diff --git a/lib/EpdFont/SdCardFont.cpp b/lib/EpdFont/SdCardFont.cpp
index 952dcf85..5530816a 100644
--- a/lib/EpdFont/SdCardFont.cpp
+++ b/lib/EpdFont/SdCardFont.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <memory>
 
+#include "EpdFontFamily.h"
+
 static_assert(sizeof(EpdGlyph) == 16, "EpdGlyph must be 16 bytes to match .cpfont file layout");
 static_assert(sizeof(EpdUnicodeInterval) == 12, "EpdUnicodeInterval must be 12 bytes to match .cpfont file layout");
 static_assert(sizeof(EpdKernClassEntry) == 3, "EpdKernClassEntry must be 3 bytes to match .cpfont file layout");
@@ -617,6 +619,8 @@ int32_t SdCardFont::findGlobalGlyphIndex(const PerStyle& s, uint32_t codepoint)
 
 int SdCardFont::prewarm(const char* utf8Text, uint8_t styleMask, bool metadataOnly) {
   if (!loaded_) return -1;
+  styleMask = resolveStyleMask(styleMask);
+  if (styleMask == 0) return 0;
 
   unsigned long startMs = millis();
 
@@ -1211,6 +1215,35 @@ EpdFont* SdCardFont::getEpdFont(uint8_t style) {
 
 bool SdCardFont::hasStyle(uint8_t style) const { return styles_[style & (MAX_STYLES - 1)].present; }
 
+uint8_t SdCardFont::resolveStyle(uint8_t style) const {
+  static const uint8_t kFallbacks[MAX_STYLES][MAX_STYLES] = {
+      // REGULAR: REGULAR -> BOLD -> ITALIC -> BOLD_ITALIC
+      {EpdFontFamily::REGULAR, EpdFontFamily::BOLD, EpdFontFamily::ITALIC, EpdFontFamily::BOLD_ITALIC},
+      // BOLD: BOLD -> REGULAR -> BOLD_ITALIC -> ITALIC
+      {EpdFontFamily::BOLD, EpdFontFamily::REGULAR, EpdFontFamily::BOLD_ITALIC, EpdFontFamily::ITALIC},
+      // ITALIC: ITALIC -> REGULAR -> BOLD_ITALIC -> BOLD
+      {EpdFontFamily::ITALIC, EpdFontFamily::REGULAR, EpdFontFamily::BOLD_ITALIC, EpdFontFamily::BOLD},
+      // BOLD_ITALIC: BOLD_ITALIC -> BOLD -> ITALIC -> REGULAR
+      {EpdFontFamily::BOLD_ITALIC, EpdFontFamily::BOLD, EpdFontFamily::ITALIC, EpdFontFamily::REGULAR},
+  };
+
+  const uint8_t styleBits = style & (MAX_STYLES - 1);
+  for (uint8_t candidate : kFallbacks[styleBits]) {
+    if (styles_[candidate].present) return candidate;
+  }
+  return EpdFontFamily::REGULAR;
+}
+
+uint8_t SdCardFont::resolveStyleMask(uint8_t styleMask) const {
+  uint8_t resolvedMask = 0;
+  for (uint8_t si = 0; si < MAX_STYLES; si++) {
+    if (styleMask & (1 << si)) {
+      resolvedMask |= static_cast<uint8_t>(1u << resolveStyle(si));
+    }
+  }
+  return resolvedMask;
+}
+
 // --- On-demand glyph loading (overflow buffer) ---
 
 const EpdGlyph* SdCardFont::onGlyphMiss(void* ctx, uint32_t codepoint) {
diff --git a/lib/EpdFont/SdCardFont.h b/lib/EpdFont/SdCardFont.h
index ad6958a5..d4d680ed 100644
--- a/lib/EpdFont/SdCardFont.h
+++ b/lib/EpdFont/SdCardFont.h
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ class SdCardFont {
   // Returns true if the given style is present in this font file.
   bool hasStyle(uint8_t style) const;
 
+  // Resolve requested style bits to the closest present style.
+  uint8_t resolveStyle(uint8_t style) const;
+
+  // Resolve every requested style bit through fallback and return the actual
+  // styles that need cache/advance preparation.
+  uint8_t resolveStyleMask(uint8_t styleMask) const;
+
   // Number of styles present in this font file.
   uint8_t styleCount() const { return styleCount_; }
 
diff --git a/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp b/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp
index 7949ac1b..993b2cb7 100644
--- a/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp
+++ b/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp
@@ -19,23 +19,7 @@ const char* resolveVisualText(const char* text, std::string& visualBuffer, int p
  * Falls back gracefully when the font lacks the requested variant.
  */
 uint8_t resolveSdCardStyle(const SdCardFont& font, const EpdFontFamily::Style style) {
-  // Indexed by styleBits (0=REGULAR, 1=BOLD, 2=ITALIC, 3=BOLD_ITALIC)
-  static const uint8_t kFallbacks[4][4] = {
-      // REGULAR: REGULAR → BOLD → ITALIC → BOLD_ITALIC
-      {EpdFontFamily::REGULAR, EpdFontFamily::BOLD, EpdFontFamily::ITALIC, EpdFontFamily::BOLD_ITALIC},
-      // BOLD: BOLD → BOLD_ITALIC → REGULAR → ITALIC
-      {EpdFontFamily::BOLD, EpdFontFamily::BOLD_ITALIC, EpdFontFamily::REGULAR, EpdFontFamily::ITALIC},
-      // ITALIC: ITALIC → REGULAR → BOLD → BOLD_ITALIC  (REGULAR before BOLD!)
-      {EpdFontFamily::ITALIC, EpdFontFamily::REGULAR, EpdFontFamily::BOLD, EpdFontFamily::BOLD_ITALIC},
-      // BOLD_ITALIC: BOLD_ITALIC → BOLD → ITALIC → REGULAR
-      {EpdFontFamily::BOLD_ITALIC, EpdFontFamily::BOLD, EpdFontFamily::ITALIC, EpdFontFamily::REGULAR},
-  };
-
-  const uint8_t styleBits = static_cast<uint8_t>(style) & 0x03;
-  for (uint8_t candidate : kFallbacks[styleBits]) {
-    if (font.hasStyle(candidate)) return candidate;
-  }
-  return EpdFontFamily::REGULAR;  // no-variant-at-all safety net
+  return font.resolveStyle(static_cast<uint8_t>(style));
 }
 }  // namespace