diff --git a/spec/blueprint/html/utils_spec.cr b/spec/blueprint/html/utils_spec.cr
index 41b1300..2ad9ffe 100644
--- a/spec/blueprint/html/utils_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/blueprint/html/utils_spec.cr
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ private class DummyPage
       b "World"
     end
 
+    span { plain { "Plain!" } }
+
     i "Hi"
     whitespace
     plain "User"
@@ -24,11 +26,17 @@ end
 
 describe "Blueprint::HTML utils" do
   describe "#plain" do
-    it "renders plain text" do
+    it "renders plain text passed via argument" do
       page = DummyPage.new
 
       page.to_html.should contain("<div>Hello<b>World</b></div>")
     end
+
+    it "renders plain text passed via block" do
+      page = DummyPage.new
+
+      page.to_html.should contain("<span>Plain!</span>")
+    end
   end
 
   describe "#doctype" do
diff --git a/src/blueprint/html.cr b/src/blueprint/html.cr
index 67fd1db..6c25d6c 100644
--- a/src/blueprint/html.cr
+++ b/src/blueprint/html.cr
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ require "./html/builder"
 require "./html/component_renderer"
 require "./html/element_registrar"
 require "./html/element_renderer"
+require "./html/renderer"
 require "./html/standard_elements"
 require "./html/svg"
 require "./html/utils"
@@ -16,34 +17,25 @@ module Blueprint::HTML
   include Blueprint::HTML::ComponentRenderer
   include Blueprint::HTML::ElementRegistrar
   include Blueprint::HTML::ElementRenderer
+  include Blueprint::HTML::Renderer
   include Blueprint::HTML::StandardElements
   include Blueprint::HTML::SVG
   include Blueprint::HTML::Utils
 
-  @buffer = String::Builder.new
+  @buffer : String::Builder = String::Builder.new
 
   def to_html : String
-    return "" unless render?
-
-    envelope { blueprint }
+    render_to(@buffer)
 
     @buffer.to_s
   end
 
   def to_html(&) : String
-    return "" unless render?
-
-    envelope do
-      blueprint { render_block { yield } }
-    end
+    render_to(@buffer) { yield self }
 
     @buffer.to_s
   end
 
-  private def render? : Bool
-    true
-  end
-
   private def envelope(&) : Nil
     yield
   end
diff --git a/src/blueprint/html/component_registrar.cr b/src/blueprint/html/component_registrar.cr
index 15accd5..dc08ad6 100644
--- a/src/blueprint/html/component_registrar.cr
+++ b/src/blueprint/html/component_registrar.cr
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Blueprint::HTML::ComponentRegistrar
   macro register_component(helper_method, component_class, block = true)
     {% if block %}
-      private def {{helper_method.id}}(**args, &block) : Nil
+      private def {{helper_method.id}}(**args, &) : Nil
         render {{component_class}}.new(**args) do |component|
           yield component
         end
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module Blueprint::HTML::ComponentRegistrar
 
       {% if block == :optional %}
         private def {{helper_method.id}}(**args) : Nil
-          render({{component_class}}.new(**args)) { nil }
+          render({{component_class}}.new(**args)) {}
         end
       {% end %}
     {% else %}
diff --git a/src/blueprint/html/component_renderer.cr b/src/blueprint/html/component_renderer.cr
index 0861058..6759c09 100644
--- a/src/blueprint/html/component_renderer.cr
+++ b/src/blueprint/html/component_renderer.cr
@@ -9,18 +9,4 @@ module Blueprint::HTML::ComponentRenderer
       with self yield blueprint
     end
   end
-
-  protected def render_to(buffer : String::Builder) : Nil
-    return unless render?
-
-    @buffer = buffer
-    blueprint
-  end
-
-  protected def render_to(buffer : String::Builder, &) : Nil
-    return unless render?
-
-    @buffer = buffer
-    blueprint { render_block { yield } }
-  end
 end
diff --git a/src/blueprint/html/renderer.cr b/src/blueprint/html/renderer.cr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35957d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blueprint/html/renderer.cr
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+module Blueprint::HTML::Renderer
+  def render_to(buffer : String::Builder) : Nil
+    return unless render?
+
+    @buffer = buffer
+
+    envelope { blueprint }
+  end
+
+  def render_to(buffer : String::Builder, &) : Nil
+    return unless render?
+
+    @buffer = buffer
+
+    envelope do
+      blueprint { render_block { yield } }
+    end
+  end
+
+  private def render? : Bool
+    true
+  end
+end
diff --git a/src/blueprint/html/svg.cr b/src/blueprint/html/svg.cr
index 3a7dc64..b46a04f 100644
--- a/src/blueprint/html/svg.cr
+++ b/src/blueprint/html/svg.cr
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 require "../svg/component"
 
 module Blueprint::HTML::SVG
+  private def svg(**attributes) : Nil
+    svg(**attributes) { }
+  end
+
   private def svg(**attributes, &) : Nil
     render Blueprint::SVG::Component.new(**attributes) do |component|
       with component yield
     end
   end
-
-  private def svg(**attributes) : Nil
-    render Blueprint::SVG::Component.new(**attributes)
-  end
 end
diff --git a/src/blueprint/html/utils.cr b/src/blueprint/html/utils.cr
index f4c6e8e..6f68ad8 100644
--- a/src/blueprint/html/utils.cr
+++ b/src/blueprint/html/utils.cr
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 module Blueprint::HTML::Utils
   private def plain(content : String) : Nil
-    ::HTML.escape(content, @buffer)
+    plain { content }
+  end
+
+  private def plain(&) : Nil
+    ::HTML.escape(yield, @buffer)
   end
 
   private def doctype : Nil
     @buffer << "<!DOCTYPE html>"
   end
 
-  private def comment(&) : Nil
-    @buffer << "<!--"
-    ::HTML.escape(yield, @buffer)
-    @buffer << "-->"
+  private def comment(content : String) : Nil
+    comment { content }
   end
 
-  private def comment(content : String) : Nil
+  private def comment(&) : Nil
     @buffer << "<!--"
-    ::HTML.escape(content, @buffer)
+    ::HTML.escape(yield, @buffer)
     @buffer << "-->"
   end
 
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ module Blueprint::HTML::Utils
   end
 
   def unsafe_raw(content : String) : Nil
-    @buffer << content
+    unsafe_raw { content }
   end
 
   def unsafe_raw(&) : Nil
diff --git a/src/blueprint/raw_html.cr b/src/blueprint/raw_html.cr
index f282c84..1288e33 100644
--- a/src/blueprint/raw_html.cr
+++ b/src/blueprint/raw_html.cr
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module Blueprint::RawHTML
   private def render_block(&) : Nil
     buffer_size_before_block_evaluation = @buffer.bytesize
     content = with self yield
-    @buffer << content.to_s if buffer_size_before_block_evaluation == @buffer.bytesize
+    @buffer << content if buffer_size_before_block_evaluation == @buffer.bytesize
   end
 
   private def element(_tag_name : String | Symbol, __content__ : String, **attributes) : Nil
@@ -39,10 +39,4 @@ module Blueprint::RawHTML
     @buffer << yield
     @buffer << "-->"
   end
-
-  private def comment(content : String) : Nil
-    @buffer << "<!--"
-    @buffer << content
-    @buffer << "-->"
-  end
 end