diff --git a/src/json-crdt-extensions/peritext/block/Fragment.ts b/src/json-crdt-extensions/peritext/block/Fragment.ts
index 7c7fb875a1..be021219b3 100644
--- a/src/json-crdt-extensions/peritext/block/Fragment.ts
+++ b/src/json-crdt-extensions/peritext/block/Fragment.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ export class Fragment extends Range implements Printable, Stateful {
   // ------------------------------------------------------------------- export
 
   public toJson(): PeritextMlElement {
-    return this.root.toJson();
+    const node = this.root.toJson();
+    node[0] = '';
+    return node;
   }
 
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------- Printable
diff --git a/src/json-crdt-extensions/peritext/block/__tests__/Fragment-export.spec.ts b/src/json-crdt-extensions/peritext/block/__tests__/Fragment-export.spec.ts
index 750329e85a..6a36dd9b07 100644
--- a/src/json-crdt-extensions/peritext/block/__tests__/Fragment-export.spec.ts
+++ b/src/json-crdt-extensions/peritext/block/__tests__/Fragment-export.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-import {
-  type Kit,
-  setupAlphabetKit,
-} from '../../__tests__/setup';
+import {type Kit, runAlphabetKitTestSuite} from '../../__tests__/setup';
+import {toJsonMl} from '../../export/toJsonMl';
 import {CommonSliceType} from '../../slice';
 
 const runTests = (setup: () => Kit) => {
@@ -12,30 +10,44 @@ const runTests = (setup: () => Kit) => {
     peritext.refresh();
     const fragment = peritext.fragment(peritext.rangeAt(4, 10));
     fragment.refresh();
-    expect(fragment.toJsonMl()).toEqual([
-      'div',
-      {},
-      ['p', {}, 'efghij'],
-      ['p', {}, 'klm'],
+    const html = toJsonMl(fragment.toJson());
+    expect(html).toEqual([
+      '',
+      null,
+      ['p', null, 'efghij'],
+      ['p', null, 'klm'],
     ]);
-    expect(fragment.toHtml()).toBe('<div><p>efghij</p><p>klm</p></div>');
   });
-};
 
-describe('Fragment.toJsonMl()', () => {
-  describe('basic alphabet', () => {
-    runTests(setupAlphabetKit);
+  test('can export two paragraphs with inline formatting', () => {
+    const {editor, peritext} = setup();
+    editor.cursor.setAt(10);
+    editor.saved.insMarker(CommonSliceType.p);
+    editor.cursor.setAt(6, 2);
+    editor.saved.insOverwrite(CommonSliceType.b);
+    editor.cursor.setAt(7, 2);
+    editor.saved.insOverwrite(CommonSliceType.i);
+    peritext.refresh();
+    const fragment = peritext.fragment(peritext.rangeAt(4, 10));
+    fragment.refresh();
+    const html = toJsonMl(fragment.toJson());
+    expect(html).toEqual([
+      '',
+      null,
+      ['p', null,
+        'ef',
+        ['b', null, 'g'],
+        ['i', null,
+          ['b', null, 'h'],
+        ],
+        ['i', null, 'i'],
+        'j',
+      ],
+      ['p', null, 'klm'],
+    ]);
   });
+};
 
-  // describe('alphabet with two chunks', () => {
-  //   runTests(setupAlphabetWithTwoChunksKit);
-  // });
-
-  // describe('alphabet with chunk split', () => {
-  //   runTests(setupAlphabetChunkSplitKit);
-  // });
-
-  // describe('alphabet with deletes', () => {
-  //   runTests(setupAlphabetWithDeletesKit);
-  // });
+describe('Fragment.toJson()', () => {
+  runAlphabetKitTestSuite(runTests);
 });
diff --git a/src/json-crdt-extensions/peritext/export/toJsonMl.ts b/src/json-crdt-extensions/peritext/export/toJsonMl.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bfc5acd664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/json-crdt-extensions/peritext/export/toJsonMl.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import {SliceTypeName} from "../slice";
+import type {JsonMlNode} from "../../../json-ml";
+import type {PeritextMlNode} from "../block/types";
+
+export const toJsonMl = (json: PeritextMlNode): JsonMlNode => {
+  if (typeof json === 'string') return json;
+  const [tag, attr, ...children] = json;
+  const namedTag = tag === '' ? tag : SliceTypeName[tag as any];
+  const htmlTag = namedTag ?? (attr?.inline ? 'span' : 'div');
+  const htmlAttr = attr && (attr.data !== void 0) ? {'data-attr': JSON.stringify(attr.data)} : null;
+  const htmlNode: JsonMlNode = [htmlTag, htmlAttr];
+  const length = children.length;
+  for (let i = 0; i < length; i++) htmlNode.push(toJsonMl(children[i]));
+  return htmlNode;
+};
diff --git a/src/json-crdt-extensions/peritext/slice/index.ts b/src/json-crdt-extensions/peritext/slice/index.ts
index 915c95da00..6a22d47d74 100644
--- a/src/json-crdt-extensions/peritext/slice/index.ts
+++ b/src/json-crdt-extensions/peritext/slice/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 export type * from './types';
-export {CursorAnchor, SliceTypeName as CommonSliceType} from './constants';
+export {CursorAnchor, SliceTypeName, SliceTypeName as CommonSliceType} from './constants';