diff --git a/docs/WEB.md b/docs/WEB.md
index b4816f54..ec0c0f9a 100644
--- a/docs/WEB.md
+++ b/docs/WEB.md
@@ -59,3 +59,9 @@ On web, HTML is sanitized automatically with [DOMPurify](https://github.com/cure
 ### Custom mention attributes
 
 To attach custom data to a mention, use the `data-` prefix (e.g. `data-user-id`) to make sure they survive sanitization. Attributes passed to the `setMention` ref method are properly sanitized.
+
+## Client-only rendering (no SSR)
+
+Both `EnrichedText` and `EnrichedTextInput` are **client-only** components. They rely on browser-only APIs (`DOMParser`, `DOMPurify`, `TipTap`) and are **not designed for server-side rendering (SSR)**.
+
+If your application uses SSR (Next.js, Remix, Gatsby, etc.), make sure these components only render on the client.
diff --git a/src/web/EnrichedText.tsx b/src/web/EnrichedText.tsx
index 63141b0d..5ee869a9 100644
--- a/src/web/EnrichedText.tsx
+++ b/src/web/EnrichedText.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { useImageErrorFallback } from './useImageErrorFallback';
 import { usePressInteractions } from './usePressInteractions';
 import { adaptWebToNativeEvent } from './adaptWebToNativeEvent';
 import { useStableRef } from './useStableRef';
+import { assertBrowserEnvironment } from './assertBrowserEnvironment';
 
 export const EnrichedText = memo(
   ({
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ export const EnrichedText = memo(
     onLinkPress,
     onMentionPress,
   }: EnrichedTextProps) => {
+    assertBrowserEnvironment('EnrichedText');
+
     const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
     useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
diff --git a/src/web/EnrichedTextInput.tsx b/src/web/EnrichedTextInput.tsx
index 0c5319aa..9d6895e7 100644
--- a/src/web/EnrichedTextInput.tsx
+++ b/src/web/EnrichedTextInput.tsx
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ import {
   checkMentionAttributes,
   sanitizeMentionAttributes,
 } from './sanitization/htmlSanitizer';
+import { assertBrowserEnvironment } from './assertBrowserEnvironment';
 
 function runFocused(
   editor: Editor,
@@ -125,6 +126,8 @@ export const EnrichedTextInput = ({
   htmlStyle,
   useHtmlNormalizer = ENRICHED_TEXT_INPUT_DEFAULT_PROPS.useHtmlNormalizer,
 }: EnrichedTextInputProps) => {
+  assertBrowserEnvironment('EnrichedTextInput');
+
   const tiptapContent =
     defaultValue != null
       ? prepareHtmlForTiptap(defaultValue, useHtmlNormalizer)
diff --git a/src/web/__tests__/assertBrowserEnvironment.dom.test.ts b/src/web/__tests__/assertBrowserEnvironment.dom.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5bb67f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/web/__tests__/assertBrowserEnvironment.dom.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { assertBrowserEnvironment } from '../assertBrowserEnvironment';
+
+describe('assertBrowserEnvironment', () => {
+  // jsdom provides a full DOM, so the browser APIs are present by default.
+  test('does not throw when the DOM globals are available', () => {
+    expect(() => assertBrowserEnvironment('EnrichedText')).not.toThrow();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/web/__tests__/assertBrowserEnvironment.ssr.test.ts b/src/web/__tests__/assertBrowserEnvironment.ssr.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6035147b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/web/__tests__/assertBrowserEnvironment.ssr.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/**
+ * @jest-environment node
+ */
+// Because of the docblock above, jsdom test environment does not exist here
+import { assertBrowserEnvironment } from '../assertBrowserEnvironment';
+
+describe('assertBrowserEnvironment', () => {
+  test('throws when DOM is missing', () => {
+    expect(() => assertBrowserEnvironment('EnrichedText')).toThrow(
+      /client-only/
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/web/assertBrowserEnvironment.ts b/src/web/assertBrowserEnvironment.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3fa03721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/web/assertBrowserEnvironment.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/**
+ * `EnrichedText` and `EnrichedTextInput` rely on browser-only APIs (DOMParser,
+ * DOMPurify, TipTap) and therefore cannot render without a DOM — e.g. during
+ * server-side rendering (SSR). They are client-only components.
+ *
+ * This asserts a DOM is available and throws a clear error otherwise.
+ */
+export function assertBrowserEnvironment(componentName: string): void {
+  const hasDOM =
+    typeof window !== 'undefined' &&
+    typeof document !== 'undefined' &&
+    typeof DOMParser !== 'undefined' &&
+    typeof Node !== 'undefined';
+
+  if (!hasDOM) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `[react-native-enriched-html] ${componentName} is a client-only component and cannot be rendered without a DOM. ` +
+        `If you are running an SSR application, make sure the component is only rendered on the client.`
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/web/normalization/htmlNormalizer.ts b/src/web/normalization/htmlNormalizer.ts
index 7b949215..22ecd323 100644
--- a/src/web/normalization/htmlNormalizer.ts
+++ b/src/web/normalization/htmlNormalizer.ts
@@ -679,8 +679,6 @@ function walkNode(node: Node, out: { buf: string }): void {
 }
 
 export function normalizeHtml(html: string): string {
-  if (typeof DOMParser === 'undefined') return html;
-
   const parser = new DOMParser();
   const doc = parser.parseFromString(`<body>${html}</body>`, 'text/html');
   const body = doc.body;
diff --git a/src/web/normalization/prepareHtmlForWeb.ts b/src/web/normalization/prepareHtmlForWeb.ts
index 99c31542..8da6d63e 100644
--- a/src/web/normalization/prepareHtmlForWeb.ts
+++ b/src/web/normalization/prepareHtmlForWeb.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ export function prepareHtmlForWeb(
   html: string,
   useHtmlNormalizer: boolean | undefined
 ): string {
-  if (typeof DOMParser === 'undefined') return html;
-
   if (useHtmlNormalizer) {
     html = normalizeHtml(html);
   }