diff --git a/api/top-langs.js b/api/top-langs.js
index 23fddbc..840f88b 100644
--- a/api/top-langs.js
+++ b/api/top-langs.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ module.exports = async (req, res) => {
     bg_color,
     theme,
     cache_seconds,
+    layout
   } = req.query;
   let topLangs;
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ module.exports = async (req, res) => {
       text_color,
       bg_color,
       theme,
+      layout
     })
   );
 };
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 8c31f4e..0f89061 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ Customization Options:
 | theme         | string    | sets inbuilt theme                          | 'default'            | 'default_repocard'  | 'default                |
 | cache_seconds | number    | manually set custom cache control           | 1800                 | 1800                | '1800'                  |
 | count_private | boolean   | counts private contributions too if enabled | false                | N/A                 | N/A                     |
+| layout        | string    | choose a layout option                      | N/A                  | N/A                 | "default"               |
 
 > Note on cache: Repo cards have default cache of 30mins (1800 seconds) if the fork count & star count is less than 1k otherwise it's 2hours (7200). Also note that cache is clamped to minimum of 30min and maximum of 24hours
 
@@ -176,10 +177,22 @@ You can use `?hide=language1,language2` parameter to hide individual languages.
 [![Top Langs](https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/api/top-langs/?username=anuraghazra&hide=javascript,html)](https://github.com/anuraghazra/github-readme-stats)
 ```
 
+### Compact Language Card Layout
+
+You can use the `&layout=compact` option to change the card design.
+
+```md
+[![Top Langs](https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/api/top-langs/?username=anuraghazra&layout=compact)](https://github.com/anuraghazra/github-readme-stats)
+```
+
 ### Demo
 
 [![Top Langs](https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/api/top-langs/?username=anuraghazra)](https://github.com/anuraghazra/github-readme-stats)
 
+- Compact layout
+
+[![Top Langs](https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/api/top-langs/?username=anuraghazra&layout=compact)](https://github.com/anuraghazra/github-readme-stats)
+
 ---
 
 ### All Demos
diff --git a/src/renderTopLanguages.js b/src/renderTopLanguages.js
index ae07cf1..e3c290c 100644
--- a/src/renderTopLanguages.js
+++ b/src/renderTopLanguages.js
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ const createProgressNode = ({ width, color, name, progress }) => {
     <text x="${progressTextX}" y="34" class="lang-name">${progress}%</text>
     <svg width="${progressWidth}">
       <rect rx="5" ry="5" x="0" y="25" width="${progressWidth}" height="8" fill="#ddd"></rect>
-      <rect 
-        height="8" 
+      <rect
+        height="8"
         fill="${color}"
-        rx="5" ry="5" x="0" y="25" 
-        data-testid="lang-progress" 
+        rx="5" ry="5" x="0" y="25"
+        data-testid="lang-progress"
         width="${progressPercentage}%"
       >
       </rect>
@@ -23,6 +23,41 @@ const createProgressNode = ({ width, color, name, progress }) => {
   `;
 };
 
+const createCompactLangNode = ({ lang, totalSize, x, y }) => {
+  const percentage = ((lang.size / totalSize) * 100).toFixed(2);
+  const color = lang.color || "#858585";
+
+  return `
+    <g transform="translate(${x}, ${y})">
+      <circle cx="5" cy="6" r="5" fill="${color}" />
+      <text data-testid="lang-name" x="15" y="10" class='lang-name'>
+        ${lang.name} ${percentage}%
+      </text>
+    </g>
+  `;
+};
+
+const createLanguageTextNode = ({ langs, totalSize, x, y }) => {
+  return langs.map((lang, index) => {
+    if (index % 2 === 0) {
+      return createCompactLangNode({
+        lang,
+        x,
+        y: 12.5 * index + y,
+        totalSize,
+        index,
+      });
+    }
+    return createCompactLangNode({
+      lang,
+      x: 150,
+      y: 12.5 + 12.5 * index,
+      totalSize,
+      index,
+    });
+  });
+};
+
 const lowercaseTrim = (name) => name.toLowerCase().trim();
 
 const renderTopLanguages = (topLangs, options = {}) => {
@@ -34,6 +69,7 @@ const renderTopLanguages = (topLangs, options = {}) => {
     bg_color,
     hide,
     theme,
+    layout,
   } = options;
 
   let langs = Object.values(topLangs);
@@ -54,7 +90,7 @@ const renderTopLanguages = (topLangs, options = {}) => {
       return !langsToHide[lowercaseTrim(lang.name)];
     });
 
-  const totalSize = langs.reduce((acc, curr) => {
+  const totalLanguageSize = langs.reduce((acc, curr) => {
     return acc + curr.size;
   }, 0);
 
@@ -66,12 +102,78 @@ const renderTopLanguages = (topLangs, options = {}) => {
     theme,
   });
 
-  const width = isNaN(card_width) ? 300 : card_width;
+  let width = isNaN(card_width) ? 300 : card_width;
   let height = 45 + (langs.length + 1) * 40;
 
+  let finalLayout = "";
+
+  // RENDER COMPACT LAYOUT
+  if (layout === "compact") {
+    width = width + 50;
+    height = 30 + (langs.length / 2 + 1) * 40;
+
+    // progressOffset holds the previous language's width and used to offset the next language
+    // so that we can stack them one after another, like this: [--][----][---]
+    let progressOffset = 0;
+    const compactProgressBar = langs
+      .map((lang) => {
+        const percentage = (
+          (lang.size / totalLanguageSize) *
+          (width - 50)
+        ).toFixed(2);
+
+        const progress =
+          percentage < 10 ? parseFloat(percentage) + 10 : percentage;
+
+        const output = `
+          <rect
+            mask="url(#rect-mask)" 
+            data-testid="lang-progress"
+            x="${progressOffset}" 
+            y="0"
+            width="${progress}" 
+            height="8"
+            fill="${lang.color || "#858585"}"
+          />
+        `;
+        progressOffset += parseFloat(percentage);
+        return output;
+      })
+      .join("");
+
+    finalLayout = `
+      <mask id="rect-mask">
+        <rect x="0" y="0" width="${
+          width - 50
+        }" height="8" fill="white" rx="5" />
+      </mask>
+      ${compactProgressBar}
+      ${createLanguageTextNode({
+        x: 0,
+        y: 25,
+        langs,
+        totalSize: totalLanguageSize,
+      }).join("")}
+    `;
+  } else {
+    finalLayout = FlexLayout({
+      items: langs.map((lang) => {
+        return createProgressNode({
+          width: width,
+          name: lang.name,
+          color: lang.color || "#858585",
+          progress: ((lang.size / totalLanguageSize) * 100).toFixed(2),
+        });
+      }),
+      gap: 40,
+      direction: "column",
+    }).join("");
+  }
+
   if (hide_title) {
     height -= 30;
   }
+
   return `
     <svg width="${width}" height="${height}" viewBox="0 0 ${width} ${height}" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
       <style>
@@ -80,7 +182,6 @@ const renderTopLanguages = (topLangs, options = {}) => {
       </style>
       <rect data-testid="card-bg" x="0.5" y="0.5" width="99.7%" height="99%" rx="4.5" fill="${bgColor}" stroke="#E4E2E2"/>
 
-      
       ${
         hide_title
           ? ""
@@ -88,18 +189,7 @@ const renderTopLanguages = (topLangs, options = {}) => {
       }
 
       <svg data-testid="lang-items" x="25" y="${hide_title ? 25 : 55}">
-      ${FlexLayout({
-        items: langs.map((lang) => {
-          return createProgressNode({
-            width: width,
-            name: lang.name,
-            color: lang.color || "#858585",
-            progress: ((lang.size / totalSize) * 100).toFixed(2),
-          });
-        }),
-        gap: 40,
-        direction: "column",
-      }).join("")}
+        ${finalLayout}
       </svg>
     </svg>
   `;
diff --git a/tests/renderTopLanguages.test.js b/tests/renderTopLanguages.test.js
index 5ae9f07..3c19263 100644
--- a/tests/renderTopLanguages.test.js
+++ b/tests/renderTopLanguages.test.js
@@ -207,4 +207,19 @@ describe("Test renderTopLanguages", () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  it('should render with layout compact', () => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = renderTopLanguages(langs, {layout: 'compact'});
+
+    expect(queryByTestId(document.body, "header")).toHaveTextContent("Top Languages");
+
+    expect(queryAllByTestId(document.body, "lang-name")[0]).toHaveTextContent("HTML 40.00%");
+    expect(queryAllByTestId(document.body, "lang-progress")[0]).toHaveAttribute("width","120.00");
+
+    expect(queryAllByTestId(document.body, "lang-name")[1]).toHaveTextContent("javascript 40.00%");
+    expect(queryAllByTestId(document.body, "lang-progress")[1]).toHaveAttribute("width","120.00");
+
+    expect(queryAllByTestId(document.body, "lang-name")[2]).toHaveTextContent("css 20.00%");
+    expect(queryAllByTestId(document.body, "lang-progress")[2]).toHaveAttribute("width","60.00");
+  })
 });