diff --git a/spec/parser/javascript/root_spec.js b/spec/parser/javascript/root_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d37f7da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/parser/javascript/root_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+import javascript from 'src/js/parser/javascript/parser.js';
+import Snap from 'snapsvg';
+import _ from 'lodash';
+import Q from 'q';
+
+describe('parser/javascript/root.js', function() {
+
+  _.forIn({
+    'test': {
+      flags: [],
+      regexp: jasmine.objectContaining({ textValue: 'test' })
+    },
+    '/test/': {
+      flags: [],
+      regexp: jasmine.objectContaining({ textValue: 'test' })
+    },
+    '/test/i': {
+      flags: ['Ignore Case'],
+      regexp: jasmine.objectContaining({ textValue: 'test' })
+    },
+    '/test/g': {
+      flags: ['Global'],
+      regexp: jasmine.objectContaining({ textValue: 'test' })
+    },
+    '/test/m': {
+      flags: ['Multiline'],
+      regexp: jasmine.objectContaining({ textValue: 'test' })
+    },
+    '/test/mgi': {
+      flags: ['Global', 'Ignore Case', 'Multiline'],
+      regexp: jasmine.objectContaining({ textValue: 'test' })
+    }
+  }, (content, str) => {
+    it(`parses "${str}" as a Root`, function() {
+      var parser = new javascript.Parser(str);
+      expect(parser.__consume__root()).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining(content));
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('#_render', function() {
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      this.textElement = jasmine.createSpyObj('text', ['getBBox']);
+      this.textElement.getBBox.and.returnValue({
+        height: 20
+      });
+
+      this.node = new javascript.Parser('test').__consume__root();
+      this.node.container = jasmine.createSpyObj('container', [
+        'addClass',
+        'text',
+        'group',
+        'path',
+        'circle'
+      ]);
+      this.node.container.text.and.returnValue(this.textElement);
+      this.node.container.group.and.returnValue('group element');
+
+      this.node.regexp = jasmine.createSpyObj('regexp', [
+        'render',
+        'transform',
+        'getBBox'
+      ]);
+
+      this.renderDeferred = Q.defer();
+      this.node.regexp.render.and.returnValue(this.renderDeferred.promise);
+    });
+
+    it('renders the regexp', function() {
+      this.node._render();
+      expect(this.node.regexp.render).toHaveBeenCalledWith('group element');
+    });
+
+    describe('when there are flags', function() {
+
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        this.node.flags = ['example', 'flags'];
+      });
+
+      it('renders a text element', function() {
+        this.node._render();
+        expect(this.node.container.text).toHaveBeenCalledWith(0, 0, 'Flags: example, flags');
+      });
+
+    });
+
+    describe('when there are no flags', function() {
+
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        this.node.flags = [];
+      });
+
+      it('does not render a text element', function() {
+        this.node._render();
+        expect(this.node.container.text).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+
+    });
+
+    describe('positioning of elements', function() {
+
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        this.renderDeferred.resolve();
+
+        this.node.regexp.getBBox.and.returnValue({
+          ax: 1,
+          ay: 2,
+          ax2: 3,
+          x2: 4
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('renders a path element to lead in and out of the regexp', function(done) {
+        this.node._render()
+          .then(() => {
+            expect(this.node.container.path).toHaveBeenCalledWith('M1,2H0M3,2H14');
+          })
+          .finally(done)
+          .done();
+      });
+
+      it('renders circle elements before and after the regexp', function(done) {
+        this.node._render()
+          .then(() => {
+            expect(this.node.container.circle).toHaveBeenCalledWith(0, 2, 5);
+            expect(this.node.container.circle).toHaveBeenCalledWith(14, 2, 5);
+          })
+          .finally(done)
+          .done();
+      });
+
+      describe('when there are flags', function() {
+
+        beforeEach(function() {
+          this.node.flags = ['example'];
+        });
+
+        it('moves the regexp below the flag text', function(done) {
+          this.node._render()
+            .then(() => {
+              expect(this.node.regexp.transform).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Snap.matrix()
+                .translate(10, 20));
+            })
+            .finally(done)
+            .done();
+        });
+
+      });
+
+      describe('when there are no flags', function() {
+
+        beforeEach(function() {
+          this.node.flags = [];
+        });
+
+        it('positions the regexp', function(done) {
+          this.node._render()
+            .then(() => {
+              expect(this.node.regexp.transform).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Snap.matrix()
+                .translate(10, 0));
+            })
+            .finally(done)
+            .done();
+        });
+
+      });
+
+    });
+
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/src/js/parser/javascript/root.js b/src/js/parser/javascript/root.js
index 7dfe56e..2d57416 100644
--- a/src/js/parser/javascript/root.js
+++ b/src/js/parser/javascript/root.js
@@ -3,62 +3,43 @@ import _ from 'lodash';
 export default {
   type: 'root',
 
+  flagLabels: {
+    i: 'Ignore Case',
+    g: 'Global',
+    m: 'Multiline'
+  },
+
   _render() {
-    var flagLabels = [];
+    var flagText;
 
-    if (this.flags.global) {
-      flagLabels.push('Global');
+    if (this.flags.length > 0) {
+      flagText = this.container.text(0, 0, `Flags: ${this.flags.join(', ')}`);
     }
-    if (this.flags.ignore_case) {
-      flagLabels.push('Ignore Case');
-    }
-    if (this.flags.multiline) {
-      flagLabels.push('Multiline');
-    }
-
-    if (flagLabels.length > 0) {
-      this.flagText = this.container.text(0, 0, `Flags: ${flagLabels.join(', ')}`);
-    }
-
-    this.start = this.container.circle()
-      .addClass('pin')
-      .attr({ r: 5 });
-    this.end = this.container.circle()
-      .addClass('pin')
-      .attr({ r: 5 });
 
     return this.regexp.render(this.container.group())
       .then(() => {
-        var box,
-            offset = 0;
+        var box;
 
-        if (this.flagText) {
-          offset = this.flagText.getBBox().height;
+        if (flagText) {
+          this.regexp.transform(Snap.matrix()
+            .translate(10, flagText.getBBox().height));
+        } else {
+          this.regexp.transform(Snap.matrix()
+            .translate(10, 0));
         }
 
-        this.regexp.transform(Snap.matrix()
-          .translate(10, offset));
-
         box = this.regexp.getBBox();
 
-        this.start.transform(Snap.matrix()
-          .translate(0, box.ay));
-        this.end.transform(Snap.matrix()
-          .translate(box.x2 + 10, box.ay));
-
-        this.container.prepend(
-          this.container.path(`M${box.ax},${box.ay}H0M${box.ax2},${box.ay}H${box.x2 + 10}`));
+        this.container.path(`M${box.ax},${box.ay}H0M${box.ax2},${box.ay}H${box.x2 + 10}`);
+        this.container.circle(0, box.ay, 5);
+        this.container.circle(box.x2 + 10, box.ay, 5);
       });
   },
 
   setup() {
-    var flagsStr = this.properties.flags.textValue;
-
-    this.flags = {
-      global: /g/.test(flagsStr),
-      ignore_case: /i/.test(flagsStr),
-      multiline: /m/.test(flagsStr)
-    };
+    this.flags = _(this.properties.flags.textValue).unique().sort().map(flag => {
+      return this.flagLabels[flag];
+    }).value();
 
     this.regexp = this.properties.regexp
   }
diff --git a/src/sass/svg.scss b/src/sass/svg.scss
index 44455bc..1492f8a 100644
--- a/src/sass/svg.scss
+++ b/src/sass/svg.scss
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ path {
   stroke: $black;
 }
 
-circle.pin {
+circle {
   fill: $gray;
   stroke-width: 2px;
   stroke: $black;