diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5a0f39f..4205c3c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
   "version": "2.0.4",
   "description": "Typing animations with React",
   "main": "dist/Typist.js",
-  "files": ["dist", "src"],
+  "files": [
+    "dist",
+    "src"
+  ],
   "scripts": {
     "dist": "webpack --config webpack.dist.config.js",
     "standalone": "webpack --config webpack.standalone.config.js",
diff --git a/src/Typist.jsx b/src/Typist.jsx
index b779553..86854fc 100644
--- a/src/Typist.jsx
+++ b/src/Typist.jsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export default class Typist extends Component {
   static propTypes = {
     children: PropTypes.node,
     className: PropTypes.string,
+    container: PropTypes.string,
     avgTypingDelay: PropTypes.number,
     stdTypingDelay: PropTypes.number,
     startDelay: PropTypes.number,
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export default class Typist extends Component {
   }
 
   static defaultProps = {
+    container: 'div',
     className: '',
     avgTypingDelay: 70,
     stdTypingDelay: 25,
@@ -182,18 +184,19 @@ export default class Typist extends Component {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { className, cursor } = this.props;
+    const { className, cursor, container } = this.props;
     const { isDone } = this.state;
+    const ContainerTag = container;
     const innerTree = utils.cloneElementWithSpecifiedText({
       element: this.props.children,
       textLines: this.state.textLines,
     });
 
     return (
-      <div className={`Typist ${className}`}>
+      <ContainerTag className={`Typist ${className}`}>
         {innerTree}
         <Cursor isDone={isDone} {...cursor} />
-      </div>
+      </ContainerTag>
     );
   }