diff --git a/geometry.go b/geometry.go
index a98b78ca..6e8b0c04 100644
--- a/geometry.go
+++ b/geometry.go
@@ -547,7 +547,67 @@ func (r Rect) Edges() [4]Line {
 	}
 }
 
+// Anchor is a vector used to define anchors, such as `Center`, `Top`, `TopRight`, etc.
+type Anchor Vec
+
+var (
+	Center      = Anchor{0.5, 0.5}
+	Top         = Anchor{0.5, 0}
+	TopRight    = Anchor{0, 0}
+	Right       = Anchor{0, 0.5}
+	BottomRight = Anchor{0, 1}
+	Bottom      = Anchor{0.5, 1}
+	BottomLeft  = Anchor{1, 1}
+	Left        = Anchor{1, 0.5}
+	TopLeft     = Anchor{1, 0}
+)
+
+var anchorStrings map[Anchor]string = map[Anchor]string{
+	Center:      "center",
+	Top:         "top",
+	TopRight:    "top-right",
+	Right:       "right",
+	BottomRight: "bottom-right",
+	Bottom:      "bottom",
+	BottomLeft:  "bottom-left",
+	Left:        "left",
+	TopLeft:     "top-left",
+}
+
+// String returns the string representation of an anchor.
+func (anchor Anchor) String() string {
+	return anchorStrings[anchor]
+}
+
+var oppositeAnchors map[Anchor]Anchor = map[Anchor]Anchor{
+	Center:      Center,
+	Top:         Bottom,
+	Bottom:      Top,
+	Right:       Left,
+	Left:        Right,
+	TopRight:    BottomLeft,
+	BottomLeft:  TopRight,
+	BottomRight: TopLeft,
+	TopLeft:     BottomRight,
+}
+
+// Opposite returns the opposite position of the anchor (ie. Top -> Bottom; BottomLeft -> TopRight, etc.).
+func (anchor Anchor) Opposite() Anchor {
+	return oppositeAnchors[anchor]
+}
+
+// AnchorPos returns the relative position of the given anchor.
+func (r Rect) AnchorPos(anchor Anchor) Vec {
+	return r.Size().ScaledXY(V(0, 0).Sub(Vec(anchor)))
+}
+
+// AlignedTo returns the rect moved by the given anchor.
+func (rect Rect) AlignedTo(anchor Anchor) Rect {
+	return rect.Moved(rect.AnchorPos(anchor))
+}
+
 // Center returns the position of the center of the Rect.
+// `rect.Center()` is equivalent to `rect.Anchor(pixel.Anchor.Center)`
 func (r Rect) Center() Vec {
 	return Lerp(r.Min, r.Max, 0.5)
 }
diff --git a/text/text.go b/text/text.go
index 1247a8da..84365c24 100644
--- a/text/text.go
+++ b/text/text.go
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ type Text struct {
 	trans  pixel.TrianglesData
 	transD pixel.Drawer
 	dirty  bool
+	anchor pixel.Anchor
 }
 
 // New creates a new Text capable of drawing runes contained in the provided Atlas. Orig and Dot
@@ -182,6 +183,12 @@ func (txt *Text) BoundsOf(s string) pixel.Rect {
 	return bounds
 }
 
+// AlignedTo returns the text moved by the given anchor.
+func (txt *Text) AlignedTo(anchor pixel.Anchor) *Text {
+	txt.anchor = anchor
+	return txt
+}
+
 // Clear removes all written text from the Text. The Dot field is reset to Orig.
 func (txt *Text) Clear() {
 	txt.prevR = -1
@@ -244,6 +251,10 @@ func (txt *Text) DrawColorMask(t pixel.Target, matrix pixel.Matrix, mask color.C
 		txt.mat = matrix
 		txt.dirty = true
 	}
+
+	offset := txt.Orig.Sub(txt.Bounds().Max.Add(txt.Bounds().AnchorPos(txt.anchor.Opposite())))
+	txt.mat = pixel.IM.Moved(offset).Chained(txt.mat)
+
 	if mask == nil {
 		mask = pixel.Alpha(1)
 	}