diff --git a/examples/no-indent.rs b/examples/no-indent.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..288e560
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/no-indent.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+use tracing::{debug, error, info, instrument, span, warn, Level};
+use tracing_subscriber::{layer::SubscriberExt, registry::Registry};
+use tracing_tree::HierarchicalLayer;
+
+fn main() {
+    let layer = HierarchicalLayer::default()
+        .with_writer(std::io::stdout)
+        .with_indent_amount(2)
+        .with_thread_names(true)
+        .with_thread_ids(true)
+        .with_verbose_exit(false)
+        .with_verbose_entry(false)
+        .with_targets(true);
+
+    let subscriber = Registry::default().with(layer);
+    tracing::subscriber::set_global_default(subscriber).unwrap();
+
+    let app_span = span!(Level::TRACE, "hierarchical-example", version = %0.1);
+    let _e = app_span.enter();
+
+    let server_span = span!(Level::TRACE, "server", host = "localhost", port = 8080);
+    let _e2 = server_span.enter();
+    info!("starting");
+    std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(300));
+    info!("listening");
+    let peer1 = span!(Level::TRACE, "conn", peer_addr = "82.9.9.9", port = 42381);
+    peer1.in_scope(|| {
+        debug!("connected");
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(300));
+        debug!(length = 2, "message received");
+    });
+    drop(peer1);
+    let peer2 = span!(Level::TRACE, "conn", peer_addr = "8.8.8.8", port = 18230);
+    peer2.in_scope(|| {
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(300));
+        debug!("connected");
+    });
+    drop(peer2);
+    let peer3 = span!(
+        Level::TRACE,
+        "foomp",
+        normal_var = 43,
+        "{} <- format string",
+        42
+    );
+    peer3.in_scope(|| {
+        error!("hello");
+    });
+    drop(peer3);
+    let peer1 = span!(Level::TRACE, "conn", peer_addr = "82.9.9.9", port = 42381);
+    peer1.in_scope(|| {
+        warn!(algo = "xor", "weak encryption requested");
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(300));
+        debug!(length = 8, "response sent");
+        debug!("disconnected");
+    });
+    drop(peer1);
+    let peer2 = span!(Level::TRACE, "conn", peer_addr = "8.8.8.8", port = 18230);
+    peer2.in_scope(|| {
+        debug!(length = 5, "message received");
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(300));
+        debug!(length = 8, "response sent");
+        debug!("disconnected");
+    });
+    drop(peer2);
+    warn!("internal error");
+    info!("exit");
+}
+
+#[instrument]
+fn call_a(name: &str) {
+    info!(name, "got a name");
+    call_b(name)
+}
+
+#[instrument]
+fn call_b(name: &str) {
+    info!(name, "got a name");
+}
diff --git a/examples/no-indent.stdout b/examples/no-indent.stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c883bee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/no-indent.stdout
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+1:mainno_indent::hierarchical-example version=0.1
+1:main  no_indent::server host="localhost", port=8080
+1:main      Xms INFO no_indent starting
+1:main      Xms INFO no_indent listening
+1:main    no_indent::conn peer_addr="82.9.9.9", port=42381
+1:main        Xms DEBUG no_indent connected
+1:main        Xms DEBUG no_indent message received, length=2
+1:main    no_indent::conn peer_addr="8.8.8.8", port=18230
+1:main        Xms DEBUG no_indent connected
+1:main    no_indent::foomp 42 <- format string, normal_var=43
+1:main        Xms ERROR no_indent hello
+1:main    no_indent::conn peer_addr="82.9.9.9", port=42381
+1:main        Xms WARN no_indent weak encryption requested, algo="xor"
+1:main        Xms DEBUG no_indent response sent, length=8
+1:main        Xms DEBUG no_indent disconnected
+1:main    no_indent::conn peer_addr="8.8.8.8", port=18230
+1:main        Xms DEBUG no_indent message received, length=5
+1:main        Xms DEBUG no_indent response sent, length=8
+1:main        Xms DEBUG no_indent disconnected
+1:main      Xs  WARN no_indent internal error
+1:main      Xs  INFO no_indent exit
diff --git a/examples/quiet.rs b/examples/quiet.rs
index 288e560..81b0c9c 100644
--- a/examples/quiet.rs
+++ b/examples/quiet.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use tracing_tree::HierarchicalLayer;
 fn main() {
     let layer = HierarchicalLayer::default()
         .with_writer(std::io::stdout)
+        .with_indent_lines(true)
         .with_indent_amount(2)
         .with_thread_names(true)
         .with_thread_ids(true)
diff --git a/examples/quiet.stdout b/examples/quiet.stdout
index f801c32..52160cb 100644
--- a/examples/quiet.stdout
+++ b/examples/quiet.stdout
@@ -1,21 +1,28 @@
-1:mainquiet::hierarchical-example version=0.1
-1:main  quiet::server host="localhost", port=8080
-1:main      Xms INFO quiet starting
-1:main      Xms INFO quiet listening
-1:main    quiet::conn peer_addr="82.9.9.9", port=42381
-1:main        Xms DEBUG quiet connected
-1:main        Xms DEBUG quiet message received, length=2
-1:main    quiet::conn peer_addr="8.8.8.8", port=18230
-1:main        Xms DEBUG quiet connected
-1:main    quiet::foomp 42 <- format string, normal_var=43
-1:main        Xms ERROR quiet hello
-1:main    quiet::conn peer_addr="82.9.9.9", port=42381
-1:main        Xms WARN quiet weak encryption requested, algo="xor"
-1:main        Xms DEBUG quiet response sent, length=8
-1:main        Xms DEBUG quiet disconnected
-1:main    quiet::conn peer_addr="8.8.8.8", port=18230
-1:main        Xms DEBUG quiet message received, length=5
-1:main        Xms DEBUG quiet response sent, length=8
-1:main        Xms DEBUG quiet disconnected
-1:main      Xs  WARN quiet internal error
-1:main      Xs  INFO quiet exit
+1:main┐quiet::hierarchical-example version=0.1
+1:main├─┐quiet::server host="localhost", port=8080
+1:main│ ├─  Xms INFO quiet starting
+1:main│ ├─  Xms INFO quiet listening
+1:main│ ├─┐quiet::conn peer_addr="82.9.9.9", port=42381
+1:main│ │ ├─  Xms DEBUG quiet connected
+1:main│ │ ├─  Xms DEBUG quiet message received, length=2
+1:main│ ├─┘
+1:main│ ├─┐quiet::conn peer_addr="8.8.8.8", port=18230
+1:main│ │ ├─  Xms DEBUG quiet connected
+1:main│ ├─┘
+1:main│ ├─┐quiet::foomp 42 <- format string, normal_var=43
+1:main│ │ ├─  Xms ERROR quiet hello
+1:main│ ├─┘
+1:main│ ├─┐quiet::conn peer_addr="82.9.9.9", port=42381
+1:main│ │ ├─  Xms WARN quiet weak encryption requested, algo="xor"
+1:main│ │ ├─  Xms DEBUG quiet response sent, length=8
+1:main│ │ ├─  Xms DEBUG quiet disconnected
+1:main│ ├─┘
+1:main│ ├─┐quiet::conn peer_addr="8.8.8.8", port=18230
+1:main│ │ ├─  Xms DEBUG quiet message received, length=5
+1:main│ │ ├─  Xms DEBUG quiet response sent, length=8
+1:main│ │ ├─  Xms DEBUG quiet disconnected
+1:main│ ├─┘
+1:main│ ├─  Xs  WARN quiet internal error
+1:main│ ├─  Xs  INFO quiet exit
+1:main├─┘
+1:main┘