diff --git a/docs/reference/models/text.md b/docs/reference/models/text.md
index 00b64f909..04e680e17 100644
--- a/docs/reference/models/text.md
+++ b/docs/reference/models/text.md
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ A text node in a Slate [`Document`](./document.md). Text nodes are always the bo
   - [`text`](#text)
 - [Static Methods](#static-methods)
   - [`Text.create`](#textcreate)
-
+  - [`Text.createFromString`](#textcreatefromstring)
+  - [`Text.createFromRanges`](#textcreatefromranges)
 
 ## Properties
 
@@ -61,3 +62,13 @@ A concatenated string of all of the characters in the text node.
 `Text.create(properties: Object) => Text`
 
 Create a text from a plain Javascript object of `properties`.
+
+### `Text.createFromRanges`
+`Text.createFromRanges(ranges: List<Range>) => Text`
+
+Create a text from a list of text ranges.
+
+### `Text.createFromString`
+`Text.createFromString(text: String, marks: Set) => Text`
+
+Create a text from a plain `String` and a set of marks.
diff --git a/src/models/range.js b/src/models/range.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3a4e0365
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/range.js
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+
+import Character from './character'
+import Mark from './mark'
+import { Record, Set } from 'immutable'
+
+/**
+ * Default properties.
+ */
+
+const DEFAULTS = {
+  marks: new Set(),
+  text: ''
+}
+
+/**
+ * Range.
+ */
+
+class Range extends new Record(DEFAULTS) {
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new `Range` with `properties`.
+   *
+   * @param {Object} properties
+   * @return {Range}
+   */
+
+  static create(properties = {}) {
+    if (properties instanceof Range) return properties
+    properties.text = properties.text
+    properties.marks = Mark.createSet(properties.marks)
+    return new Range(properties)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the node's kind.
+   *
+   * @return {String} kind
+   */
+
+  get kind() {
+    return 'range'
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return range as a list of characters
+   *
+   * @return {List<Character>} characters
+   */
+
+  getCharacters() {
+    const { marks } = this
+
+    return Character.createList(this.text
+      .split('')
+      .map((char) => {
+        return Character.create({
+          text: char,
+          marks
+        })
+      }))
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Export.
+ */
+
+export default Range
diff --git a/src/models/text.js b/src/models/text.js
index 9ccd69b00..aad02090b 100644
--- a/src/models/text.js
+++ b/src/models/text.js
@@ -1,20 +1,11 @@
 
 import Character from './character'
 import Mark from './mark'
+import Range from './range'
 import memoize from '../utils/memoize'
 import uid from '../utils/uid'
 import { List, Record, Set } from 'immutable'
 
-/**
- * Range.
- */
-
-const Range = new Record({
-  kind: 'range',
-  marks: new Set(),
-  text: ''
-})
-
 /**
  * Default properties.
  */
@@ -47,19 +38,30 @@ class Text extends new Record(DEFAULTS) {
   /**
    * Create a new `Text` from a string
    *
-   * @param {String} content
+   * @param {String} text
    * @param {Set<Mark>} marks (optional)
    * @return {Text}
    */
 
-  static createFromString(content, marks = Set()) {
+  static createFromString(text, marks = Set()) {
+      return Text.createFromRanges([
+          Range.create({ text, marks })
+      ])
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new `Text` from a list of ranges
+   *
+   * @param {List<Range> | Array<Range>} ranges
+   * @return {Text}
+   */
+
+  static createFromRanges(ranges) {
       return Text.create({
-        characters: Character.createList(
-          content.split('')
-          .map(c => {
-            return { text: c, marks }
-          })
-        )
+        characters: ranges.reduce((characters, range) => {
+          range = Range.create(range)
+          return characters.concat(range.getCharacters())
+        }, Character.createList())
       })
   }