diff --git a/spec/parser/javascript/node_spec.js b/spec/parser/javascript/node_spec.js
index 89c4f7e..ffda9d8 100644
--- a/spec/parser/javascript/node_spec.js
+++ b/spec/parser/javascript/node_spec.js
@@ -351,64 +351,6 @@ describe('parser/javascript/node.js', function() {
 
   });
 
-  describe('#spaceHorizontally', function() {
-
-    it('positions each item', function() {
-      var svg = Snap(document.createElement('svg')),
-          items = [
-            svg.group(),
-            svg.group(),
-            svg.group()
-          ];
-
-      spyOn(items[0], 'getBBox').and.returnValue({ ay: 5, width: 10 });
-      spyOn(items[1], 'getBBox').and.returnValue({ ay: 15, width: 30 });
-      spyOn(items[2], 'getBBox').and.returnValue({ ay: 10, width: 20 });
-      spyOn(items[0], 'transform').and.callThrough();
-      spyOn(items[1], 'transform').and.callThrough();
-      spyOn(items[2], 'transform').and.callThrough();
-
-      this.node.spaceHorizontally(items, { padding: 5 });
-
-      expect(items[0].transform).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Snap.matrix()
-        .translate(0, 10));
-      expect(items[1].transform).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Snap.matrix()
-        .translate(15, 0));
-      expect(items[2].transform).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Snap.matrix()
-        .translate(50, 5));
-    });
-
-  });
-
-  describe('#spaceVertically', function() {
-
-    it('positions each item', function() {
-      var svg = Snap(document.createElement('svg')),
-          items = [
-            svg.group(),
-            svg.group(),
-            svg.group()
-          ];
-
-      spyOn(items[0], 'getBBox').and.returnValue({ cx: 5, height: 10 });
-      spyOn(items[1], 'getBBox').and.returnValue({ cx: 15, height: 30 });
-      spyOn(items[2], 'getBBox').and.returnValue({ cx: 10, height: 20 });
-      spyOn(items[0], 'transform').and.callThrough();
-      spyOn(items[1], 'transform').and.callThrough();
-      spyOn(items[2], 'transform').and.callThrough();
-
-      this.node.spaceVertically(items, { padding: 5 });
-
-      expect(items[0].transform).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Snap.matrix()
-        .translate(10, 0));
-      expect(items[1].transform).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Snap.matrix()
-        .translate(0, 15));
-      expect(items[2].transform).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Snap.matrix()
-        .translate(5, 50));
-    });
-
-  });
-
   describe('#renderLabeledBox', function() {
 
     beforeEach(function() {
diff --git a/spec/util_spec.js b/spec/util_spec.js
index ec2e583..dd3f57c 100644
--- a/spec/util_spec.js
+++ b/spec/util_spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { customEvent, normalizeBBox } from 'src/js/util.js';
+import { customEvent, normalizeBBox, spaceHorizontally, spaceVertically } from 'src/js/util.js';
 
 describe('util.js', function() {
 
@@ -36,4 +36,62 @@ describe('util.js', function() {
 
   });
 
+  describe('spaceHorizontally', function() {
+
+    it('positions each item', function() {
+      var svg = Snap(document.createElement('svg')),
+          items = [
+            svg.group(),
+            svg.group(),
+            svg.group()
+          ];
+
+      spyOn(items[0], 'getBBox').and.returnValue({ ay: 5, width: 10 });
+      spyOn(items[1], 'getBBox').and.returnValue({ ay: 15, width: 30 });
+      spyOn(items[2], 'getBBox').and.returnValue({ ay: 10, width: 20 });
+      spyOn(items[0], 'transform').and.callThrough();
+      spyOn(items[1], 'transform').and.callThrough();
+      spyOn(items[2], 'transform').and.callThrough();
+
+      spaceHorizontally(items, { padding: 5 });
+
+      expect(items[0].transform).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Snap.matrix()
+        .translate(0, 10));
+      expect(items[1].transform).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Snap.matrix()
+        .translate(15, 0));
+      expect(items[2].transform).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Snap.matrix()
+        .translate(50, 5));
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('spaceVertically', function() {
+
+    it('positions each item', function() {
+      var svg = Snap(document.createElement('svg')),
+          items = [
+            svg.group(),
+            svg.group(),
+            svg.group()
+          ];
+
+      spyOn(items[0], 'getBBox').and.returnValue({ cx: 5, height: 10 });
+      spyOn(items[1], 'getBBox').and.returnValue({ cx: 15, height: 30 });
+      spyOn(items[2], 'getBBox').and.returnValue({ cx: 10, height: 20 });
+      spyOn(items[0], 'transform').and.callThrough();
+      spyOn(items[1], 'transform').and.callThrough();
+      spyOn(items[2], 'transform').and.callThrough();
+
+      spaceVertically(items, { padding: 5 });
+
+      expect(items[0].transform).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Snap.matrix()
+        .translate(10, 0));
+      expect(items[1].transform).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Snap.matrix()
+        .translate(0, 15));
+      expect(items[2].transform).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Snap.matrix()
+        .translate(5, 50));
+    });
+
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/src/js/parser/javascript/charset.js b/src/js/parser/javascript/charset.js
index 5c63e2a..7b3019d 100644
--- a/src/js/parser/javascript/charset.js
+++ b/src/js/parser/javascript/charset.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { spaceVertically } from '../../util.js';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import Q from 'q';
 export default {
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ export default {
       return part.render(this.partContainer.group());
     }))
       .then(() => {
-        this.spaceVertically(this.elements, {
+        spaceVertically(this.elements, {
           padding: 5
         });
 
diff --git a/src/js/parser/javascript/charset_range.js b/src/js/parser/javascript/charset_range.js
index 60422be..bb08ea6 100644
--- a/src/js/parser/javascript/charset_range.js
+++ b/src/js/parser/javascript/charset_range.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { spaceHorizontally } from '../../util.js';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import Q from 'q';
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ export default {
       this.first.render(this.container.group()),
       this.last.render(this.container.group())
     ])
-      .then(this.spaceHorizontally.bind(this, contents, {
+      .then(spaceHorizontally.bind(this, contents, {
         padding: 5
       }));
   },
diff --git a/src/js/parser/javascript/match.js b/src/js/parser/javascript/match.js
index 4e0c64b..4a5b681 100644
--- a/src/js/parser/javascript/match.js
+++ b/src/js/parser/javascript/match.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { normalizeBBox } from '../../util.js';
+import { normalizeBBox, spaceHorizontally } from '../../util.js';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import Q from 'q';
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export default {
         var prev, next, paths;
 
         this.items = items;
-        this.spaceHorizontally(items, {
+        spaceHorizontally(items, {
           padding: 10
         });
 
diff --git a/src/js/parser/javascript/node.js b/src/js/parser/javascript/node.js
index 80ce726..802fc15 100644
--- a/src/js/parser/javascript/node.js
+++ b/src/js/parser/javascript/node.js
@@ -129,61 +129,6 @@ export default class Node {
     }
   }
 
-  spaceHorizontally(items, options) {
-    var verticalCenter = 0;
-
-    options = _.defaults(options || {}, {
-      padding: 0
-    });
-
-    _.reduce(items, (offset, item) => {
-      var box;
-
-      item.transform(Snap.matrix()
-        .translate(offset, 0));
-
-      box = normalizeBBox(item.getBBox());
-      verticalCenter = Math.max(verticalCenter, box.ay);
-
-      return offset + options.padding + box.width;
-    }, 0);
-
-    for (var item of items) {
-      let box = normalizeBBox(item.getBBox());
-
-      item.transform(Snap.matrix()
-        .add(item.transform().localMatrix)
-        .translate(0, verticalCenter - box.ay));
-    }
-  }
-
-  spaceVertically(items, options) {
-    var horizontalCenter = 0;
-
-    options = _.defaults(options || {}, {
-      padding: 0
-    });
-
-    _.reduce(items, (offset, item) => {
-      var box;
-
-      item.transform(Snap.matrix()
-        .translate(0, offset));
-
-      box = item.getBBox();
-
-      horizontalCenter = Math.max(horizontalCenter, box.cx);
-
-      return offset + options.padding + box.height;
-    }, 0);
-
-    for (var item of items) {
-      item.transform(Snap.matrix()
-        .add(item.transform().localMatrix)
-        .translate(horizontalCenter - item.getBBox().cx, 0));
-    }
-  }
-
   renderLabeledBox(label, content, options) {
     var label = this.container.text(0, 0, label)
           .addClass([this.type, 'label'].join('-')),
diff --git a/src/js/parser/javascript/regexp.js b/src/js/parser/javascript/regexp.js
index 8facc50..5a6b51f 100644
--- a/src/js/parser/javascript/regexp.js
+++ b/src/js/parser/javascript/regexp.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { spaceVertically } from '../../util.js';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import Q from 'q';
 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ export default {
         var containerBox,
             paths;
 
-        this.spaceVertically(this.matches, {
+        spaceVertically(this.matches, {
           padding: 5
         });
 
diff --git a/src/js/util.js b/src/js/util.js
index 3572e93..7996264 100644
--- a/src/js/util.js
+++ b/src/js/util.js
@@ -15,3 +15,58 @@ export function normalizeBBox(box) {
     ay: box.cy
   }, box);
 }
+
+export function spaceHorizontally(items, options) {
+  var verticalCenter = 0;
+
+  options = _.defaults(options || {}, {
+    padding: 0
+  });
+
+  _.reduce(items, (offset, item) => {
+    var box;
+
+    item.transform(Snap.matrix()
+      .translate(offset, 0));
+
+    box = normalizeBBox(item.getBBox());
+    verticalCenter = Math.max(verticalCenter, box.ay);
+
+    return offset + options.padding + box.width;
+  }, 0);
+
+  for (var item of items) {
+    let box = normalizeBBox(item.getBBox());
+
+    item.transform(Snap.matrix()
+      .add(item.transform().localMatrix)
+      .translate(0, verticalCenter - box.ay));
+  }
+}
+
+export function spaceVertically(items, options) {
+  var horizontalCenter = 0;
+
+  options = _.defaults(options || {}, {
+    padding: 0
+  });
+
+  _.reduce(items, (offset, item) => {
+    var box;
+
+    item.transform(Snap.matrix()
+      .translate(0, offset));
+
+    box = item.getBBox();
+
+    horizontalCenter = Math.max(horizontalCenter, box.cx);
+
+    return offset + options.padding + box.height;
+  }, 0);
+
+  for (var item of items) {
+    item.transform(Snap.matrix()
+      .add(item.transform().localMatrix)
+      .translate(horizontalCenter - item.getBBox().cx, 0));
+  }
+}