diff --git a/inc/Helpers/Formatting/Text.php b/inc/Helpers/Formatting/Text.php
index 97f64681..f65e7f58 100644
--- a/inc/Helpers/Formatting/Text.php
+++ b/inc/Helpers/Formatting/Text.php
@@ -4,15 +4,17 @@
 use function BEA\Theme\Framework\Helpers\Formatting\Escape\escape_content_value;
 
 /**
- * @usage BEA\Theme\Framework\Helpers\Formatting\Text\the_text( 'text' => 'Lorem ipsum', [ 'before' => '<p>', 'after' => '</p>' ] );
+ * @usage BEA\Theme\Framework\Helpers\Formatting\Text\the_text( $text, [ 'before' => '<p>', 'after' => '</p>' ] );
+ * @usage BEA\Theme\Framework\Helpers\Formatting\Text\the_text( $text, [ 'has_textarea' => true, 'before' => '<div>', 'after' => '</div>' ] );
  *
  * @param string $value Text to display
  * @param array $settings {
  *   Optional. Settings for the text markup.
  *
- * @type string $before Optional. Markup to prepend to the text. Default empty.
- * @type string $after Optional. Markup to prepend to the text. Default empty.
- * @type string $escape Optional. Markup to prepend to the item. Default esc_html.
+ * @type string  $before Optional. Markup to prepend to the text. Default empty.
+ * @type string  $after Optional. Markup to append after the text. Default empty.
+ * @type string  $escape Optional. Escape callback name (e.g. esc_html, wp_kses_post). Default esc_html.
+ * @type bool    $has_textarea Optional. When true, uses wp_kses_post if escape is still the default esc_html, then wpautop(). Default false.
  *
  * }
  *
@@ -30,9 +32,10 @@ function the_text( string $value, array $settings = [] ): void {
  * @param array $settings {
  *   Optional. Settings for the text markup.
  *
- * @type string $before Optional. Markup to prepend to the text. Default empty.
- * @type string $after Optional. Markup to prepend to the text. Default empty.
- * @type string $escape Optional. Markup to prepend to the item. Default esc_html.
+ * @type string  $before Optional. Markup to prepend to the text. Default empty.
+ * @type string  $after Optional. Markup to append after the text. Default empty.
+ * @type string  $escape Optional. Escape callback name (e.g. esc_html, wp_kses_post). Default esc_html.
+ * @type bool    $has_textarea Optional. When true, uses wp_kses_post if escape is still the default esc_html, then wpautop(). Default false.
  *
  * }
  *
@@ -46,14 +49,26 @@ function get_the_text( string $value, array $settings = [] ): string {
 	$settings = wp_parse_args(
 		$settings,
 		[
-			'before' => '',
-			'after'  => '',
-			'escape' => 'esc_html',
+			'before'       => '',
+			'after'        => '',
+			'escape'       => 'esc_html',
+			'has_textarea' => false,
 		]
 	);
 
 	$settings = apply_filters( 'bea_theme_framework_text_settings', $settings, $value );
-	$value    = apply_filters( 'bea_theme_framework_text_value', escape_content_value( $value, $settings['escape'] ), $settings );
+
+	if ( ! empty( $settings['has_textarea'] ) && 'esc_html' === $settings['escape'] ) {
+		$settings['escape'] = 'wp_kses_post';
+	}
+
+	$value = escape_content_value( $value, $settings['escape'] );
+
+	if ( ! empty( $settings['has_textarea'] ) ) {
+		$value = wpautop( $value );
+	}
+
+	$value = apply_filters( 'bea_theme_framework_text_value', $value, $settings );
 
 	return $settings['before'] . $value . $settings['after'];
 }
diff --git a/src/scss/06-blocks/core/_paragraph.scss b/src/scss/06-blocks/core/_paragraph.scss
index 4e60ae4a..33791b49 100644
--- a/src/scss/06-blocks/core/_paragraph.scss
+++ b/src/scss/06-blocks/core/_paragraph.scss
@@ -15,3 +15,14 @@ p {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// For paragraphs generated by wpautop function (eg. excerpts), paragraphs are wrapped in a div with the class "is-style-large" for example. We need to apply the text style to the p elements inside the div.
+div {
+	@each $style in $paragraphs {
+		&.is-style-#{$style} {
+			& > p:where(:not([class*="is-style-"])) {
+				@include text(#{$style});
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}