diff --git a/src/args.jl b/src/args.jl
index 5e624c0c..d4c0eb0e 100644
--- a/src/args.jl
+++ b/src/args.jl
@@ -996,9 +996,9 @@ function processFontArg!(plotattributes::AKW, fontname::Symbol, arg)
     elseif arg == :center
         plotattributes[Symbol(fontname, :halign)] = :hcenter
         plotattributes[Symbol(fontname, :valign)] = :vcenter
-    elseif arg in (:hcenter, :left, :right)
+    elseif arg ∈ _haligns
         plotattributes[Symbol(fontname, :halign)] = arg
-    elseif arg in (:vcenter, :top, :bottom)
+    elseif arg ∈ _valigns
         plotattributes[Symbol(fontname, :valign)] = arg
     elseif T <: Colorant
         plotattributes[Symbol(fontname, :color)] = arg
diff --git a/src/backends.jl b/src/backends.jl
index a82efca5..d75967a4 100644
--- a/src/backends.jl
+++ b/src/backends.jl
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ function text_size(lablen::Int, sz::Number, rot::Number = 0)
     width, height
 end
 text_size(lab::AbstractString, sz::Number, rot::Number = 0) = text_size(length(lab), sz, rot)
+text_size(lab::PlotText, sz::Number, rot::Number = 0) = text_size(length(lab.str), sz, rot)
 
 # account for the size/length/rotation of tick labels
 function tick_padding(sp::Subplot, axis::Axis)
diff --git a/src/components.jl b/src/components.jl
index 2f76a2fa..c95b51ea 100644
--- a/src/components.jl
+++ b/src/components.jl
@@ -475,10 +475,15 @@ mutable struct SeriesAnnotations
     scalefactor::Tuple
 end
 
+_text_label(lab::Tuple, font) = text(lab[1], font, lab[2:end]...)
+_text_label(lab::PlotText, font) = lab
+_text_label(lab, font) = text(lab, font)
+
+series_annotations(anns::AMat) = map(series_annotations, anns)
 series_annotations(scalar) = series_annotations([scalar])
-function series_annotations(anns::AMat)
-  map(series_annotations, anns)
-end
+series_annotations(anns::SeriesAnnotations) = anns
+series_annotations(::Nothing) = nothing
+
 function series_annotations(strs::AbstractVector, args...)
     fnt = font()
     shp = nothing
@@ -503,10 +508,8 @@ function series_annotations(strs::AbstractVector, args...)
     #         scale!(s, scalefactor, scalefactor, (0,0))
     #     end
     # end
-    SeriesAnnotations(strs, fnt, shp, scalefactor)
+    SeriesAnnotations([_text_label(s, fnt) for s ∈ strs], fnt, shp, scalefactor)
 end
-series_annotations(anns::SeriesAnnotations) = anns
-series_annotations(::Nothing) = nothing
 
 function series_annotations_shapes!(series::Series, scaletype::Symbol = :pixels)
     anns = series[:series_annotations]
@@ -574,11 +577,11 @@ function Base.iterate(ea::EachAnn, i = 1)
 end
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-annotations(::Nothing) = []
-annotations(anns::AVec) = anns
 annotations(anns::AMat) = map(annotations, anns)
-annotations(anns) = Any[anns]
 annotations(sa::SeriesAnnotations) = sa
+annotations(anns::AVec) = anns
+annotations(anns) = Any[anns]
+annotations(::Nothing) = []
 
 _annotationfont(sp::Subplot) = Plots.font(;
   family=sp[:annotationfontfamily],
@@ -589,12 +592,9 @@ _annotationfont(sp::Subplot) = Plots.font(;
   color=sp[:annotationcolor],
 )
 
-_annotation(sp, font, lab, pos...; alphabet="abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz") = (
-  if lab == :auto
-    (pos..., text("($(alphabet[sp[:subplot_index]]))", font))
-  else
-    (pos..., isa(lab, PlotText) ? lab : isa(lab, Tuple) ? text(lab[1], font, lab[2:end]...) : text(lab, font))
-  end
+_annotation(sp::Subplot, font, lab, pos...; alphabet="abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz") = (
+  pos...,
+  lab == :auto ? text("($(alphabet[sp[:subplot_index]]))", font) : _text_label(lab, font)
 )
 
 # Expand arrays of coordinates, positions and labels into induvidual annotations
@@ -623,8 +623,6 @@ function process_annotation(sp::Subplot, positions::Union{AVec{Symbol},Symbol,Tu
     anns
 end
 
-process_any_label(lab, font=Font()) = lab isa Tuple ? text(lab...) : text(lab, font)
-
 _relative_position(xmin, xmax, pos::Length{:pct}) = xmin + pos.value * (xmax - xmin)
 
 # Give each annotation coordinates based on specified position
diff --git a/test/test_components.jl b/test/test_components.jl
index 2cb2a931..aae50da3 100644
--- a/test/test_components.jl
+++ b/test/test_components.jl
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ end
 end
 
 @testset "Series Annotations" begin
-    square = Shape([(0, 0), (1, 0), (1, 1), (0, 1)])
+    square = Shape([(0., 0.), (1., 0.), (1., 1.), (0., 1.)])
     @test_logs (:warn, "Unused SeriesAnnotations arg: triangle (Symbol)") begin
         p = plot(
             [1, 2, 3],
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ end
             ),
         )
         sa = p.series_list[1].plotattributes[:series_annotations]
-        @test sa.strs == ["a"]
+        @test only(sa.strs).str == "a"
         @test sa.font.family == "courier"
         @test sa.baseshape == square
         @test sa.scalefactor == (1, 4)
@@ -141,21 +141,19 @@ end
         layout = (5, 1),
         ylims = (-1.1, 1.1),
         xlims = (0, 5),
-        series_annotations = permutedims([["1/1"],["1/2"],["1/3"],["1/4"],["1/5"]]),
+        series_annotations = permutedims([["1/1"], ["1/2"], ["1/3"], ["1/4"], ["1/5"]]),
     )
-    @test spl.series_list[1].plotattributes[:series_annotations].strs == ["1/1"]
-    @test spl.series_list[2].plotattributes[:series_annotations].strs == ["1/2"]
-    @test spl.series_list[3].plotattributes[:series_annotations].strs == ["1/3"]
-    @test spl.series_list[4].plotattributes[:series_annotations].strs == ["1/4"]
-    @test spl.series_list[5].plotattributes[:series_annotations].strs == ["1/5"]
+    for i ∈ 1:5
+        @test only(spl.series_list[i].plotattributes[:series_annotations].strs).str == "1/$i"
+    end
 
     p = plot([1, 2], annotations=(1.5, 2, text("foo", :left)))
-    x, y, txt = p.subplots[end][:annotations][end]
+    x, y, txt = only(p.subplots[end][:annotations])
     @test (x, y) == (1.5, 2)
     @test txt.str == "foo"
 
     p = plot([1, 2], annotations=((.1, .5), :auto))
-    pos, txt = p.subplots[end][:annotations][end]
+    pos, txt = only(p.subplots[end][:annotations])
     @test pos == (.1, .5)
     @test txt.str == "(a)"
 end