diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 714e14a..c97af55 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,22 @@ digraph mygraph {
 \```
 ```
 
+`digraphLR`, `digraphTB`, `graphLR` and `graphTB` remove boilerplate code where writing in a hurry:
+
+```
+\```digraphLR
+a -> b;
+b -> c;
+c -> a;
+\```
+
+\```graphTB
+a -- b;
+b -- c;
+c -- a;
+\```
+```
+
 ### Todo
 
 ```
@@ -47,6 +63,5 @@ Lorem ipsum dolore #todo[sit] amet
 
 ## TODO:
 
-- add new raw type with graphviz boillerplate code
 - biblio
 - add a list of all todo at the end of the file
diff --git a/lib.typ b/lib.typ
index 751db1b..2c74bb1 100644
--- a/lib.typ
+++ b/lib.typ
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 #let notes-template(doc) = [
   #show raw.where(lang: "dot-render"): it => render-image(it.text)
+  #show raw.where(lang: "digraphLR"): it => render-image("digraph mygraph { rankdir=\"LR\";" + it.text + "}")
+  #show raw.where(lang: "digraphTB"): it => render-image("digraph mygraph { rankdir=\"TB\";" + it.text + "}")
+  #show raw.where(lang: "graphLR"): it => render-image("graph mygraph { rankdir=\"TB\";" + it.text + "}")
+  #show raw.where(lang: "graphTB"): it => render-image("graph mygraph { rankdir=\"TB\";" + it.text + "}")
   #doc
 ]
 
diff --git a/template/main.typ b/template/main.typ
index 10476de..ba93643 100644
--- a/template/main.typ
+++ b/template/main.typ
@@ -10,4 +10,16 @@ digraph mygraph {
 }
 ```
 
+```digraphLR
+a -> b;
+b -> c;
+c -> a;
+```
+
+```graphTB
+a -- b;
+b -- c;
+c -- a;
+```
+
 Lorem ipsum dolore #todo[sit] amet