diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0fc2fd3..f243dd2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Options:
   --bits        overall bitwidth                                   [default: 32]
   --fontsize    font size                                          [default: 14]
   --bigendian   endianness                                      [default: false]
+  --compact     compact format                                  [default: false]
   --fontfamily  font family                              [default: "sans-serif"]
   --fontweight  font weight                                  [default: "normal"]
   --help        Show help                                              [boolean]
diff --git a/bin/bitfield.js b/bin/bitfield.js
index 994dc4b..5f4d285 100755
--- a/bin/bitfield.js
+++ b/bin/bitfield.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ var argv = yargs
     .option('bits', {describe: 'overall bitwidth', default: 32})
     .option('fontsize', {describe: 'font size', default: 14})
     .option('bigendian', {describe: 'endianness', default: false})
+    .option('compact', {describe: 'compact format', default: false})
     .option('fontfamily', {describe: 'font family', default: 'sans-serif'})
     .option('fontweight', {describe: 'font weight', default: 'normal'})
     .demandOption(['input'])
diff --git a/lib/render.js b/lib/render.js
index 386cce5..c5ef44d 100644
--- a/lib/render.js
+++ b/lib/render.js
@@ -125,9 +125,11 @@ function labelArr (desc, opt) {
                 return;
             }
         }
-        bits.push(text(lsb, step * (opt.mod - lsbm - 1)));
-        if (lsbm !== msbm) {
-            bits.push(text(msb, step * (opt.mod - msbm - 1)));
+        if (!opt.compact) {
+            bits.push(text(lsb, step * (opt.mod - lsbm - 1)));
+            if (lsbm !== msbm) {
+                bits.push(text(msb, step * (opt.mod - msbm - 1)));
+            }
         }
         if (e.name) {
             names.push(getLabel(
@@ -155,6 +157,21 @@ function labelArr (desc, opt) {
     return ['g', blanks, bits, names, attrs];
 }
 
+function compactLabels(desc, opt) {
+    var step = opt.hspace / opt.mod;
+    var tx = 4.5 + opt.compact*20 + step/2;
+    var labels = ['g', {
+        'text-anchor': 'middle',
+        'font-size': opt.fontsize,
+        'font-family': opt.fontfamily || 'sans-serif',
+        'font-weight': opt.fontweight || 'normal'
+    }];
+    for (var i = 0; i < opt.mod; i++) {
+        labels.push(text(opt.mod - 1 - i, tx+ step*i, opt.fontsize));
+    }
+    return labels;
+}
+
 function cage (desc, opt) {
     var hspace = opt.hspace;
     var vspace = opt.vspace;
@@ -185,8 +202,14 @@ function cage (desc, opt) {
 
 
 function lane (desc, opt) {
-    return ['g', {
-        transform: t(4.5, (opt.lanes - opt.index - 1) * opt.vspace + 0.5),
+    var ty = (opt.lanes - opt.index - 1) * opt.vspace + 0.5;
+    var tx = 4.5;
+    if (opt.compact) {
+        ty = (opt.lanes - opt.index - 1) * opt.vspace / 2 + opt.fontsize/2;
+        tx += 20;
+    }
+    var lane = ['g', {
+        transform: t(tx, ty),
         'text-anchor': 'middle',
         'font-size': opt.fontsize,
         'font-family': opt.fontfamily || 'sans-serif',
@@ -195,6 +218,10 @@ function lane (desc, opt) {
     cage(desc, opt),
     labelArr(desc, opt)
     ];
+    if (opt.compact) {
+        lane.push(['g', text(opt.index, -10, opt.vspace/2 + 4)]);
+    }
+    return lane;
 }
 
 function render (desc, opt) {
@@ -206,12 +233,20 @@ function render (desc, opt) {
     opt.bits = isIntGTorDefault(opt.bits, 4, 32);
     opt.fontsize = isIntGTorDefault(opt.fontsize, 5, 14);
 
+    opt.compact = opt.compact || false;
     opt.bigendian = opt.bigendian || false;
 
     var attributes = desc.reduce(function (prev, cur) {
         return Math.max(prev, (Array.isArray(cur.attr)) ? cur.attr.length : 0);
     }, 0) * 16;
-    var res = getSVG(opt.hspace + 9, (opt.vspace + attributes) * opt.lanes + 5);
+
+    var width = opt.hspace + 9;
+    var height = (opt.vspace + attributes) * opt.lanes + 5;
+    if (opt.compact) {
+        width += 20;
+        height = (opt.vspace + attributes) * (opt.lanes + 1)/2 + opt.fontsize;
+    }
+    var res = getSVG(width, height);
 
     var lsb = 0;
     var mod = opt.bits / opt.lanes;
@@ -230,6 +265,9 @@ function render (desc, opt) {
         opt.index = i;
         res.push(lane(desc, opt));
     }
+    if (opt.compact) {
+        res.push(compactLabels(desc, opt));
+    }
     return res;
 }