diff --git a/src/wapdown/cli.py b/src/wapdown/cli.py
index eea4cfd..b3b91ce 100644
--- a/src/wapdown/cli.py
+++ b/src/wapdown/cli.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from .plugins import (
     register_parser,
 )
 from .renderers import wml as _wml  # noqa: F401  # registers the WML renderer plugin
+from .renderers import xhtmlmp as _xhtmlmp  # noqa: F401  # registers the XHTML-MP renderer plugin
 from .renderers.wml.renderer import DeckOutput
 
 
@@ -211,8 +212,21 @@ def _cli_overrides(args: argparse.Namespace) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     return {dest: getattr(args, dest, None) for dest in _CONFIG_DESTS}
 
 
-def write_output(output: DeckOutput, path: Optional[Path]) -> None:
-    """Write the deck. WML is XML served over HTTP, so lines end with LF."""
+def write_output(output: "DeckOutput | str", path: Optional[Path]) -> None:
+    """Write the renderer's output. WML/XHTML-MP are XML served over HTTP,
+    so lines end with LF.
+
+    A plain string (as XHTML-MP produces -- it has no deck/card topology
+    to report) is written as-is; a DeckOutput may fan out to several files
+    in --deck-per-card mode.
+    """
+    if isinstance(output, str):
+        if path is None:
+            sys.stdout.write(output)
+            return
+        path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        path.write_text(output, encoding="utf-8")
+        return
     multi = len(output.documents) > 1 or any(doc.name for doc in output.documents)
     if multi:
         if path is None:
diff --git a/src/wapdown/renderers/__init__.py b/src/wapdown/renderers/__init__.py
index b7bbab1..fffa975 100644
--- a/src/wapdown/renderers/__init__.py
+++ b/src/wapdown/renderers/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Bundled renderer implementations."""
 
 from .wml import WMLRenderer
+from .xhtmlmp import XhtmlMpRenderer
 
-__all__ = ["WMLRenderer"]
+__all__ = ["WMLRenderer", "XhtmlMpRenderer"]
diff --git a/src/wapdown/renderers/xhtmlmp/__init__.py b/src/wapdown/renderers/xhtmlmp/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26c31bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wapdown/renderers/xhtmlmp/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""XHTML-MP renderer, registered under the name `xhtmlmp`."""
+
+from typing import Any
+
+from ...plugins import register_renderer
+from .inline import escape_xhtml, process_inline
+from .renderer import XHTML_PROLOG, XhtmlMpRenderer
+
+
+def _xhtmlmp_renderer_factory(**options: Any) -> XhtmlMpRenderer:
+    return XhtmlMpRenderer(**options)
+
+
+try:
+    register_renderer("xhtmlmp", _xhtmlmp_renderer_factory)
+except ValueError:  # pragma: no cover - already registered on re-import
+    pass
+
+__all__ = [
+    "XHTML_PROLOG",
+    "XhtmlMpRenderer",
+    "escape_xhtml",
+    "process_inline",
+]
diff --git a/src/wapdown/renderers/xhtmlmp/inline.py b/src/wapdown/renderers/xhtmlmp/inline.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e473255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wapdown/renderers/xhtmlmp/inline.py
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+"""Inline Markdown -> XHTML-MP markup mapping, plus XML escaping.
+
+Mirrors wml/inline.py's stash-then-substitute structure and reuses its
+Markdown-parsing regexes (a URL like `/a_b_c` must survive intact, which is
+what the stash step protects against), but the two output grammars differ
+enough that the escaping and link/code handling are not shared:
+
+  - XHTML-MP has no '$' variable-substitution quirk.
+  - <a> may contain inline markup, unlike WML's `(#PCDATA | br | img)*`, so
+    a link label is run through the same emphasis pass as ordinary text
+    instead of having its markers stripped.
+  - <code> exists, so a code span becomes an element instead of plain text.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import List
+
+from ..wml.inline import (
+    BOLD_RE,
+    CODE_STASH_RE,
+    IMAGE_RE,
+    ITALIC_RE,
+    LINK_RE,
+    STRIKETHROUGH_RE,
+    UNDERLINE_EM_RE,
+    UNDERLINE_STRONG_RE,
+)
+
+
+_STASH = "\u0000{kind}{index}\u0000"
+_CODE = "CODE"
+_TAG = "TAG"
+
+
+def escape_xhtml(text: str) -> str:
+    """XML-escape text for XHTML-MP element content or a double-quoted
+    attribute value. Applied once, up front, to the whole raw string before
+    any inline markup is turned into tags, matching wml/inline.py's
+    ordering, so link/image URLs captured out of the already-escaped text
+    are correctly escaped for attribute use too.
+    """
+    text = text.replace("&", "&amp;")
+    return text.replace("<", "&lt;").replace(">", "&gt;").replace('"', "&quot;")
+
+
+def process_inline(text: str) -> str:
+    """Convert one run of inline Markdown into XHTML-MP markup.
+
+    Links and images are resolved *before* the emphasis patterns run and
+    stashed behind sentinels, for the same reason as in wml/inline.py: a
+    path like `/a_b_c` or `/a*b*c` would otherwise be shredded into <em>
+    tags by the emphasis regexes before LINK_RE ever saw it.
+    """
+    escaped = escape_xhtml(text)
+
+    code_segments: List[str] = []
+    tag_segments: List[str] = []
+
+    def stash_code(match):
+        code_segments.append(match.group(0)[1:-1])
+        return _STASH.format(kind=_CODE, index=len(code_segments) - 1)
+
+    def stash(markup: str) -> str:
+        tag_segments.append(markup)
+        return _STASH.format(kind=_TAG, index=len(tag_segments) - 1)
+
+    def stash_image(match):
+        alt = match.group(1).strip()
+        src = match.group(2).strip()
+        return stash(f'<img src="{src}" alt="{alt}"/>')
+
+    def stash_link(match):
+        label = match.group(1).strip()
+        url = match.group(2).strip()
+        return stash(f'<a href="{url}">{_apply_emphasis(label)}</a>')
+
+    escaped = CODE_STASH_RE.sub(stash_code, escaped)
+    escaped = IMAGE_RE.sub(stash_image, escaped)  # before LINK_RE: `![x](y)` is not a link
+    escaped = LINK_RE.sub(stash_link, escaped)
+    escaped = _apply_emphasis(escaped)
+
+    for index, markup in enumerate(tag_segments):
+        escaped = escaped.replace(_STASH.format(kind=_TAG, index=index), markup)
+    for index, code in enumerate(code_segments):
+        escaped = escaped.replace(_STASH.format(kind=_CODE, index=index), f"<code>{code}</code>")
+    return escaped
+
+
+def _apply_emphasis(text: str) -> str:
+    text = STRIKETHROUGH_RE.sub(lambda m: m.group(1), text)  # no XHTML-MP equivalent
+    text = BOLD_RE.sub(lambda m: f"<strong>{m.group(1)}</strong>", text)
+    text = UNDERLINE_STRONG_RE.sub(lambda m: f"<strong>{m.group(1)}</strong>", text)
+    text = ITALIC_RE.sub(lambda m: f"<em>{m.group(1)}</em>", text)
+    text = UNDERLINE_EM_RE.sub(lambda m: f"<em>{m.group(1)}</em>", text)
+    return text
diff --git a/src/wapdown/renderers/xhtmlmp/renderer.py b/src/wapdown/renderers/xhtmlmp/renderer.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddaa670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wapdown/renderers/xhtmlmp/renderer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+"""The XHTML-MP renderer."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import Any, List, Optional
+
+from ...config import DeckConfig
+from ...models import BlockEvent, BlockKind, StyleUpdateEvent
+from .inline import escape_xhtml, process_inline
+
+
+XHTML_PROLOG = (
+    '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>\n'
+    '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD XHTML Mobile 1.0//EN" '
+    '"http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/xhtml-mobile10.dtd">\n'
+)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class _ListFrame:
+    """One open <ul>/<ol>, mid-render.
+
+    `items` holds complete `<li>...</li>` strings. A deeper list is spliced
+    into the last item *before* its closing tag when it closes, because
+    XHTML nests a sub-list inside its parent <li>, not after it -- unlike
+    WML, which has no list element to nest at all.
+    """
+
+    depth: int
+    ordered: bool
+    items: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+
+class XhtmlMpRenderer:
+    """Render Markdown events as an XHTML-MP page for WAP 2.0 browsers and,
+    served as text/html, modern browsers too.
+
+    Unlike WMLRenderer, there is no deck-size budget or card topology to
+    compute, so output streams incrementally per event rather than being
+    buffered and resolved in `finalize()`.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config: Optional[DeckConfig] = None, **options: Any) -> None:
+        self.config = config or DeckConfig.resolve(overrides=options)
+        self._body: List[str] = []
+        self._list_stack: List[_ListFrame] = []
+
+    # -- Renderer protocol ---------------------------------------------------
+
+    def handle_event(self, event: "BlockEvent | StyleUpdateEvent") -> None:
+        if isinstance(event, StyleUpdateEvent):
+            # XHTML-MP has no per-block style stack to apply this to, by
+            # design; ignored like other structural mismatches.
+            return
+        handler = {
+            BlockKind.PARAGRAPH: self._render_paragraph,
+            BlockKind.HEADING: self._render_heading,
+            BlockKind.LIST_ITEM: self._render_list_item,
+            BlockKind.CODE_BLOCK: self._render_code_block,
+            BlockKind.BLOCKQUOTE: self._render_blockquote,
+            BlockKind.TABLE: self._render_table,
+            BlockKind.HORIZONTAL_RULE: self._render_horizontal_rule,
+            BlockKind.CARD_BREAK: self._close_lists,
+            # BLANK_LINE: a blank line between list items is loose Markdown
+            # formatting, not a break in the list, so it leaves any open
+            # list open -- matching the WML renderer's own convention of
+            # not resetting list state on a blank line.
+        }.get(event.kind)
+        if handler is not None:
+            handler(event.payload)
+
+    def finalize(self) -> str:
+        self._close_lists()
+        title = escape_xhtml(self.config.title) if self.config.title else ""
+        head = f"<head><title>{title}</title></head>"
+        body = "".join(self._body)
+        return (
+            f"{XHTML_PROLOG}"
+            '<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">\n'
+            f"{head}\n"
+            f"<body>{body}</body>\n"
+            "</html>\n"
+        )
+
+    # -- List nesting ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def _render_list_item(self, payload) -> None:
+        indent = payload.indent.replace("\t", "    ")
+        depth = max(0, len(indent) // 2)
+        text = self._inline(payload.text)
+        self._open_list(depth, payload.ordered)
+        self._list_stack[-1].items.append(f"<li>{text}</li>")
+
+    def _open_list(self, depth: int, ordered: bool) -> None:
+        while self._list_stack and (
+            self._list_stack[-1].depth > depth
+            or (self._list_stack[-1].depth == depth and self._list_stack[-1].ordered != ordered)
+        ):
+            self._close_one_list()
+        if not self._list_stack or self._list_stack[-1].depth < depth:
+            self._list_stack.append(_ListFrame(depth, ordered))
+
+    def _close_one_list(self) -> None:
+        frame = self._list_stack.pop()
+        tag = "ol" if frame.ordered else "ul"
+        wrapped = f"<{tag}>{''.join(frame.items)}</{tag}>"
+        if self._list_stack:
+            parent_items = self._list_stack[-1].items
+            parent_items[-1] = parent_items[-1][: -len("</li>")] + wrapped + "</li>"
+        else:
+            self._body.append(wrapped)
+
+    def _close_lists(self, *_: object) -> None:
+        while self._list_stack:
+            self._close_one_list()
+
+    # -- Block markup mapping -------------------------------------------------
+
+    def _render_paragraph(self, payload) -> None:
+        self._close_lists()
+        self._body.append(f"<p>{self._inline(payload.text)}</p>")
+
+    def _render_heading(self, payload) -> None:
+        self._close_lists()
+        level = max(1, min(6, payload.level))
+        text = self._inline(payload.text)
+        self._body.append(f"<h{level}>{text}</h{level}>")
+
+    def _render_code_block(self, payload) -> None:
+        self._close_lists()
+        lines = "\n".join(escape_xhtml(line.rstrip("\n")) for line in payload.lines)
+        self._body.append(f"<pre>{lines}</pre>")
+
+    def _render_blockquote(self, payload) -> None:
+        self._close_lists()
+        self._body.append(f"<blockquote><p>{self._inline(payload.text)}</p></blockquote>")
+
+    def _render_table(self, payload) -> None:
+        self._close_lists()
+        rows = payload.rows
+        if not rows:
+            return
+        columns = max(len(row) for row in rows)
+        tr_parts: List[str] = []
+        for row_index, row in enumerate(rows):
+            cells = list(row) + [""] * (columns - len(row))
+            cell_tag = "th" if row_index == 0 else "td"
+            tds = "".join(f"<{cell_tag}>{self._inline(cell)}</{cell_tag}>" for cell in cells)
+            tr_parts.append(f"<tr>{tds}</tr>")
+        self._body.append(f"<table>{''.join(tr_parts)}</table>")
+
+    def _render_horizontal_rule(self, _payload) -> None:
+        self._close_lists()
+        self._body.append("<hr/>")
+
+    def _inline(self, text: str) -> str:
+        return process_inline(text)
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index a8cbcad..cc0c44a 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ def render_source(text: str, **options: Any) -> str:
     return convert(body, config=config, base_path=EXAMPLES).text
 
 
-def render_file(path: Path, **options: Any) -> DeckOutput:
+def render_file(path: Path, *, renderer_name: str = "wml", **options: Any):
     lines = read_lines(path)
     frontmatter, body = strip_frontmatter(lines)
     config = DeckConfig.resolve(frontmatter, options)
-    return convert(body, config=config, base_path=path.parent)
+    return convert(body, config=config, base_path=path.parent, renderer_name=renderer_name)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -37,6 +37,19 @@ def render():
     return render_source
 
 
+def render_xhtmlmp_source(text: str, **options: Any) -> str:
+    """Like `render_source`, but through the XHTML-MP renderer."""
+    lines = text.splitlines(keepends=True)
+    frontmatter, body = strip_frontmatter(lines)
+    config = DeckConfig.resolve(frontmatter, options)
+    return convert(body, config=config, base_path=EXAMPLES, renderer_name="xhtmlmp")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def render_xhtmlmp():
+    return render_xhtmlmp_source
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def render_output():
     """Like `render`, but exposes every output file (deck-per-card mode)."""
diff --git a/tests/golden/kitchen-sink-xhtmlmp.xhtml b/tests/golden/kitchen-sink-xhtmlmp.xhtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b33ef32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/golden/kitchen-sink-xhtmlmp.xhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD XHTML Mobile 1.0//EN" "http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/xhtml-mobile10.dtd">
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
+<head><title>Kitchen Sink</title></head>
+<body><h1>Kitchen Sink</h1><p>A deck exercising every block and inline construct wapdown understands.</p><h2>Links and emphasis</h2><p>Tricky URL: <a href="https://example.com/docs/v1_2_3/notes.html">release notes</a> and a starred path <a href="https://ci.example.com/job/a*b*c/log">build log</a>.</p><p><strong>Bold</strong>, <em>italic</em>, <code>inline code</code>, struck, and a literal $5 fee.</p><h2>A table</h2><table><tr><th>Trail</th><th>Status</th><th>Fee</th></tr><tr><td>North Loop</td><td>open</td><td>$2</td></tr><tr><td>Summit Spur</td><td>icy</td><td>$5</td></tr></table><h2>Other blocks</h2><blockquote><p>A quoted warning.</p></blockquote><ol><li>First</li><li>Second</li></ol><hr/><pre>indented code $HOME</pre></body>
+</html>
diff --git a/tests/golden/trail-manual-xhtmlmp.xhtml b/tests/golden/trail-manual-xhtmlmp.xhtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce6bef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/golden/trail-manual-xhtmlmp.xhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD XHTML Mobile 1.0//EN" "http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/xhtml-mobile10.dtd">
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
+<head><title></title></head>
+<body><p>Live updates for the ridge trail network. Reception is spotty past the tree line, check before you go.</p><p>Cold and clear. Wind: <strong>15 mph</strong> gusting from the <em>northwest</em>. Permit fee: $5.</p><ul><li>North Loop: open</li><li>South Loop: closed</li><li>Summit Spur: open, ice above 2000m</li></ul><p>Ranger station: <a href="tel:+15555550123">call dispatch</a></p><p><img src="https://example.com/map.png" alt="Trail map"/></p></body>
+</html>
diff --git a/tests/golden/trail-rules-xhtmlmp.xhtml b/tests/golden/trail-rules-xhtmlmp.xhtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..800b5f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/golden/trail-rules-xhtmlmp.xhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD XHTML Mobile 1.0//EN" "http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/xhtml-mobile10.dtd">
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
+<head><title></title></head>
+<body><p>Live updates for the ridge trail network. Reception is spotty past the tree line, check before you go.</p><hr/><h2>Weather</h2><p>Cold and clear. Wind: <strong>15 mph</strong> gusting from the <em>northwest</em>. Permit fee: $5.</p><hr/><h2>Trail Status</h2><ul><li>North Loop: open</li><li>South Loop: closed</li><li>Summit Spur: open, ice above 2000m</li></ul><hr/><h2>Contact</h2><p>Ranger station: <a href="tel:+15555550123">call dispatch</a></p><hr/></body>
+</html>
diff --git a/tests/golden/trail-xhtmlmp.xhtml b/tests/golden/trail-xhtmlmp.xhtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85fcf78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/golden/trail-xhtmlmp.xhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD XHTML Mobile 1.0//EN" "http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/xhtml-mobile10.dtd">
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
+<head><title></title></head>
+<body><h1>Trail Conditions</h1><p>Live updates for the ridge trail network. Reception is spotty past the tree line, check before you go.</p><h2>Weather</h2><p>Cold and clear. Wind: <strong>15 mph</strong> gusting from the <em>northwest</em>. Permit fee: $5.</p><h2>Trail Status</h2><ul><li>North Loop: open</li><li>South Loop: closed</li><li>Summit Spur: open, ice above 2000m</li></ul><h2>Contact</h2><p>Ranger station: <a href="tel:+15555550123">call dispatch</a></p><p><img src="https://example.com/map.png" alt="Trail map"/></p></body>
+</html>
diff --git a/tests/golden_cases.py b/tests/golden_cases.py
index 74f849d..1256853 100644
--- a/tests/golden_cases.py
+++ b/tests/golden_cases.py
@@ -30,3 +30,14 @@ CASES: Dict[str, Tuple[str, Dict[str, Any]]] = {
 MULTI_CASES: Dict[str, Tuple[str, Dict[str, Any]]] = {
     "trail-decks": ("trail-manual.md", {"deck_per_card": True, "home_label": "Home"}),
 }
+
+# name -> (example filename, renderer options), rendered through the
+# XHTML-MP renderer. A separate table from CASES because XHTML-MP output is
+# a plain string, not a DeckOutput -- there is no deck/card topology to
+# vary, so only options that affect ordinary block/inline rendering apply.
+XHTMLMP_CASES: Dict[str, Tuple[str, Dict[str, Any]]] = {
+    "trail-xhtmlmp": ("trail.md", {}),
+    "trail-manual-xhtmlmp": ("trail-manual.md", {}),
+    "trail-rules-xhtmlmp": ("trail-rules.md", {}),
+    "kitchen-sink-xhtmlmp": ("kitchen-sink.md", {}),
+}
diff --git a/tests/regenerate_golden.py b/tests/regenerate_golden.py
index df5c5c2..3755d55 100644
--- a/tests/regenerate_golden.py
+++ b/tests/regenerate_golden.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent))
 
 from conftest import EXAMPLES, GOLDEN, render_file  # noqa: E402
-from golden_cases import CASES, MULTI_CASES  # noqa: E402
+from golden_cases import CASES, MULTI_CASES, XHTMLMP_CASES  # noqa: E402
 
 
 def main() -> int:
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ def main() -> int:
                 document.text, encoding="utf-8"
             )
         print(f"wrote {name}/ ({len(list(directory.iterdir()))} files)")
+
+    for name, (source, options) in XHTMLMP_CASES.items():
+        output = render_file(EXAMPLES / source, renderer_name="xhtmlmp", **options)
+        (GOLDEN / f"{name}.xhtml").write_text(output, encoding="utf-8")
+        print(f"wrote {name}.xhtml")
     return 0
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_golden.py b/tests/test_golden.py
index 02e2fb4..b06b3e3 100644
--- a/tests/test_golden.py
+++ b/tests/test_golden.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from xml.etree import ElementTree
 import pytest
 
 from conftest import EXAMPLES, GOLDEN, render_file
-from golden_cases import CASES, MULTI_CASES
+from golden_cases import CASES, MULTI_CASES, XHTMLMP_CASES
 
 
 REGENERATE_HINT = (
@@ -49,6 +49,20 @@ def test_golden_files_are_well_formed(path):
     ElementTree.fromstring(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("name", sorted(XHTMLMP_CASES))
+def test_matches_golden_xhtmlmp(name):
+    source, options = XHTMLMP_CASES[name]
+    golden = GOLDEN / f"{name}.xhtml"
+    assert golden.exists(), f"missing golden for '{name}'; {REGENERATE_HINT}"
+    actual = render_file(EXAMPLES / source, renderer_name="xhtmlmp", **options)
+    assert actual == golden.read_text(encoding="utf-8"), REGENERATE_HINT
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("path", sorted(GOLDEN.glob("**/*.xhtml")), ids=lambda p: p.name)
+def test_xhtmlmp_golden_files_are_well_formed(path):
+    ElementTree.fromstring(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+
+
 def test_every_example_has_a_case():
     """A new examples/*.md without a golden case would go unverified."""
     covered = {source for source, _ in list(CASES.values()) + list(MULTI_CASES.values())}
diff --git a/tests/test_xhtmlmp.py b/tests/test_xhtmlmp.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6905a3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_xhtmlmp.py
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+"""XHTML-MP emission: prolog, head, block mapping, and well-formedness."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from xml.etree import ElementTree
+
+import pytest
+
+from wapdown.renderers.xhtmlmp.renderer import XHTML_PROLOG
+
+
+TWO_SECTIONS = "Intro.\n\n{.card One}\nFirst.\n\n{.card Two}\nSecond.\n"
+
+
+def parse(markup: str) -> ElementTree.Element:
+    """Parse the page, proving it is well-formed XML.
+
+    ElementTree honours the DOCTYPE declaration without trying to fetch the
+    external DTD, so this never depends on a network round trip to
+    wapforum.org.
+    """
+    return ElementTree.fromstring(markup)
+
+
+class TestDocumentShape:
+    def test_prolog_and_doctype(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        markup = render_xhtmlmp("Body.\n")
+        assert markup.startswith(XHTML_PROLOG)
+        assert 'PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD XHTML Mobile 1.0//EN"' in markup
+
+    def test_root_element_is_html(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        # ElementTree namespace-qualifies the tag because of the xhtml xmlns.
+        assert parse(render_xhtmlmp("Body.\n")).tag == "{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}html"
+
+    def test_output_is_well_formed(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        parse(render_xhtmlmp(TWO_SECTIONS))
+
+    def test_no_carriage_returns(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        assert "\r" not in render_xhtmlmp(TWO_SECTIONS)
+
+    def test_card_breaks_do_not_split_the_page(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        # Cards are a WAP 1.x screen-budget concern; XHTML-MP renders one
+        # continuous page and a {.card} marker draws nothing of its own.
+        markup = render_xhtmlmp(TWO_SECTIONS)
+        assert markup.count("<html") == 1
+        assert "First." in markup and "Second." in markup
+
+    def test_title_is_escaped_into_head(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        markup = render_xhtmlmp("Body.\n", title="Fish & Chips")
+        assert "<title>Fish &amp; Chips</title>" in markup
+
+
+class TestBlockMapping:
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        ("source", "expected"),
+        [
+            ("Just text.\n", "<p>Just text.</p>"),
+            ("> quoted\n", "<blockquote><p>quoted</p></blockquote>"),
+            ("```\ncode\n```\n", "<pre>code</pre>"),
+            ("---\n", "<hr/>"),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_blocks(self, render_xhtmlmp, source, expected):
+        assert expected in render_xhtmlmp(source)
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("level", [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6])
+    def test_headings_use_real_heading_elements(self, render_xhtmlmp, level):
+        markup = render_xhtmlmp(f"{'#' * level} Title\n")
+        assert f"<h{level}>Title</h{level}>" in markup
+        assert "<big>" not in markup  # no FIGlet/WML-style banner substitute
+
+    def test_heading_level_beyond_six_clamps(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        # Markdown itself caps at h6, but a manually-crafted payload
+        # shouldn't be able to emit an invalid element name.
+        markup = render_xhtmlmp("###### Deep\n")
+        assert "<h6>Deep</h6>" in markup
+
+    def test_unordered_list(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        markup = render_xhtmlmp("- a\n- b\n")
+        assert "<ul><li>a</li><li>b</li></ul>" in markup
+
+    def test_ordered_list(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        markup = render_xhtmlmp("1. a\n2. b\n")
+        assert "<ol><li>a</li><li>b</li></ol>" in markup
+
+    def test_nested_list_is_spliced_into_parent_item(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        markup = render_xhtmlmp("- a\n  - nested\n- b\n")
+        # The sub-list must sit *inside* its parent <li>, not after it, or
+        # the result is not a valid nested list.
+        assert "<li>a<ul><li>nested</li></ul></li>" in markup
+        parsed = parse(f"<root>{markup[markup.index('<ul'):markup.index('</body>')]}</root>")
+        outer_items = parsed.find("ul").findall("li")
+        assert len(outer_items) == 2
+        assert outer_items[0].find("ul/li").text == "nested"
+
+    def test_blank_line_does_not_split_a_list(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        # A loose Markdown list (blank line between items) is still one
+        # list, matching the WML renderer's own convention.
+        markup = render_xhtmlmp("- a\n\n- b\n")
+        assert markup.count("<ul>") == 1
+        assert "<li>a</li><li>b</li>" in markup
+
+    def test_paragraph_between_list_items_closes_the_list(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        markup = render_xhtmlmp("- a\n\nText.\n\n- b\n")
+        assert markup.count("<ul>") == 2
+
+    def test_table(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        markup = render_xhtmlmp("| A | B |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1 | 2 |\n")
+        assert "<table><tr><th>A</th><th>B</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr></table>" in markup
+
+    def test_table_is_not_wrapped_in_a_paragraph(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        # Unlike WML, <table> is valid body-level content in XHTML-MP, so
+        # no <p> wrapper is needed (or wanted).
+        markup = render_xhtmlmp("| A |\n| --- |\n| 1 |\n")
+        assert "<p><table" not in markup
+
+
+class TestInlineMapping:
+    def test_bold_and_italic(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        markup = render_xhtmlmp("**bold** and *italic*\n")
+        assert "<strong>bold</strong>" in markup
+        assert "<em>italic</em>" in markup
+
+    def test_code_span_becomes_code_element(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        markup = render_xhtmlmp("Some `code` here.\n")
+        assert "<code>code</code>" in markup
+
+    def test_link(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        markup = render_xhtmlmp("[go](http://x.test/)\n")
+        assert '<a href="http://x.test/">go</a>' in markup
+
+    def test_link_label_may_carry_emphasis(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        # Unlike WML, whose <a> content model is (#PCDATA | br | img)* and
+        # so strips emphasis from the label, XHTML-MP's <a> allows it.
+        markup = render_xhtmlmp("[**go** now](http://x.test/)\n")
+        assert '<a href="http://x.test/"><strong>go</strong> now</a>' in markup
+
+    def test_underscore_in_url_is_not_shredded_into_emphasis(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        # Regression guard for the stash-before-emphasis ordering: without
+        # it, `/a_b_c` inside the URL would be read as `_b_` -> <em>b</em>.
+        markup = render_xhtmlmp("[link](/a_b_c)\n")
+        assert '<a href="/a_b_c">link</a>' in markup
+
+    def test_asterisk_in_url_is_not_shredded_into_emphasis(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        markup = render_xhtmlmp("[link](/a*b*c)\n")
+        assert '<a href="/a*b*c">link</a>' in markup
+
+    def test_image(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        markup = render_xhtmlmp("![alt text](pic.png)\n")
+        assert '<img src="pic.png" alt="alt text"/>' in markup
+
+    def test_dollar_sign_is_not_doubled(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        # XHTML-MP has none of WML's '$' -> '$$' variable-substitution
+        # quirk; a literal dollar sign should pass through as one.
+        markup = render_xhtmlmp("Permit fee: $5\n")
+        assert "Permit fee: $5" in markup
+
+    def test_entities_are_escaped(self, render_xhtmlmp):
+        markup = render_xhtmlmp('Fish & chips < > "\n')
+        assert "Fish &amp; chips &lt; &gt; &quot;" in markup