diff --git a/packages/uui-box/lib/uui-box.element.ts b/packages/uui-box/lib/uui-box.element.ts
index 44c4b4fd9..4041ec1a5 100644
--- a/packages/uui-box/lib/uui-box.element.ts
+++ b/packages/uui-box/lib/uui-box.element.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ export class UUIBoxElement extends LitElement {
 
       #header {
         display: flex;
+        align-items: center;
         column-gap: var(--uui-size-space-5);
         border-bottom: 1px solid var(--uui-color-divider-standalone);
         padding: var(
diff --git a/packages/uui-button/lib/uui-button.element.ts b/packages/uui-button/lib/uui-button.element.ts
index b2879c0cd..54abf4ae7 100644
--- a/packages/uui-button/lib/uui-button.element.ts
+++ b/packages/uui-button/lib/uui-button.element.ts
@@ -293,9 +293,12 @@ export class UUIButtonElement extends UUIFormControlMixin(
 
       .label {
         line-height: normal; /** needed to reset 'a > span' */
-        display: block;
         transition: opacity 120ms;
+        display: flex;
+        gap: var(--uui-size-1);
+        align-items: center;
       }
+
       :host([state]:not([state=''])) .label {
         opacity: 0;
       }
diff --git a/packages/uui-icon/lib/uui-icon.element.ts b/packages/uui-icon/lib/uui-icon.element.ts
index 36f4c4836..d04d66988 100644
--- a/packages/uui-icon/lib/uui-icon.element.ts
+++ b/packages/uui-icon/lib/uui-icon.element.ts
@@ -139,8 +139,9 @@ export class UUIIconElement extends LitElement {
   static styles = [
     css`
       :host {
-        display: inline-block;
-        vertical-align: bottom;
+        display: inline-flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        justify-content: center;
         width: 1.125em;
         height: 1.125em;
       }
diff --git a/packages/uui-ref-node/lib/uui-ref-node.element.ts b/packages/uui-ref-node/lib/uui-ref-node.element.ts
index f8e12b8f5..9798651d9 100644
--- a/packages/uui-ref-node/lib/uui-ref-node.element.ts
+++ b/packages/uui-ref-node/lib/uui-ref-node.element.ts
@@ -178,18 +178,16 @@ export class UUIRefNodeElement extends UUIRefElement {
       }
 
       #content {
-        align-self: stretch;
-        line-height: normal;
         display: flex;
-        position: relative;
         align-items: center;
+        justify-content: center;
+        line-height: 1.2em;
       }
 
       #open-part {
         color: inherit;
         text-decoration: none;
         cursor: pointer;
-        align-self: stretch;
         display: flex;
         flex-grow: 1;
         padding: calc(var(--uui-size-2));
@@ -199,6 +197,9 @@ export class UUIRefNodeElement extends UUIRefElement {
         font-size: 1.2em;
         margin-left: var(--uui-size-2);
         margin-right: var(--uui-size-1);
+        display: flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        justify-content: center;
       }
 
       #info {