diff --git a/src/elements/alu.typ b/src/elements/alu.typ
index 1c1ddd8..b187f01 100644
--- a/src/elements/alu.typ
+++ b/src/elements/alu.typ
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     draw.anchor("south", (p2, 50%, p3))
     draw.anchor("west", (p0, 50%, p3))
     draw.anchor("east", (p1, 50%, p2))
+    draw.anchor("name", (p5, 50%, (p1, 50%, p2)))
   })
 
   let f2 = add-port(id, "west", (id: "in1"), (p0, 50%, p6))
diff --git a/src/elements/element.typ b/src/elements/element.typ
index 5b6e31e..19c8a5e 100644
--- a/src/elements/element.typ
+++ b/src/elements/element.typ
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #import "@preview/cetz:0.2.2": draw, coordinate
 #import "ports.typ": add-ports, add-port
+#import "../util.typ"
 
 #let find-port(ports, id) = {
   for (side, side-ports) in ports {
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@
   if (name != none) {
     draw.content(
       (name: id, anchor: name-anchor),
-      anchor: name-anchor,
+      anchor: if name-anchor in util.valid-anchors {name-anchor} else {"center"},
       padding: 0.5em,
       align(center)[*#name*]
     )
diff --git a/src/util.typ b/src/util.typ
index 2ee80ba..a444434 100644
--- a/src/util.typ
+++ b/src/util.typ
@@ -68,4 +68,9 @@
     south-east: "south-west",
     south-west: "north-west"
   ).at(anchor)
-}
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+}
+
+#let valid-anchors = (
+  "center", "north", "east", "west", "south",
+  "north-east", "north-west", "south-east", "south-west"
+)
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