diff --git a/src/core/p5.Renderer.js b/src/core/p5.Renderer.js
index 3ffba0a05b..ecb1680326 100644
--- a/src/core/p5.Renderer.js
+++ b/src/core/p5.Renderer.js
@@ -298,15 +298,12 @@ p5.Renderer.prototype.text = function(str, x, y, maxWidth, maxHeight) {
       }
     } else {
       // no text-height specified, show warning for BOTTOM / CENTER
-      if (this._textBaseline === constants.BOTTOM) {
-        return console.warn(
-          'textAlign(*, BOTTOM) requires x, y, width and height'
-        );
-      }
-      if (this._textBaseline === constants.CENTER) {
-        return console.warn(
-          'textAlign(*, CENTER) requires x, y, width and height'
-        );
+      if (this._textBaseline === constants.BOTTOM ||
+        this._textBaseline === constants.CENTER) {
+        // use rectHeight as an approximation for text height
+        let rectHeight = p.textSize() * this._textLeading;
+        finalMinHeight = y - rectHeight / 2;
+        finalMaxHeight = y + rectHeight / 2;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/typography/attributes.js b/src/typography/attributes.js
index 3f36edc413..bc40c67539 100644
--- a/src/typography/attributes.js
+++ b/src/typography/attributes.js
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ import p5 from '../core/main';
  * textAlign(CENTER, BASELINE);
  * text('BASELINE', 0, 62, width);
  *
- * line(0, 87, width, 87);
+ * line(0, 97, width, 97);
  * textAlign(CENTER, BOTTOM);
- * text('BOTTOM', 0, 87, width);
+ * text('BOTTOM', 0, 97, width);
  *
  * describe(`The names of the four vertical alignments (TOP, CENTER, BASELINE,
  *   and BOTTOM) rendered each showing that alignment's placement relative to a