diff --git a/ueforth/common/base_tests.fs b/ueforth/common/base_tests.fs
index 3e23b3f..552bbdd 100644
--- a/ueforth/common/base_tests.fs
+++ b/ueforth/common/base_tests.fs
@@ -112,3 +112,8 @@ e: test-key
   key 49 = assert
   key nl = assert
 ;e
+
+e: test-compiler-off
+  : test [ 123 111 + literal ] ;
+  test 234 = assert
+;e
diff --git a/ueforth/common/boot.fs b/ueforth/common/boot.fs
index 32eaca9..27797cc 100644
--- a/ueforth/common/boot.fs
+++ b/ueforth/common/boot.fs
@@ -193,15 +193,16 @@ variable hld
 
 ( Strings )
 : parse-quote ( -- a n ) [char] " parse ;
-: $place ( a n -- ) for aft dup c@ c, 1+ then next drop 0 c, align ;
+: $place ( a n -- ) for aft dup c@ c, 1+ then next drop ;
+: zplace ( a n -- ) $place 0 c, align ;
 : $@   r@ dup cell+ swap @ r> dup @ 1+ aligned + cell+ >r ;
-: s"   parse-quote state @ if postpone $@ dup , $place
-       else dup here swap >r >r $place r> r> then ; immediate
+: s"   parse-quote state @ if postpone $@ dup , zplace
+       else dup here swap >r >r zplace r> r> then ; immediate
 : ."   postpone s" state @ if postpone type else type then ; immediate
 : z"   postpone s" state @ if postpone drop else drop then ; immediate
 : r"   parse-quote state @ if swap aliteral aliteral then ; immediate
 : r|   [char] | parse state @ if swap aliteral aliteral then ; immediate
-: s>z ( a n -- z ) here >r $place r> ;
+: s>z ( a n -- z ) here >r zplace r> ;
 : z>s ( z -- a n ) 0 over begin dup c@ while 1+ swap 1+ swap repeat drop ;
 
 ( Fill, Move )
diff --git a/ueforth/common/core.h b/ueforth/common/core.h
index e301355..f1c3bd2 100644
--- a/ueforth/common/core.h
+++ b/ueforth/common/core.h
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
 
 #define PRINT_ERRORS 0
 
-#define CELL_LEN(n) (((n) + sizeof(cell_t) - 1) / sizeof(cell_t))
+#define CELL_MASK (sizeof(cell_t) - 1)
+#define CELL_LEN(n) (((n) + CELL_MASK) / sizeof(cell_t))
 #define FIND(name) find(name, sizeof(name) - 1)
-#define LOWER(ch) ((ch) & 0x5F)
+#define UPPER(ch) (((ch) >= 'a' && (ch) <= 'z') ? ((ch) & 0x5F) : (ch))
+#define CELL_ALIGNED(a) (((cell_t) (a) + CELL_MASK) & ~CELL_MASK)
 #define IMMEDIATE 1
 #define SMUDGE 2
 #define VOCABULARY_DEPTH 16
@@ -44,9 +46,9 @@ static cell_t convert(const char *pos, cell_t n, cell_t *ret) {
   if (pos[0] == '-') { negate = -1; ++pos; --n; }
   if (pos[0] == '$') { base = 16; ++pos; --n; }
   for (; n; --n) {
-    uintptr_t d = pos[0] - '0';
+    uintptr_t d = UPPER(pos[0]) - '0';
     if (d > 9) {
-      d = LOWER(d) - 7;
+      d -= 7;
       if (d < 10) { return 0; }
     }
     if (d >= base) { return 0; }
@@ -58,8 +60,8 @@ static cell_t convert(const char *pos, cell_t n, cell_t *ret) {
 }
 
 static cell_t same(const char *a, const char *b, cell_t len) {
-  for (;len && LOWER(*a) == LOWER(*b); --len, ++a, ++b);
-  return len;
+  for (;len && UPPER(*a) == UPPER(*b); --len, ++a, ++b);
+  return len == 0;
 }
 
 static cell_t find(const char *name, cell_t len) {
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ static cell_t find(const char *name, cell_t len) {
     cell_t clen = CELL_LEN(len);
     while (pos) {
       if (!(pos[-1] & SMUDGE) && len == pos[-3] &&
-          same(name, (const char *) &pos[-3 - clen], len) == 0) {
+          same(name, (const char *) &pos[-3 - clen], len)) {
         return (cell_t) pos;
       }
       pos = (cell_t *) pos[-2];  // Follow link
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ static cell_t find(const char *name, cell_t len) {
 }
 
 static void create(const char *name, cell_t length, cell_t flags, void *op) {
+  g_sys.heap = (cell_t *) CELL_ALIGNED(g_sys.heap);
   char *pos = (char *) g_sys.heap;
   for (cell_t n = length; n; --n) { *pos++ = *name++; }  // name
   g_sys.heap += CELL_LEN(length);
diff --git a/ueforth/common/locals.fs b/ueforth/common/locals.fs
index 1e9a6e7..5ffc626 100644
--- a/ueforth/common/locals.fs
+++ b/ueforth/common/locals.fs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ scope-doer scope-template
    begin scope-depth @ while postpone rdrop cell scope-depth +! repeat
    0 scope ! ;
 : scope-create ( a n -- )
-   dup >r $place r> , ( name )
+   dup >r $place align r> , ( name )
    scope @ , 0 , here scope ! ( link, flags )
    ['] scope-template dup @ , cell+ @ ,
    cell negate scope-depth +!   scope-depth @ , ;
diff --git a/ueforth/common/locals_tests.fs b/ueforth/common/locals_tests.fs
index da95b2b..3cc035d 100644
--- a/ueforth/common/locals_tests.fs
+++ b/ueforth/common/locals_tests.fs
@@ -26,3 +26,13 @@ e: test-locals-two
   sp0 sp!
 ;e
 
+e: test-alignment
+  30 allot
+  : color24 { r g b } r 16 lshift g 8 lshift b or or ;
+  1 2 3 color24 66051 = assert
+;e
+
+e: test-longname
+  : setPixelColor { pixelNum } pixelNum ;
+  1 setPixelColor 1 = assert
+;e
diff --git a/ueforth/web/web.template.js b/ueforth/web/web.template.js
index 32fa0f7..6bd3c6b 100644
--- a/ueforth/web/web.template.js
+++ b/ueforth/web/web.template.js
@@ -65,12 +65,17 @@ function Load(addr, content) {
   return addr;
 }
 
+function UPPER(a) {
+  // a = 97, z = 122
+  return a >= 97 && a <= 122 ? a & 95 : a;
+}
+
 function Same(a, b) {
   if (a.length != b.length) {
     return false;
   }
   for (var i = 0; i < a.length; ++i) {
-    if ((a.charCodeAt(i) & 95) != (b.charCodeAt(i) & 95)) {
+    if (UPPER(a.charCodeAt(i)) != UPPER(b.charCodeAt(i))) {
       return false;
     }
   }