diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bb779b3..a0545ba 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 group 'nl.astraeus'
-version '0.1.14-SNAPSHOT'
+version '0.1.15-SNAPSHOT'
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin2js'
 apply plugin: 'kotlin-dce-js'

diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bb779b3..a0545ba 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 group 'nl.astraeus'
-version '0.1.14-SNAPSHOT'
+version '0.1.15-SNAPSHOT'
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin2js'
 apply plugin: 'kotlin-dce-js'
diff --git a/komp.iml b/komp.iml
index 60dae77..c4732cc 100644
--- a/komp.iml
+++ b/komp.iml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<module external.linked.project.id="komp" external.linked.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$" external.root.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$" external.system.id="GRADLE" external.system.module.group="nl.astraeus" external.system.module.version="0.1.14-SNAPSHOT" type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
+<module external.linked.project.id="komp" external.linked.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$" external.root.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$" external.system.id="GRADLE" external.system.module.group="nl.astraeus" external.system.module.version="0.1.15-SNAPSHOT" type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
   <component name="FacetManager">
     <facet type="kotlin-language" name="Kotlin">
       <configuration version="3" platform="JavaScript " allPlatforms="JS []" useProjectSettings="false">

diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bb779b3..a0545ba 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 group 'nl.astraeus'
-version '0.1.14-SNAPSHOT'
+version '0.1.15-SNAPSHOT'
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin2js'
 apply plugin: 'kotlin-dce-js'
diff --git a/komp.iml b/komp.iml
index 60dae77..c4732cc 100644
--- a/komp.iml
+++ b/komp.iml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<module external.linked.project.id="komp" external.linked.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$" external.root.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$" external.system.id="GRADLE" external.system.module.group="nl.astraeus" external.system.module.version="0.1.14-SNAPSHOT" type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
+<module external.linked.project.id="komp" external.linked.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$" external.root.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$" external.system.id="GRADLE" external.system.module.group="nl.astraeus" external.system.module.version="0.1.15-SNAPSHOT" type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
   <component name="FacetManager">
     <facet type="kotlin-language" name="Kotlin">
       <configuration version="3" platform="JavaScript " allPlatforms="JS []" useProjectSettings="false">
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/nl/astraeus/komp/HtmlBuilder.kt b/src/main/kotlin/nl/astraeus/komp/HtmlBuilder.kt
index 5c0994b..b6415df 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/nl/astraeus/komp/HtmlBuilder.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/nl/astraeus/komp/HtmlBuilder.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import org.w3c.dom.asList
 import org.w3c.dom.css.CSSStyleDeclaration
 import org.w3c.dom.events.Event
+import kotlin.browser.document
 
 @Suppress("NOTHING_TO_INLINE")
 private inline fun HTMLElement.setEvent(name: String, noinline callback : (Event) -> Unit) : Unit {
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@
     // stupid hack as browsers doesn't support createEntityReference
     val s = document.createElement("span") as HTMLElement
     s.innerHTML = entity.text
-    path.last().appendChild(s.childNodes.asList().filter { it.nodeType == Node.TEXT_NODE }.first())
+    path.last().appendChild(s.childNodes.asList().first { it.nodeType == Node.TEXT_NODE })
 
     // other solution would be
     //        pathLast().innerHTML += entity.text
@@ -170,4 +171,11 @@
   @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
   private fun HTMLElement.asR(): HTMLElement = this.asDynamic()
 
+  companion object {
+    fun create(content: HtmlBuilder.() -> Unit) : HTMLElement {
+      val consumer = HtmlBuilder(DummyKomponent(), document)
+      content.invoke(consumer)
+      return consumer.finalize()
+    }
+  }
 }

diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bb779b3..a0545ba 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 group 'nl.astraeus'
-version '0.1.14-SNAPSHOT'
+version '0.1.15-SNAPSHOT'
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin2js'
 apply plugin: 'kotlin-dce-js'
diff --git a/komp.iml b/komp.iml
index 60dae77..c4732cc 100644
--- a/komp.iml
+++ b/komp.iml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<module external.linked.project.id="komp" external.linked.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$" external.root.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$" external.system.id="GRADLE" external.system.module.group="nl.astraeus" external.system.module.version="0.1.14-SNAPSHOT" type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
+<module external.linked.project.id="komp" external.linked.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$" external.root.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$" external.system.id="GRADLE" external.system.module.group="nl.astraeus" external.system.module.version="0.1.15-SNAPSHOT" type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
   <component name="FacetManager">
     <facet type="kotlin-language" name="Kotlin">
       <configuration version="3" platform="JavaScript " allPlatforms="JS []" useProjectSettings="false">
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/nl/astraeus/komp/HtmlBuilder.kt b/src/main/kotlin/nl/astraeus/komp/HtmlBuilder.kt
index 5c0994b..b6415df 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/nl/astraeus/komp/HtmlBuilder.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/nl/astraeus/komp/HtmlBuilder.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import org.w3c.dom.asList
 import org.w3c.dom.css.CSSStyleDeclaration
 import org.w3c.dom.events.Event
+import kotlin.browser.document
 
 @Suppress("NOTHING_TO_INLINE")
 private inline fun HTMLElement.setEvent(name: String, noinline callback : (Event) -> Unit) : Unit {
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@
     // stupid hack as browsers doesn't support createEntityReference
     val s = document.createElement("span") as HTMLElement
     s.innerHTML = entity.text
-    path.last().appendChild(s.childNodes.asList().filter { it.nodeType == Node.TEXT_NODE }.first())
+    path.last().appendChild(s.childNodes.asList().first { it.nodeType == Node.TEXT_NODE })
 
     // other solution would be
     //        pathLast().innerHTML += entity.text
@@ -170,4 +171,11 @@
   @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
   private fun HTMLElement.asR(): HTMLElement = this.asDynamic()
 
+  companion object {
+    fun create(content: HtmlBuilder.() -> Unit) : HTMLElement {
+      val consumer = HtmlBuilder(DummyKomponent(), document)
+      content.invoke(consumer)
+      return consumer.finalize()
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/nl/astraeus/komp/Komponent.kt b/src/main/kotlin/nl/astraeus/komp/Komponent.kt
index 28b4921..e0fdb42 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/nl/astraeus/komp/Komponent.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/nl/astraeus/komp/Komponent.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package nl.astraeus.komp
 
 import kotlinx.html.Tag
+import kotlinx.html.div
 import org.w3c.dom.HTMLDivElement
 import org.w3c.dom.HTMLElement
 import org.w3c.dom.Node
@@ -20,6 +21,14 @@
   }
 }
 
+class DummyKomponent: Komponent() {
+  override fun HtmlBuilder.render() {
+    div {
+      + "dummy"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 abstract class Komponent {
   var element: Node? = null
   val declaredStyles: MutableMap<String, CSSStyleDeclaration> = HashMap()