diff --git a/docxtpl/__init__.py b/docxtpl/__init__.py
index 1c0e1df..0ec37f1 100644
--- a/docxtpl/__init__.py
+++ b/docxtpl/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ __version__ = "0.19.1"
 # flake8: noqa
 from .inline_image import InlineImage
 from .listing import Listing
-from .richtext import RichText, R
+from .richtext import RichText, R, RichTextParagraph, RP
 from .subdoc import Subdoc
 from .template import DocxTemplate
diff --git a/docxtpl/richtext.py b/docxtpl/richtext.py
index 75c3b1c..759eed0 100644
--- a/docxtpl/richtext.py
+++ b/docxtpl/richtext.py
@@ -119,5 +119,50 @@ class RichText(object):
     def __html__(self):
         return self.xml
 
+class RichTextParagraph(object):
+    """class to generate Rich Text Paragraphs when using templates variables
+
+    This is much faster than using Subdoc class,
+    but this only for texts OUTSIDE an existing paragraph.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, text=None, **text_prop):
+        self.xml = ""
+        if text:
+            self.add(text, **text_prop)
+
+    def add(
+        self,
+        text,
+        parastyle=None,
+    ):
+
+        # If a RichText is added
+        if not isinstance(text, RichText):
+            text = RichText(text)
+        
+        prop = ""
+        if parastyle:
+            prop += '<w:pStyle w:val="%s"/>' % parastyle
+
+        xml = "<w:p>"
+        if prop:
+            xml += "<w:pPr>%s</w:pPr>" % prop
+        xml += text.xml
+        xml += "</w:p>"
+        self.xml += xml
+
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        return self.xml
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.xml
+
+    def __html__(self):
+        return self.xml
+
+            
+            
 
 R = RichText
+RP = RichTextParagraph
diff --git a/docxtpl/template.py b/docxtpl/template.py
index b246ca7..e9c9cc4 100644
--- a/docxtpl/template.py
+++ b/docxtpl/template.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class DocxTemplate(object):
             flags=re.DOTALL,
         )
         src_xml = re.sub(
-            r"({{r\s.*?}}|{%r\s.*?%})",
+            r"({{r.\s.*?}}|{%r.\s.*?%})",
             r'</w:t></w:r><w:r><w:t xml:space="preserve">\1</w:t></w:r><w:r><w:t xml:space="preserve">',
             src_xml,
             flags=re.DOTALL,
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class DocxTemplate(object):
             r"-%}(?:(?!<w:t[ >]|{%|{{).)*?<w:t[^>]*?>", "%}", src_xml, flags=re.DOTALL
         )
 
-        for y in ["tr", "tc", "p", "r"]:
+        for y in ["tr", "tc", "p"]:
             # replace into xml code the row/paragraph/run containing
             # {%y xxx %} or {{y xxx}} template tag
             # by {% xxx %} or {{ xx }} without any surrounding <w:y> tags :
@@ -183,6 +183,18 @@ class DocxTemplate(object):
                 % {"y": y}
             )
             src_xml = re.sub(pat, r"\1 \2", src_xml, flags=re.DOTALL)
+        
+        for y in ["p", "r"]: 
+            # replace into xml paragraph or run containing
+            # {%rp xxx %} or {{rp xxx}} template tag
+            # by {% xxx %} or {{ xx }} without any surrounding <w:p> tags
+            # This allow for inline {rr <var> }} and paragraph {rp <var> }) styling
+            # This is mandatory to have jinja2 generating correct xml code
+            pat = (
+                r"<w:%(y)s[ >](?:(?!<w:%(y)s[ >]).)*({%%|{{)r%(y)s ([^}%%]*(?:%%}|}})).*?</w:%(y)s>"
+                % {"y": y}
+            )
+            src_xml = re.sub(pat, r"\1 \2", src_xml, flags=re.DOTALL)
 
         for y in ["tr", "tc", "p"]:
             # same thing, but for {#y xxx #} (but not where y == 'r', since that
diff --git a/tests/richtextparagraph.py b/tests/richtextparagraph.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e06bf47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/richtextparagraph.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"""
+Created : 2025-02-28
+
+@author: Hannah Imrie
+"""
+
+from docxtpl import DocxTemplate, RichText, RichTextParagraph
+
+tpl = DocxTemplate("templates/richtext_paragraph_tpl.docx")
+
+rtp = RichTextParagraph()
+rt = RichText()
+
+rtp.add("The rich text paragraph function allows paragraph styles to be added to text",parastyle="myrichparastyle")
+
+rtp.add("This allows for the use of") 
+rtp.add("bullet\apoints.", parastyle="SquareBullet")
+
+rt.add("This works with ")
+rt.add("Rich ", bold=True)
+rt.add("Text ", italic=True)
+rt.add("Strings", underline="single")
+rt.add(" too.")
+
+rtp.add(rt, parastyle="SquareBullet")
+
+context = {
+    "example": rtp,
+}
+
+tpl.render(context)
+tpl.save("output/richtext_paragraph.docx")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/templates/richtext_paragraph_tpl.docx b/tests/templates/richtext_paragraph_tpl.docx
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/tests/templates/richtext_tpl.docx b/tests/templates/richtext_tpl.docx
index bcf589e..be34203 100644
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