diff --git a/examples/auto-markdown/index.js b/examples/auto-markdown/index.js
index 8567ce518..789a36943 100644
--- a/examples/auto-markdown/index.js
+++ b/examples/auto-markdown/index.js
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ class App extends React.Component {
   onBackspace(e, state) {
     if (state.isCurrentlyExpanded) return
     if (state.currentStartOffset != 0) return
-    const node = state.currentWrappingNodes.first()
+    const node = state.currentBlockNodes.first()
+    if (!node) debugger
     if (node.type == 'paragraph') return
 
     e.preventDefault()
@@ -207,7 +208,8 @@ class App extends React.Component {
 
   onEnter(e, state) {
     if (state.isCurrentlyExpanded) return
-    const node = state.currentWrappingNodes.first()
+    const node = state.currentBlockNodes.first()
+    if (!node) debugger
     if (state.currentStartOffset == 0 && node.length == 0) return this.onBackspace(e, state)
     if (state.currentEndOffset != node.length) return
 
diff --git a/examples/auto-markdown/state.json b/examples/auto-markdown/state.json
index 65a13faf7..74e6de256 100644
--- a/examples/auto-markdown/state.json
+++ b/examples/auto-markdown/state.json
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 {
   "nodes": [
     {
+      "kind": "block",
       "type": "paragraph",
       "nodes": [
         {
-          "type": "text",
+          "kind": "text",
           "ranges": [
             {
               "text": "The editor gives you full control over the logic you can add. For example, it's fairly common to want to add markdown-like shortcuts to editors. So that, when you start a line with \"> \" you get a blockquote that looks like this:"
@@ -14,10 +15,11 @@
       ]
     },
     {
+      "kind": "block",
       "type": "block-quote",
       "nodes": [
         {
-          "type": "text",
+          "kind": "text",
           "ranges": [
             {
               "text": "A wise quote."
@@ -27,10 +29,11 @@
       ]
     },
     {
+      "kind": "block",
       "type": "paragraph",
       "nodes": [
         {
-          "type": "text",
+          "kind": "text",
           "ranges": [
             {
               "text": "Order when you start a line with \"## \" you get a level-two heading, like this:"
@@ -40,10 +43,11 @@
       ]
     },
     {
+      "kind": "block",
       "type": "heading-two",
       "nodes": [
         {
-          "type": "text",
+          "kind": "text",
           "ranges": [
             {
               "text": "Try it out!"
@@ -53,10 +57,11 @@
       ]
     },
     {
+      "kind": "block",
       "type": "paragraph",
       "nodes": [
         {
-          "type": "text",
+          "kind": "text",
           "ranges": [
             {
               "text": "Try it out for yourself! Try starting a new line with \">\", \"-\", or \"#\"s."
diff --git a/examples/plain-text/index.js b/examples/plain-text/index.js
index de4e3a08c..0962a2398 100644
--- a/examples/plain-text/index.js
+++ b/examples/plain-text/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-import Editor, { Character, Document, Element, State, Text } from '../..'
+import Editor, { Character, Document, Block, State, Text } from '../..'
 import React from 'react'
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'
 import state from './state.json'
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ function deserialize(string) {
     }, Character.createList())
 
   const text = Text.create({ characters })
-  const texts = Element.createMap([text])
-  const node = Element.create({
+  const texts = Block.createMap([text])
+  const node = Block.create({
     type: 'paragraph',
     nodes: texts,
   })
 
-  const nodes = Element.createMap([node])
+  const nodes = Block.createMap([node])
   const document = Document.create({ nodes })
   const state = State.create({ document })
   return state
diff --git a/examples/rich-text/state.json b/examples/rich-text/state.json
index dd3532c45..1e3fb93e8 100644
--- a/examples/rich-text/state.json
+++ b/examples/rich-text/state.json
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 {
   "nodes": [
     {
+      "kind": "block",
       "type": "paragraph",
       "nodes": [
         {
-          "type": "text",
+          "kind": "text",
           "ranges": [
             {
               "text": "This is editable "
@@ -47,10 +48,11 @@
       ]
     },
     {
+      "kind": "block",
       "type": "paragraph",
       "nodes": [
         {
-          "type": "text",
+          "kind": "text",
           "ranges": [
             {
               "text": "Since it's rich text, you can do things like turn a selection of text ",
@@ -70,10 +72,11 @@
       ]
     },
     {
+      "kind": "block",
       "type": "block-quote",
       "nodes": [
         {
-          "type": "text",
+          "kind": "text",
           "ranges": [
             {
               "text": "A wise quote."
@@ -83,10 +86,11 @@
       ]
     },
     {
+      "kind": "block",
       "type": "paragraph",
       "nodes": [
         {
-          "type": "text",
+          "kind": "text",
           "ranges": [
             {
               "text": "Try it out for yourself!"
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 3c67fe22f..fad869927 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ export default Editor
  * Models.
  */
 
+export { default as Block } from './models/block'
 export { default as Character } from './models/character'
-export { default as Element } from './models/element'
 export { default as Document } from './models/document'
+export { default as Inline } from './models/inline'
 export { default as Mark } from './models/mark'
 export { default as Selection } from './models/selection'
 export { default as State } from './models/state'
diff --git a/lib/models/block.js b/lib/models/block.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7dc547bd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/models/block.js
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+
+import Node from './node'
+import uid from 'uid'
+import { OrderedMap, Record } from 'immutable'
+
+/**
+ * Default properties.
+ */
+
+const DEFAULTS = {
+  data: new Map(),
+  key: null,
+  nodes: new OrderedMap(),
+  type: null
+}
+
+/**
+ * Block.
+ */
+
+class Block extends Record(DEFAULTS) {
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new `Block` with `properties`.
+   *
+   * @param {Object} properties
+   * @return {Block} element
+   */
+
+  static create(properties = {}) {
+    if (!properties.type) throw new Error('You must pass a block `type`.')
+    properties.key = uid(4)
+    let block = new Block(properties)
+    return block.normalize()
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create an ordered map of `Blocks` from an array of `Blocks`.
+   *
+   * @param {Array} elements
+   * @return {OrderedMap} map
+   */
+
+  static createMap(elements = []) {
+    return elements.reduce((map, element) => {
+      return map.set(element.key, element)
+    }, new OrderedMap())
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the node's kind.
+   *
+   * @return {String} kind
+   */
+
+  get kind() {
+    return 'block'
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the length of the concatenated text of the node.
+   *
+   * @return {Number} length
+   */
+
+  get length() {
+    return this.text.length
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the concatenated text `string` of all child nodes.
+   *
+   * @return {String} text
+   */
+
+  get text() {
+    return this.nodes
+      .map(node => node.text)
+      .join('')
+  }
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * Mix in `Node` methods.
+ */
+
+for (const method in Node) {
+  Block.prototype[method] = Node[method]
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Export.
+ */
+
+export default Block
diff --git a/lib/models/document.js b/lib/models/document.js
index c9f696321..0dce6574b 100644
--- a/lib/models/document.js
+++ b/lib/models/document.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import { OrderedMap, Record } from 'immutable'
  */
 
 const DEFAULTS = {
-  nodes: new OrderedMap()
+  nodes: new OrderedMap(),
+  parent: null
 }
 
 /**
@@ -24,7 +25,18 @@ class Document extends Record(DEFAULTS) {
    */
 
   static create(properties = {}) {
-    return new Document(properties)
+    let document = new Document(properties)
+    return document.normalize()
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the node's kind.
+   *
+   * @return {String} kind
+   */
+
+  get kind() {
+    return 'document'
   }
 
   /**
@@ -49,16 +61,6 @@ class Document extends Record(DEFAULTS) {
       .join('')
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Type.
-   *
-   * @return {String} type
-   */
-
-  get type() {
-    return 'document'
-  }
-
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/models/element.js b/lib/models/inline.js
similarity index 66%
rename from lib/models/element.js
rename to lib/models/inline.js
index bc0370dd6..5da17958c 100644
--- a/lib/models/element.js
+++ b/lib/models/inline.js
@@ -15,26 +15,27 @@ const DEFAULTS = {
 }
 
 /**
- * Element.
+ * Inline.
  */
 
-class Element extends Record(DEFAULTS) {
+class Inline extends Record(DEFAULTS) {
 
   /**
-   * Create a new `Element` with `properties`.
+   * Create a new `Inline` with `properties`.
    *
    * @param {Object} properties
-   * @return {Element} element
+   * @return {Inline} element
    */
 
   static create(properties = {}) {
-    if (!properties.type) throw new Error('You must pass an element `type`.')
+    if (!properties.type) throw new Error('You must pass an inline `type`.')
     properties.key = uid(4)
-    return new Element(properties)
+    let inline = new Inline(properties)
+    return inline.normalize()
   }
 
   /**
-   * Create an ordered map of `Elements` from an array of `Elements`.
+   * Create an ordered map of `Inlines` from an array of `Inlines`.
    *
    * @param {Array} elements
    * @return {OrderedMap} map
@@ -46,6 +47,16 @@ class Element extends Record(DEFAULTS) {
     }, new OrderedMap())
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the node's kind.
+   *
+   * @return {String} kind
+   */
+
+  get kind() {
+    return 'inline'
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get the length of the concatenated text of the node.
    *
@@ -75,7 +86,7 @@ class Element extends Record(DEFAULTS) {
  */
 
 for (const method in Node) {
-  Element.prototype[method] = Node[method]
+  Inline.prototype[method] = Node[method]
 }
 
 
@@ -83,4 +94,4 @@ for (const method in Node) {
  * Export.
  */
 
-export default Element
+export default Inline
diff --git a/lib/models/node.js b/lib/models/node.js
index 41d18c858..c9fc9fa17 100644
--- a/lib/models/node.js
+++ b/lib/models/node.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
+import Block from './block'
 import Character from './character'
-import Element from './element'
 import Mark from './mark'
 import Selection from './selection'
 import Text from './text'
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import { List, OrderedMap, OrderedSet, Set } from 'immutable'
 /**
  * Node.
  *
- * And interface that `Document` and `Element` both implement, to make working
- * recursively easier with the tree easier.
+ * And interface that `Document`, `Block` and `Inline` all implement, to make
+ * working with the recursive node tree easier.
  */
 
 const Node = {
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ const Node = {
     if (shallow != null) return shallow
 
     return this.nodes
-      .map(node => node.type == 'text' ? null : node.findNode(iterator))
+      .map(node => node.kind == 'text' ? null : node.findNode(iterator))
       .filter(node => node)
       .first()
   },
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ const Node = {
   filterNodes(iterator) {
     const shallow = this.nodes.filter(iterator)
     const deep = this.nodes
-      .map(node => node.type == 'text' ? null : node.filterNodes(iterator))
+      .map(node => node.kind == 'text' ? null : node.filterNodes(iterator))
       .filter(node => node)
       .reduce((all, map) => {
         return all.concat(map)
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ const Node = {
    */
 
   getFirstTextNode() {
-    return this.findNode(node => node.type == 'text') || null
+    return this.findNode(node => node.kind == 'text') || null
   },
 
   /**
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ const Node = {
    */
 
   getLastTextNode() {
-    const texts = this.filterNodes(node => node.type == 'text')
+    const texts = this.filterNodes(node => node.kind == 'text')
     return texts.last() || null
   },
 
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ const Node = {
     // Get all of the nodes that come before the matching child.
     const child = this.nodes.find((node) => {
       if (node == match) return true
-      return node.type == 'text'
+      return node.kind == 'text'
         ? false
         : node.hasNode(match)
     })
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ const Node = {
     if (shallow != null) return shallow
 
     return this.nodes
-      .map(node => node.type == 'text' ? null : node.getNextNode(key))
+      .map(node => node.kind == 'text' ? null : node.getNextNode(key))
       .filter(node => node)
       .first()
   },
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ const Node = {
     }
 
     return this.nodes
-      .map(node => node.type == 'text' ? null : node.getPreviousNode(key))
+      .map(node => node.kind == 'text' ? null : node.getPreviousNode(key))
       .filter(node => node)
       .first()
   },
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ const Node = {
     key = normalizeKey(key)
 
     // Create a new selection starting at the first text node.
-    const first = this.findNode(node => node.type == 'text')
+    const first = this.findNode(node => node.kind == 'text')
     const range = Selection.create({
       anchorKey: first.key,
       anchorOffset: 0,
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ const Node = {
     let node = null
 
     this.nodes.forEach((child) => {
-      if (child.type == 'text') return
+      if (child.kind == 'text') return
       const match = child.getParentNode(key)
       if (match) node = match
     })
@@ -455,13 +455,11 @@ const Node = {
    */
 
   getTextNodeAtOffset(offset) {
-    let match = null
-    let i
-
-    this.nodes.forEach((node) => {
-      if (!node.length > offset + i) return
-      match = node.type == 'text' ? node : node.getNodeAtOffset(offset - i)
-      i += node.length
+    let length = 0
+    let texts = this.filterNodes(node => node.kind == 'text')
+    let match = texts.find((node) => {
+      length += node.length
+      return length >= offset
     })
 
     return match
@@ -477,14 +475,17 @@ const Node = {
   getTextNodesAtRange(range) {
     range = range.normalize(this)
     const { startKey, endKey } = range
+
+    // If the selection isn't formed, return an empty map.
     if (startKey == null || endKey == null) return new OrderedMap()
 
+    // Assert that the nodes exist before searching.
     this.assertHasNode(startKey)
     this.assertHasNode(endKey)
 
     // Return the text nodes after the start offset and before the end offset.
     const endNode = this.getNode(endKey)
-    const texts = this.filterNodes(node => node.type == 'text')
+    const texts = this.filterNodes(node => node.kind == 'text')
     const afterStart = texts.skipUntil(node => node.key == startKey)
     const upToEnd = afterStart.takeUntil(node => node.key == endKey)
     let matches = upToEnd.set(endNode.key, endNode)
@@ -492,22 +493,51 @@ const Node = {
   },
 
   /**
-   * Get all of the wrapping nodes in a `range`.
+   * Get the closets block nodes for each text node in a `range`.
    *
    * @param {Selection} range
    * @return {OrderedMap} nodes
    */
 
-  getWrappingNodesAtRange(range) {
+  getBlockNodesAtRange(range) {
     const node = this
     range = range.normalize(node)
-
     const texts = node.getTextNodesAtRange(range)
-    const parents = texts.map((text) => {
-      return node.nodes.includes(text) ? node : node.getParentNode(text)
-    })
+    const blocks = texts.map(text => node.getClosestBlockNode(text))
+    return blocks
+  },
 
-    return parents
+  /**
+   * Get the node's closest block parent node.
+   *
+   * @param {Node} node
+   * @return {Node} node
+   */
+
+  getClosestBlockNode(node) {
+    let parent = this.getParentNode(node)
+
+    while (parent && parent.kind != 'block') {
+      parent = this.getParentNode(parent)
+    }
+
+    return parent
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Get the node's closest inline parent node.
+   *
+   * @return {Node} node
+   */
+
+  getClosestInlineNode() {
+    let parent = this.getParentNode(node)
+
+    while (parent && parent.kind != 'inline') {
+      parent = this.getParentNode(parent)
+    }
+
+    return parent
   },
 
   /**
@@ -524,7 +554,7 @@ const Node = {
     if (shallow) return true
 
     const deep = this.nodes
-      .map(node => node.type == 'text' ? false : node.hasNode(key))
+      .map(node => node.kind == 'text' ? false : node.hasNode(key))
       .some(has => has)
     if (deep) return true
 
@@ -625,29 +655,31 @@ const Node = {
   },
 
   /**
-   * Normalize the node, joining any two adjacent text child nodes.
+   * Normalize the node by joining any two adjacent text child nodes.
    *
    * @return {Node} node
    */
 
   normalize() {
     let node = this
-    let first = node.findNode((child) => {
-      if (child.type != 'text') return
+
+    // See if there are any adjacent text nodes.
+    let firstAdjacent = node.findNode((child) => {
+      if (child.kind != 'text') return
       const parent = node.getParentNode(child)
       const next = parent.getNextNode(child)
-      return next && next.type == 'text'
+      return next && next.kind == 'text'
     })
 
-    // If no text node was followed by another, do nothing.
-    if (!first) return node
+    // If no text nodes are adjacent, abort.
+    if (!firstAdjacent) return node
 
-    // Otherwise, add the text of the second node to the first...
-    let parent = node.getParentNode(first)
-    const second = parent.getNextNode(first)
-    const characters = first.characters.concat(second.characters)
-    first = first.merge({ characters })
-    parent = parent.updateNode(first)
+    // Fix an adjacent text node if one exists.
+    let parent = node.getParentNode(firstAdjacent)
+    const second = parent.getNextNode(firstAdjacent)
+    const characters = firstAdjacent.characters.concat(second.characters)
+    firstAdjacent = firstAdjacent.merge({ characters })
+    parent = parent.updateNode(firstAdjacent)
 
     // Then remove the second node.
     parent = parent.removeNode(second)
@@ -659,7 +691,7 @@ const Node = {
       node = parent
     }
 
-    // Finally, recurse by normalizing again.
+    // Recurse by normalizing again.
     return node.normalize()
   },
 
@@ -760,7 +792,7 @@ const Node = {
 
     // Create a brand new second element with the second set of characters.
     let secondText = Text.create({})
-    let secondElement = Element.create({
+    let secondElement = Block.create({
       type: firstElement.type,
       data: firstElement.data
     })
@@ -852,7 +884,7 @@ const Node = {
     }
 
     const nodes = this.nodes.map((child) => {
-      return child.type == 'text' ? child : child.updateNode(key, node)
+      return child.kind == 'text' ? child : child.updateNode(key, node)
     })
 
     return this.merge({ nodes })
@@ -872,7 +904,7 @@ const Node = {
 
     // Allow for the parent to by just a type.
     if (typeof parent == 'string') {
-      parent = Element.create({ type: parent })
+      parent = Block.create({ type: parent })
     }
 
     // Add the child to the parent's nodes.
diff --git a/lib/models/selection.js b/lib/models/selection.js
index d7014f931..badd03250 100644
--- a/lib/models/selection.js
+++ b/lib/models/selection.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class Selection extends SelectionRecord {
 
   isAtStartOf(node) {
     const { startKey, startOffset } = this
-    const first = node.type == 'text' ? node : node.getFirstTextNode()
+    const first = node.kind == 'text' ? node : node.getFirstTextNode()
     return startKey == first.key && startOffset == 0
   }
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class Selection extends SelectionRecord {
 
   isAtEndOf(node) {
     const { endKey, endOffset } = this
-    const last = node.type == 'text' ? node : node.getLastTextNode()
+    const last = node.kind == 'text' ? node : node.getLastTextNode()
     return endKey == last.key && endOffset == last.length
   }
 
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ class Selection extends SelectionRecord {
     let focusNode = node.getNode(focusKey)
 
     // If the anchor node isn't a text node, match it to one.
-    if (anchorNode.type != 'text') {
-      anchorNode = node.getNodeAtOffset(anchorOffset)
+    if (anchorNode.kind != 'text') {
+      anchorNode = node.getTextNodeAtOffset(anchorOffset)
       let parent = node.getParentNode(anchorNode)
       let offset = parent.getNodeOffset(anchorNode)
       anchorOffset = anchorOffset - offset
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ class Selection extends SelectionRecord {
     }
 
     // If the focus node isn't a text node, match it to one.
-    if (focusNode.type != 'text') {
-      focusNode = node.getNodeAtOffset(focusOffset)
+    if (focusNode.kind != 'text') {
+      focusNode = node.getTextNodeAtOffset(focusOffset)
       let parent = node.getParentNode(focusNode)
       let offset = parent.getNodeOffset(focusNode)
       focusOffset = focusOffset - offset
diff --git a/lib/models/state.js b/lib/models/state.js
index ab2751ddf..3e419b37e 100644
--- a/lib/models/state.js
+++ b/lib/models/state.js
@@ -134,13 +134,13 @@ class State extends Record(DEFAULTS) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Get the wrapping nodes in the current selection.
+   * Get the block nodes in the current selection.
    *
    * @return {OrderedMap} nodes
    */
 
-  get currentWrappingNodes() {
-    return this.document.getWrappingNodesAtRange(this.selection)
+  get currentBlockNodes() {
+    return this.document.getBlockNodesAtRange(this.selection)
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/lib/models/text.js b/lib/models/text.js
index a8764cf97..81f22d2fc 100644
--- a/lib/models/text.js
+++ b/lib/models/text.js
@@ -3,19 +3,20 @@ import uid from 'uid'
 import { List, Record } from 'immutable'
 
 /**
- * Record.
+ * Default properties.
  */
 
-const TextRecord = new Record({
+const DEFAULTS = {
   characters: new List(),
-  key: null
-})
+  key: null,
+  parent: null
+}
 
 /**
  * Text.
  */
 
-class Text extends TextRecord {
+class Text extends Record(DEFAULTS) {
 
   /**
    * Create a new `Text` with `properties`.
@@ -29,6 +30,16 @@ class Text extends TextRecord {
     return new Text(properties)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the node's kind.
+   *
+   * @return {String} kind
+   */
+
+  get kind() {
+    return 'text'
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get the length of the concatenated text of the node.
    *
@@ -51,16 +62,6 @@ class Text extends TextRecord {
       .join('')
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Immutable type to match other nodes.
-   *
-   * @return {String} type
-   */
-
-  get type() {
-    return 'text'
-  }
-
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/serializers/raw.js b/lib/serializers/raw.js
index 3d31d3ab7..178cee7bb 100644
--- a/lib/serializers/raw.js
+++ b/lib/serializers/raw.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 
+import Block from '../models/block'
 import Character from '../models/character'
 import Document from '../models/document'
+import Inline from '../models/inline'
 import Mark from '../models/mark'
-import Element from '../models/element'
-import Text from '../models/text'
 import State from '../models/state'
+import Text from '../models/text'
 import groupByMarks from '../utils/group-by-marks'
 import { Map } from 'immutable'
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ function serialize(state) {
  */
 
 function serializeNode(node) {
-  switch (node.type) {
+  switch (node.kind) {
     case 'document': {
       return {
         nodes: node.nodes.toArray().map(node => serializeNode(node))
@@ -37,15 +38,17 @@ function serializeNode(node) {
     }
     case 'text': {
       return {
-        type: 'text',
+        kind: node.kind,
         ranges: serializeCharacters(node.characters)
       }
     }
-    default: {
+    case 'block':
+    case 'inline': {
       return {
-        type: node.type,
         data: node.data.toJSON(),
-        nodes: node.nodes.toArray().map(node => serializeNode(node))
+        kind: node.kind,
+        nodes: node.nodes.toArray().map(node => serializeNode(node)),
+        type: node.type
       }
     }
   }
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ function serializeMark(mark) {
 function deserialize(object) {
   return State.create({
     document: Document.create({
-      nodes: Element.createMap(object.nodes.map(deserializeNode))
+      nodes: Block.createMap(object.nodes.map(deserializeNode))
     })
   })
 }
@@ -106,19 +109,26 @@ function deserialize(object) {
  */
 
 function deserializeNode(object) {
-  switch (object.type) {
+  switch (object.kind) {
+    case 'block': {
+      return Block.create({
+        type: object.type,
+        data: new Map(object.data),
+        nodes: Block.createMap(object.nodes.map(deserializeNode))
+      })
+    }
+    case 'inline': {
+      return Inline.create({
+        type: object.type,
+        data: new Map(object.data),
+        nodes: Inline.createMap(object.nodes.map(deserializeNode))
+      })
+    }
     case 'text': {
       return Text.create({
         characters: deserializeRanges(object.ranges)
       })
     }
-    default: {
-      return Element.create({
-        type: object.type,
-        data: new Map(object.data),
-        nodes: Element.createMap(object.nodes.map(deserializeNode))
-      })
-    }
   }
 }