diff --git a/intuitive/src/components/mod.rs b/intuitive/src/components/mod.rs
index d2cf283..a611407 100644
--- a/intuitive/src/components/mod.rs
+++ b/intuitive/src/components/mod.rs
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@
 
 pub mod children;
 pub mod stack;
+pub mod text;
 
 mod experimental_components;
 #[doc_cfg::doc_cfg(feature = "experimental")]
@@ -203,7 +204,6 @@ mod centered;
 mod embed;
 mod empty;
 mod section;
-mod text;
 
 pub use self::{
   any::Any,
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ pub use self::{
   empty::Empty,
   section::Section,
   stack::{horizontal::Stack as HStack, vertical::Stack as VStack},
-  text::Text,
+  text::component::Text,
 };
 use crate::element::Any as AnyElement;
 
diff --git a/intuitive/src/components/text/alignment.rs b/intuitive/src/components/text/alignment.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e47c84d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/intuitive/src/components/text/alignment.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use tui::layout::Alignment as TuiAlignment;
+
+/// Control how the text in a [`Text`] component is aligned.
+///
+/// [`Text`]: ../struct.Text.html
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum Alignment {
+  Left,
+  Center,
+  Right,
+}
+
+impl Default for Alignment {
+  fn default() -> Self {
+    Self::Left
+  }
+}
+
+impl From<Alignment> for TuiAlignment {
+  fn from(alignment: Alignment) -> Self {
+    match alignment {
+      Alignment::Left => Self::Left,
+      Alignment::Center => Self::Center,
+      Alignment::Right => Self::Right,
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/intuitive/src/components/text/component.rs b/intuitive/src/components/text/component.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b8cf0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/intuitive/src/components/text/component.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+use tui::{text::Spans as TuiSpans, widgets::Paragraph};
+
+use super::Alignment;
+use crate::{
+  component,
+  element::{Any as AnyElement, Element},
+  event::{KeyEvent, KeyHandler, MouseEvent, MouseHandler},
+  terminal::{Frame, Rect},
+  text::Lines,
+};
+
+/// A component that displays text.
+///
+/// `Text` renders the [`Lines`] passed into it.
+///
+/// [`Lines`]: ../text/struct.Lines.html
+#[component(Text)]
+pub fn render(alignment: Alignment, text: Lines, on_key: KeyHandler, on_mouse: MouseHandler) {
+  AnyElement::new(Frozen {
+    alignment: *alignment,
+    lines: text.clone(),
+    on_key: on_key.clone(),
+    on_mouse: on_mouse.clone(),
+  })
+}
+
+struct Frozen {
+  alignment: Alignment,
+  lines: Lines,
+  on_key: KeyHandler,
+  on_mouse: MouseHandler,
+}
+
+impl Element for Frozen {
+  fn on_key(&self, event: KeyEvent) {
+    self.on_key.handle(event);
+  }
+
+  fn on_mouse(&self, _rect: Rect, event: MouseEvent) {
+    self.on_mouse.handle(event);
+  }
+
+  fn draw(&self, rect: Rect, frame: &mut Frame) {
+    let widget =
+      Paragraph::new::<Vec<TuiSpans>>(self.lines.0.iter().cloned().map(TuiSpans::from).collect()).alignment(self.alignment.into());
+
+    frame.render_widget(widget, rect);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/intuitive/src/components/text/mod.rs b/intuitive/src/components/text/mod.rs
index 2dae214..2a66b90 100644
--- a/intuitive/src/components/text/mod.rs
+++ b/intuitive/src/components/text/mod.rs
@@ -1,45 +1,6 @@
-use tui::{text::Spans as TuiSpans, widgets::Paragraph};
+//! Structures relating to the `Text` component.
 
-use crate::{
-  component,
-  element::{Any as AnyElement, Element},
-  event::{KeyEvent, KeyHandler, MouseEvent, MouseHandler},
-  terminal::{Frame, Rect},
-  text::Lines,
-};
+mod alignment;
+pub(super) mod component;
 
-/// A component that displays text.
-///
-/// `Text` renders the [`Lines`] passed into it.
-///
-/// [`Lines`]: ../text/struct.Lines.html
-#[component(Text)]
-pub fn render(text: Lines, on_key: KeyHandler, on_mouse: MouseHandler) {
-  AnyElement::new(Frozen {
-    lines: text.clone(),
-    on_key: on_key.clone(),
-    on_mouse: on_mouse.clone(),
-  })
-}
-
-struct Frozen {
-  lines: Lines,
-  on_key: KeyHandler,
-  on_mouse: MouseHandler,
-}
-
-impl Element for Frozen {
-  fn on_key(&self, event: KeyEvent) {
-    self.on_key.handle(event);
-  }
-
-  fn on_mouse(&self, _rect: Rect, event: MouseEvent) {
-    self.on_mouse.handle(event);
-  }
-
-  fn draw(&self, rect: Rect, frame: &mut Frame) {
-    let widget = Paragraph::new::<Vec<TuiSpans>>(self.lines.0.iter().cloned().map(TuiSpans::from).collect());
-
-    frame.render_widget(widget, rect);
-  }
-}
+pub use alignment::Alignment;