diff --git a/benches/benches/benchmark.rs b/benches/benches/benchmark.rs
index 6075708..4504147 100644
--- a/benches/benches/benchmark.rs
+++ b/benches/benches/benchmark.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ fn horrorshow_many_dyn_attrs() -> String {
 }
 
 fn rscx_many_dyn_attrs() -> String {
-    use rscx::EscapeAttribute;
     let value: i32 = 42;
     rscx::html! {
         <h1 attr1=value attr2=value attr3=value attr4=value attr5=value attr6=value attr7=value attr8=value attr9=value attr10=value attr11=value attr12=value attr13=value attr14=value attr15=value attr16=value attr17=value attr18=value attr19=value attr20=value attr21=value attr22=value attr23=value attr24=value attr25=value attr26=value attr27=value attr28=value attr29=value attr30=value attr31=value attr32=value attr33=value attr34=value attr35=value attr36=value attr37=value attr38=value attr39=value attr40=value attr41=value attr42=value attr43=value attr44=value attr45=value attr46=value attr47=value attr48=value attr49=value attr50=value attr51=value attr52=value attr53=value attr54=value attr55=value attr56=value attr57=value attr58=value attr59=value attr60=value attr61=value attr62=value attr63=value attr64=value attr65=value attr66=value attr67=value attr68=value attr69=value attr70=value attr71=value attr72=value attr73=value attr74=value attr75=value attr76=value 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diff --git a/rscx-macros/src/lib.rs b/rscx-macros/src/lib.rs
index a70b9e4..d1a1f81 100644
--- a/rscx-macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rscx-macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 
 use proc_macro::TokenStream;
-use proc_macro2::{Literal, TokenTree};
 use proc_macro2_diagnostics::Diagnostic;
 use quote::{quote, quote_spanned, ToTokens};
 use rstml::{
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ fn process_nodes<'n>(
             #(#errors;)*
             // Make sure that "enum x{};" and "let _x = crate::element;"  can be used in this context
             #(#docs;)*
-            format!(#html_string, #(#values),*)
+            format!(#html_string, #(rscx::FormatWrapper::new(#values)),*)
         }
     }
 }
@@ -212,11 +211,7 @@ fn walk_nodes<'a>(nodes: &'a Vec<Node>) -> WalkNodesOutput<'a> {
                 out.static_format.push_str(&text.value_string());
             }
             Node::RawText(text) => {
-                out.static_format.push_str("{}");
-                let tokens = text.to_string_best();
-                let literal = Literal::string(&tokens);
-
-                out.values.push(TokenTree::from(literal).into());
+                out.static_format.push_str(&text.to_string_best());
             }
             Node::Fragment(fragment) => {
                 let other_output = walk_nodes(&fragment.children);
@@ -227,8 +222,10 @@ fn walk_nodes<'a>(nodes: &'a Vec<Node>) -> WalkNodesOutput<'a> {
                 out.values.push(comment.value.to_token_stream());
             }
             Node::Block(block) => {
+                let block = block.try_block().unwrap();
+                let stmts = &block.stmts;
                 out.static_format.push_str("{}");
-                out.values.push(block.to_token_stream());
+                out.values.push(quote!(#(#stmts)*));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -277,7 +274,8 @@ fn walk_attribute(attribute: &KeyedAttribute) -> (String, Option<proc_macro2::To
             static_format.push_str(r#"="{}""#);
             format_value = Some(
                 quote! {{
-                    (#value).escape_attribute()
+                    // (#value).escape_attribute()
+                    ::rscx::EscapeAttribute::escape_attribute(&#value)
                 }}
                 .into_token_stream(),
             );
diff --git a/rscx/examples/with_option.rs b/rscx/examples/with_option.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f03ad70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rscx/examples/with_option.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use rscx::html;
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let app = app().await;
+    println!("{}", app);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+// simple function returning a String
+// it will call the Items() function
+async fn app() -> String {
+    let s = Some("ul { color: red; }");
+    let none: Option<&str> = None;
+    html! {
+        <!DOCTYPE html>
+        <html>
+            <head>
+                <style>{ s }</style>
+            </head>
+            <body>
+                { none }
+                // call a component with no props
+            </body>
+        </html>
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rscx/src/format_wrapper.rs b/rscx/src/format_wrapper.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7a3bd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rscx/src/format_wrapper.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+use std::fmt::{self, Display};
+
+use crate::render::Render;
+
+pub struct FormatWrapper<T> {
+    inner: T,
+}
+
+impl<T> FormatWrapper<T> {
+    pub fn new(inner: T) -> Self {
+        Self { inner }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Render> Display for FormatWrapper<T> {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        self.inner.render(f)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rscx/src/lib.rs b/rscx/src/lib.rs
index 572cdd7..a699b4c 100644
--- a/rscx/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rscx/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ pub use attributes::*;
 #[cfg(feature = "axum")]
 pub mod axum;
 pub mod context;
+pub mod format_wrapper;
+pub mod render;
 
 pub extern crate rscx_macros;
 use std::future::Future;
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ pub use rscx_macros::*;
 pub extern crate typed_builder;
 
 pub extern crate html_escape;
+pub use format_wrapper::FormatWrapper;
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use futures::future::join_all;
diff --git a/rscx/src/render.rs b/rscx/src/render.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06ca52c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rscx/src/render.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+use std::{
+    borrow::Cow,
+    convert::Infallible,
+    env::VarError,
+    fmt,
+    io::ErrorKind,
+    net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr, SocketAddr, SocketAddrV4, SocketAddrV6},
+    num::{
+        NonZeroI128, NonZeroI16, NonZeroI32, NonZeroI64, NonZeroI8, NonZeroIsize, NonZeroU128,
+        NonZeroU16, NonZeroU32, NonZeroU64, NonZeroU8, NonZeroUsize,
+    },
+    rc::Rc,
+    sync::{
+        mpsc::{RecvTimeoutError, TryRecvError},
+        Arc,
+    },
+};
+
+pub trait Render {
+    fn render(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result;
+}
+
+macro_rules! impl_render_for_basic_types {
+    ($($t:ty)*) => ($(
+        impl Render for $t {
+            #[inline(always)]
+            fn render(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+                fmt::Display::fmt(self, f)
+            }
+        }
+    )*)
+}
+
+impl_render_for_basic_types! {
+    Infallible
+    VarError
+    ErrorKind
+    IpAddr
+    SocketAddr
+    RecvTimeoutError
+    TryRecvError
+    bool
+    char
+    f32
+    f64
+    i8
+    i16
+    i32
+    i64
+    i128
+    isize
+    u8
+    u16
+    u32
+    u64
+    u128
+    usize
+    Ipv4Addr
+    Ipv6Addr
+    SocketAddrV4
+    SocketAddrV6
+    NonZeroI8
+    NonZeroI16
+    NonZeroI32
+    NonZeroI64
+    NonZeroI128
+    NonZeroIsize
+    NonZeroU8
+    NonZeroU16
+    NonZeroU32
+    NonZeroU64
+    NonZeroU128
+    NonZeroUsize
+    String
+    str
+}
+
+impl<B: ?Sized> Render for Cow<'_, B>
+where
+    B: Render + ToOwned,
+    <B as ToOwned>::Owned: Render,
+{
+    fn render(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match *self {
+            Cow::Borrowed(ref b) => Render::render(b, f),
+            Cow::Owned(ref o) => Render::render(o, f),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Render> Render for Box<T> {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn render(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        Render::render(&**self, f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Render + ?Sized> Render for &T {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn render(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        Render::render(&**self, f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Render> Render for &mut T {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn render(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        Render::render(&**self, f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Render> Render for Rc<T> {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn render(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        Render::render(&**self, f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Render> Render for Arc<T> {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn render(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        Render::render(&**self, f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Render> Render for Option<T> {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn render(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        if let Some(inner) = self {
+            inner.render(f)
+        } else {
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Render for () {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn render(&self, _: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/website/src/main.rs b/website/src/main.rs
index 77e7a6e..c251c48 100644
--- a/website/src/main.rs
+++ b/website/src/main.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use csm::csm;
-use rscx::{component, html, EscapeAttribute};
+use rscx::{component, html};
 use rscx_mdx::mdx::{Mdx, MdxComponentProps};
 
 #[tokio::main]