diff --git a/doc/examples.typ b/doc/examples.typ
index a182e59..40da8e5 100644
--- a/doc/examples.typ
+++ b/doc/examples.typ
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ for i in range(3) {
 ```)
 
 #let wires = example(```
-for i in range(4) {
+for i in range(5) {
   draw.circle((i * 3, 0), radius: .1, name: "p" + str(i * 2))
   draw.circle((i * 3 + 2, 1), radius: .1, name: "p" + str(i * 2 + 1))
   draw.content((i * 3 + 1, -1), raw(wire.wire-styles.at(i)))
@@ -68,9 +68,103 @@ wire.wire("w3", ("p4", "p5"), style: "dodge",
 wire.wire("w4", ("p6","p7"), style: "guided",
           guided-center:(20%, 40%), guided-margins: (90%,87%),
           guided-sides: ("north","south"))
-
+wire.wire("w5", ("p8", "p9"), style: "u-shape",
+          u-side: "east", u-depth: 0.5)
 ```, vertical: true)
 
+#let zigzag-at = example(
+  ```
+  // `zigzag-at` places the middle bend of a zigzag wire
+  // on the axis of a referenced anchor, overriding
+  // `zigzag-ratio`.
+  element.block(x: 0, y: 0, w: 1.5, h: 1.5, id: "src",
+    ports: (east: ((id: "o", name: "O"),),))
+  element.block(x: 3, y: -1.2, w: 1, h: 1, id: "ref",
+    fill: util.colors.pink,
+    ports: (west: ((id: "p", name: "R"),),))
+  element.block(x: 5.5, y: -2, w: 1.5, h: 1.5, id: "dst",
+    ports: (west: ((id: "i", name: "I"),),))
+  // String form: anchor name of a port.
+  wire.wire("w1", ("src-port-o", "dst-port-i"),
+            style: "zigzag",
+            zigzag-at: "ref-port-p")
+  // Ergonomic offset: shift 8pt right of ref.east.
+  wire.wire("w2", ("src-port-o", "dst-port-i"),
+            style: "zigzag",
+            zigzag-at: (rel: 8pt, to: "ref.east"))
+  ```,
+  vertical: true,
+)
+
+#let u-shape-wire = example(
+  ```
+  // east <-> east (u-side auto-detected)
+  element.block(x: 0,   y: 0,    w: 1.5, h: 1.5, id: "eA",
+    fill: util.colors.orange,
+    ports: (east: ((id: "out"),)))
+  element.block(x: 0.5, y: -2.5, w: 1.5, h: 1.5, id: "eB",
+    fill: util.colors.orange,
+    ports: (east: ((id: "out"),)))
+  wire.wire("uEE", ("eA-port-out", "eB-port-out"),
+            style: "u-shape", u-depth: 0.5)
+
+  // west <-> west (auto-detected)
+  element.block(x: 6,   y: 0,    w: 1.5, h: 1.5, id: "wA",
+    fill: util.colors.yellow,
+    ports: (west: ((id: "in"),)))
+  element.block(x: 6.5, y: -2.5, w: 1.5, h: 1.5, id: "wB",
+    fill: util.colors.yellow,
+    ports: (west: ((id: "in"),)))
+  wire.wire("uWW", ("wA-port-in", "wB-port-in"),
+            style: "u-shape", u-depth: 0.5)
+
+  // north <-> north (auto-detected)
+  element.block(x: 10,   y: -3,   w: 1.5, h: 1.5, id: "nA",
+    fill: util.colors.green,
+    ports: (north: ((id: "out"),)))
+  element.block(x: 12.5, y: -2.5, w: 1.5, h: 1.5, id: "nB",
+    fill: util.colors.green,
+    ports: (north: ((id: "out"),)))
+  wire.wire("uNN", ("nA-port-out", "nB-port-out"),
+            style: "u-shape", u-depth: 0.5)
+
+  // south <-> south with explicit u-side override
+  element.block(x: 16,   y: -3,   w: 1.5, h: 1.5, id: "sA",
+    fill: util.colors.pink,
+    ports: (south: ((id: "out"),)))
+  element.block(x: 18.5, y: -3.5, w: 1.5, h: 1.5, id: "sB",
+    fill: util.colors.pink,
+    ports: (south: ((id: "out"),)))
+  wire.wire("uSS", ("sA-port-out", "sB-port-out"),
+            style: "u-shape", u-side: "south", u-depth: 0.5)
+  ```,
+  vertical: true,
+)
+
+#let u-at = example(
+  ```
+  // `u-at` places the U-bend crossbar on the axis
+  // of a referenced anchor, overriding `u-depth`.
+  element.block(x: 0, y: 0,    w: 1.5, h: 1.5, id: "eA",
+    fill: util.colors.orange,
+    ports: (east: ((id: "o1"), (id: "o2"))))
+  element.block(x: 0, y: -3.5, w: 1.5, h: 1.5, id: "eB",
+    fill: util.colors.orange,
+    ports: (east: ((id: "i1"), (id: "i2"))))
+  element.block(x: 4, y: -2.25, w: 0.6, h: 0.6, id: "ref",
+    fill: util.colors.pink)
+  // Align one U crossbar with ref.east.
+  wire.wire("u1", ("eA-port-o1", "eB-port-i1"),
+            style: "u-shape",
+            u-at: "ref.east")
+  // Ergonomic scalar offset: 1 right of ref.east.
+  wire.wire("u2", ("eA-port-o2", "eB-port-i2"),
+            style: "u-shape", color: util.colors.blue,
+            u-at: (rel: 1, to: "ref.east"))
+  ```,
+  vertical: true,
+)
+
 #let stub = example(```
 draw.circle((0, 0), radius: .1, name: "p")
 wire.stub("p", "north", name: "north", length: 1)
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diff --git a/gallery/test_ushape.typ b/gallery/test_ushape.typ
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d4902e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gallery/test_ushape.typ
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// Demonstrates the u-shape wire style.
+// The u-side is auto-detected from the port anchors when both endpoints
+// belong to elements (deduced from the port position vs the element's
+// center anchor). It can also be set explicitly with u-side.
+#import "/src/lib.typ": circuit, element, util, wire
+
+#set page(width: auto, height: auto, margin: .5cm)
+
+#circuit({
+  // ---- east <-> east (auto-detected) ----
+  element.block(x: 0,   y: 0,    w: 1.5, h: 1.5, id: "eA",
+    fill: util.colors.orange,
+    ports: (east: ((id: "out"),)))
+  element.block(x: 0.5, y: -2.5, w: 1.5, h: 1.5, id: "eB",
+    fill: util.colors.orange,
+    ports: (east: ((id: "out"),)))
+  wire.wire("uEE", ("eA-port-out", "eB-port-out"),
+            style: "u-shape", u-depth: 0.6,
+            name: "E-E")
+
+  // ---- west <-> west (auto-detected) ----
+  element.block(x: 6,   y: 0,    w: 1.5, h: 1.5, id: "wA",
+    fill: util.colors.yellow,
+    ports: (west: ((id: "in"),)))
+  element.block(x: 6.5, y: -2.5, w: 1.5, h: 1.5, id: "wB",
+    fill: util.colors.yellow,
+    ports: (west: ((id: "in"),)))
+  wire.wire("uWW", ("wA-port-in", "wB-port-in"),
+            style: "u-shape", u-depth: 0.6,
+            name: "W-W")
+
+  // ---- north <-> north (auto-detected) ----
+  element.block(x: 10,   y: -3,   w: 1.5, h: 1.5, id: "nA",
+    fill: util.colors.green,
+    ports: (north: ((id: "out"),)))
+  element.block(x: 12.5, y: -2.5, w: 1.5, h: 1.5, id: "nB",
+    fill: util.colors.green,
+    ports: (north: ((id: "out"),)))
+  wire.wire("uNN", ("nA-port-out", "nB-port-out"),
+            style: "u-shape", u-depth: 0.6,
+            name: "N-N")
+
+  // ---- south <-> south (explicit u-side override) ----
+  element.block(x: 16,   y: 0,    w: 1.5, h: 1.5, id: "sA",
+    fill: util.colors.pink,
+    ports: (south: ((id: "out"),)))
+  element.block(x: 18.5, y: -0.5, w: 1.5, h: 1.5, id: "sB",
+    fill: util.colors.pink,
+    ports: (south: ((id: "out"),)))
+  wire.wire("uSS", ("sA-port-out", "sB-port-out"),
+            style: "u-shape", u-side: "south", u-depth: 0.6,
+            name: "S-S")
+})
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diff --git a/manual.typ b/manual.typ
index ebe0c88..f1cfa11 100644
--- a/manual.typ
+++ b/manual.typ
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#import "@preview/tidy:0.4.1"
+#import "@preview/tidy:0.4.3"
 #import "/src/cetz.typ": draw, canvas
 #import "src/lib.typ"
 #import "doc/examples.typ"
diff --git a/src/cetz.typ b/src/cetz.typ
index 980a619..adb796c 100644
--- a/src/cetz.typ
+++ b/src/cetz.typ
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#import "@preview/cetz:0.3.4": *
\ No newline at end of file
+#import "@preview/cetz:0.5.2": *
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/circuit.typ b/src/circuit.typ
index f89389f..958fa6e 100644
--- a/src/circuit.typ
+++ b/src/circuit.typ
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #import "/src/cetz.typ": canvas
-#import "@preview/tidy:0.3.0"
+#import "@preview/tidy:0.4.3"
 
 /// Draws a block circuit diagram
 ///
diff --git a/src/util.typ b/src/util.typ
index a444434..56af6a6 100644
--- a/src/util.typ
+++ b/src/util.typ
@@ -73,4 +73,45 @@
 #let valid-anchors = (
   "center", "north", "east", "west", "south",
   "north-east", "north-west", "south-east", "south-west"
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+)
+
+/// Normalizes a coordinate so that 2D points (x, y) are padded
+/// to (x, y, 0) as required by CeTZ's coordinate resolver.
+/// Also handles function-based and dictionary-based coordinates
+/// recursively.
+///
+/// - coord (any): A CeTZ-compatible coordinate
+/// -> any
+#let normalize-coord(coord) = {
+  if type(coord) == array {
+    if coord.len() == 2 {
+      let (a, b) = coord
+      // Raw 2D point: (x, y) -> (x, y, 0)
+      if type(a) in (int, float) and type(b) in (int, float) {
+        return (a, b, 0)
+      }
+      // Function-based coordinate: (fn, point)
+      if type(a) == function {
+        let orig = a
+        return (v => {
+          let result = orig(v)
+          if type(result) == array and result.len() == 2 {
+            let (rx, ry) = result
+            if type(rx) in (int, float) and type(ry) in (int, float) {
+              return (rx, ry, 0)
+            }
+          }
+          return result
+        }, b)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  if type(coord) == dictionary {
+    let result = (:)
+    for (key, value) in coord {
+      result.insert(key, normalize-coord(value))
+    }
+    return result
+  }
+  return coord
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/wire.typ b/src/wire.typ
index cbf7c4b..b22e5a1 100644
--- a/src/wire.typ
+++ b/src/wire.typ
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 #import "/src/cetz.typ": draw, coordinate
-#import "util.typ": opposite-anchor
+#import "util.typ": opposite-anchor, normalize-coord
 
 /// List of valid wire styles
 /// #examples.wires
-#let wire-styles = ("direct", "zigzag", "dodge", "guided")
+///
+/// The `"u-shape"` style connects two ports that face the same cardinal side.
+/// #examples.u-shape-wire
+///
+/// The `"u-shape"` crossbar can also be aligned to an anchor via `u-at`
+/// (analogous to `zigzag-at`).
+/// #examples.u-at
+#let wire-styles = ("direct", "zigzag", "dodge", "guided", "u-shape")
 #let signal-width = 1pt
 #let bus-width = 1.5pt
 
@@ -24,29 +31,95 @@
   return (pts, anchors)
 }
 
-#let get-zigzag-wire(pts, ratio, dir) = {
+// Normalize an anchor-based placement value used by `zigzag-at`, `u-at`, and
+// the `s-at-*` family.
+//
+// `axis` selects which cartesian component the offset applies to:
+//   - `"x"` → offset in x (used when the placement fixes an x coordinate, e.g.
+//             a vertical bend line for horizontal wire flow).
+//   - `"y"` → offset in y (used when the placement fixes a y coordinate).
+//
+// Accepted forms:
+//   - `none`                              → unset; caller falls back to
+//                                           depth/ratio-based placement.
+//   - `str` / tuple / native CeTZ dict    → passed through as a CeTZ coordinate.
+//   - `(rel: <length>, to: <coord>)` with a *scalar* `rel`
+//                                         → ergonomic axial offset, rewritten
+//                                           to `(rel: (rel, 0), to: to)` for
+//                                           `axis == "x"` or
+//                                           `(rel: (0, rel), to: to)` for
+//                                           `axis == "y"`. If `rel` is already
+//                                           an array/tuple, the value is
+//                                           passed through unchanged.
+#let normalize-scalar-offset(at, axis) = {
+  if at == none { return none }
+  if type(at) == dictionary and "rel" in at and "to" in at and type(at.rel) != array {
+    let r = at.rel
+    if axis == "x" {
+      return (rel: (r, 0), to: at.to)
+    } else {
+      return (rel: (0, r), to: at.to)
+    }
+  }
+  return at
+}
+
+// Backwards-compatible wrapper: translates the old `dir` vocabulary
+// (`"vertical"` / `"horizontal"`) to the `axis` vocabulary used by
+// `normalize-scalar-offset`.
+#let normalize-zigzag-at(at, dir) = {
+  let axis = if dir == "vertical" { "x" } else { "y" }
+  return normalize-scalar-offset(at, axis)
+}
+
+#let get-zigzag-wire(pts, ratio, dir, at: none) = {
   let start = pts.first()
   let end = pts.last()
-  let mid = if dir == "vertical" {
-    (start, ratio, (horizontal: end, vertical: ()))
-  } else {
-    (start, ratio, (horizontal: (), vertical: end))
-  }
 
-  let points = if dir == "vertical" {
-    (
-      start,
-      (horizontal: mid, vertical: ()),
-      (horizontal: (), vertical: end),
-      end
-    )
+  let points
+  if at == none {
+    // Ratio-based placement (default).
+    let mid = if dir == "vertical" {
+      (start, ratio, (horizontal: end, vertical: ()))
+    } else {
+      (start, ratio, (horizontal: (), vertical: end))
+    }
+
+    points = if dir == "vertical" {
+      (
+        start,
+        (horizontal: mid, vertical: ()),
+        (horizontal: (), vertical: end),
+        end
+      )
+    } else {
+      (
+        start,
+        (horizontal: (), vertical: mid),
+        (horizontal: end, vertical: ()),
+        end
+      )
+    }
   } else {
-    (
-      start,
-      (horizontal: (), vertical: mid),
-      (horizontal: end, vertical: ()),
-      end
-    )
+    // Anchor-based placement: the middle bend segment sits on the axis
+    // extracted from `at` via CeTZ's perpendicular operator `|-`:
+    //   - vertical:   middle segment at x = at.x
+    //   - horizontal: middle segment at y = at.y
+    points = if dir == "vertical" {
+      (
+        start,
+        (at, "|-", start),
+        (at, "|-", end),
+        end
+      )
+    } else {
+      (
+        start,
+        (start, "|-", at),
+        (end, "|-", at),
+        end
+      )
+    }
   }
   let anchors = (
     "start": start,
@@ -68,8 +141,8 @@
   
   let (ctx, p0) = coordinate.resolve(ctx, start)
   let (ctx, p3) = coordinate.resolve(ctx, end)
-  p0 = (x: p0.first(), y: p0.last())
-  p3 = (x: p3.first(), y: p3.last())
+  p0 = (x: p0.first(), y: p0.at(1))
+  p3 = (x: p3.first(), y: p3.at(1))
 
   let dx1 = margin-start
   let dx2 = margin-end
@@ -86,13 +159,13 @@
   if side-end == "east" {
     dx2 *= -1
   }
-  p1 = (p0.x + dx1, p0.y)
-  p2 = (p3.x - dx2, p0.y)
+  p1 = (p0.x + dx1, p0.y, 0)
+  p2 = (p3.x - dx2, p0.y, 0)
 
   let points = (
     start,
     (horizontal: p1, vertical: ()),
-    (horizontal: (), vertical: (0, dodge-y)),
+    (horizontal: (), vertical: (0, dodge-y, 0)),
     (horizontal: p2, vertical: ()),
     (horizontal: (), vertical: end),
     end
@@ -109,6 +182,111 @@
   return (points, anchors)
 }
 
+#let _u-valid-sides = ("east", "west", "north", "south")
+
+// Try to deduce the cardinal side a port anchor faces by comparing its
+// position to the center of the element it belongs to. Returns none if the
+// anchor is not a port-style anchor (i.e. does not contain "-port-") or if
+// resolution fails.
+#let detect-port-side(anchor, ctx) = {
+  if type(anchor) != str { return none }
+  let sep = "-port-"
+  if not anchor.contains(sep) { return none }
+  let elmt-id = anchor.split(sep).first()
+  let port-pos = none
+  let center-pos = none
+  // coordinate.resolve panics on unknown anchors; there is no try/catch in
+  // Typst, so we assume port anchors created by add-port always come with a
+  // matching group of the same name. If not, the user must set u-side
+  // explicitly.
+  let (_, p1) = coordinate.resolve(ctx, anchor)
+  let (_, p2) = coordinate.resolve(ctx, elmt-id + ".center")
+  port-pos = p1
+  center-pos = p2
+  let dx = port-pos.at(0) - center-pos.at(0)
+  let dy = port-pos.at(1) - center-pos.at(1)
+  if calc.abs(dx) >= calc.abs(dy) {
+    return if dx >= 0 { "east" } else { "west" }
+  } else {
+    return if dy >= 0 { "north" } else { "south" }
+  }
+}
+
+#let get-u-shape-wire(pts, u-depth, u-side, u-at, ctx) = {
+  let start = pts.first()
+  let end = pts.last()
+
+  // Resolve the (auto|explicit) side
+  let side = u-side
+  if side == auto {
+    let side-start = detect-port-side(start, ctx)
+    let side-end = detect-port-side(end, ctx)
+    if side-start != none and side-end != none and side-start != side-end {
+      panic(
+        "u-shape: start port faces '" + side-start
+        + "' but end port faces '" + side-end
+        + "'; both must face the same side, or set u-side explicitly"
+      )
+    }
+    if side-start != none { side = side-start }
+    else if side-end != none { side = side-end }
+    else {
+      panic(
+        "u-shape: could not auto-detect u-side (endpoints are not port anchors); "
+        + "please set u-side explicitly to one of " + repr(_u-valid-sides)
+      )
+    }
+  }
+  if not side in _u-valid-sides {
+    panic("u-shape: invalid u-side '" + repr(side) + "'; must be one of " + repr(_u-valid-sides))
+  }
+
+  let (ctx, s) = coordinate.resolve(ctx, start)
+  let (ctx, e) = coordinate.resolve(ctx, end)
+  let (sx, sy, ..) = s
+  let (ex, ey, ..) = e
+
+  // If `u-at` is set, resolve its coordinate and extract the relevant axis
+  // component; use it as the crossbar position instead of computing from
+  // `u-depth`.
+  let bar-at = none
+  if u-at != none {
+    let axis = if side == "east" or side == "west" { "x" } else { "y" }
+    let at-norm = normalize-scalar-offset(u-at, axis)
+    let (ctx2, r) = coordinate.resolve(ctx, at-norm)
+    bar-at = if axis == "x" { r.first() } else { r.at(1) }
+  }
+
+  let p1
+  let p2
+  if side == "east" {
+    let bx = if bar-at != none { bar-at } else { calc.max(sx, ex) + u-depth }
+    p1 = (bx, sy, 0)
+    p2 = (bx, ey, 0)
+  } else if side == "west" {
+    let bx = if bar-at != none { bar-at } else { calc.min(sx, ex) - u-depth }
+    p1 = (bx, sy, 0)
+    p2 = (bx, ey, 0)
+  } else if side == "north" {
+    let by = if bar-at != none { bar-at } else { calc.max(sy, ey) + u-depth }
+    p1 = (sx, by, 0)
+    p2 = (ex, by, 0)
+  } else if side == "south" {
+    let by = if bar-at != none { bar-at } else { calc.min(sy, ey) - u-depth }
+    p1 = (sx, by, 0)
+    p2 = (ex, by, 0)
+  }
+
+  let points = (start, p1, p2, end)
+  let anchors = (
+    "start": start,
+    "u-start": p1,
+    "u-end": p2,
+    "end": end
+  )
+  return (points, anchors)
+}
+
 #let get-guided-wire(pts, margins, sides, center-guides, ctx) = {
   let start = pts.first()
   let end = pts.last()
@@ -147,18 +325,18 @@
 
 
   // points that are closest to the edge points
-  let p1 = (p0.x + dx1, p0.y + dy1)
-  let p5 = (p6.x + dx2, p6.y + dy2)
+  let p1 = (p0.x + dx1, p0.y + dy1, 0)
+  let p5 = (p6.x + dx2, p6.y + dy2, 0)
 
 
   // middle point
   let center_x = p0.x + box_width * center_horizontal / 100%
   let center_y = p0.y + box_height * center_vertical / 100%
-  let p3 = (center_x, center_y)
+  let p3 = (center_x, center_y, 0)
 
   // setting up the points for that touch the guides
-  let p2 = (0,0)
-  let p4 = (0,0)
+  let p2 = (0, 0, 0)
+  let p4 = (0, 0, 0)
   if side-start in ("north", "south") {
     p2 = (horizontal: p3, vertical: p1)
   } else {
@@ -204,14 +382,18 @@
 /// - reverse (bool): If true, the start and end points will be swapped (useful in cases where the start point depends on the end point, for example with perpendiculars)
 /// - directed (bool): If true, the wire will be directed, meaning an arrow will be drawn at the endpoint
 /// - rotate-name (bool): If true, the name will be rotated according to the wire's slope
-/// - zigzag-ratio (ratio): Position of the zigzag vertical relative to the horizontal span (only with style "zigzag")
-/// - zigzag-dir (str): The zigzag's direction. As either "vertical" or "horizontal" (only with dstyle "zigzag")
+/// - zigzag-ratio (auto, ratio): Position of the zigzag middle bend segment relative to the horizontal (or vertical) span, as a fraction between the two endpoints (only with style "zigzag"). Defaults to `auto`, which resolves to `50%`. Panics if combined with an explicitly set `zigzag-at`.
+/// - zigzag-dir (auto, str): The zigzag's direction, as either "vertical" or "horizontal" (only with style "zigzag"). If `auto`, it is deduced from the endpoints when they are port anchors of the form `<elmt-id>-port-<port-id>` by comparing each port's position with its element's `.center` anchor: east/west-facing ports yield `"vertical"` (wire exits horizontally) and north/south-facing ports yield `"horizontal"`. If the direction cannot be deduced (no port anchor on either endpoint, or conflicting directions), it falls back to `"vertical"`.
+/// - zigzag-at (none, str, array, dictionary): Optional. Anchor-based placement of the zigzag middle bend segment (only with style "zigzag"). When set, overrides `zigzag-ratio` (which must be left at its default `auto`). The middle segment sits on the axis extracted from the given coordinate: `x` for `zigzag-dir: "vertical"`, `y` for `"horizontal"`. Accepted forms: a raw CeTZ anchor name string (e.g. `"elmt.center"` or `"elmt-port-a"`); any native CeTZ coordinate (tuple, dict such as `(rel: (dx, dy), to: anchor)`); or the ergonomic scalar-offset form `(rel: <length>, to: <coord>)`, which is rewritten to a `(dx, 0)` offset for `"vertical"` and `(0, dy)` for `"horizontal"`. See #examples.zigzag-at
 /// - dodge-y (number): Y position to dodge the wire to (only with style "dodge")
 /// - dodge-sides (array): The start and end sides (going out of the connected element) of the wire (only with style "dodge")
 /// - dodge-margins (array): The start and end margins (i.e. space before dodging) of the wire (only with style "dodge")
 /// - guided-center (array): the horizontal and vertical guides of the center guides (only with style "guided")
 /// - guided-margins (array): the start and end of guided margins of the wire (only with style "guided")
 /// - guided-sides (array): the side of start and end array (must be either "north", "south", "west", "east") (only work with style "guided")
+/// - u-side (auto, str): The cardinal side both endpoints face (one of "east", "west", "north", "south"). If `auto`, it is deduced from the endpoints when they are port anchors of the form `<elmt-id>-port-<port-id>` by comparing each port's position with its element's `.center` anchor. Auto-detection panics if the two endpoints resolve to different sides, or if neither endpoint is a port anchor (only with style "u-shape")
+/// - u-depth (auto, number): Distance between the outermost endpoint (in the `u-side` direction) and the U-bend line (only with style "u-shape"). Defaults to `auto`, which resolves to `0.5`. Panics if combined with an explicitly set `u-at`.
+/// - u-at (none, str, array, dictionary): Optional. Anchor-based placement of the U-bend crossbar (only with style "u-shape"). When set, overrides `u-depth` (which must be left at its default `auto`). The crossbar sits on the axis extracted from the given coordinate: `x` for `u-side` in `("east", "west")`, `y` for `("north", "south")`. Accepted forms mirror `zigzag-at`: raw CeTZ anchor name string, any native CeTZ coordinate, or the ergonomic scalar-offset form `(rel: <length>, to: <coord>)`, which is rewritten to `(dx, 0)` for east/west and `(0, dy)` for north/south.
 #let wire(
   id, pts,
   bus: false,
@@ -227,11 +409,15 @@
   guided-sides: ("east", "west"),
   directed: false,
   rotate-name: true,
-  zigzag-ratio: 50%,
-  zigzag-dir: "vertical",
+  zigzag-ratio: auto,
+  zigzag-dir: auto,
+  zigzag-at: none,
   dodge-y: 0,
   dodge-sides: ("east", "west"),
-  dodge-margins: (5%, 5%)
+  dodge-margins: (5%, 5%),
+  u-side: auto,
+  u-depth: auto,
+  u-at: none,
 ) = draw.get-ctx(ctx => {
   if not style in wire-styles {
     panic("Invalid wire style '" + style + "'")
@@ -240,6 +426,35 @@
   if pts.len() != 2 {
     panic("Wrong number of points (got " + str(pts.len()) + " instead of 2)")
   }
+
+  // `zigzag-at` validation.
+  if zigzag-at != none {
+    if style != "zigzag" {
+      panic("wire '" + id + "': `zigzag-at` requires style: \"zigzag\" (got \""
+        + style + "\")")
+    }
+    if zigzag-ratio != auto {
+      panic("wire '" + id
+        + "': cannot combine `zigzag-at` with an explicit `zigzag-ratio`")
+    }
+  }
+  let zigzag-ratio-effective = if zigzag-ratio == auto { 50% } else { zigzag-ratio }
+
+  // `u-at` validation.
+  if u-at != none {
+    if style != "u-shape" {
+      panic("wire '" + id + "': `u-at` requires style: \"u-shape\" (got \""
+        + style + "\")")
+    }
+    if u-depth != auto {
+      panic("wire '" + id
+        + "': cannot combine `u-at` with an explicit `u-depth`")
+    }
+  }
+  let u-depth-effective = if u-depth == auto { 0.5 } else { u-depth }
+
+  // Normalize user-provided coordinates: (x, y) -> (x, y, 0)
+  let pts = pts.map(normalize-coord)
   
   let stroke = (
     paint: color,
@@ -256,7 +471,26 @@
     (points, anchors) = get-direct-wire(pts)
     
   } else if style == "zigzag" {
-    (points, anchors) = get-zigzag-wire(pts, zigzag-ratio, zigzag-dir)
+    let zz-dir = zigzag-dir
+    if zz-dir == auto {
+      let side-start = detect-port-side(pts.first(), ctx)
+      let side-end = detect-port-side(pts.last(), ctx)
+      let dir-from-side(s) = if s == none { none } else if s == "east" or s == "west" { "vertical" } else { "horizontal" }
+      let d-start = dir-from-side(side-start)
+      let d-end = dir-from-side(side-end)
+      // Fall back to "vertical" (the previous default) when the direction
+      // cannot be deduced (no port anchors, or conflicting endpoints).
+      if d-start != none and d-end != none and d-start != d-end { zz-dir = "vertical" }
+      else if d-start != none { zz-dir = d-start }
+      else if d-end != none { zz-dir = d-end }
+      else { zz-dir = "vertical" }
+    }
+    (points, anchors) = get-zigzag-wire(
+      pts,
+      zigzag-ratio-effective,
+      zz-dir,
+      at: normalize-zigzag-at(zigzag-at, zz-dir),
+    )
     
   } else if style == "dodge" {
     (points, anchors) = get-dodge-wire(
@@ -274,9 +508,17 @@
       guided-center,
       ctx
     )
-  }
+   } else if style == "u-shape" {
+     (points, anchors) = get-u-shape-wire(
+       pts,
+       u-depth-effective,
+       u-side,
+       u-at,
+       ctx
+     )
+   }
 
-  let mark = (fill: color)
+   let mark = (fill: color)
   if directed {
     mark = (end: ">", fill: color)
   }
diff --git a/typst.toml b/typst.toml
index b83700a..fb35880 100644
--- a/typst.toml
+++ b/typst.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "circuiteria"
 version = "0.2.1"
-compiler = "0.13.1"
+compiler = "0.15.0"
 repository = "https://git.kb28.ch/HEL/circuiteria"
 entrypoint = "src/lib.typ"
 authors = [