diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/value/ValueFactory.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/value/ValueFactory.kt
index 72cd5df1..04968825 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/value/ValueFactory.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/value/ValueFactory.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.expression.Expression
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.expression.eval
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.reflect.FromDynamicType
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.reflect.ReflectionUtils
+import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.value.data.EvaluableString
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.value.data.Lambda
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.value.data.Range
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.lexer.Lexer
@@ -185,6 +186,25 @@ object ValueFactory {
         values.find { it.name.replace("_", "").equals(raw, ignoreCase = true) }
             ?.let { EnumValue(it) }
 
+    /**
+     * Generates an [EvaluableString].
+     * Contrary to [String], an [EvaluableString] natively supports function calls and scripting evaluation.
+     * @param raw raw value to convert to a string expression
+     * @param context context to evaluate the raw value in
+     * @return a new string expression value that wraps the evaluated content of [raw]
+     * @see eval for the evaluation process
+     */
+    @FromDynamicType(EvaluableString::class, requiresContext = true)
+    fun evaluableString(
+        raw: String,
+        context: Context,
+    ): ObjectValue<EvaluableString> =
+        ObjectValue(
+            EvaluableString(
+                eval(raw, context).unwrappedValue.toString(),
+            ),
+        )
+
     /**
      * @param lexer lexer to use to tokenize content
      * @param context context to retrieve the pipeline from, which allows parsing and function expansion
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/value/data/EvaluableString.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/value/data/EvaluableString.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0658490c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/value/data/EvaluableString.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.value.data
+
+import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.value.ValueFactory
+
+/**
+ * A [String] wrapper that, when used as a function parameter, lets [ValueFactory.evaluableString] evaluate the raw content.
+ * This allows function calls and other scripting techniques to be used executed within the string itself,
+ * which would otherwise be natively unsupported unless the [String] argument is inlined (not used as a block argument).
+ * Inline string evaluation is handled directly by the parser [eu.iamgio.quarkdown.parser.BlockTokenParser]).
+ * This is used for example in the `.code` stdlib function.
+ * @param content unwrapped string content, already evaluated
+ * @see ValueFactory.evaluableString
+ */
+data class EvaluableString(val content: String)
diff --git a/stdlib/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/stdlib/Text.kt b/stdlib/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/stdlib/Text.kt
index 7ff7d2f5..637ec11e 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/stdlib/Text.kt
+++ b/stdlib/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/stdlib/Text.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package eu.iamgio.quarkdown.stdlib
 
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.ast.InlineMarkdownContent
-import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.ast.MarkdownContent
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.ast.base.block.Code
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.ast.quarkdown.inline.TextTransform
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.ast.quarkdown.inline.TextTransformData
@@ -9,10 +8,10 @@ import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.context.MutableContext
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.reflect.Injected
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.reflect.Name
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.value.NodeValue
+import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.value.data.EvaluableString
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.value.data.Range
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.value.wrappedAsValue
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.misc.Color
-import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.util.toPlainText
 
 /**
  * `Text` stdlib module exporter.
@@ -53,24 +52,41 @@ fun text(
 
 /**
  * Creates a code block. Contrary to its standard Markdown implementation with backtick/tilde fences,
- * this function accepts Markdown content as its body, hence it can be used - for example -
- * in combination with [read] to load code from file.
+ * this function accepts function calls within its [code] argument,
+ * hence it can be used - for example - in combination with [read] to load code from file.
+ *
+ * Examples:
+ *
+ * Load from file:
+ * ```
+ * .code {kotlin} focus:{2..5}
+ *     .read {snippet.kt}
+ * ```
+ *
+ * Load dynamically:
+ * ```
+ * .function {mycode} {mylang}
+ *     source:
+ *         code {mylang}
+ *             .source
+ * ```
+ *
  * @param language optional language of the code
  * @param showLineNumbers whether to show line numbers
  * @param focusedLines range of lines to focus on. No lines are focused if unset. Supports open ranges.
  * Note: HTML rendering requires [showLineNumbers] to be enabled.
- * @param body code content
+ * @param code code content
  */
 fun code(
     @Injected context: MutableContext,
     @Name("lang") language: String? = null,
     @Name("linenumbers") showLineNumbers: Boolean = true,
     @Name("focus") focusedLines: Range? = null,
-    body: MarkdownContent,
+    code: EvaluableString,
 ): NodeValue {
     context.attributes.hasCode = true // Allows code highlighting.
     return Code(
-        body.children.toPlainText(),
+        code.content,
         language,
         showLineNumbers,
         focusedLines,
diff --git a/stdlib/src/test/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/stdlib/TextTest.kt b/stdlib/src/test/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/stdlib/TextTest.kt
index 970d3a31..6a127d20 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/test/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/stdlib/TextTest.kt
+++ b/stdlib/src/test/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/stdlib/TextTest.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package eu.iamgio.quarkdown.stdlib
 
-import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.ast.MarkdownContent
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.ast.base.block.Code
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.ast.base.inline.Text
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.context.MutableContext
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.flavor.quarkdown.QuarkdownFlavor
+import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.value.data.EvaluableString
 import kotlin.test.Test
 import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 import kotlin.test.assertFalse
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class TextTest {
                 MutableContext(QuarkdownFlavor),
                 language = "kotlin",
                 showLineNumbers = false,
-                body = MarkdownContent(listOf(Text("fun foo() = 1"))),
+                code = EvaluableString("fun foo() = 1"),
             )
 
         val node = code.unwrappedValue
diff --git a/test/src/test/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/test/FullPipelineTest.kt b/test/src/test/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/test/FullPipelineTest.kt
index acca9545..b0e184f1 100644
--- a/test/src/test/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/test/FullPipelineTest.kt
+++ b/test/src/test/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/test/FullPipelineTest.kt
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ class FullPipelineTest {
                         .1
             """.trimIndent(),
         ) {
-            assertEquals("<pre><code>Line 1\nLine 2</code></pre>", it)
+            assertEquals("<pre><code>Line 1${System.lineSeparator()}Line 2</code></pre>", it)
         }
     }