diff --git a/crates/egui/src/ui.rs b/crates/egui/src/ui.rs
index 4693efea9..2e2e0db85 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/ui.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/ui.rs
@@ -621,8 +621,7 @@ impl Ui {
     #[inline]
     pub fn text_valign(&self) -> Align {
         #![allow(clippy::unused_self)]
-        // We currently always center-align, because that makes emojis and text nice and centered everywhere.
-        Align::Center
+        Align::BOTTOM
     }
 
     /// Create a painter for a sub-region of this Ui.
diff --git a/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout.rs b/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout.rs
index 414ee1083..b20019eff 100644
--- a/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout.rs
+++ b/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout.rs
@@ -604,7 +604,12 @@ fn galley_from_rows(
 
             glyph.pos.y = cursor_y
                 + glyph.font_impl_ascent
-                + format.valign.to_factor() * (row_height - glyph.font_impl_height);
+
+                + format.valign.to_factor() * (row_height - glyph.font_impl_height)
+
+                // When mixing different `FontImpl` (e.g. latin and emojis),
+                // we always center the difference:
+                + 0.5 * (glyph.font_impl_height - glyph.size.y);
 
             glyph.pos.y = point_scale.round_to_pixel(glyph.pos.y);
         }
diff --git a/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout_types.rs b/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout_types.rs
index 3c3a7699d..c614e6ef6 100644
--- a/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout_types.rs
+++ b/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout_types.rs
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ impl Default for TextFormat {
             italics: false,
             underline: Stroke::NONE,
             strikethrough: Stroke::NONE,
-            valign: Align::Center,
+            valign: Align::BOTTOM,
         }
     }
 }