diff --git a/src/quadratic-curve.js b/src/quadratic-curve.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90f368c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/quadratic-curve.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+class QuadraticCurve {
+  constructor() {
+    this.points = [];
+    this.controlPoint = { x: 0, y: 0 };
+  }
+
+  addPoint({ x, y }) {
+    const { x: cx, y: cy } = this.controlPoint;
+    this.points.push({ x: x - cx, y: y - cy });
+
+    if (this.points.length % 2 === 0) {
+      this.controlPoint = { x, y };
+    }
+
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  toString() {
+    return `q${ this.points.map(({ x, y }) => `${ x },${ y }`).join(' ') }`;
+  }
+}
+
+export default QuadraticCurve;
diff --git a/src/rendering/VerticalLayout/index.js b/src/rendering/VerticalLayout/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4e74ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rendering/VerticalLayout/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+
+import QuadraticCurve from 'quadratic-curve';
+
+import * as style from 'rendering/style';
+
+const radius = 10;
+
+const VerticalLayout = ({
+  withConnectors,
+  connectorPath,
+  transforms,
+  children
+}) => <>
+  { withConnectors && <path style={ style.connectors } d={ connectorPath }/> }
+  { React.Children.map(children, (child, i) => (
+    <g transform={ transforms[i] }>{ child }</g>
+  )) }
+</>;
+
+VerticalLayout.defaultProps = {
+  withConnectors: false,
+  spacing: 10
+};
+
+VerticalLayout.propTypes = {
+  spacing: PropTypes.number,
+  withConnectors: PropTypes.bool,
+  connectorPath: PropTypes.string,
+  transforms: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.string),
+  children: PropTypes.oneOfType([
+    PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.node),
+    PropTypes.node
+  ]).isRequired
+};
+
+const generateOffsetBoxes = (boxes, spacing, containerWidth) => {
+  let y = 0;
+  return boxes.map(box => {
+    try {
+      const x = (containerWidth - box.width) / 2;
+      return {
+        ...box,
+        x, y,
+        axisX1: x + box.axisX1,
+        axisX2: x + box.axisX2,
+        axisY: y + box.axisY
+      };
+    }
+    finally {
+      y += spacing + box.height;
+    }
+  });
+};
+const calculateChildTransforms = boxes =>
+  boxes.map(box => `translate(${ box.x } ${ box.y })`);
+const linear = (start, end, amount) => start * (1 - amount) + end * amount;
+const generateCurve = (start, end) => {
+  const curve = new QuadraticCurve();
+  const width = Math.abs(start.x - end.x);
+  const height = Math.abs(start.y - end.y);
+  const direction = {
+    x: start.x < end.x ? 1 : -1,
+    y: start.y < end.y ? 1 : -1
+  };
+  const compression = Math.max(0, 1 - height / (2 * radius));
+  const curveEnd = linear(radius * 2, width, compression);
+
+  curve.addPoint({
+    x: linear(radius, width * 0.25, compression) * direction.x,
+    y: 0
+  });
+
+  if (compression === 0) {
+    curve.addPoint({
+      x: radius * direction.x,
+      y: radius * direction.y
+    });
+  }
+
+  curve.addPoint({
+    x: linear(radius, width * 0.5, compression) * direction.x,
+    y: height / 2 * direction.y
+  });
+
+  if (compression === 0) {
+    curve.addPoint({
+      x: radius * direction.x,
+      y: (height - radius) * direction.y
+    });
+  }
+
+  curve
+    .addPoint({
+      x: linear(radius, width * 0.75, compression) * direction.x,
+      y: height * direction.y
+    })
+    .addPoint({
+      x: curveEnd * direction.x,
+      y: height * direction.y
+    });
+
+  if (width > curveEnd) {
+    curve
+      .addPoint({
+        x: (width + curveEnd) / 2 * direction.x,
+        y: height * direction.y
+      })
+      .addPoint({
+        x: width * direction.x,
+        y: height * direction.y
+      });
+  }
+
+  return `M ${ start.x },${ start.y } ${ curve.toString() }`;
+};
+const calculateConnectorPath = (boxes, { width, height }) => {
+  const connectorY = height / 2;
+  const start1 = { x: 0, y: connectorY };
+  const start2 = { x: width, y: connectorY };
+
+  return boxes.map(box => `
+    ${ generateCurve(start1, { x: box.axisX1, y: box.axisY }) }
+    ${ generateCurve(start2, { x: box.axisX2, y: box.axisY }) }
+  `).join('');
+};
+const layout = data => {
+  const { withConnectors, spacing } = {
+    ...VerticalLayout.defaultProps,
+    ...data.props
+  };
+
+  const childBoxes = data.children.map(child => child.box);
+  const curveAllowance = withConnectors ? radius * 2 : 0;
+
+  data.box = {
+    width: Math.max(...(childBoxes.map(box => box.width))) +
+           2 * curveAllowance,
+    height: childBoxes.reduce((height, box) => height + box.height, 0) +
+            (childBoxes.length - 1) * spacing
+  };
+
+  const offsetBoxes = generateOffsetBoxes(childBoxes, spacing, data.box.width);
+  data.props = {
+    ...data.props,
+    transforms: calculateChildTransforms(offsetBoxes),
+    connectorPath: withConnectors
+      ? calculateConnectorPath(offsetBoxes, data.box)
+      : undefined
+  };
+
+  return data;
+};
+
+export default VerticalLayout;
+export { layout };
diff --git a/src/rendering/types.js b/src/rendering/types.js
index 709458f..6fa6d19 100644
--- a/src/rendering/types.js
+++ b/src/rendering/types.js
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ import * as Pin from 'rendering/Pin';
 import * as Text from 'rendering/Text';
 import * as Box from 'rendering/Box';
 import * as HorizontalLayout from 'rendering/HorizontalLayout';
+import * as VerticalLayout from 'rendering/VerticalLayout';
 
 export default {
   SVG,
   Pin,
   Text,
   Box,
-  HorizontalLayout
+  HorizontalLayout,
+  VerticalLayout
 };
diff --git a/src/syntax/js.js b/src/syntax/js.js
index c371b46..94e410c 100644
--- a/src/syntax/js.js
+++ b/src/syntax/js.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import Render from 'components/Render';
 import layout from 'layout';
 
+const type = 'JS';
+const description = 'JavaScript';
+
 const parse = expr => {
   return {
     type: 'SVG',
@@ -29,15 +32,39 @@ const parse = expr => {
                 },
                 children: [
                   {
-                    type: 'Box',
+                    type: 'VerticalLayout',
                     props: {
-                      theme: 'literal'
+                      withConnectors: true
                     },
                     children: [
                       {
-                        type: 'Text',
+                        type: 'Box',
+                        props: {
+                          theme: 'literal',
+                          label: 'Type'
+                        },
                         children: [
-                          'JS'
+                          {
+                            type: 'Text',
+                            children: [
+                              type
+                            ]
+                          }
+                        ]
+                      },
+                      {
+                        type: 'Box',
+                        props: {
+                          theme: 'literal',
+                          label: 'Description'
+                        },
+                        children: [
+                          {
+                            type: 'Text',
+                            children: [
+                              description
+                            ]
+                          }
                         ]
                       }
                     ]
diff --git a/src/syntax/pcre.js b/src/syntax/pcre.js
index 1ba9f6b..4bf294a 100644
--- a/src/syntax/pcre.js
+++ b/src/syntax/pcre.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import Render from 'components/Render';
 import layout from 'layout';
 
+const type = 'PCRE';
+const description = 'Perl-compatible Regular Expression';
+
 const parse = expr => {
   return {
     type: 'SVG',
@@ -29,15 +32,39 @@ const parse = expr => {
                 },
                 children: [
                   {
-                    type: 'Box',
+                    type: 'VerticalLayout',
                     props: {
-                      theme: 'literal'
+                      withConnectors: true
                     },
                     children: [
                       {
-                        type: 'Text',
+                        type: 'Box',
+                        props: {
+                          theme: 'literal',
+                          label: 'Type'
+                        },
                         children: [
-                          'PCRE'
+                          {
+                            type: 'Text',
+                            children: [
+                              type
+                            ]
+                          }
+                        ]
+                      },
+                      {
+                        type: 'Box',
+                        props: {
+                          theme: 'literal',
+                          label: 'Description'
+                        },
+                        children: [
+                          {
+                            type: 'Text',
+                            children: [
+                              description
+                            ]
+                          }
                         ]
                       }
                     ]