diff --git a/base/src/types.rs b/base/src/types.rs
index 07b41bc..a4c7729 100644
--- a/base/src/types.rs
+++ b/base/src/types.rs
@@ -445,11 +445,13 @@ impl Default for Fill {
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Encode, Decode, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+#[derive(Default)]
 pub enum HorizontalAlignment {
     Center,
     CenterContinuous,
     Distributed,
     Fill,
+    #[default]
     General,
     Justify,
     Left,
@@ -457,11 +459,6 @@ pub enum HorizontalAlignment {
 }
 
 // Note that alignment in "General" depends on type
-impl Default for HorizontalAlignment {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::General
-    }
-}
 
 impl HorizontalAlignment {
     fn is_default(&self) -> bool {
@@ -487,7 +484,9 @@ impl Display for HorizontalAlignment {
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Encode, Decode, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+#[derive(Default)]
 pub enum VerticalAlignment {
+    #[default]
     Bottom,
     Center,
     Distributed,
@@ -501,12 +500,6 @@ impl VerticalAlignment {
     }
 }
 
-impl Default for VerticalAlignment {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::Bottom
-    }
-}
-
 impl Display for VerticalAlignment {
     fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
         match self {