diff --git a/src/modal.c b/src/modal.c
index 77ea3c8..6d34bdc 100644
--- a/src/modal.c
+++ b/src/modal.c
@@ -65,10 +65,22 @@ put_reg(char r)
 			for(i = 0; i < depth; i++)
 				*dst_++ = ')';
 		}
-	} else if(r == '.') { /* unpack */
+	} else if(r == '.') { /* special unpack */
 		if(*s == '(')
 			s++, --ss;
 		while(s < ss) *dst_++ = *s++;
+	} else if(r == '^') { /* special align */
+		int i, depth = 0;
+		s++;
+		while(s < ss) {
+			*dst_++ = '(';
+			while((c = *s) && !spacer(c))
+				*dst_++ = c, s++;
+			if(s < ss - 1) *dst_++ = ' ';
+			s++, depth++;
+		}
+		for(i = 0; i < depth; i++)
+			*dst_++ = ')';
 	} else if(r == ':') { /* special stdout */
 		if(*s == '(') s++, --ss;
 		while(s < ss) {