diff --git a/gallery/notes.pdf b/gallery/notes.pdf
index bd8fc93..9a0d034 100644
Binary files a/gallery/notes.pdf and b/gallery/notes.pdf differ
diff --git a/gallery/notes.typ b/gallery/notes.typ
index 7e4ba7e..f7fc8da 100644
--- a/gallery/notes.typ
+++ b/gallery/notes.typ
@@ -135,4 +135,11 @@
 
   _seq("[", "a", comment: [Test])
   _note("left", [This is also a note])
-})*/
\ No newline at end of file
+})*/
+
+#pagebreak()
+
+#chronos.diagram({
+  _seq("Bob", "Alice", comment: [Hello])
+  _evt("Other", "create")
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/diagram.typ b/src/diagram.typ
index 03c41b8..d34b4d6 100644
--- a/src/diagram.typ
+++ b/src/diagram.typ
@@ -123,6 +123,16 @@
         elmt: elmt,
         i: i
       )
+    } else if elmt.type == "evt" {
+      let par = elmt.participant
+      if not participant._exists(participants, par) {
+        let p = _par(par, from-start: elmt.event != "create").first()
+        participants.push(p)
+      
+      } else if elmt.event == "create" {
+        let i = participants.position(p => p.name == par)
+        participants.at(i).from-start = false
+      }
     }
   }
   linked = linked.dedup()
diff --git a/src/renderer.typ b/src/renderer.typ
index 777aa0f..a4ed4bd 100644
--- a/src/renderer.typ
+++ b/src/renderer.typ
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@
         line.lines.push(("enable", y, elmt.lifeline-style))
       
       } else if elmt.event == "create" {
+        y -= CREATE-OFFSET
         shapes += participant.render(x-pos, par, y: y)
         line.lines.push(("create", y))
       }