diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/modularui/api/drawable/IKey.java b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/modularui/api/drawable/IKey.java
index 9a7dc5448..96c1d796f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/modularui/api/drawable/IKey.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/modularui/api/drawable/IKey.java
@@ -165,6 +165,16 @@ static IKey comp(@NotNull IKey... keys) {
      * @return dynamic text key
      */
     static IKey dynamic(@NotNull Supplier<@NotNull String> getter) {
+        return dynamicKey(() -> IKey.str(getter.get()));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a dynamic text key.
+     *
+     * @param getter key supplier
+     * @return dynamic text key
+     */
+    static IKey dynamicKey(@NotNull Supplier<@NotNull IKey> getter) {
         return new DynamicKey(getter);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/modularui/drawable/text/DynamicKey.java b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/modularui/drawable/text/DynamicKey.java
index 87e0fa20b..fb165e002 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/modularui/drawable/text/DynamicKey.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/modularui/drawable/text/DynamicKey.java
@@ -1,19 +1,39 @@
 package com.cleanroommc.modularui.drawable.text;
 
+import com.cleanroommc.modularui.api.drawable.IKey;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 public class DynamicKey extends BaseKey {
 
-    private final Supplier<String> supplier;
+    private final Supplier<IKey> supplier;
 
-    public DynamicKey(Supplier<String> supplier) {
-        Objects.requireNonNull(supplier.get(), "IKey returns a null string!");
+    public DynamicKey(Supplier<IKey> supplier) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(supplier.get(), "IKey returns a null key!");
         this.supplier = supplier;
     }
 
     @Override
     public String get() {
-        return this.supplier.get();
+        return toString(false, null);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getFormatted(@Nullable FormattingState parentFormatting) {
+        // formatting is prepended to each key
+        return toString(true, parentFormatting);
+    }
+
+    private String toString(boolean formatted, @Nullable FormattingState parentFormatting) {
+        IKey key = this.supplier.get();
+        if (formatted) {
+            // merge parent formatting and this formatting to no lose info
+            return key.getFormatted(FormattingState.merge(parentFormatting, getFormatting()));
+        } else {
+            return key.get();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/modularui/test/TestGuis.java b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/modularui/test/TestGuis.java
index f5d56806d..8590c0e03 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/modularui/test/TestGuis.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/modularui/test/TestGuis.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import com.cleanroommc.modularui.utils.fakeworld.FakeEntity;
 import com.cleanroommc.modularui.utils.fakeworld.ISchema;
 import com.cleanroommc.modularui.value.BoolValue;
+import com.cleanroommc.modularui.value.IntValue;
 import com.cleanroommc.modularui.value.StringValue;
 import com.cleanroommc.modularui.widget.DraggableWidget;
 import com.cleanroommc.modularui.widget.Widget;
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ public void draw(GuiContext context, int x, int y, int width, int height, Widget
     }
 
     public static @NotNull ModularPanel buildRichTextUI() {
+        IntValue integer = new IntValue(0);
         return new ModularPanel("main")
                 .size(176, 166)
                 .child(new RichTextWidget()
@@ -324,6 +326,14 @@ public void draw(GuiContext context, int x, int y, int width, int height, Widget
                                 .add(TextFormatting.RESET + "" + TextFormatting.UNDERLINE + "Underlined" + TextFormatting.RESET)
                                 .newLine()
                                 .add("A long line which should wrap around")
+                                .newLine()
+                                .addLine(IKey.comp(IKey.str("Dynamic ").style(IKey.GOLD), IKey.dynamicKey(() -> {
+                                    int i = integer.getIntValue() + 1;
+                                    integer.setIntValue(i);
+                                    return IKey.str("key [%s]", IKey.str("arg")
+                                                    .style(IKey.UNDERLINE, IKey.BLACK))
+                                            .style(i % 30 > 5 ? IKey.RED : IKey.DARK_BLUE);
+                                }).style(IKey.BOLD), IKey.str(" Test")))
                                 .textShadow(false)
                         ));
     }