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+"""
+Paragraph
+=========
+
+To plot longer text as one or several paragraphs the :meth:`pygmt.Figure.paragraph`
+method can be used. The ``parwidth`` and ``linespacing`` parameters allow to set
+the line length and spacing of the paragraph, respectively.` The desired text can
+be provided using two ways to indicate a new paragraph:
+
+(1) a single string separated by a blank line
+(2) a list of strings
+
+During plotting the paragraphs are automatically separated by a blank line.
+
+For details on text formatting see the gallery example
+:doc:`Text formatting </gallery/embellishments/text_formatting>`.
+"""
+
+# %%
+import pygmt
+
+fig = pygmt.Figure()
+fig.basemap(region=[-5, 5, -5, 5], projection="X10c/10c", frame=True)
+
+fig.paragraph(
+    x=0,
+    y=0,
+    text=[
+        "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. ",
+        "Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.",
+    ],
+    parwidth="4.5c",
+    linespacing="12p",
+    font="10p,Helvetica-Bold,steelblue",
+    angle=45,
+    justify="MC",
+    alignment="center",
+    fill="lightgray",  # font color ignored
+    pen="1p,gray10",  # font color ignored
+)
+
+fig.show()