diff --git a/demos/clicker_game.cpp b/demos/clicker_game.cpp
index 6e271ec..7651ee1 100644
--- a/demos/clicker_game.cpp
+++ b/demos/clicker_game.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ struct ClickerUI {
   ClickerUI() {
     $gui.position(0, 0, WINDOW_WIDTH, WINDOW_HEIGHT);
     $gui.layout(
-        "[_|*%(300,400)clicker|_|_|_]"
+        "[_|=*%(300,400)clicker|_|_|_]"
         "[_|_               |_|_|_]"
         "[_|_               |_|_|_]"
         "[_|_               |_|_|_]"
@@ -135,15 +135,14 @@ struct ClickerUI {
     using enum Event;
     switch(ev) {
       case CLICKER: {
-                      auto& shaker = $gui.get<Shake>($clicker);
-                      auto& sprite = $gui.get<guecs::Sprite>($clicker);
-                      shaker.play(sprite);
-                      fmt::println("CLICKER LOVES YOU!");
-                    } break;
+          auto& shaker = $gui.get<Shake>($clicker);
+          auto& sprite = $gui.get<guecs::Sprite>($clicker);
+          shaker.play(sprite);
+          fmt::println("CLICKER LOVES YOU!");
+        } break;
       case A_BUTTON:
-                    fmt::println("a button clicked");
-                    break;
-
+        fmt::println("a button clicked");
+        break;
       default:
                     assert(false && "invalid event");
     }
diff --git a/src/guecs/sfml/components.cpp b/src/guecs/sfml/components.cpp
index db46ad6..06c2f0f 100644
--- a/src/guecs/sfml/components.cpp
+++ b/src/guecs/sfml/components.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace guecs {
     if(text == nullptr) text = make_shared<sf::Text>(*font, content, size);
     text->setFillColor(color);
 
-    if(centered) {
+    if(centered || cell.center) {
       auto bounds = text->getLocalBounds();
       auto text_cell = lel::center(bounds.size.x, bounds.size.y, cell);
       // this stupid / 2 is because SFML renders from baseline rather than from the claimed bounding box
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ namespace guecs {
 
     sf::IntRect rect{{0,0}, bounds};
     sprite = make_shared<sf::Sprite>(*sprite_texture.texture, rect);
+    fmt::println("SPRITE centered: {}", cell.center);
 
     sprite->setPosition({float(cell.x + padding), float(cell.y + padding)});