diff --git a/codeblock.go b/codeblock.go
index 616043f..baba628 100644
--- a/codeblock.go
+++ b/codeblock.go
@@ -14,13 +14,21 @@ type CodeBlockElement struct {
 
 func (e *CodeBlockElement) Render(w io.Writer, node *bf.Node, tr *TermRenderer) error {
 	var theme string
+	var indent uint
+
 	rules := tr.style[CodeBlock]
 	if rules != nil {
+		indent = rules.Indent
 		theme = rules.Theme
 	}
 
+	iw := &IndentWriter{
+		Indent:  indent,
+		Forward: w,
+	}
+
 	if len(theme) > 0 {
-		return quick.Highlight(w, e.Code, e.Language, "terminal16m", theme)
+		return quick.Highlight(iw, e.Code, e.Language, "terminal16m", theme)
 	}
 
 	// fallback rendering
@@ -28,5 +36,5 @@ func (e *CodeBlockElement) Render(w io.Writer, node *bf.Node, tr *TermRenderer)
 		Token: string(e.Code),
 		Style: CodeBlock,
 	}
-	return el.Render(w, node, tr)
+	return el.Render(iw, node, tr)
 }
diff --git a/elements.go b/elements.go
index 4e5404a..34069bd 100644
--- a/elements.go
+++ b/elements.go
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@ func (tr *TermRenderer) NewElement(node *bf.Node) Element {
 			Renderer: &ItemElement{},
 		}
 	case bf.Paragraph:
+		pe := &ParagraphElement{}
 		return Element{
 			Exiting:  "\n",
-			Renderer: &ParagraphElement{},
+			Renderer: pe,
+			Finisher: pe,
 		}
 	case bf.Heading:
 		return Element{
@@ -149,10 +151,11 @@ func (tr *TermRenderer) NewElement(node *bf.Node) Element {
 			},
 		}
 	case bf.Table:
+		te := &TableElement{}
 		return Element{
 			Entering: "\n",
-			Renderer: &TableElement{},
-			Finisher: &TableElement{},
+			Renderer: te,
+			Finisher: te,
 		}
 	case bf.TableCell:
 		return Element{
diff --git a/gold.go b/gold.go
index d8d3636..6a61f07 100644
--- a/gold.go
+++ b/gold.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday"
-	"github.com/muesli/reflow"
 	bf "gopkg.in/russross/blackfriday.v2"
 )
 
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ type TermRenderer struct {
 
 	style     map[StyleType]*ElementStyle
 	table     TableElement
-	paragraph bytes.Buffer
+	paragraph *bytes.Buffer
 }
 
 func Render(in string, stylePath string) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -86,23 +85,26 @@ func (tr *TermRenderer) RenderBytes(in []byte) []byte {
 }
 
 func (tr *TermRenderer) RenderNode(w io.Writer, node *bf.Node, entering bool) bf.WalkStatus {
-	// fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s %t", node.Type, entering)
+	if isChild(node) {
+		return bf.GoToNext
+	}
+
 	e := tr.NewElement(node)
-
 	if entering {
-		if node.Type == bf.Paragraph {
-			_, _ = w.Write(tr.paragraph.Bytes())
-			tr.paragraph.Reset()
-		}
-		if isChild(node) {
-			return bf.GoToNext
+		if e.Entering != "" {
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(e.Entering))
 		}
 
-		if e.Entering != "" {
-			tr.paragraph.WriteString(e.Entering)
+		writeTo := w
+		if node.Type == bf.Paragraph {
+			tr.paragraph = &bytes.Buffer{}
 		}
+		if tr.paragraph != nil {
+			writeTo = tr.paragraph
+		}
+
 		if e.Renderer != nil {
-			err := e.Renderer.Render(&tr.paragraph, node, tr)
+			err := e.Renderer.Render(writeTo, node, tr)
 			if err != nil {
 				fmt.Println(err)
 				return bf.Terminate
@@ -110,19 +112,19 @@ func (tr *TermRenderer) RenderNode(w io.Writer, node *bf.Node, entering bool) bf
 		}
 	} else {
 		if e.Finisher != nil {
-			err := e.Finisher.Finish(&tr.paragraph, node, tr)
+			err := e.Finisher.Finish(w, node, tr)
 			if err != nil {
 				fmt.Println(err)
 				return bf.Terminate
 			}
 		}
-		if e.Exiting != "" {
-			tr.paragraph.WriteString(e.Exiting)
-		}
 
 		if node.Type == bf.Paragraph {
-			_, _ = w.Write(reflow.ReflowBytes(tr.paragraph.Bytes(), tr.WordWrap))
-			tr.paragraph.Reset()
+			_, _ = w.Write(tr.paragraph.Bytes())
+			tr.paragraph = nil
+		}
+		if e.Exiting != "" {
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(e.Exiting))
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/paragraph.go b/paragraph.go
index dda4fb5..931aeb9 100644
--- a/paragraph.go
+++ b/paragraph.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package gold
 import (
 	"io"
 
+	"github.com/muesli/reflow"
 	bf "gopkg.in/russross/blackfriday.v2"
 )
 
@@ -22,3 +23,19 @@ func (e *ParagraphElement) Render(w io.Writer, node *bf.Node, tr *TermRenderer)
 	}
 	return el.Render(w, node, tr)
 }
+
+func (e *ParagraphElement) Finish(w io.Writer, node *bf.Node, tr *TermRenderer) error {
+	var indent uint
+	rules := tr.style[Paragraph]
+	if rules != nil {
+		indent = rules.Indent
+	}
+	iw := &IndentWriter{
+		Indent:  indent,
+		Forward: w,
+	}
+
+	_, err := iw.Write(reflow.ReflowBytes(tr.paragraph.Bytes(), tr.WordWrap-int(indent)))
+	tr.paragraph.Reset()
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/style.go b/style.go
index 0bf6499..96b5df9 100644
--- a/style.go
+++ b/style.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const (
 	CodeBlock
 	Softbreak
 	Hardbreak
+	Indent
 	Code
 	HTMLSpan
 	Table
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ type ElementStyle struct {
 	Overlined       bool   `json:"overlined"`
 	Inverse         bool   `json:"inverse"`
 	Blink           bool   `json:"blink"`
+	Indent          uint   `json:"indent"`
 	Theme           string `json:"theme"`
 	Prefix          string `json:"prefix"`
 	Suffix          string `json:"suffix"`
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ func keyToType(key string) (StyleType, error) {
 		return Softbreak, nil
 	case "hardbreak":
 		return Hardbreak, nil
+	case "indent":
+		return Indent, nil
 	case "code":
 		return Code, nil
 	case "html_span":
diff --git a/table.go b/table.go
index 7869db5..5e69381 100644
--- a/table.go
+++ b/table.go
@@ -23,7 +23,17 @@ type TableCellElement struct {
 }
 
 func (e *TableElement) Render(w io.Writer, node *bf.Node, tr *TermRenderer) error {
-	tr.table.writer = tablewriter.NewWriter(w)
+	var indent uint
+	rules := tr.style[Table]
+	if rules != nil {
+		indent = rules.Indent
+	}
+	iw := &IndentWriter{
+		Indent:  indent,
+		Forward: w,
+	}
+
+	tr.table.writer = tablewriter.NewWriter(iw)
 	return nil
 }