diff --git a/scripts/odf/templating/fillOdtElementTemplate.js b/scripts/odf/templating/fillOdtElementTemplate.js
index f4f48be..fd6995f 100644
--- a/scripts/odf/templating/fillOdtElementTemplate.js
+++ b/scripts/odf/templating/fillOdtElementTemplate.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {traverse, Node} from '../../DOMUtils.js'
-import {closingIfMarker, eachClosingMarker, eachStartMarkerRegex, elseMarker, ifStartMarkerRegex} from './markers.js'
+import {closingIfMarker, eachClosingMarker, eachStartMarkerRegex, elseMarker, ifStartMarkerRegex, variableRegex} from './markers.js'
 
 /**
  * @typedef TextPlaceToFill
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import {closingIfMarker, eachClosingMarker, eachStartMarkerRegex, elseMarker, if
  * @returns {TextPlaceToFill | undefined}
  */
 function findPlacesToFillInString(str, compartment) {
-    const matches = str.matchAll(/\{([^{#\/]+?)\}/g)
+    const varRexExp = new RegExp(variableRegex.source, 'g');
+    const matches = str.matchAll(varRexExp)
 
     /** @type {TextPlaceToFill['expressions']} */
     const expressions = []
diff --git a/scripts/odf/templating/markers.js b/scripts/odf/templating/markers.js
index da1928a..1a09f1e 100644
--- a/scripts/odf/templating/markers.js
+++ b/scripts/odf/templating/markers.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 // the regexps below are shared, so they shoudn't have state (no 'g' flag)
+export const variableRegex = /\{([^{#\/]+?)\}/
+
 export const ifStartMarkerRegex = /{#if\s+([^}]+?)\s*}/;
 export const elseMarker = '{:else}'
 export const closingIfMarker = '{/if}'
diff --git a/scripts/odf/templating/prepareTemplateDOMTree.js b/scripts/odf/templating/prepareTemplateDOMTree.js
index 50fae71..da3af78 100644
--- a/scripts/odf/templating/prepareTemplateDOMTree.js
+++ b/scripts/odf/templating/prepareTemplateDOMTree.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {traverse, Node} from "../../DOMUtils.js";
-import {closingIfMarker, eachClosingMarker, eachStartMarkerRegex, elseMarker, ifStartMarkerRegex} from './markers.js'
+import {closingIfMarker, eachClosingMarker, eachStartMarkerRegex, elseMarker, ifStartMarkerRegex, variableRegex} from './markers.js'
 
 /**
  * 
@@ -183,8 +183,6 @@ function consolidateMarkers(document){
                     containerTextNodesInTreeOrder.push(/** @type {Text} */(node))
                 }
             })
-
-            console.log('containerTextNodesInTreeOrder', containerTextNodesInTreeOrder.map(n => n.textContent))
         }
 
         refreshContainerTextNodes()
@@ -200,18 +198,19 @@ function consolidateMarkers(document){
             ...findAllMatches(fullText, elseMarker),
             ...findAllMatches(fullText, closingIfMarker),
             ...findAllMatches(fullText, eachStartMarkerRegex),
-            ...findAllMatches(fullText, eachClosingMarker)
+            ...findAllMatches(fullText, eachClosingMarker),
+            ...findAllMatches(fullText, variableRegex)
         ];
 
-        if(positionedMarkers.length >= 1)
-            console.log('positionedMarkers', positionedMarkers)
+        /*if(positionedMarkers.length >= 1)
+            console.log('positionedMarkers', positionedMarkers)*/
 
         while(consolidatedMarkers.length < positionedMarkers.length) {
             refreshContainerTextNodes()
 
             // For each marker, check if it's contained within a single text node
             for(const positionedMarker of positionedMarkers.slice(consolidatedMarkers.length)) {
-                console.log('positionedMarker', positionedMarker)
+                //console.log('positionedMarker', positionedMarker)
 
                 let currentPos = 0;
                 let startNode;
@@ -222,8 +221,6 @@ function consolidateMarkers(document){
                     const nodeStart = currentPos;
                     const nodeEnd = nodeStart + textNode.textContent.length;
 
-                    console.log('nodeStart, nodeEnd', nodeStart, nodeEnd)
-
                     // If start of marker is in this node
                     if(!startNode && positionedMarker.index >= nodeStart && positionedMarker.index < nodeEnd) {
                         startNode = textNode;
@@ -239,8 +236,6 @@ function consolidateMarkers(document){
                     currentPos = nodeEnd;
                 }
 
-                console.log('startNode, endNode', startNode?.textContent, endNode?.textContent)
-
                 if(!startNode){
                     throw new Error(`Could not find startNode for marker '${positionedMarker.marker}'`)
                 }   
@@ -251,8 +246,6 @@ function consolidateMarkers(document){
 
                 // Check if marker spans multiple nodes
                 if(startNode !== endNode) {
-                    const commonAncestor = findCommonAncestor(startNode, endNode);
-
                     // Calculate relative positions within the nodes
                     let startNodeTextContent = startNode.textContent || '';
                     let endNodeTextContent = endNode.textContent || '';
diff --git a/tests/fill-odt-template/formatting.js b/tests/fill-odt-template/formatting.js
index cf05508..fda17fc 100644
--- a/tests/fill-odt-template/formatting.js
+++ b/tests/fill-odt-template/formatting.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Les nombres : 3 5 8 13  !!
 });
 
 
-// 
+
 test('template filling - {/each} and text after partially formatted', async t => {
     const templatePath = join(import.meta.dirname, '../fixtures/formatting-liste-nombres-each-end-and-after-formatted.odt')
     const templateContent = `Liste de nombres
@@ -112,3 +112,30 @@ Les nombres : 5 8 13 21  !!
 `)
 
 });
+
+
+
+
+test('template filling - partially formatted variable', async t => {
+    const templatePath = join(import.meta.dirname, '../fixtures/partially-formatted-variable.odt')
+    const templateContent = `Nombre
+
+Voici le nombre : {nombre} !!!
+`
+
+    const data = {nombre : 37}
+
+    const odtTemplate = await getOdtTemplate(templatePath)
+
+    const templateTextContent = await getOdtTextContent(odtTemplate)    
+    t.deepEqual(templateTextContent, templateContent, 'reconnaissance du template')
+
+    const odtResult = await fillOdtTemplate(odtTemplate, data)
+
+    const odtResultTextContent = await getOdtTextContent(odtResult)
+    t.deepEqual(odtResultTextContent, `Nombre
+
+Voici le nombre : 37 !!!
+`)
+
+});
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diff --git a/tests/fixtures/partially-formatted-variable.odt b/tests/fixtures/partially-formatted-variable.odt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cedf874
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