diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 0a09df5..db3d655 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -12,3 +12,11 @@ def sample_pdf() -> Path:
     if not pdf.exists():
         pytest.skip("Sample PDF not available")
     return pdf
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def sample_page_image(sample_pdf):
+    """Rasterize the first page of the sample PDF as a PIL Image."""
+    from unredact.pipeline.rasterize import rasterize_pdf
+    pages = rasterize_pdf(sample_pdf)
+    return pages[0]
diff --git a/tests/test_analyze_page.py b/tests/test_analyze_page.py
index f7753ee..f17d518 100644
--- a/tests/test_analyze_page.py
+++ b/tests/test_analyze_page.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from unredact.pipeline.analyze_page import (
     RedactionAnalysis,
     PageAnalysis,
     analyze_page,
+    analyze_spot_redaction,
 )
 
 
@@ -348,3 +349,130 @@ async def test_analyze_page_uses_precomputed_ocr_lines():
     m_ocr.assert_not_called()
     # The returned lines must be the exact same object (not a copy)
     assert result.lines is precomputed_lines
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# test_analyze_spot_redaction
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_analyze_spot_redaction_returns_analysis():
+    """analyze_spot_redaction should return a RedactionAnalysis for a box
+    that overlaps an OCR line, with correct font, text, and offsets."""
+    line = _make_line_from_words(["Hello", "|||", "world"], y=100, h=20)
+    lines = [line]
+
+    box = Redaction(
+        id="spot1",
+        x=100,
+        y=98,
+        w=30,
+        h=22,
+    )
+
+    font_match = _dummy_font_match()
+    page_image = _dummy_page_image()
+
+    with (
+        patch(
+            "unredact.pipeline.analyze_page.detect_font_masked",
+            return_value=font_match,
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "unredact.pipeline.analyze_page.align_text_to_page",
+            return_value=(3, -1),
+        ),
+    ):
+        result = analyze_spot_redaction(page_image, lines, box)
+
+    assert result is not None
+    assert isinstance(result, RedactionAnalysis)
+    assert result.box is box
+    assert result.line is line
+    assert result.font is font_match
+    assert "Hello" in result.left_text
+    assert "world" in result.right_text
+    assert isinstance(result.offset_x, float)
+    assert isinstance(result.offset_y, float)
+
+
+def test_analyze_spot_redaction_no_matching_line():
+    """analyze_spot_redaction should return None if no OCR line overlaps."""
+    # Line at y=100, box at y=500 — no overlap
+    line = _make_line_from_words(["Hello", "world"], y=100, h=20)
+    lines = [line]
+
+    box = Redaction(id="spot2", x=50, y=500, w=100, h=20)
+    page_image = _dummy_page_image()
+
+    result = analyze_spot_redaction(page_image, lines, box)
+    assert result is None
+
+
+def test_analyze_spot_redaction_empty_lines():
+    """analyze_spot_redaction should return None for empty OCR lines list."""
+    box = Redaction(id="spot3", x=50, y=100, w=100, h=20)
+    page_image = _dummy_page_image()
+
+    result = analyze_spot_redaction(page_image, [], box)
+    assert result is None
+
+
+def test_analyze_spot_redaction_no_left_text_skips_alignment():
+    """When the box covers the start of the line (no left text),
+    alignment should be skipped and offsets should be 0.0."""
+    # Box starts at x=50 (same as line start), so no chars to the left
+    line = _make_line_from_words(["|||", "world"], start_x=50, y=100, h=20)
+    lines = [line]
+
+    box = Redaction(id="spot4", x=50, y=98, w=30, h=22)
+
+    font_match = _dummy_font_match()
+    page_image = _dummy_page_image()
+
+    with patch(
+        "unredact.pipeline.analyze_page.detect_font_masked",
+        return_value=font_match,
+    ):
+        result = analyze_spot_redaction(page_image, lines, box)
+
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result.left_text == ""
+    assert result.offset_x == 0.0
+    assert result.offset_y == 0.0
+
+
+def test_analyze_spot_redaction_integration(sample_page_image):
+    """analyze_spot_redaction should return full analysis for a known bbox."""
+    from unredact.pipeline.ocr import ocr_page
+
+    # Get real OCR data
+    lines = ocr_page(sample_page_image)
+    if not lines:
+        pytest.skip("No OCR lines found in sample image")
+
+    # Find a line with enough text to put a box in the middle
+    line = None
+    for l in lines:
+        if l.w > 100 and len(l.chars) > 5:
+            line = l
+            break
+    if line is None:
+        pytest.skip("No suitable OCR line found")
+
+    # Create a synthetic redaction box in the middle of the line
+    box = Redaction(
+        id="test123",
+        x=line.x + line.w // 3,
+        y=line.y,
+        w=line.w // 3,
+        h=line.h,
+    )
+
+    result = analyze_spot_redaction(sample_page_image, lines, box)
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result.box is box
+    assert result.line is line
+    assert result.font is not None
+    assert result.font.font_size > 0
+    assert isinstance(result.offset_x, float)
+    assert isinstance(result.offset_y, float)
diff --git a/unredact/pipeline/analyze_page.py b/unredact/pipeline/analyze_page.py
index fd617e0..1edbc95 100644
--- a/unredact/pipeline/analyze_page.py
+++ b/unredact/pipeline/analyze_page.py
@@ -200,3 +200,84 @@ async def analyze_page(
         on_progress("analysis_complete", {"count": len(results)})
 
     return PageAnalysis(lines=lines, redactions=results)
+
+
+def analyze_spot_redaction(
+    page_image: Image.Image,
+    ocr_lines: list[OcrLine],
+    box: Redaction,
+) -> RedactionAnalysis | None:
+    """Run analysis on a single known redaction bounding box.
+
+    Uses cached OCR data to:
+    1. Find the OCR line containing the redaction
+    2. Detect the font (with redaction masking)
+    3. Extract left/right context text
+    4. Compute pixel alignment offsets
+
+    Args:
+        page_image: PIL Image of the document page.
+        ocr_lines: Pre-computed OCR lines for the page.
+        box: Known redaction bounding box.
+
+    Returns:
+        RedactionAnalysis or None if no suitable OCR line found.
+    """
+    # Find the OCR line that best contains this redaction box.
+    # Use vertical overlap: the line whose vertical range overlaps most with the box.
+    best_line = None
+    best_overlap = 0
+    box_top = box.y
+    box_bottom = box.y + box.h
+
+    for line in ocr_lines:
+        line_top = line.y
+        line_bottom = line.y + line.h
+        overlap = max(0, min(box_bottom, line_bottom) - max(box_top, line_top))
+        if overlap > best_overlap:
+            best_overlap = overlap
+            best_line = line
+
+    if best_line is None:
+        return None
+
+    line = best_line
+    redaction_boxes = [(box.x, box.y, box.w, box.h)]
+
+    # Font detection with masking
+    font = detect_font_masked(line, page_image, redaction_boxes)
+
+    # Extract left/right text using center-point char filtering
+    left_chars = [c for c in line.chars if c.x + c.w / 2 < box.x]
+    right_chars = [c for c in line.chars if c.x + c.w / 2 > box.x + box.w]
+    left_text = "".join(c.text for c in left_chars).strip()
+    right_text = "".join(c.text for c in right_chars).strip()
+
+    # Pixel alignment
+    offset_x = 0.0
+    offset_y = 0.0
+
+    if left_text:
+        pil_font = font.to_pil_font()
+        text_region_x1 = max(0, line.x - 20)
+        text_region_x2 = min(page_image.width, box.x + 20)
+        text_region_y1 = max(0, line.y - 10)
+        text_region_y2 = min(page_image.height, line.y + line.h + 10)
+        text_crop = np.array(page_image.convert("L").crop(
+            (text_region_x1, text_region_y1, text_region_x2, text_region_y2)
+        ))
+        align_dx, align_dy = align_text_to_page(
+            left_text, pil_font, text_crop,
+        )
+        offset_x = float(text_region_x1 + align_dx - line.x)
+        offset_y = float(text_region_y1 + align_dy - line.y)
+
+    return RedactionAnalysis(
+        box=box,
+        line=line,
+        font=font,
+        left_text=left_text,
+        right_text=right_text,
+        offset_x=offset_x,
+        offset_y=offset_y,
+    )