diff --git a/sphinx_js/renderers.py b/sphinx_js/renderers.py
index c6b4e73e..4dcbb8e6 100644
--- a/sphinx_js/renderers.py
+++ b/sphinx_js/renderers.py
@@ -171,7 +171,19 @@ def rst(
         # Render to RST using Jinja:
         env = Environment(loader=PackageLoader("sphinx_js", "templates"))
         template = env.get_template(self._template)
-        return template.render(**self._template_vars(dotted_name, obj))
+        result = template.render(**self._template_vars(dotted_name, obj))
+        result = result.strip()
+        had_blank = False
+        lines = []
+        for line in result.splitlines():
+            if line.strip():
+                had_blank = False
+                lines.append(line.rstrip())
+            elif not had_blank:
+                lines.append("")
+                had_blank = True
+        result = "\n".join(lines) + "\n"
+        return result
 
     def _formal_params(self, obj: Function | Class) -> str:
         """Return the JS function or class params, looking first to any
@@ -272,8 +284,6 @@ def _param_formatter(self, param: Param) -> tuple[list[str], str] | None:
             # There's nothing worth saying about this param.
             return None
         heads = ["param"]
-        if param.type:
-            heads.append(self.format_type(param.type))
         heads.append(param.name)
 
         tail = param.description
diff --git a/sphinx_js/templates/common.rst b/sphinx_js/templates/common.rst
index 70568deb..09bbf222 100644
--- a/sphinx_js/templates/common.rst
+++ b/sphinx_js/templates/common.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 .. code-block:: js
 
    {{ example|indent(3) }}
+
 {% endfor %}
 {%- endif %}
 {% endmacro %}
diff --git a/tests/test_renderers.py b/tests/test_renderers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ffafff2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_renderers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+from textwrap import dedent, indent
+
+import pytest
+
+from sphinx_js.ir import Exc, Function, Param, Return, TypeParam, TypeXRefInternal
+from sphinx_js.renderers import AutoFunctionRenderer
+
+
+def setindent(txt):
+    return indent(dedent(txt), " " * 3)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def function_render() -> AutoFunctionRenderer:
+    renderer = AutoFunctionRenderer.__new__(AutoFunctionRenderer)
+    renderer._explicit_formal_params = None
+    renderer._content = []
+
+    def function_render(partial_path=None, use_short_name=False, **args):
+        if not partial_path:
+            partial_path = ["blah"]
+        return renderer.rst(partial_path, make_function(**args), use_short_name)
+
+    return function_render
+
+
+def make_function(**args):
+    args = (
+        dict(
+            is_abstract=False,
+            is_optional=False,
+            is_static=False,
+            is_private=False,
+            name="",
+            path=[],
+            filename="",
+            deppath="",
+            description="",
+            line="",
+            deprecated="",
+            examples=[],
+            see_alsos=[],
+            properties=[],
+            exported_from=None,
+            params=[],
+            exceptions=[],
+            returns=[],
+        )
+        | args
+    )
+    return Function(**args)
+
+
+#  'is_abstract', 'is_optional', 'is_static', 'is_private', 'name', 'path',
+#  'filename', 'deppath', 'description', 'line', 'deprecated', 'examples',
+#  'see_alsos', 'properties', 'exported_from', 'params', 'exceptions', and
+#  'returns'
+
+
+DEFAULT_RESULT = ".. js:function:: blah()\n"
+
+
+def test_func_render_simple(function_render):
+    assert function_render() == DEFAULT_RESULT
+
+
+def test_func_render_shortnames(function_render):
+    assert function_render(["a.", "b.", "c"]) == ".. js:function:: a.b.c()\n"
+    assert (
+        function_render(["a.", "b.", "c"], use_short_name=True)
+        == ".. js:function:: c()\n"
+    )
+
+
+def test_func_render_flags(function_render):
+
+    # is_abstract is ignored? Maybe only makes sense if it is a class method??
+    # TODO: look into this.
+    assert function_render(is_abstract=True) == DEFAULT_RESULT
+    assert function_render(is_optional=True) == ".. js:function:: blah?()\n"
+    assert function_render(is_static=True) == ".. js:staticfunction:: blah()\n"
+    assert function_render(is_private=True) == DEFAULT_RESULT
+
+
+def test_func_render_description(function_render):
+    assert function_render(
+        description="this is a description"
+    ) == DEFAULT_RESULT + setindent(
+        """
+        this is a description
+        """,
+    )
+
+
+def test_func_render_params(function_render):
+    assert function_render(
+        description="this is a description",
+        params=[Param("a", description="a description")],
+    ) == dedent(
+        """\
+        .. js:function:: blah(a)
+
+           this is a description
+
+           :param a: a description
+        """
+    )
+    assert function_render(
+        description="this is a description",
+        params=[Param("a", description="a description"), Param("b", "b description")],
+    ) == dedent(
+        """\
+        .. js:function:: blah(a, b)
+
+           this is a description
+
+           :param a: a description
+           :param b: b description
+        """
+    )
+
+
+def test_func_render_returns(function_render):
+    assert function_render(
+        params=[Param("a", description="a description"), Param("b", "b description")],
+        returns=[Return("number", "first thing"), Return("string", "second thing")],
+    ) == dedent(
+        """\
+        .. js:function:: blah(a, b)
+
+           :param a: a description
+           :param b: b description
+           :returns: **number** -- first thing
+           :returns: **string** -- second thing
+        """
+    )
+
+
+def test_func_render_type_params(function_render):
+    assert function_render(
+        params=[Param("a", type="T"), Param("b", type="S")],
+        type_params=[
+            TypeParam("T", "", "a type param"),
+            TypeParam("S", "", "second type param"),
+        ],
+    ) == dedent(
+        """\
+        .. js:function:: blah(a, b)
+
+           :typeparam T: a type param
+           :typeparam S: second type param
+           :param a:
+           :param b:
+           :type a: **T**
+           :type b: **S**
+        """
+    )
+
+
+def test_func_render_param_type(function_render):
+    assert function_render(
+        description="this is a description",
+        params=[Param("a", description="a description", type="xxx")],
+    ) == dedent(
+        """\
+        .. js:function:: blah(a)
+
+           this is a description
+
+           :param a: a description
+           :type a: **xxx**
+        """
+    )
+    assert function_render(
+        params=[
+            Param(
+                "a",
+                description="a description",
+                type=[TypeXRefInternal(name="A", path=["a.", "A"])],
+            )
+        ],
+    ) == dedent(
+        """\
+        .. js:function:: blah(a)
+
+           :param a: a description
+           :type a: :js:class:`A`
+        """
+    )
+
+
+def test_func_render_param_options(function_render):
+    assert (
+        function_render(
+            params=[
+                Param(
+                    "a",
+                    has_default=True,
+                    default="5",
+                )
+            ],
+        )
+        == ".. js:function:: blah(a=5)\n"
+    )
+    assert function_render(
+        params=[
+            Param(
+                "a",
+                is_variadic=True,
+            )
+        ],
+    ) == dedent(".. js:function:: blah(...a)\n")
+
+
+def test_func_render_param_exceptions(function_render):
+    assert function_render(
+        description="this is a description", exceptions=[Exc("TypeError", "")]
+    ) == dedent(
+        """\
+        .. js:function:: blah()
+
+           this is a description
+
+           :throws TypeError:
+        """
+    )
+
+
+def test_func_render_callouts(function_render):
+    assert function_render(deprecated=True) == DEFAULT_RESULT + setindent(
+        """
+        .. note::
+
+           Deprecated.
+        """,
+    )
+    assert function_render(deprecated="v0.24") == DEFAULT_RESULT + setindent(
+        """
+        .. note::
+
+           Deprecated: v0.24
+        """,
+    )
+    assert function_render(examples=["ex1", "ex2"]) == DEFAULT_RESULT + setindent(
+        """
+        **Examples:**
+
+        .. code-block:: js
+
+           ex1
+
+        .. code-block:: js
+
+           ex2
+        """,
+    )
+    assert function_render(see_alsos=["see", "this too"]) == DEFAULT_RESULT + setindent(
+        """
+        .. seealso::
+
+           - :any:`see`
+           - :any:`this too`
+        """,
+    )