diff --git a/src/com/annimon/everlastingsummer/ViewActivity.java b/src/com/annimon/everlastingsummer/ViewActivity.java
index b7ae959..515bc7b 100644
--- a/src/com/annimon/everlastingsummer/ViewActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/annimon/everlastingsummer/ViewActivity.java
@@ -406,6 +406,12 @@ public final class ViewActivity extends Activity implements TouchGesture.OnTouch
     
     private Spannable formatString(String text) {
         String edited = text.replaceAll("\\{w.*?\\}", "");
+        if (edited.contains("{center}")) {
+            edited = text.replaceAll("\\{center\\}", "");
+            textview.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER);
+        } else {
+            textview.setGravity(Gravity.TOP | Gravity.LEFT);
+        }
         if (edited.contains("{html}")) {
             edited = edited.replaceAll("\\{html\\}", "");
             return new SpannableString(Html.fromHtml(edited));