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diff --git a/packages/shared-components/src/index.ts b/packages/shared-components/src/index.ts
index c1f53abbb7..c134ab8b57 100644
--- a/packages/shared-components/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shared-components/src/index.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export * from "./room/timeline/event-tile/body/EventContentBodyView";
 export * from "./room/timeline/event-tile/body/RedactedBodyView";
 export * from "./room/timeline/event-tile/body/MFileBodyView";
 export * from "./room/timeline/event-tile/body/MVideoBodyView";
+export * from "./room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView";
 export * from "./room/timeline/event-tile/EventTileView/TileErrorView";
 export * from "./core/pill-input/Pill";
 export * from "./core/pill-input/PillInput";
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView/.gitkeep b/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b13789179..0000000000
--- a/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView/.gitkeep
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView/TextualBody.module.css b/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView/TextualBody.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..683c8a8a2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView/TextualBody.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+ * Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+ */
+
+.root {
+    overflow-y: hidden;
+    overflow-x: hidden;
+}
+
+.text,
+.caption {
+    white-space: pre-wrap;
+}
+
+.notice {
+    white-space: pre-wrap;
+    color: var(--cpd-color-text-secondary);
+}
+
+.emote {
+    white-space: pre-wrap;
+    text-align: start;
+}
+
+.annotated {
+    display: flex;
+}
+
+.annotatedInline {
+    display: inline-flex;
+}
+
+.annotation {
+    user-select: none;
+    display: inline-block;
+    margin-inline-start: 9px; /* Preserve legacy EventTile spacing for inline annotations like (edited) */
+    font: var(--cpd-font-body-xs-regular);
+    color: var(--cpd-color-text-secondary);
+}
+
+.editedMarker {
+    appearance: none;
+    background: none;
+    border: none;
+    padding: 0;
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.bodyLink,
+.bodyAction {
+    color: inherit;
+    text-decoration: inherit;
+}
+
+.bodyAction {
+    appearance: none;
+    background: none;
+    border: none;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font: inherit;
+    padding: 0;
+    text-align: inherit;
+}
+
+.emoteSender {
+    all: unset;
+    font: inherit;
+    color: inherit;
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.editedMarker:focus-visible,
+.bodyAction:focus-visible,
+.emoteSender:focus-visible {
+    outline: 2px solid var(--cpd-color-border-focused);
+    outline-offset: 2px;
+    border-radius: var(--cpd-space-0-5x);
+}
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView/TextualBody.stories.tsx b/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView/TextualBody.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26604c0814
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView/TextualBody.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+ * Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+ */
+
+import React, { type JSX, type ReactElement, type ReactNode } from "react";
+import { fn } from "storybook/test";
+
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from "@storybook/react-vite";
+import { useMockedViewModel } from "../../../../../core/viewmodel/useMockedViewModel";
+import { withViewDocs } from "../../../../../../.storybook/withViewDocs";
+import {
+    TextualBodyView,
+    TextualBodyViewBodyWrapperKind,
+    TextualBodyViewKind,
+    type TextualBodyViewActions,
+    type TextualBodyViewSnapshot,
+} from "./TextualBodyView";
+
+type WrapperProps = TextualBodyViewSnapshot &
+    Partial<TextualBodyViewActions> & {
+        body: ReactElement;
+        urlPreviews?: ReactNode;
+        className?: string;
+    };
+
+const TextualBodyViewWrapperImpl = ({
+    body,
+    urlPreviews,
+    className,
+    onRootClick,
+    onBodyActionClick,
+    onEditedMarkerClick,
+    onEmoteSenderClick,
+    ...snapshotProps
+}: WrapperProps): JSX.Element => {
+    const vm = useMockedViewModel(snapshotProps, {
+        onRootClick: onRootClick ?? fn(),
+        onBodyActionClick: onBodyActionClick ?? fn(),
+        onEditedMarkerClick: onEditedMarkerClick ?? fn(),
+        onEmoteSenderClick: onEmoteSenderClick ?? fn(),
+    });
+
+    return <TextualBodyView vm={vm} body={body} urlPreviews={urlPreviews} className={className} />;
+};
+
+const TextualBodyViewWrapper = withViewDocs(TextualBodyViewWrapperImpl, TextualBodyView);
+
+const DefaultBody = <div>Hello, this is a textual message.</div>;
+const Preview = (
+    <div
+        style={{
+            marginTop: "8px",
+            padding: "8px",
+            borderRadius: "8px",
+            backgroundColor: "var(--cpd-color-bg-subtle-secondary)",
+        }}
+    >
+        URL preview
+    </div>
+);
+
+const TEXTUAL_BODY_VIEW_KIND_OPTIONS = [
+    TextualBodyViewKind.TEXT,
+    TextualBodyViewKind.NOTICE,
+    TextualBodyViewKind.EMOTE,
+    TextualBodyViewKind.CAPTION,
+];
+
+const TEXTUAL_BODY_VIEW_BODY_WRAPPER_KIND_OPTIONS = [
+    TextualBodyViewBodyWrapperKind.NONE,
+    TextualBodyViewBodyWrapperKind.LINK,
+    TextualBodyViewBodyWrapperKind.ACTION,
+];
+
+const meta = {
+    title: "MessageBody/TextualBody",
+    component: TextualBodyViewWrapper,
+    tags: ["autodocs"],
+    argTypes: {
+        kind: {
+            options: TEXTUAL_BODY_VIEW_KIND_OPTIONS,
+            control: { type: "select" },
+        },
+        bodyWrapper: {
+            options: TEXTUAL_BODY_VIEW_BODY_WRAPPER_KIND_OPTIONS,
+            control: { type: "select" },
+        },
+    },
+    args: {
+        kind: TextualBodyViewKind.TEXT,
+        bodyWrapper: TextualBodyViewBodyWrapperKind.NONE,
+        body: DefaultBody,
+        urlPreviews: undefined,
+        showEditedMarker: false,
+        editedMarkerText: "(edited)",
+        editedMarkerTooltip: "Edited yesterday at 11:48",
+        editedMarkerCaption: "View edit history",
+        showPendingModerationMarker: false,
+        pendingModerationText: "(Visible to you while moderation is pending)",
+        emoteSenderName: "Alice",
+        bodyActionAriaLabel: "Open starter link",
+    },
+} satisfies Meta<typeof TextualBodyViewWrapper>;
+
+export default meta;
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof meta>;
+
+export const Default: Story = {};
+
+export const Notice: Story = {
+    args: {
+        kind: TextualBodyViewKind.NOTICE,
+        body: <div>This is a notice message.</div>,
+    },
+};
+
+export const CaptionWithPreview: Story = {
+    args: {
+        kind: TextualBodyViewKind.CAPTION,
+        body: <div>Caption for the uploaded image.</div>,
+        urlPreviews: Preview,
+    },
+};
+
+export const Edited: Story = {
+    args: {
+        showEditedMarker: true,
+    },
+};
+
+export const PendingModeration: Story = {
+    args: {
+        showPendingModerationMarker: true,
+    },
+};
+
+export const HighlightLink: Story = {
+    args: {
+        bodyWrapper: TextualBodyViewBodyWrapperKind.LINK,
+        bodyLinkHref: "https://example.org/#/room/!room:example.org/$event",
+    },
+};
+
+export const StarterLink: Story = {
+    args: {
+        bodyWrapper: TextualBodyViewBodyWrapperKind.ACTION,
+        body: <div>Launch the integration flow.</div>,
+    },
+};
+
+export const Emote: Story = {
+    args: {
+        kind: TextualBodyViewKind.EMOTE,
+        body: <span>waves enthusiastically</span>,
+        showEditedMarker: true,
+    },
+};
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView/TextualBody.test.tsx b/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView/TextualBody.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e4d8a3e89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView/TextualBody.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+ * Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+ */
+
+import React, { createRef, type MouseEventHandler } from "react";
+import { composeStories } from "@storybook/react-vite";
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+import { render, screen } from "@test-utils";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { MockViewModel } from "../../../../../core/viewmodel";
+import {
+    TextualBodyView,
+    TextualBodyViewBodyWrapperKind,
+    TextualBodyViewKind,
+    type TextualBodyContentElement,
+    type TextualBodyViewActions,
+    type TextualBodyViewModel,
+    type TextualBodyViewSnapshot,
+} from "./TextualBodyView";
+import * as publicApi from "./index";
+import * as stories from "./TextualBody.stories";
+
+const { Default, Notice, CaptionWithPreview, Emote } = composeStories(stories);
+
+describe("TextualBodyView", () => {
+    it("renders the default message body", () => {
+        const { container } = render(<Default />);
+        expect(container).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it("renders the notice branch", () => {
+        const { container } = render(<Notice />);
+        expect(container).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it("renders caption messages with url previews", () => {
+        const { container } = render(<CaptionWithPreview />);
+        expect(container).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it("renders emote messages with annotations", () => {
+        const { container } = render(<Emote />);
+        expect(container).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it("re-exports the public TextualBodyView API", () => {
+        expect(publicApi.TextualBodyView).toBe(TextualBodyView);
+    });
+
+    it("forwards body refs to the rendered body element", () => {
+        const bodyRef = createRef<TextualBodyContentElement>();
+        const vm = new MockViewModel<TextualBodyViewSnapshot>({
+            kind: TextualBodyViewKind.TEXT,
+        }) as TextualBodyViewModel;
+
+        render(<TextualBodyView vm={vm} body={<div>Body content</div>} bodyRef={bodyRef} />);
+
+        expect(bodyRef.current).not.toBeNull();
+        expect(bodyRef.current?.textContent).toBe("Body content");
+    });
+
+    it("invokes edited marker, body action, and emote sender handlers", async () => {
+        const user = userEvent.setup();
+        const onEditedMarkerClick = vi.fn();
+        const onBodyActionClick = vi.fn();
+        const onEmoteSenderClick = vi.fn();
+
+        class TestTextualBodyViewModel
+            extends MockViewModel<TextualBodyViewSnapshot>
+            implements TextualBodyViewActions
+        {
+            public onEditedMarkerClick?: MouseEventHandler<HTMLButtonElement>;
+            public onBodyActionClick?: MouseEventHandler<HTMLElement>;
+            public onEmoteSenderClick?: MouseEventHandler<HTMLButtonElement>;
+
+            public constructor(snapshot: TextualBodyViewSnapshot, actions: TextualBodyViewActions) {
+                super(snapshot);
+                Object.assign(this, actions);
+            }
+        }
+
+        const vm = new TestTextualBodyViewModel(
+            {
+                kind: TextualBodyViewKind.EMOTE,
+                bodyWrapper: TextualBodyViewBodyWrapperKind.ACTION,
+                bodyActionAriaLabel: "Open starter link",
+                showEditedMarker: true,
+                editedMarkerText: "(edited)",
+                editedMarkerTooltip: "Edited yesterday at 11:48",
+                editedMarkerCaption: "View edit history",
+                emoteSenderName: "Alice",
+            },
+            {
+                onEditedMarkerClick,
+                onBodyActionClick,
+                onEmoteSenderClick,
+            },
+        ) as TextualBodyViewModel;
+
+        render(<TextualBodyView vm={vm} body={<span>waves</span>} />);
+
+        await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Alice" }));
+        await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Open starter link" }));
+        await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "(edited)" }));
+
+        expect(onEmoteSenderClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(onBodyActionClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(onEditedMarkerClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it("renders link-wrapped annotated bodies without an edited tooltip", async () => {
+        const user = userEvent.setup();
+        const onEditedMarkerClick = vi.fn();
+
+        class TestTextualBodyViewModel
+            extends MockViewModel<TextualBodyViewSnapshot>
+            implements TextualBodyViewActions
+        {
+            public onEditedMarkerClick?: MouseEventHandler<HTMLButtonElement>;
+
+            public constructor(snapshot: TextualBodyViewSnapshot, actions: TextualBodyViewActions) {
+                super(snapshot);
+                Object.assign(this, actions);
+            }
+        }
+
+        const vm = new TestTextualBodyViewModel(
+            {
+                kind: TextualBodyViewKind.TEXT,
+                bodyWrapper: TextualBodyViewBodyWrapperKind.LINK,
+                bodyLinkHref: "https://example.org/#/room/!room:example.org/$event",
+                showEditedMarker: true,
+                editedMarkerText: "(edited)",
+                showPendingModerationMarker: true,
+                pendingModerationText: "(Visible to you while moderation is pending)",
+            },
+            { onEditedMarkerClick },
+        ) as TextualBodyViewModel;
+
+        render(<TextualBodyView vm={vm} body={<div>Body content</div>} />);
+
+        expect(screen.getByRole("link")).toHaveAttribute("href", "https://example.org/#/room/!room:example.org/$event");
+        expect(screen.queryByRole("tooltip")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(screen.getByText("(Visible to you while moderation is pending)")).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+        await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "(edited)" }));
+
+        expect(onEditedMarkerClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it("renders action wrappers as native buttons and activates them for Enter and Space key presses", async () => {
+        const user = userEvent.setup();
+        const onBodyActionClick = vi.fn();
+
+        class TestTextualBodyViewModel
+            extends MockViewModel<TextualBodyViewSnapshot>
+            implements TextualBodyViewActions
+        {
+            public onBodyActionClick?: MouseEventHandler<HTMLElement>;
+
+            public constructor(snapshot: TextualBodyViewSnapshot, actions: TextualBodyViewActions) {
+                super(snapshot);
+                Object.assign(this, actions);
+            }
+        }
+
+        const vm = new TestTextualBodyViewModel(
+            {
+                kind: TextualBodyViewKind.TEXT,
+                bodyWrapper: TextualBodyViewBodyWrapperKind.ACTION,
+                bodyActionAriaLabel: "Open starter link",
+            },
+            { onBodyActionClick },
+        ) as TextualBodyViewModel;
+
+        render(<TextualBodyView vm={vm} body={<span>Launch the integration flow.</span>} />);
+
+        const action = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Open starter link" });
+        expect(action).toHaveAttribute("type", "button");
+
+        action.focus();
+        await user.keyboard("{Escape}");
+        await user.keyboard("{Enter}");
+        await user.keyboard(" ");
+
+        expect(onBodyActionClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView/TextualBodyView.tsx b/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView/TextualBodyView.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aabde86295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView/TextualBodyView.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+ * Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+ */
+
+import React, {
+    cloneElement,
+    isValidElement,
+    type JSX,
+    type MouseEventHandler,
+    type ReactElement,
+    type ReactNode,
+    type Ref,
+} from "react";
+import classNames from "classnames";
+import { Tooltip } from "@vector-im/compound-web";
+
+import { type ViewModel, useViewModel } from "../../../../../core/viewmodel";
+import styles from "./TextualBody.module.css";
+
+export const enum TextualBodyViewKind {
+    TEXT = "TEXT",
+    NOTICE = "NOTICE",
+    EMOTE = "EMOTE",
+    CAPTION = "CAPTION",
+}
+
+export const enum TextualBodyViewBodyWrapperKind {
+    NONE = "NONE",
+    LINK = "LINK",
+    ACTION = "ACTION",
+}
+
+export interface TextualBodyViewSnapshot {
+    /**
+     * Optional id passed to the root message-body element.
+     */
+    id?: string;
+    /**
+     * Controls the layout and styling branch for the body.
+     */
+    kind: TextualBodyViewKind;
+    /**
+     * Optional outer wrapper applied around the rendered body content.
+     */
+    bodyWrapper?: TextualBodyViewBodyWrapperKind;
+    /**
+     * Href used when `bodyWrapper` is `LINK`.
+     */
+    bodyLinkHref?: string;
+    /**
+     * Accessible label used when `bodyWrapper` is `ACTION`.
+     */
+    bodyActionAriaLabel?: string;
+    /**
+     * Whether to render the edited marker.
+     */
+    showEditedMarker?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Visible label for the edited marker.
+     */
+    editedMarkerText?: string;
+    /**
+     * Tooltip description for the edited marker.
+     */
+    editedMarkerTooltip?: string;
+    /**
+     * Optional tooltip caption for the edited marker.
+     */
+    editedMarkerCaption?: string;
+    /**
+     * Whether to render the pending-moderation marker.
+     */
+    showPendingModerationMarker?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Visible label for the pending-moderation marker.
+     */
+    pendingModerationText?: string;
+    /**
+     * Sender label rendered for emote events.
+     */
+    emoteSenderName?: string;
+}
+
+export interface TextualBodyViewActions {
+    /**
+     * Capture-phase click handler attached to the root message-body container.
+     */
+    onRootClick?: MouseEventHandler<HTMLDivElement>;
+    /**
+     * Activation handler used when `bodyWrapper` is `ACTION`.
+     */
+    onBodyActionClick?: MouseEventHandler<HTMLElement>;
+    /**
+     * Click handler for the edited marker.
+     */
+    onEditedMarkerClick?: MouseEventHandler<HTMLButtonElement>;
+    /**
+     * Click handler for the emote sender.
+     */
+    onEmoteSenderClick?: MouseEventHandler<HTMLButtonElement>;
+}
+
+export type TextualBodyViewModel = ViewModel<TextualBodyViewSnapshot, TextualBodyViewActions>;
+
+export type TextualBodyContentElement = HTMLDivElement | HTMLSpanElement;
+export type TextualBodyContentRef = Ref<TextualBodyContentElement>;
+
+interface TextualBodyViewProps {
+    /**
+     * The view model providing the layout state and event handlers.
+     */
+    vm: TextualBodyViewModel;
+    /**
+     * The message body element, typically `EventContentBodyView`.
+     */
+    body: ReactElement;
+    /**
+     * Optional ref to attach to the message body element.
+     */
+    bodyRef?: TextualBodyContentRef;
+    /**
+     * Optional URL preview subtree rendered after the body.
+     */
+    urlPreviews?: ReactNode;
+    /**
+     * Optional host-level class names.
+     */
+    className?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Re-clones the supplied body element so consumers can observe the rendered
+ * body node via `bodyRef` without constraining the `body` prop shape.
+ */
+function attachBodyRef(body: ReactElement, bodyRef?: TextualBodyContentRef): ReactElement {
+    if (!bodyRef || !isValidElement(body)) {
+        return body;
+    }
+
+    return cloneElement(body as ReactElement<{ ref?: TextualBodyContentRef }>, { ref: bodyRef });
+}
+
+export function TextualBodyView({
+    vm,
+    body,
+    bodyRef,
+    urlPreviews,
+    className,
+}: Readonly<TextualBodyViewProps>): JSX.Element {
+    const {
+        id,
+        kind,
+        bodyWrapper = TextualBodyViewBodyWrapperKind.NONE,
+        bodyLinkHref,
+        bodyActionAriaLabel,
+        showEditedMarker,
+        editedMarkerText,
+        editedMarkerTooltip,
+        editedMarkerCaption,
+        showPendingModerationMarker,
+        pendingModerationText,
+        emoteSenderName,
+    } = useViewModel(vm);
+
+    const rootClasses = classNames(className, styles.root, {
+        [styles.text]: kind === TextualBodyViewKind.TEXT,
+        [styles.notice]: kind === TextualBodyViewKind.NOTICE,
+        [styles.emote]: kind === TextualBodyViewKind.EMOTE,
+        [styles.caption]: kind === TextualBodyViewKind.CAPTION,
+    });
+
+    let renderedBody: ReactNode = attachBodyRef(body, bodyRef);
+    const onEditedMarkerClick: MouseEventHandler<HTMLButtonElement> | undefined = vm.onEditedMarkerClick
+        ? (event): void => {
+              event.preventDefault();
+              event.stopPropagation();
+              vm.onEditedMarkerClick?.(event);
+          }
+        : undefined;
+
+    const markers: ReactNode[] = [];
+    if (showEditedMarker) {
+        const editedMarkerButton = (
+            <button
+                type="button"
+                className={classNames(styles.annotation, styles.editedMarker)}
+                onClick={onEditedMarkerClick}
+            >
+                <span>{editedMarkerText}</span>
+            </button>
+        );
+
+        markers.push(
+            editedMarkerTooltip ? (
+                <Tooltip
+                    key="edited-marker"
+                    description={editedMarkerTooltip}
+                    caption={editedMarkerCaption}
+                    isTriggerInteractive={true}
+                >
+                    {editedMarkerButton}
+                </Tooltip>
+            ) : (
+                React.cloneElement(editedMarkerButton, { key: "edited-marker" })
+            ),
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (showPendingModerationMarker) {
+        markers.push(
+            <span key="pending-moderation-marker" className={styles.annotation}>
+                {pendingModerationText}
+            </span>,
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (bodyWrapper === TextualBodyViewBodyWrapperKind.LINK && bodyLinkHref) {
+        renderedBody = (
+            <a href={bodyLinkHref} className={styles.bodyLink}>
+                {renderedBody}
+            </a>
+        );
+    } else if (bodyWrapper === TextualBodyViewBodyWrapperKind.ACTION) {
+        renderedBody = (
+            <button
+                type="button"
+                aria-label={bodyActionAriaLabel}
+                className={styles.bodyAction}
+                onClick={vm.onBodyActionClick}
+            >
+                {renderedBody}
+            </button>
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (markers.length > 0) {
+        const annotatedClasses = classNames(styles.annotated, {
+            [styles.annotatedInline]: kind === TextualBodyViewKind.EMOTE,
+        });
+
+        renderedBody =
+            kind === TextualBodyViewKind.EMOTE ? (
+                <span dir="auto" className={annotatedClasses}>
+                    {renderedBody}
+                    {markers}
+                </span>
+            ) : (
+                <div dir="auto" className={annotatedClasses}>
+                    {renderedBody}
+                    {markers}
+                </div>
+            );
+    }
+
+    if (kind === TextualBodyViewKind.EMOTE) {
+        return (
+            <div id={id} className={rootClasses} onClickCapture={vm.onRootClick} dir="auto">
+                *&nbsp;
+                <button type="button" className={styles.emoteSender} onClick={vm.onEmoteSenderClick}>
+                    {emoteSenderName}
+                </button>
+                &nbsp;
+                {renderedBody}
+                {urlPreviews}
+            </div>
+        );
+    }
+
+    return (
+        <div id={id} className={rootClasses} onClickCapture={vm.onRootClick}>
+            {renderedBody}
+            {urlPreviews}
+        </div>
+    );
+}
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView/__snapshots__/TextualBody.test.tsx.snap b/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView/__snapshots__/TextualBody.test.tsx.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f69f4985f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView/__snapshots__/TextualBody.test.tsx.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
+
+exports[`TextualBodyView > renders caption messages with url previews 1`] = `
+<div>
+  <div
+    class="root caption"
+  >
+    <div>
+      Caption for the uploaded image.
+    </div>
+    <div
+      style="margin-top: 8px; padding: 8px; border-radius: 8px; background-color: var(--cpd-color-bg-subtle-secondary);"
+    >
+      URL preview
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+`;
+
+exports[`TextualBodyView > renders emote messages with annotations 1`] = `
+<div>
+  <div
+    class="root emote"
+    dir="auto"
+  >
+    * 
+    <button
+      class="emoteSender"
+      type="button"
+    >
+      Alice
+    </button>
+     
+    <span
+      class="annotated annotatedInline"
+      dir="auto"
+    >
+      <span>
+        waves enthusiastically
+      </span>
+      <button
+        class="annotation editedMarker"
+        type="button"
+      >
+        <span>
+          (edited)
+        </span>
+      </button>
+    </span>
+  </div>
+</div>
+`;
+
+exports[`TextualBodyView > renders the default message body 1`] = `
+<div>
+  <div
+    class="root text"
+  >
+    <div>
+      Hello, this is a textual message.
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+`;
+
+exports[`TextualBodyView > renders the notice branch 1`] = `
+<div>
+  <div
+    class="root notice"
+  >
+    <div>
+      This is a notice message.
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+`;
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView/index.tsx b/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dce11459c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/body/TextualBodyView/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+ * Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+ */
+
+export {
+    TextualBodyView,
+    TextualBodyViewKind,
+    TextualBodyViewBodyWrapperKind,
+    type TextualBodyViewSnapshot,
+    type TextualBodyViewActions,
+    type TextualBodyViewModel,
+    type TextualBodyContentElement,
+    type TextualBodyContentRef,
+} from "./TextualBodyView";