Hello PlantUML Team,
Just FYI, if the ref is the first element on a sequence, the ref. is cropped on the top (on PNG output).
Here is an example:
@startuml
scale 2
<style>
sequenceDiagram {
reference {
LineThickness 5
}
}
</style>
ref over Alice, Bob : this is a reference\n(normal style)
@enduml

Regards,
Th.