<String,
             }
         }
         let id = string(c, "id")?.to_string();
-        if !ids.insert(id) || !valid_box(&c["box"]) {
-            return Err("duplicate component or invalid box".into());
+        if !ids.insert(id.clone()) {
+            return Err(format!("duplicate component id {id:?}; each component needs a unique id"));
+        }
+        if !valid_box(&c["box"]) {
+            return Err(format!("component {id:?} has invalid box {}. Expected normalized {{x,y,w,h}}: x/y >= 0, w/h > 0, x+w and y+h <= 1 (tolerance 0.00001).", c["box"]));
         }
         for k in ["name", "medium", "note"] {
             if !c[k].is_string() {
diff --git a/crates/context/src/component_review/tests.rs b/crates/context/src/component_review/tests.rs
index 2cc7b7fd3..81547b79c 100644
--- a/crates/context/src/component_review/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/context/src/component_review/tests.rs
@@ -677,3 +677,17 @@ fn review_groups_preserve_instances_and_require_a_shared_code_document() {
     input["components"][2]["preview"]["path"]=json!("different.html");
     assert!(manifest::freeze(&f.project,&input).unwrap_err().contains("share one code document"));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn invalid_component_geometry_names_the_component_and_bounds() {
+    let f = Fixture::new();
+    let mut input = f.manifest();
+    input["components"][0]["box"]["w"] = json!(2);
+    let error = manifest::freeze(&f.project, &input).unwrap_err();
+    assert!(error.contains("art") && error.contains("box") && error.contains("2") && error.contains("normalized"), "{error}");
+    let mut input = f.manifest();
+    let duplicate = input["components"][0].clone();
+    input["components"].as_array_mut().unwrap().push(duplicate);
+    let error = manifest::freeze(&f.project, &input).unwrap_err();
+    assert!(error.contains("duplicate component id") && error.contains("art"), "{error}");
+}
diff --git a/tests/oracle/DELTAS.md b/tests/oracle/DELTAS.md
index 328ff2c80..585faedbc 100644
--- a/tests/oracle/DELTAS.md
+++ b/tests/oracle/DELTAS.md
@@ -176,3 +176,7 @@ stderr are unchanged. The golden was updated to enforce these exact results;
 this is not an open-ended accepted delta. Frozen function call vectors remain
 unchanged. The Rust narrow-region regression independently checks that changing
 only neighbouring pixels leaves the measured crop identical.
+
+## Recorded 2026-09-17: reference-bound typography reuse
+
+- `comp-spec-regions`: the written spec adds `compSha256`, a SHA-256 of decoded dimensions and pixels. This binds retained typography to the exact reference when regions are remeasured. Structured comparison verified that only this field changed; stdout, stderr, exit status, regions, palettes and bounds are identical. The failing/passing regression separately verifies preservation and invalidation.
diff --git a/tests/oracle/golden/comp-spec-regions.json b/tests/oracle/golden/comp-spec-regions.json
index 4d98c44d7..75a047fe9 100644
--- a/tests/oracle/golden/comp-spec-regions.json
+++ b/tests/oracle/golden/comp-spec-regions.json
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
   "exit": 0,
   "signal": null,
   "files": {
-    ".impeccable/build/spec.json": "{\n  \"tool\": \"comp-spec\",\n  \"version\": 1,\n  \"createdAt\": \"<ISO>\",\n  \"comp\": \"comp.png\",\n  \"warnings\": [],\n  \"uncoveredInkCells\": [\n    \"A2\",\n    \"B2\",\n    \"C2\",\n    \"E5\",\n    \"F5\",\n    \"G5\",\n    \"H5\",\n    \"I5\",\n    \"J5\",\n    \"E6\",\n    \"A9\",\n    \"B9\",\n    \"C9\"\n  ],\n  \"compSize\": {\n    \"width\": 768,\n    \"height\": 512\n  },\n  \"aspect\": 1.5,\n  \"orientation\": \"landscape\",\n  \"palette\": [\n    {\n      \"hex\": \"#f7e8e8\",\n      \"coverage\": 0.6868\n    },\n    {\n      \"hex\": \"#182838\",\n      \"coverage\": 0.1403\n    },\n    {\n      \"hex\": \"#9a9aa5\",\n      \"coverage\": 0.0683\n    },\n    {\n      \"hex\": \"#c5c5d1\",\n      \"coverage\": 0.0672\n    },\n    {\n      \"hex\": \"#7c7c82\",\n      \"coverage\": 0.0374\n    }\n  ],\n  \"bands\": [\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.0588,\n      \"strength\": 1\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.0941,\n      \"strength\": 0.4087\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.1412,\n      \"strength\": 0.7036\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.1765,\n      \"strength\": 0.6963\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.2,\n      \"strength\": 0.6026\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.2353,\n      \"strength\": 0.6125\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.4706,\n      \"strength\": 0.3982\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.5059,\n      \"strength\": 0.9754\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.5412,\n      \"strength\": 0.5699\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.5765,\n      \"strength\": 0.8782\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.6,\n      \"strength\": 0.3576\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.6353,\n      \"strength\": 0.4894\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.6588,\n      \"strength\": 0.5699\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.6941,\n      \"strength\": 0.8782\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.7176,\n      \"strength\": 0.3576\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.7529,\n      \"strength\": 0.4877\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.7765,\n      \"strength\": 0.5699\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.8118,\n      \"strength\": 0.8782\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.8353,\n      \"strength\": 0.3576\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.8824,\n      \"strength\": 0.4877\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.9059,\n      \"strength\": 0.3028\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.9765,\n      \"strength\": 0.3039\n    }\n  ],\n  \"regions\": [\n    {\n      \"id\": \"top\",\n      \"kind\": \"chrome\",\n      \"note\": \"top masthead band area\",\n      \"grid\": \"A0:J1\",\n      \"box\": {\n        \"x\": 0,\n        \"y\": 0,\n        \"w\": 1,\n        \"h\": 0.2\n      },\n      \"px\": {\n        \"x\": 0,\n        \"y\": 0,\n        \"w\": 768,\n        \"h\": 102\n      },\n      \"aspect\": 7.5294,\n      \"palette\": [\n        {\n          \"hex\": \"#f5e7e8\",\n          \"coverage\": 0.392\n        },\n        {\n          \"hex\": \"#182838\",\n          \"coverage\": 0.3825\n        },\n        {\n          \"hex\": \"#bdbdc8\",\n          \"coverage\": 0.1348\n        },\n        {\n          \"hex\": \"#8b8b96\",\n          \"coverage\": 0.0908\n        }\n      ],\n      \"detail\": {\n        \"energy\": 39.1367\n      },\n      \"medium\": \"semantic\",\n      \"plate\": null,\n      \"text\": null\n    },\n    {\n      \"id\": \"art\",\n      \"kind\": \"plate\",\n      \"note\": \"an exploded illustration drawing\",\n      \"grid\": \"E2:J4\",\n      \"box\": {\n        \"x\": 0.4,\n        \"y\": 0.2,\n        \"w\": 0.6,\n        \"h\": 0.3\n      },\n      \"px\": {\n        \"x\": 307,\n        \"y\": 102,\n        \"w\": 461,\n        \"h\": 154\n      },\n      \"aspect\": 2.9935,\n      \"palette\": [\n        {\n          \"hex\": \"#e6dfe5\",\n          \"coverage\": 0.5326\n        },\n        {\n          \"hex\": \"#a2a2ad\",\n          \"coverage\": 0.383\n        },\n        {\n          \"hex\": \"#7f7f88\",\n          \"coverage\": 0.0844\n        }\n      ],\n      \"detail\": {\n        \"energy\": 38.5615\n      },\n      \"medium\": \"raster\",\n      \"plate\": \"assets/plates/art.png\",\n      \"text\": null\n    },\n    {\n      \"id\": \"body\",\n      \"kind\": \"text\",\n      \"note\": \"a paragraph of body text content\",\n      \"grid\": \"A5:D8\",\n      \"box\": {\n        \"x\": 0,\n        \"y\": 0.5,\n        \"w\": 0.4,\n        \"h\": 0.4\n      },\n      \"px\": {\n        \"x\": 0,\n        \"y\": 256,\n        \"w\": 307,\n        \"h\": 205\n      },\n      \"aspect\": 1.4976,\n      \"palette\": [\n        {\n          \"hex\": \"#f8e8e8\",\n          \"coverage\": 0.6826\n        },\n        {\n          \"hex\": \"#182838\",\n          \"coverage\": 0.223\n        },\n        {\n          \"hex\": \"#787878\",\n          \"coverage\": 0.0848\n        },\n        {\n          \"hex\": \"#b82828\",\n          \"coverage\": 0.0096\n        }\n      ],\n      \"detail\": {\n        \"energy\": 32.0304\n      },\n      \"medium\": \"semantic\",\n      \"plate\": null,\n      \"text\": null\n    }\n  ]\n}"
+    ".impeccable/build/spec.json": "{\n  \"tool\": \"comp-spec\",\n  \"version\": 1,\n  \"createdAt\": \"<ISO>\",\n  \"comp\": \"comp.png\",\n  \"warnings\": [],\n  \"uncoveredInkCells\": [\n    \"A2\",\n    \"B2\",\n    \"C2\",\n    \"E5\",\n    \"F5\",\n    \"G5\",\n    \"H5\",\n    \"I5\",\n    \"J5\",\n    \"E6\",\n    \"A9\",\n    \"B9\",\n    \"C9\"\n  ],\n  \"compSize\": {\n    \"width\": 768,\n    \"height\": 512\n  },\n  \"aspect\": 1.5,\n  \"orientation\": \"landscape\",\n  \"palette\": [\n    {\n      \"hex\": \"#f7e8e8\",\n      \"coverage\": 0.6868\n    },\n    {\n      \"hex\": \"#182838\",\n      \"coverage\": 0.1403\n    },\n    {\n      \"hex\": \"#9a9aa5\",\n      \"coverage\": 0.0683\n    },\n    {\n      \"hex\": \"#c5c5d1\",\n      \"coverage\": 0.0672\n    },\n    {\n      \"hex\": \"#7c7c82\",\n      \"coverage\": 0.0374\n    }\n  ],\n  \"bands\": [\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.0588,\n      \"strength\": 1\n    },\n    {\n      \"y\": 0.0941,\n      \"strength\": 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{\n          \"hex\": \"#8b8b96\",\n          \"coverage\": 0.0908\n        }\n      ],\n      \"detail\": {\n        \"energy\": 39.1367\n      },\n      \"medium\": \"semantic\",\n      \"plate\": null,\n      \"text\": null\n    },\n    {\n      \"id\": \"art\",\n      \"kind\": \"plate\",\n      \"note\": \"an exploded illustration drawing\",\n      \"grid\": \"E2:J4\",\n      \"box\": {\n        \"x\": 0.4,\n        \"y\": 0.2,\n        \"w\": 0.6,\n        \"h\": 0.3\n      },\n      \"px\": {\n        \"x\": 307,\n        \"y\": 102,\n        \"w\": 461,\n        \"h\": 154\n      },\n      \"aspect\": 2.9935,\n      \"palette\": [\n        {\n          \"hex\": \"#e6dfe5\",\n          \"coverage\": 0.5326\n        },\n        {\n          \"hex\": \"#a2a2ad\",\n          \"coverage\": 0.383\n        },\n        {\n          \"hex\": \"#7f7f88\",\n          \"coverage\": 0.0844\n        }\n      ],\n      \"detail\": {\n        \"energy\": 38.5615\n      },\n      \"medium\": \"raster\",\n      \"plate\": \"assets/plates/art.png\",\n      \"text\": null\n    },\n    {\n      \"id\": \"body\",\n      \"kind\": \"text\",\n      \"note\": \"a paragraph of body text content\",\n      \"grid\": \"A5:D8\",\n      \"box\": {\n        \"x\": 0,\n        \"y\": 0.5,\n        \"w\": 0.4,\n        \"h\": 0.4\n      },\n      \"px\": {\n        \"x\": 0,\n        \"y\": 256,\n        \"w\": 307,\n        \"h\": 205\n      },\n      \"aspect\": 1.4976,\n      \"palette\": [\n        {\n          \"hex\": \"#f8e8e8\",\n          \"coverage\": 0.6826\n        },\n        {\n          \"hex\": \"#182838\",\n          \"coverage\": 0.223\n        },\n        {\n          \"hex\": \"#787878\",\n          \"coverage\": 0.0848\n        },\n        {\n          \"hex\": \"#b82828\",\n          \"coverage\": 0.0096\n        }\n      ],\n      \"detail\": {\n        \"energy\": 32.0304\n      },\n      \"medium\": \"semantic\",\n      \"plate\": null,\n      \"text\": null\n    }\n  ],\n  \"compSha256\": \"4c640a415d36339b4895de01ef99f1ab7726d8e4cf70029652485137c24d914e\"\n}"
   }
 }