diff --git a/d2compiler/compile.go b/d2compiler/compile.go
index df5efd7cd..44a41aa22 100644
--- a/d2compiler/compile.go
+++ b/d2compiler/compile.go
@@ -285,19 +285,19 @@ func (c *compiler) compileReserved(attrs *d2graph.Attributes, f *d2ir.Field) {
 		attrs.Height = &d2graph.Scalar{}
 		attrs.Height.Value = scalar.ScalarString()
 		attrs.Height.MapKey = f.LastPrimaryKey()
-	case "top":
+	case "position-top":
 		_, err := strconv.Atoi(scalar.ScalarString())
 		if err != nil {
-			c.errorf(scalar, "non-integer top %#v: %s", scalar.ScalarString(), err)
+			c.errorf(scalar, "non-integer position-top %#v: %s", scalar.ScalarString(), err)
 			return
 		}
 		attrs.Top = &d2graph.Scalar{}
 		attrs.Top.Value = scalar.ScalarString()
 		attrs.Top.MapKey = f.LastPrimaryKey()
-	case "left":
+	case "position-left":
 		_, err := strconv.Atoi(scalar.ScalarString())
 		if err != nil {
-			c.errorf(scalar, "non-integer left %#v: %s", scalar.ScalarString(), err)
+			c.errorf(scalar, "non-integer position-left %#v: %s", scalar.ScalarString(), err)
 			return
 		}
 		attrs.Left = &d2graph.Scalar{}
diff --git a/d2graph/d2graph.go b/d2graph/d2graph.go
index 30bdedcbf..4a983d439 100644
--- a/d2graph/d2graph.go
+++ b/d2graph/d2graph.go
@@ -1433,19 +1433,19 @@ var ReservedKeywords2 map[string]struct{}
 
 // Non Style/Holder keywords.
 var SimpleReservedKeywords = map[string]struct{}{
-	"label":      {},
-	"desc":       {},
-	"shape":      {},
-	"icon":       {},
-	"constraint": {},
-	"tooltip":    {},
-	"link":       {},
-	"near":       {},
-	"width":      {},
-	"height":     {},
-	"direction":  {},
-	"top":        {},
-	"left":       {},
+	"label":         {},
+	"desc":          {},
+	"shape":         {},
+	"icon":          {},
+	"constraint":    {},
+	"tooltip":       {},
+	"link":          {},
+	"near":          {},
+	"width":         {},
+	"height":        {},
+	"direction":     {},
+	"position-top":  {},
+	"position-left": {},
 }
 
 // ReservedKeywordHolders are reserved keywords that are meaningless on its own and exist solely to hold a set of reserved keywords