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@@ -2406,7 +2406,7 @@ property to `true`, and then set `wordWrapWidth` to the maximum length
 in pixels, that the line of text should be. Use the `align` property
 to set the alignment for multi-line text.
 ```js
-message.style = {wordWrap: true, wordWrapWidth: 100, align: center};
+message.style = {wordWrap: true, wordWrapWidth: 100, align: "center"};
 ```
 (Note: `align` doesn't affect single line text.)