diff --git a/src/compile.test.ts b/src/compile.test.ts
index 48de1e2..800b144 100644
--- a/src/compile.test.ts
+++ b/src/compile.test.ts
@@ -1,30 +1,34 @@
 import compile from './compile';
 
+test('empty content should works', () => {
+  expect(compile('', 'party')).toMatchObject([]);
+  expect(compile('', ['party'])).toMatchObject([]);
+});
+
+test('empty keywords should works', () => {
+  const content = 'Welcome everyone to my party';
+  expect(compile(content, '')).toMatchObject([content]);
+  expect(compile(content, [''])).toMatchObject([content]);
+  expect(compile(content, [])).toMatchObject([content]);
+});
+
+test('empty content and empty keywords should works', () => {
+  expect(compile('', '')).toMatchObject([]);
+  expect(compile('', [''])).toMatchObject([]);
+  expect(compile('', [])).toMatchObject([]);
+});
+
 test('no matched word should works', () => {
   const content = 'Welcome everyone to come and join my birthday party.';
-  expect(compile(content, 'tom')).toMatchObject([
-    {
-      text: content,
-      matched: false,
-    },
-  ]);
+  expect(compile(content, 'tom')).toMatchObject([content]);
 });
 
 test('a single matched word should works', () => {
   const content = 'Welcome everyone to come and join my birthday party.';
   expect(compile(content, 'party')).toMatchObject([
-    {
-      text: 'Welcome everyone to come and join my birthday ',
-      matched: false,
-    },
-    {
-      text: 'party',
-      matched: true,
-    },
-    {
-      text: '.',
-      matched: false,
-    },
+    'Welcome everyone to come and join my birthday ',
+    { text: 'party', matched: true },
+    '.',
   ]);
 });
 
@@ -32,71 +36,42 @@ test(`multiple matched words should works`, () => {
   const content =
     'hi, party time. Welcome everyone to come and join my birthday party.';
   expect(compile(content, 'party')).toMatchObject([
-    {
-      text: 'hi, ',
-      matched: false,
-    },
-    {
-      text: 'party',
-      matched: true,
-    },
-    {
-      text: ' time. Welcome everyone to come and join my birthday ',
-      matched: false,
-    },
-    {
-      text: 'party',
-      matched: true,
-    },
-    {
-      text: '.',
-      matched: false,
-    },
+    'hi, ',
+    { text: 'party', matched: true },
+    ' time. Welcome everyone to come and join my birthday ',
+    { text: 'party', matched: true },
+    '.',
   ]);
 });
 
 test('matched word at begin should works', () => {
   const content = 'party.Welcome everyone.';
   expect(compile(content, 'party')).toMatchObject([
-    {
-      text: 'party',
-      matched: true,
-    },
-    {
-      text: '.Welcome everyone.',
-      matched: false,
-    },
+    { text: 'party', matched: true },
+    '.Welcome everyone.',
   ]);
 });
 
 test('matched word at end should works', () => {
   const content = 'Welcome everyone to my party';
   expect(compile(content, 'party')).toMatchObject([
-    {
-      text: 'Welcome everyone to my ',
-      matched: false,
-    },
-    {
-      text: 'party',
-      matched: true,
-    },
+    'Welcome everyone to my ',
+    { text: 'party', matched: true },
   ]);
 });
 
-test('empty content should works', () => {
-  expect(compile('', 'party')).toMatchObject([]);
-});
-
-test('empty keywords should works', () => {
+test('multiple keywords as props should works', () => {
   const content = 'Welcome everyone to my party';
-  expect(compile(content, '')).toMatchObject([
-    {
-      text: content,
-      matched: false,
-    },
+
+  expect(compile(content, ['party', 'to'])).toMatchObject([
+    'Welcome everyone ',
+    { text: 'to', matched: true },
+    ' my ',
+    { text: 'party', matched: true },
   ]);
-});
 
-test('empty content and empty keywords should works', () => {
-  expect(compile('', '')).toMatchObject([]);
+  expect(compile(content, ['party', 'other'])).toMatchObject([
+    'Welcome everyone to my ',
+    { text: 'party', matched: true },
+  ]);
 });
diff --git a/src/compile.ts b/src/compile.ts
index 763dc14..803942d 100644
--- a/src/compile.ts
+++ b/src/compile.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,22 @@ type Node = {
   matched: boolean;
 };
 
-export default function compile(content: string, keywords: string) {
+export default function compile(content: string, words: string | string[]) {
+  let keywords = typeof words === 'string' ? [words] : words;
+  keywords = keywords.filter((w) => w);
+  keywords = Array.from(new Set(keywords));
+
+  return innerCompile(content, keywords).map((node) => {
+    return node.matched ? node : node.text;
+  });
+}
+
+const innerCompile = (content: string, keywords: string[]) => {
   if (!content) {
     return [];
   }
 
-  if (!keywords) {
+  if (keywords.length === 0) {
     return [
       {
         text: content,
@@ -17,21 +27,42 @@ export default function compile(content: string, keywords: string) {
     ];
   }
 
-  return content
-    .split(keywords)
-    .reduce((acc: Node[], cur, idx) => {
-      return [
-        ...acc,
-        {
-          text: keywords,
-          matched: true,
-        },
-        {
-          text: cur,
-          matched: false,
-        },
-      ];
+  let nodes: Node[] = [
+    {
+      text: content,
+      matched: false,
+    },
+  ];
+  for (let keyword of keywords) {
+    nodes = nodes.reduce<Node[]>((acc, cur) => {
+      if (cur.matched) {
+        return [...acc, cur];
+      } else {
+        const list = split(cur.text, keyword);
+        return [...acc, ...list];
+      }
+    }, []);
+  }
+  return nodes;
+};
+
+const split = (content: string, keyword: string) => {
+  const nodes = content.split(keyword).map((text) => {
+    return {
+      text: text,
+      matched: false,
+    };
+  });
+  return join(nodes, {
+    text: keyword,
+    matched: true,
+  }).filter((node) => node.text);
+};
+
+const join = (arr: Node[], separator: Node) => {
+  return arr
+    .reduce((acc: Node[], cur) => {
+      return [...acc, separator, cur];
     }, [])
-    .slice(1)
-    .filter((node) => node.text.length);
-}
+    .slice(1);
+};
diff --git a/src/index.test.tsx b/src/index.test.tsx
index 8000ce6..789ba09 100644
--- a/src/index.test.tsx
+++ b/src/index.test.tsx
@@ -4,13 +4,19 @@ import HighlightWords from './index';
 test(`component could be updated and unmounted without errors`, () => {
   const text = 'Welcome everyone to come and join my birthday party.';
   const { unmount, rerender } = render(
-    <HighlightWords keywords="birthday" style={{ color: 'greenyellow' }}>
+    <HighlightWords
+      words="birthday"
+      render={(word) => <span style={{ color: 'greenyellow' }}>{word}</span>}
+    >
       {text}
     </HighlightWords>,
   );
   expect(() => {
     rerender(
-      <HighlightWords keywords="party" style={{ color: 'red' }}>
+      <HighlightWords
+        words="party"
+        render={(word) => <span style={{ color: 'red' }}>{word}</span>}
+      >
         {text}
       </HighlightWords>,
     );
@@ -18,10 +24,13 @@ test(`component could be updated and unmounted without errors`, () => {
   }).not.toThrow();
 });
 
-test(`a single matched word should works`, () => {
+test(`single matched should works`, () => {
   const text = 'Welcome everyone to come and join my birthday party.';
   const { container } = render(
-    <HighlightWords keywords="birthday" style={{ color: 'red' }}>
+    <HighlightWords
+      words="birthday"
+      render={(word) => <span style={{ color: 'red' }}>{word}</span>}
+    >
       {text}
     </HighlightWords>,
   );
@@ -31,11 +40,14 @@ test(`a single matched word should works`, () => {
   );
 });
 
-test(`multiple matched words should works`, () => {
+test(`multiple matched should works`, () => {
   const text =
     'hi, party time. Welcome everyone to come and join my birthday party.';
   const { container } = render(
-    <HighlightWords keywords="party" style={{ color: 'red' }}>
+    <HighlightWords
+      words="party"
+      render={(word) => <span style={{ color: 'red' }}>{word}</span>}
+    >
       {text}
     </HighlightWords>,
   );
@@ -45,10 +57,13 @@ test(`multiple matched words should works`, () => {
   );
 });
 
-test('empty keywords should works', () => {
+test('empty words should works', () => {
   const text = 'Welcome everyone to come and join my birthday party.';
   const { container } = render(
-    <HighlightWords keywords="" style={{ color: 'red' }}>
+    <HighlightWords
+      words=""
+      render={(word) => <span style={{ color: 'red' }}>{word}</span>}
+    >
       {text}
     </HighlightWords>,
   );
@@ -58,13 +73,19 @@ test('empty keywords should works', () => {
 
 test(`component should update when props changes`, () => {
   const { container, rerender } = render(
-    <HighlightWords keywords="nothing" style={{ color: 'green' }}>
+    <HighlightWords
+      words="nothing"
+      render={(word) => <span style={{ color: 'green' }}>{word}</span>}
+    >
       hello, everyone.
     </HighlightWords>,
   );
 
   rerender(
-    <HighlightWords keywords="birthday" style={{ color: 'red' }}>
+    <HighlightWords
+      words="birthday"
+      render={(word) => <span style={{ color: 'red' }}>{word}</span>}
+    >
       Welcome everyone to come and join my birthday party.
     </HighlightWords>,
   );
@@ -73,3 +94,14 @@ test(`component should update when props changes`, () => {
     `Welcome everyone to come and join my <span style="color: red;">birthday</span> party.`,
   );
 });
+
+test('no render props should works', () => {
+  const text = 'Welcome everyone to come and join my birthday party.';
+  const { container } = render(
+    <HighlightWords words="birthday">{text}</HighlightWords>,
+  );
+
+  expect(container.innerHTML).toEqual(
+    `Welcome everyone to come and join my <mark>birthday</mark> party.`,
+  );
+});
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index 21e8160..817c564 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,31 +1,32 @@
-import { CSSProperties, FC, Fragment, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { FC, Fragment, ReactNode, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 import compile from './compile';
 
-const defaultStyle = {
-  color: '#00BC70',
-};
-
-type KeywordsHighlightProps = {
-  keywords: string;
-  style?: CSSProperties;
+type HighlightWordsProps = {
+  words: string;
   children: string;
+  render?: (keyword: string) => ReactNode;
 };
 
-const KeywordsHighlight: FC<KeywordsHighlightProps> = ({
-  keywords,
-  style = defaultStyle,
+const HighlightWords: FC<HighlightWordsProps> = ({
+  words,
   children,
+  render,
 }) => {
-  const nodes = useMemo(() => {
-    return compile(children, keywords);
-  }, [children, keywords]);
+  const nodes = useMemo(() => compile(children, words), [children, words]);
+
+  const realRender = useCallback(
+    (word: string) => {
+      return render ? render(word) : <mark>{word}</mark>;
+    },
+    [render],
+  );
 
   return (
     <Fragment>
       {nodes.map((node, idx) => {
         return (
           <Fragment key={idx}>
-            {node.matched ? <span style={style}>{node.text}</span> : node.text}
+            {typeof node === 'string' ? node : realRender(node.text)}
           </Fragment>
         );
       })}
@@ -33,4 +34,4 @@ const KeywordsHighlight: FC<KeywordsHighlightProps> = ({
   );
 };
 
-export default KeywordsHighlight;
+export default HighlightWords;