diff --git a/src/exec/context.rs b/src/exec/context.rs
index 4d2047a67..3b0fd897b 100644
--- a/src/exec/context.rs
+++ b/src/exec/context.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use fontdock::FontStyle;
 
 use super::*;
 use crate::diag::{Diag, DiagSet};
-use crate::geom::{ChildAlign, Dir, Gen, LayoutDirs, Length, Linear, Sides, Size};
+use crate::geom::{Dir, Gen, LayoutAligns, LayoutDirs, Length, Linear, Sides, Size};
 use crate::layout::{
     Node, NodePad, NodePages, NodePar, NodeSpacing, NodeStack, NodeText, Tree,
 };
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl<'a> ExecContext<'a> {
     /// Execute a template and return the result as a stack node.
     pub fn exec(&mut self, template: &ValueTemplate) -> Node {
         let dirs = self.state.dirs;
-        let align = self.state.align;
+        let aligns = self.state.aligns;
 
         self.start_group(ContentGroup);
         self.start_par_group();
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl<'a> ExecContext<'a> {
         self.end_par_group();
         let children = self.end_group::<ContentGroup>().1;
 
-        NodeStack { dirs, align, children }.into()
+        NodeStack { dirs, aligns, children }.into()
     }
 
     /// Start a page group based on the active page state.
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ impl<'a> ExecContext<'a> {
             size: self.state.page.size,
             padding: self.state.page.margins(),
             dirs: self.state.dirs,
-            align: self.state.align,
+            aligns: self.state.aligns,
             softness,
         });
         self.start_par_group();
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ impl<'a> ExecContext<'a> {
                     padding: group.padding,
                     child: NodeStack {
                         dirs: group.dirs,
-                        align: group.align,
+                        aligns: group.aligns,
                         children,
                     }
                     .into(),
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ impl<'a> ExecContext<'a> {
         let em = self.state.font.font_size();
         self.start_group(ParGroup {
             dirs: self.state.dirs,
-            align: self.state.align,
+            aligns: self.state.aligns,
             line_spacing: self.state.par.line_spacing.resolve(em),
         });
     }
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ impl<'a> ExecContext<'a> {
         if !children.is_empty() {
             self.push(NodePar {
                 dirs: group.dirs,
-                align: group.align,
+                aligns: group.aligns,
                 line_spacing: group.line_spacing,
                 children,
             });
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ impl<'a> ExecContext<'a> {
 
         NodeText {
             text,
-            align: self.state.align,
+            aligns: self.state.aligns,
             dir: self.state.dirs.cross,
             font_size: self.state.font.font_size(),
             families: Rc::clone(&self.state.font.families),
@@ -296,10 +296,10 @@ pub enum Softness {
 /// A group for a page run.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct PageGroup {
+    dirs: LayoutDirs,
+    aligns: LayoutAligns,
     size: Size,
     padding: Sides<Linear>,
-    dirs: LayoutDirs,
-    align: ChildAlign,
     softness: Softness,
 }
 
@@ -311,6 +311,6 @@ struct ContentGroup;
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct ParGroup {
     dirs: LayoutDirs,
-    align: ChildAlign,
+    aligns: LayoutAligns,
     line_spacing: Length,
 }
diff --git a/src/exec/mod.rs b/src/exec/mod.rs
index 79ad81e7a..58b5cdc05 100644
--- a/src/exec/mod.rs
+++ b/src/exec/mod.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ impl Exec for NodeRaw {
             height: None,
             child: NodeStack {
                 dirs: ctx.state.dirs,
-                align: ctx.state.align,
+                aligns: ctx.state.aligns,
                 children,
             }
             .into(),
diff --git a/src/exec/state.rs b/src/exec/state.rs
index 3293662a5..65f26439d 100644
--- a/src/exec/state.rs
+++ b/src/exec/state.rs
@@ -3,33 +3,33 @@ use std::rc::Rc;
 use fontdock::{fallback, FallbackTree, FontStretch, FontStyle, FontVariant, FontWeight};
 
 use crate::geom::{
-    Align, ChildAlign, Dir, LayoutDirs, Length, Linear, Relative, Sides, Size,
+    Align, Dir, LayoutAligns, LayoutDirs, Length, Linear, Relative, Sides, Size,
 };
 use crate::paper::{Paper, PaperClass, PAPER_A4};
 
 /// The evaluation state.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub struct State {
+    /// The current directions along which layouts are placed in their parents.
+    pub dirs: LayoutDirs,
+    /// The current alignments of layouts in their parents.
+    pub aligns: LayoutAligns,
     /// The current page settings.
     pub page: PageState,
     /// The current paragraph settings.
     pub par: ParState,
     /// The current font settings.
     pub font: FontState,
-    /// The current layouting directions.
-    pub dirs: LayoutDirs,
-    /// The current alignments of an item in its parent.
-    pub align: ChildAlign,
 }
 
 impl Default for State {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
+            dirs: LayoutDirs::new(Dir::TTB, Dir::LTR),
+            aligns: LayoutAligns::new(Align::Start, Align::Start),
             page: PageState::default(),
             par: ParState::default(),
             font: FontState::default(),
-            dirs: LayoutDirs::new(Dir::TTB, Dir::LTR),
-            align: ChildAlign::new(Align::Start, Align::Start),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/geom/align.rs b/src/geom/align.rs
index 8f02a4eac..e13da3781 100644
--- a/src/geom/align.rs
+++ b/src/geom/align.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use super::*;
 
-/// The alignment of a child in a container.
-pub type ChildAlign = Gen<Align>;
+/// The alignments of a layout in its parent.
+pub type LayoutAligns = Gen<Align>;
 
 /// Where to align something along a directed axis.
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd)]
diff --git a/src/geom/dir.rs b/src/geom/dir.rs
index c5eaa3a60..3eddd7d3c 100644
--- a/src/geom/dir.rs
+++ b/src/geom/dir.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::*;
 
-/// The directions along which nodes are layouted.
+/// The directions along which layouts are placed in their parent.
 pub type LayoutDirs = Gen<Dir>;
 
 /// The four directions into which content can be laid out.
diff --git a/src/layout/mod.rs b/src/layout/mod.rs
index 2e6a39ff9..b5cfb1b06 100644
--- a/src/layout/mod.rs
+++ b/src/layout/mod.rs
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ pub enum Layouted {
     /// Spacing that should be added to the parent.
     Spacing(Length),
     /// A layout that should be added to and aligned in the parent.
-    Frame(Frame, ChildAlign),
+    Frame(Frame, LayoutAligns),
     /// Multiple layouts.
-    Frames(Vec<Frame>, ChildAlign),
+    Frames(Vec<Frame>, LayoutAligns),
 }
 
 impl Layouted {
diff --git a/src/layout/par.rs b/src/layout/par.rs
index 9a5d26dd9..8e8f5aac5 100644
--- a/src/layout/par.rs
+++ b/src/layout/par.rs
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ pub struct NodePar {
     /// The children are placed in lines along the `cross` direction. The lines
     /// are stacked along the `main` direction.
     pub dirs: LayoutDirs,
+    /// How to align this paragraph in its parent.
+    pub aligns: LayoutAligns,
     /// The spacing to insert after each line.
     pub line_spacing: Length,
     /// The nodes to be arranged in a paragraph.
     pub children: Vec<Node>,
-    /// How to align this paragraph in _its_ parent.
-    pub align: ChildAlign,
 }
 
 impl Layout for NodePar {
@@ -22,15 +22,17 @@ impl Layout for NodePar {
         for child in &self.children {
             match child.layout(ctx, &layouter.areas) {
                 Layouted::Spacing(spacing) => layouter.push_spacing(spacing),
-                Layouted::Frame(frame, align) => layouter.push_frame(frame, align.cross),
-                Layouted::Frames(frames, align) => {
+                Layouted::Frame(frame, aligns) => {
+                    layouter.push_frame(frame, aligns.cross)
+                }
+                Layouted::Frames(frames, aligns) => {
                     for frame in frames {
-                        layouter.push_frame(frame, align.cross);
+                        layouter.push_frame(frame, aligns.cross);
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
-        Layouted::Frames(layouter.finish(), self.align)
+        Layouted::Frames(layouter.finish(), self.aligns)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/layout/stack.rs b/src/layout/stack.rs
index 73bd49c1c..8748c5c72 100644
--- a/src/layout/stack.rs
+++ b/src/layout/stack.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ pub struct NodeStack {
     /// The children are stacked along the `main` direction. The `cross`
     /// direction is required for aligning the children.
     pub dirs: LayoutDirs,
-    /// How to align this stack in _its_ parent.
-    pub align: ChildAlign,
+    /// How to align this stack in its parent.
+    pub aligns: LayoutAligns,
     /// The nodes to be stacked.
     pub children: Vec<Node>,
 }
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ impl Layout for NodeStack {
         for child in &self.children {
             match child.layout(ctx, &layouter.areas) {
                 Layouted::Spacing(spacing) => layouter.push_spacing(spacing),
-                Layouted::Frame(frame, align) => layouter.push_frame(frame, align),
-                Layouted::Frames(frames, align) => {
+                Layouted::Frame(frame, aligns) => layouter.push_frame(frame, aligns),
+                Layouted::Frames(frames, aligns) => {
                     for frame in frames {
-                        layouter.push_frame(frame, align);
+                        layouter.push_frame(frame, aligns);
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
-        Layouted::Frames(layouter.finish(), self.align)
+        Layouted::Frames(layouter.finish(), self.aligns)
     }
 }
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct StackLayouter {
     dirs: LayoutDirs,
     areas: Areas,
     finished: Vec<Frame>,
-    frames: Vec<(Length, Frame, ChildAlign)>,
+    frames: Vec<(Length, Frame, LayoutAligns)>,
     used: Gen<Length>,
     ruler: Align,
 }
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ impl StackLayouter {
         self.used.main += capped;
     }
 
-    fn push_frame(&mut self, frame: Frame, align: ChildAlign) {
-        if self.ruler > align.main {
+    fn push_frame(&mut self, frame: Frame, aligns: LayoutAligns) {
+        if self.ruler > aligns.main {
             self.finish_area();
         }
 
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@ impl StackLayouter {
         }
 
         let size = frame.size.switch(self.dirs);
-        self.frames.push((self.used.main, frame, align));
+        self.frames.push((self.used.main, frame, aligns));
 
         *self.areas.current.get_mut(self.main) -= size.main;
         self.used.main += size.main;
         self.used.cross = self.used.cross.max(size.cross);
-        self.ruler = align.main;
+        self.ruler = aligns.main;
     }
 
     fn finish_area(&mut self) {
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ impl StackLayouter {
 
         let mut output = Frame::new(full_size.switch(self.dirs).to_size());
 
-        for (before, frame, align) in std::mem::take(&mut self.frames) {
+        for (before, frame, aligns) in std::mem::take(&mut self.frames) {
             let child_size = frame.size.switch(self.dirs);
 
             // Align along the main axis.
-            let main = align.main.resolve(if self.dirs.main.is_positive() {
+            let main = aligns.main.resolve(if self.dirs.main.is_positive() {
                 let after_with_self = self.used.main - before;
                 before .. full_size.main - after_with_self
             } else {
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ impl StackLayouter {
             });
 
             // Align along the cross axis.
-            let cross = align.cross.resolve(if self.dirs.cross.is_positive() {
+            let cross = aligns.cross.resolve(if self.dirs.cross.is_positive() {
                 Length::ZERO .. full_size.cross - child_size.cross
             } else {
                 full_size.cross - child_size.cross .. Length::ZERO
diff --git a/src/layout/text.rs b/src/layout/text.rs
index ee85ee171..256a6e6d5 100644
--- a/src/layout/text.rs
+++ b/src/layout/text.rs
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ use crate::shaping;
 /// A text node.
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub struct NodeText {
-    /// The text.
-    pub text: String,
-    /// How to align this text node in its parent.
-    pub align: ChildAlign,
     /// The text direction.
     pub dir: Dir,
+    /// How to align this text node in its parent.
+    pub aligns: LayoutAligns,
+    /// The text.
+    pub text: String,
     /// The font size.
     pub font_size: Length,
     /// The families used for font fallback.
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl Layout for NodeText {
                 &self.families,
                 self.variant,
             ),
-            self.align,
+            self.aligns,
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/library/align.rs b/src/library/align.rs
index d16e697da..07566f2d3 100644
--- a/src/library/align.rs
+++ b/src/library/align.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pub fn align(ctx: &mut EvalContext, args: &mut ValueArgs) -> Value {
                 } else if had.get(gen_axis) {
                     ctx.diag(error!(span, "duplicate alignment for {} axis", axis));
                 } else {
-                    *ctx.state.align.get_mut(gen_axis) = gen_align;
+                    *ctx.state.aligns.get_mut(gen_axis) = gen_align;
                     *had.get_mut(gen_axis) = true;
                 }
             } else {
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ pub fn align(ctx: &mut EvalContext, args: &mut ValueArgs) -> Value {
                 } else if had_center {
                     // Both this and the previous one are unspecified `center`
                     // alignments. Both axes should be centered.
-                    ctx.state.align.main = Align::Center;
-                    ctx.state.align.cross = Align::Center;
+                    ctx.state.aligns.main = Align::Center;
+                    ctx.state.aligns.cross = Align::Center;
                     had = Gen::uniform(true);
                 } else {
                     had_center = true;
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ pub fn align(ctx: &mut EvalContext, args: &mut ValueArgs) -> Value {
             // `center` alignment.
             if had_center && (had.main || had.cross) {
                 if had.main {
-                    ctx.state.align.cross = Align::Center;
+                    ctx.state.aligns.cross = Align::Center;
                     had.cross = true;
                 } else {
-                    ctx.state.align.main = Align::Center;
+                    ctx.state.aligns.main = Align::Center;
                     had.main = true;
                 }
                 had_center = false;
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ pub fn align(ctx: &mut EvalContext, args: &mut ValueArgs) -> Value {
         // If `had_center` wasn't flushed by now, it's the only argument and then we
         // default to applying it to the cross axis.
         if had_center {
-            ctx.state.align.cross = Align::Center;
+            ctx.state.aligns.cross = Align::Center;
         }
 
-        if ctx.state.align.main != snapshot.align.main {
+        if ctx.state.aligns.main != snapshot.aligns.main {
             ctx.end_par_group();
             ctx.start_par_group();
         }
diff --git a/src/library/image.rs b/src/library/image.rs
index 06908ce8d..d9c0a0a7d 100644
--- a/src/library/image.rs
+++ b/src/library/image.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub fn image(ctx: &mut EvalContext, args: &mut ValueArgs) -> Value {
                     dimensions,
                     width,
                     height,
-                    align: ctx.state.align,
+                    aligns: ctx.state.aligns,
                 });
             } else {
                 ctx.diag(error!(path.span, "failed to load image"));
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ pub fn image(ctx: &mut EvalContext, args: &mut ValueArgs) -> Value {
 /// An image node.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 struct NodeImage {
+    /// How to align this image node in its parent.
+    aligns: LayoutAligns,
     /// The resource id of the image file.
     res: ResourceId,
     /// The pixel dimensions of the image.
@@ -45,8 +47,6 @@ struct NodeImage {
     width: Option<Linear>,
     /// The fixed height, if any.
     height: Option<Linear>,
-    /// How to align this image node in its parent.
-    align: ChildAlign,
 }
 
 impl Layout for NodeImage {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl Layout for NodeImage {
         let mut frame = Frame::new(size);
         frame.push(Point::ZERO, Element::Image(Image { res: self.res, size }));
 
-        Layouted::Frame(frame, self.align)
+        Layouted::Frame(frame, self.aligns)
     }
 }