diff --git a/packages/email-renderer/package.json b/packages/email-renderer/package.json
index 326df046..346d71e0 100644
--- a/packages/email-renderer/package.json
+++ b/packages/email-renderer/package.json
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 {
   "name": "@wrnexus/email-renderer",
-  "version": "0.1.41",
+  "version": "0.1.42",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "WRNexus block email renderers with HTML, text, AMP Email, and MJML interoperability.",
   "exports": {
     ".": "./src/index.ts",
     "./blocks": "./src/blocks.ts",
-    "./create": "./src/create.ts"
+    "./create": "./src/create.ts",
+    "./style-values": "./src/style-values.ts"
   },
   "files": [
     "src",
diff --git a/packages/email-renderer/src/blocks.ts b/packages/email-renderer/src/blocks.ts
index d736e436..40258f9b 100644
--- a/packages/email-renderer/src/blocks.ts
+++ b/packages/email-renderer/src/blocks.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   type ValueSchema,
 } from "@wrnexus/blocks";
 import { brandColor, brandFont, brandWidth } from "./brand.ts";
+import { emailStyleValue } from "./style-values.ts";
 
 const styles = record(json, { maxKeys: 50 }) as never;
 const label = (key: string, fallback: string) => ({ key, fallback });
@@ -87,14 +88,14 @@ const safeCssValue = (value: unknown, pattern: RegExp) => {
 };
 const semanticStyle = (node: BlockNode) => {
   const declarations: string[] = [];
-  const color = safeCssValue(styleBase(node, "color"), /^(#[0-9a-f]{3,8}|rgba?\([0-9., %]+\))$/i);
-  const background = safeCssValue(styleBase(node, "backgroundColor"), /^(#[0-9a-f]{3,8}|rgba?\([0-9., %]+\))$/i);
-  const padding = safeCssValue(styleBase(node, "padding"), /^\d+(?:\.\d+)?(?:px|rem|em|%)?(?:\s+\d+(?:\.\d+)?(?:px|rem|em|%)?){0,3}$/);
-  const margin = safeCssValue(styleBase(node, "margin"), /^\d+(?:\.\d+)?(?:px|rem|em|%)?(?:\s+\d+(?:\.\d+)?(?:px|rem|em|%)?){0,3}$/);
-  const fontSize = safeCssValue(styleBase(node, "fontSize"), /^\d+(?:\.\d+)?(?:px|rem|em|%)$/);
-  const radius = safeCssValue(styleBase(node, "borderRadius"), /^\d+(?:\.\d+)?(?:px|rem|em|%)$/);
-  const align = safeCssValue(styleBase(node, "textAlign"), /^(left|center|right|start|end)$/);
-  const weight = safeCssValue(styleBase(node, "fontWeight"), /^(normal|bold|[1-9]00)$/);
+  const color = emailStyleValue("color", styleBase(node, "color"));
+  const background = emailStyleValue("backgroundColor", styleBase(node, "backgroundColor"));
+  const padding = emailStyleValue("padding", styleBase(node, "padding"));
+  const margin = emailStyleValue("margin", styleBase(node, "margin"));
+  const fontSize = emailStyleValue("fontSize", styleBase(node, "fontSize"));
+  const radius = emailStyleValue("borderRadius", styleBase(node, "borderRadius"));
+  const align = emailStyleValue("textAlign", styleBase(node, "textAlign"));
+  const weight = emailStyleValue("fontWeight", styleBase(node, "fontWeight"));
   if (color) declarations.push(`color:${color}`);
   if (background) declarations.push(`background-color:${background}`);
   if (padding) declarations.push(`padding:${padding}`);
diff --git a/packages/email-renderer/src/style-values.ts b/packages/email-renderer/src/style-values.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3de1fc2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/email-renderer/src/style-values.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const color = /^(#[0-9a-f]{3}|#[0-9a-f]{4}|#[0-9a-f]{6}|#[0-9a-f]{8}|rgba?\([0-9., %]+\))$/i;
+const spacing = /^(?:0|\d+(?:\.\d+)?(?:px|rem|em|%))(?:\s+(?:0|\d+(?:\.\d+)?(?:px|rem|em|%))){0,3}$/;
+const patterns: Record<string, RegExp> = {
+  color, backgroundColor: color, padding: spacing, margin: spacing,
+  fontSize: /^\d+(?:\.\d+)?(?:px|rem|em|%)$/,
+  borderRadius: /^(?:0|\d+(?:\.\d+)?(?:px|rem|em|%))$/,
+  textAlign: /^(left|center|right|start|end)$/,
+  fontWeight: /^(normal|bold|[1-9]00)$/,
+};
+
+/** Accepted base-value syntax shared by the inspector and semantic style compiler. */
+export function emailStyleValue(key: string, value: unknown): string {
+  if (typeof value !== "string") return "";
+  const candidate = value.trim();
+  return candidate.length <= 80 && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(patterns, key) && patterns[key]!.test(candidate) ? candidate : "";
+}
+
+export function validateEmailStyleValue(key: string, value: string): void {
+  if (!emailStyleValue(key, value)) throw new Error(`styles.${key}: Unsupported style value. Use an email-safe value with units where required.`);
+}
diff --git a/packages/email-renderer/test/style-values.test.ts b/packages/email-renderer/test/style-values.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff9e6623
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/email-renderer/test/style-values.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { emailStyleValue, validateEmailStyleValue } from "../src/style-values.ts";
+
+test("base style syntax rejects ignored or injected values and accepts supported units", () => {
+  for (const [key, value] of [["padding","12"],["padding","1px 2px 3px 4px 5px"],["color","#12345"],["fontWeight","heavy"],["fontSize","12px;color:red"],["position","fixed"],["constructor","x"]]) {
+    expect(emailStyleValue(key!, value)).toBe("");
+    expect(() => validateEmailStyleValue(key!, value!)).toThrow();
+  }
+  for (const [key, value] of [["padding","0 12px"],["margin","1rem 2%"],["color","#1234"],["fontWeight","700"],["fontSize","16px"],["borderRadius","0"],["textAlign","end"]]) {
+    expect(emailStyleValue(key!, value)).toBe(value!);
+    expect(() => validateEmailStyleValue(key!, value!)).not.toThrow();
+  }
+});