diff --git a/mdit_py_plugins/leaf_directive.py b/mdit_py_plugins/leaf_directive.py
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+from markdown_it import MarkdownIt
+from markdown_it.common.utils import isSpace
+from markdown_it.rules_block import StateBlock
+
+
+def leaf_directive_plugin(md: MarkdownIt, parse_content: bool = True):
+    """This plugin allows for a sinlge div to be created,
+    with a single class and single paragraph.
+
+    :param parse_content: Whether to parse the content of the div (as a paragraph)
+        or simply store it as a string (for later processing).
+    """
+
+    def _rule(state: StateBlock, startLine: int, endLine: int, silent: bool):
+        pos = state.bMarks[startLine] + state.tShift[startLine]
+        maximum = state.eMarks[startLine]
+
+        # if it's indented more than 3 spaces, it should be a code block
+        if state.sCount[startLine] - state.blkIndent >= 4:
+            return False
+
+        if pos + 3 > maximum:
+            return False
+
+        #  Assert the line starts with `::`
+        if state.srcCharCode[pos] != 0x3A or state.srcCharCode[pos + 1] != 0x3A:
+            return False
+
+        # But don't allow ``:::``, which is a div
+        if state.srcCharCode[pos + 2] == 0x3A:
+            return False
+
+        # it must also not be whitespace
+        if isSpace(state.srcCharCode[pos + 2]):
+            return False
+
+        if silent:
+            return True
+
+        # jump line-by-line until empty one or EOF
+        nextLine = startLine + 1
+        while nextLine < endLine:
+            if state.isEmpty(nextLine):
+                break
+            nextLine += 1
+
+        text = state.getLines(startLine, nextLine, state.blkIndent, False).strip()
+
+        state.line = nextLine
+
+        klass, *other = text[2:].split(maxsplit=1)
+        content = other[0] if other else ""
+
+        if parse_content:
+            token = state.push("leaf_div_open", "div", 1)
+            token.map = [startLine, state.line]
+            token.markup = "::"
+            token.attrSet("class", klass)
+
+            if content:
+                token = state.push("paragraph_open", "p", 1)
+                token.map = [startLine, state.line]
+
+                token = state.push("inline", "", 0)
+                token.content = content
+                token.map = [startLine, state.line]
+                token.children = []
+
+                token = state.push("paragraph_close", "p", -1)
+
+            token = state.push("leaf_div_close", "div", -1)
+
+        else:
+            token = state.push("leaf_div", "div", 0)
+            token.map = [startLine, state.line]
+            token.markup = "::"
+            token.attrSet("class", klass)
+            token.content = content
+
+        return True
+
+    md.block.ruler.before(
+        "fence",
+        "leaf_directive",
+        _rule,
+    )
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/leaf_directive.md b/tests/fixtures/leaf_directive.md
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+++ b/tests/fixtures/leaf_directive.md
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+basic
+.
+::name This is the content
+.
+<div class="name">
+<p>This is the content</p>
+</div>
+.
+
+multiline
+.
+::name This is the content
+it can run onto multiple lines
+
+But is interrupted by a blank line
+.
+<div class="name">
+<p>This is the content
+it can run onto multiple lines</p>
+</div>
+<p>But is interrupted by a blank line</p>
+.
+
+must have two :
+.
+:name This is the content
+.
+<p>:name This is the content</p>
+.
+
+but not three :
+.
+:::name This is the content
+.
+<p>:::name This is the content</p>
+.
+
+must be proceeded by a non-whitespace charater
+.
+::
+
+:: This is the content
+.
+<p>::</p>
+<p>:: This is the content</p>
+.
+
+Just a name
+.
+::name
+.
+<div class="name"></div>
+.
+
+Just a name with a space
+.
+::name 
+.
+<div class="name"></div>
+.
+
+It does not interrupt paragraphs or other blocks
+.
+Paragraph
+
+::name This is the content
+
+Paragraph
+::name This is the content
+
+- list
+::name This is the content
+.
+<p>Paragraph</p>
+<div class="name">
+<p>This is the content</p>
+</div>
+<p>Paragraph
+::name This is the content</p>
+<ul>
+<li>list
+::name This is the content</li>
+</ul>
+.
diff --git a/tests/test_leaf_div.py b/tests/test_leaf_div.py
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+++ b/tests/test_leaf_div.py
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+from pathlib import Path
+
+from markdown_it import MarkdownIt
+from markdown_it.utils import read_fixture_file
+import pytest
+
+from mdit_py_plugins.leaf_directive import leaf_directive_plugin
+
+FIXTURE_PATH = Path(__file__).parent.joinpath("fixtures")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "line,title,input,expected", read_fixture_file(FIXTURE_PATH / "leaf_directive.md")
+)
+def test_fixture(line, title, input, expected):
+    md = MarkdownIt("commonmark").use(leaf_directive_plugin)
+    md.options["xhtmlOut"] = False
+    text = md.render(input)
+    print(text)
+    assert text.rstrip() == expected.rstrip()
+
+
+def test_no_content_parse(data_regression):
+    md = MarkdownIt().use(leaf_directive_plugin, parse_content=False)
+    tokens = md.parse("::name content\nmultiline")
+    data_regression.check([t.as_dict() for t in tokens])
diff --git a/tests/test_leaf_div/test_no_content_parse.yml b/tests/test_leaf_div/test_no_content_parse.yml
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+++ b/tests/test_leaf_div/test_no_content_parse.yml
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+- attrs:
+  - - class
+    - name
+  block: true
+  children: null
+  content: 'content
+
+    multiline'
+  hidden: false
+  info: ''
+  level: 0
+  map:
+  - 0
+  - 2
+  markup: '::'
+  meta: {}
+  nesting: 0
+  tag: div
+  type: leaf_div