Group aware command based arrangement is provided. An alignment command can be received, an undirected graph comprising a group of graph nodes connected by graph edges can be constructed, wherein the group of graph nodes represent a group of selected display elements, and the undirected graph can be partitioned as a function of identifying a severable graph edge of the graph edges that connects a pair of graph nodes included in the group of graph nodes to form a first collection of graph nodes and a second collection of graph nodes.