diff --git a/src/pop/elements/element.moon b/src/pop/elements/element.moon
index 806df58..37547ce 100644
--- a/src/pop/elements/element.moon
+++ b/src/pop/elements/element.moon
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class element
 
         @horizontal = "left"
         @vertical = "top"
+        @margin = 0
 
     debugDraw: =>
         graphics.setLineWidth 0.5
@@ -120,16 +121,20 @@ class element
         @y = @parent.y
 
         switch @horizontal
+            when "left"
+                @x += @margin
             when "center"
                 @x += (@parent.w - @w)/2
             when "right"
-                @x += @parent.w - @w
+                @x += @parent.w - @w - @margin
 
         switch @vertical
+            when "top"
+                @y += @margin
             when "center"
                 @y += (@parent.h - @h)/2
             when "bottom"
-                @y += @parent.h - @h
+                @y += @parent.h - @h - @margin
 
         return @
 
diff --git a/src/pop/elements/text.moon b/src/pop/elements/text.moon
index fe88329..53a3232 100644
--- a/src/pop/elements/text.moon
+++ b/src/pop/elements/text.moon
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ class text extends element
             when "center"
                 @x -= (w - @w)/2
             when "right"
-                @x -= w - @w
+                @x -= w - @w - @margin
 
         switch @vertical
             when "center"
                 @y -= (h - @h)/2
             when "right"
-                @y -= h - @h
+                @y -= h - @h - @margin
 
         @w = w
         @h = h
diff --git a/src/pop/init.moon b/src/pop/init.moon
index 80aaa56..7d1ce89 100644
--- a/src/pop/init.moon
+++ b/src/pop/init.moon
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ class Pop
         error "Unimplemented."
 
     skin: (element, skin, apply_to_children=false) =>
+        element.margin = skin.margin
+
         if element.background
             element.background = skin.background
         if element.color
diff --git a/src/pop/skins/clear.moon b/src/pop/skins/clear.moon
index b0ca85a..bd8e0da 100644
--- a/src/pop/skins/clear.moon
+++ b/src/pop/skins/clear.moon
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import graphics from love
 
-return {
+skin = {
     color: {255, 255, 255, 255}
     background: false
     font: graphics.newFont(13)
+    margin: 2
 }