diff --git a/src/typebase.less b/src/typebase.less
index 4247cdd..3c435ca 100644
--- a/src/typebase.less
+++ b/src/typebase.less
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ table {
   td, th {
     padding: 0;
     line-height: @baseLineHeight * @baseFontSize - 0px;
+    vertical-align: top;
   }
 }
 
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ code {
   font-size: @scale * 1rem;
 }
 
-/* Hug a the block above you */
+/* Hug the block above you */
 .hug {
   margin-top: 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/typebase.rework.css b/src/typebase.rework.css
index 493d629..2c8da4e 100644
--- a/src/typebase.rework.css
+++ b/src/typebase.rework.css
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ td,
 th {
     padding: 0;
     line-height: calc(var(--base-line-height) * var(--base-font-size) - 0px);
+    vertical-align: top;
 }
 /* Code blocks */
 
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ code {
 .lead {
     font-size: calc(var(--scale) * 1rem);
 }
-/* Hug a the block above you */
+/* Hug the block above you */
 
 .hug {
     margin-top: 0;
diff --git a/src/typebase.sass b/src/typebase.sass
index 1874a9b..9746524 100644
--- a/src/typebase.sass
+++ b/src/typebase.sass
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ table
   td, th
     padding: 0
     line-height: $baseLineHeight * $baseFontSize - 0px
+    vertical-align: top
 
 /* Code blocks */
 code
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ code
 .lead
   font-size: $scale * 1rem
 
-/* Hug a the block above you */
+/* Hug the block above you */
 .hug
   margin-top: 0
 
diff --git a/src/typebase.scss b/src/typebase.scss
index 701dfef..9ea36cb 100644
--- a/src/typebase.scss
+++ b/src/typebase.scss
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ td,
 th {
     padding: 0;
     line-height: $baseLineHeight * $baseFontSize - 0px;
+    vertical-align: top;
 }
 /* Code blocks */
 
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ code {
 .lead {
     font-size: $scale * 1rem;
 }
-/* Hug a the block above you */
+/* Hug the block above you */
 
 .hug {
     margin-top: 0;
diff --git a/src/typebase.stylus b/src/typebase.stylus
index e6a6860..41fdf3e 100644
--- a/src/typebase.stylus
+++ b/src/typebase.stylus
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ td,
 th
     padding     0
     line-height baseLineHeight * baseFontSize - 0px
+    vertical-align top
 
 /* Code blocks */
 
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ code
 .lead 
     font-size scale * 1rem
 
-/* Hug a the block above you */
+/* Hug the block above you */
 
 .hug 
     margin-top 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/typebase.css b/typebase.css
index 7c2b04b..77ae3cf 100644
--- a/typebase.css
+++ b/typebase.css
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ table td,
 table th {
   padding: 0;
   line-height: 33px;
+  vertical-align: top;
 }
 /* Code blocks */
 code {