diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f5a7619a..cfe82f03 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -461,19 +461,18 @@ The `paige/email` shortcode hides e-mail addresses from robots.
 
 ```
 {{< paige/email
-    address=""
-    text="" >}}
+    address="" >}}
+
+{{< /paige/email >}}
 ```
 
-Inner content: None.
+Inner content: Required. String. Markdown. The content.
 
 Parameters:
 
 <dl>
     <dt><code>address</code></dt>
     <dd>Required. String. The e-mail address.</dd>
-    <dt><code>text</code></dt>
-    <dd>Required. String. The anchor text.</dd>
 </dl>
 
 ### Figure
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/shortcodes/email.md b/exampleSite/content/shortcodes/email.md
index 9caaeeff..72b3a40c 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/shortcodes/email.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/shortcodes/email.md
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ Paige provides a `paige/email` shortcode that hides e-mail addresses from robots
 
 <!--more-->
 
-## Address and text parameters
+## Address and content parameters
 
 Code:
 
 ```go-html-template
-{{</* paige/email address="example@example.com" text="E-mail me" */>}}
+{{</* paige/email address="example@example.com" */>}}E-mail me{{</* /paige/email */>}}
 ```
 
 Result:
 
-{{< paige/email address="example@example.com" text="E-mail me" >}}
+{{< paige/email address="example@example.com" >}}E-mail me{{< /paige/email >}}
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/paige/email.html b/layouts/shortcodes/paige/email.html
index 9adf63fd..f309f361 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/paige/email.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/paige/email.html
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {{ $address := .Get "address" }}
-{{ $text := .Get "text" }}
+{{ $content := .Inner | markdownify }}
 
 {{ if not $address }}
     {{ errorf "layouts/shortcodes/paige/email.html: no address" }}
 {{ end }}
 
-{{ if not $text }}
-    {{ errorf "layouts/shortcodes/paige/email.html: no text" }}
+{{ if not $content }}
+    {{ errorf "layouts/shortcodes/paige/email.html: no content" }}
 {{ end }}
 
-<a href="#" data-a="{{ base64Encode (index (split $address `@`) 0) }}" data-b="{{ base64Encode `@` }}" data-c="{{ base64Encode (index (split $address `@`) 1) }}" onclick="this.href = 'mailto:' + atob(this.dataset.a) + atob(this.dataset.b) + atob(this.dataset.c)">{{ $text }}</a>
+<a href="#" data-a="{{ base64Encode (index (split $address `@`) 0) }}" data-b="{{ base64Encode `@` }}" data-c="{{ base64Encode (index (split $address `@`) 1) }}" onclick="this.href = 'mailto:' + atob(this.dataset.a) + atob(this.dataset.b) + atob(this.dataset.c)">{{ $content }}</a>