diff --git a/egui/src/containers/collapsing_header.rs b/egui/src/containers/collapsing_header.rs
index de95c289b..b5b681693 100644
--- a/egui/src/containers/collapsing_header.rs
+++ b/egui/src/containers/collapsing_header.rs
@@ -262,12 +262,7 @@ impl CollapsingHeader {
             paint_icon(ui, openness, &icon_response);
         }
 
-        ui.painter().galley(
-            text_pos,
-            galley,
-            label.text_style_or_default(ui.style()),
-            text_color,
-        );
+        ui.painter().galley(text_pos, galley, text_color);
 
         Prepared {
             id,
diff --git a/egui/src/containers/combo_box.rs b/egui/src/containers/combo_box.rs
index d25a80120..4622a1194 100644
--- a/egui/src/containers/combo_box.rs
+++ b/egui/src/containers/combo_box.rs
@@ -179,8 +179,9 @@ fn combo_box(
         let full_minimum_width = ui.spacing().slider_width;
         let icon_size = Vec2::splat(ui.spacing().icon_width);
 
-        let text_style = TextStyle::Button;
-        let galley = ui.fonts().layout_no_wrap(text_style, selected.into());
+        let galley = ui
+            .fonts()
+            .layout_no_wrap(TextStyle::Button, selected.into());
 
         let width = galley.size.x + ui.spacing().item_spacing.x + icon_size.x;
         let width = width.at_least(full_minimum_width);
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ fn combo_box(
 
         let text_rect = Align2::LEFT_CENTER.align_size_within_rect(galley.size, rect);
         ui.painter()
-            .galley(text_rect.min, galley, text_style, visuals.text_color());
+            .galley(text_rect.min, galley, visuals.text_color());
     });
 
     if button_response.clicked() {
diff --git a/egui/src/painter.rs b/egui/src/painter.rs
index 48fcf5067..f4b85c4dd 100644
--- a/egui/src/painter.rs
+++ b/egui/src/painter.rs
@@ -172,10 +172,11 @@ impl Painter {
     }
 
     pub fn error(&self, pos: Pos2, text: impl std::fmt::Display) -> Rect {
-        let text_style = TextStyle::Monospace;
-        let galley =
-            self.fonts()
-                .layout_multiline(text_style, format!("🔥 {}", text), f32::INFINITY);
+        let galley = self.fonts().layout_multiline(
+            TextStyle::Monospace,
+            format!("🔥 {}", text),
+            f32::INFINITY,
+        );
         let rect = Align2::LEFT_TOP.anchor_rect(Rect::from_min_size(pos, galley.size));
         let frame_rect = rect.expand(2.0);
         self.add(Shape::Rect {
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ impl Painter {
             fill: Color32::from_black_alpha(240),
             stroke: Stroke::new(1.0, Color32::RED),
         });
-        self.galley(rect.min, galley, text_style, Color32::RED);
+        self.galley(rect.min, galley, Color32::RED);
         frame_rect
     }
 }
@@ -296,27 +297,25 @@ impl Painter {
             .fonts()
             .layout_multiline(text_style, text.into(), f32::INFINITY);
         let rect = anchor.anchor_rect(Rect::from_min_size(pos, galley.size));
-        self.galley(rect.min, galley, text_style, text_color);
+        self.galley(rect.min, galley, text_color);
         rect
     }
 
     /// Paint text that has already been layed out in a `Galley`.
-    pub fn galley(&self, pos: Pos2, galley: Galley, text_style: TextStyle, color: Color32) {
-        self.galley_with_italics(pos, galley, text_style, color, false)
+    pub fn galley(&self, pos: Pos2, galley: Galley, color: Color32) {
+        self.galley_with_italics(pos, galley, color, false)
     }
 
     pub fn galley_with_italics(
         &self,
         pos: Pos2,
         galley: Galley,
-        text_style: TextStyle,
         color: Color32,
         fake_italics: bool,
     ) {
         self.add(Shape::Text {
             pos,
             galley,
-            text_style,
             color,
             fake_italics,
         });
diff --git a/egui/src/widgets/button.rs b/egui/src/widgets/button.rs
index f3339f5b4..24a1743ee 100644
--- a/egui/src/widgets/button.rs
+++ b/egui/src/widgets/button.rs
@@ -141,8 +141,7 @@ impl Button {
             let text_color = text_color
                 .or(ui.visuals().override_text_color)
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| visuals.text_color());
-            ui.painter()
-                .galley(text_cursor, galley, text_style, text_color);
+            ui.painter().galley(text_cursor, galley, text_color);
         }
 
         response
@@ -264,8 +263,7 @@ impl<'a> Widget for Checkbox<'a> {
         let text_color = text_color
             .or(ui.visuals().override_text_color)
             .unwrap_or_else(|| visuals.text_color());
-        ui.painter()
-            .galley(text_cursor, galley, text_style, text_color);
+        ui.painter().galley(text_cursor, galley, text_color);
         response
     }
 }
@@ -373,7 +371,7 @@ impl Widget for RadioButton {
         let text_color = text_color
             .or(ui.visuals().override_text_color)
             .unwrap_or_else(|| visuals.text_color());
-        painter.galley(text_cursor, galley, text_style, text_color);
+        painter.galley(text_cursor, galley, text_color);
         response
     }
 }
diff --git a/egui/src/widgets/label.rs b/egui/src/widgets/label.rs
index 4f6137f2b..e3f0f1b9a 100644
--- a/egui/src/widgets/label.rs
+++ b/egui/src/widgets/label.rs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ impl Label {
 
     pub fn font_height(&self, fonts: &epaint::text::Fonts, style: &Style) -> f32 {
         let text_style = self.text_style_or_default(style);
-        fonts[text_style].row_height()
+        fonts.row_height(text_style)
     }
 
     // TODO: this should return a LabelLayout which has a paint method.
@@ -234,9 +234,8 @@ impl Label {
             }
         }
 
-        let text_style = self.text_style_or_default(ui.style());
         ui.painter()
-            .galley_with_italics(pos, galley, text_style, text_color, italics);
+            .galley_with_italics(pos, galley, text_color, italics);
 
         ui.painter().extend(lines);
     }
diff --git a/egui/src/widgets/plot.rs b/egui/src/widgets/plot.rs
index 1539ea504..74ef9da38 100644
--- a/egui/src/widgets/plot.rs
+++ b/egui/src/widgets/plot.rs
@@ -661,7 +661,6 @@ impl Prepared {
             shapes.push(Shape::Text {
                 pos: text_pos,
                 galley,
-                text_style,
                 color: ui.visuals().text_color(),
                 fake_italics: false,
             });
diff --git a/egui/src/widgets/selected_label.rs b/egui/src/widgets/selected_label.rs
index e14acf504..8d64eae9e 100644
--- a/egui/src/widgets/selected_label.rs
+++ b/egui/src/widgets/selected_label.rs
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ impl Widget for SelectableLabel {
             .visuals
             .override_text_color
             .unwrap_or_else(|| visuals.text_color());
-        ui.painter()
-            .galley(text_cursor, galley, text_style, text_color);
+        ui.painter().galley(text_cursor, galley, text_color);
         response
     }
 }
diff --git a/egui/src/widgets/text_edit.rs b/egui/src/widgets/text_edit.rs
index c8bea4359..919550f07 100644
--- a/egui/src/widgets/text_edit.rs
+++ b/egui/src/widgets/text_edit.rs
@@ -513,8 +513,7 @@ impl<'t> TextEdit<'t> {
             .or(ui.visuals().override_text_color)
             // .unwrap_or_else(|| ui.style().interact(&response).text_color()); // too bright
             .unwrap_or_else(|| ui.visuals().widgets.inactive.text_color());
-        ui.painter()
-            .galley(response.rect.min, galley, text_style, text_color);
+        ui.painter().galley(response.rect.min, galley, text_color);
 
         if text.is_empty() && !hint_text.is_empty() {
             let galley = if multiline {
@@ -525,7 +524,7 @@ impl<'t> TextEdit<'t> {
             };
             let hint_text_color = ui.visuals().weak_text_color();
             ui.painter()
-                .galley(response.rect.min, galley, text_style, hint_text_color);
+                .galley(response.rect.min, galley, hint_text_color);
         }
 
         ui.memory().text_edit.insert(id, state);
diff --git a/egui_demo_lib/benches/benchmark.rs b/egui_demo_lib/benches/benchmark.rs
index 7a1042913..7ae032132 100644
--- a/egui_demo_lib/benches/benchmark.rs
+++ b/egui_demo_lib/benches/benchmark.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ pub fn criterion_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
                     &fonts,
                     egui::Pos2::ZERO,
                     &galley,
-                    text_style,
                     egui::Color32::WHITE,
                     fake_italics,
                     &mut mesh,
diff --git a/epaint/src/shape.rs b/epaint/src/shape.rs
index 303f05a37..357064e26 100644
--- a/epaint/src/shape.rs
+++ b/epaint/src/shape.rs
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ pub enum Shape {
         stroke: Stroke,
     },
     Text {
-        /// Top left corner of the first character.
+        /// Top left corner of the first character..
         pos: Pos2,
-        /// The layed out text
+        /// The layed out text.
         galley: Galley,
-        text_style: TextStyle, // TODO: Font?
+        /// Text color (foreground).
         color: Color32,
-        /// If true, tilt the letters for an ugly italics effect
+        /// If true, tilt the letters for a hacky italics effect.
         fake_italics: bool,
     },
     Mesh(Mesh),
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ impl Shape {
         Self::Text {
             pos: rect.min,
             galley,
-            text_style,
             color,
             fake_italics: false,
         }
diff --git a/epaint/src/tessellator.rs b/epaint/src/tessellator.rs
index 147e175ce..b1c6a337f 100644
--- a/epaint/src/tessellator.rs
+++ b/epaint/src/tessellator.rs
@@ -566,7 +566,6 @@ impl Tessellator {
             Shape::Text {
                 pos,
                 galley,
-                text_style,
                 color,
                 fake_italics,
             } => {
@@ -581,7 +580,7 @@ impl Tessellator {
                         out,
                     );
                 }
-                self.tessellate_text(fonts, pos, &galley, text_style, color, fake_italics, out);
+                self.tessellate_text(fonts, pos, &galley, color, fake_italics, out);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -622,7 +621,6 @@ impl Tessellator {
         fonts: &Fonts,
         pos: Pos2,
         galley: &super::Galley,
-        text_style: super::TextStyle,
         color: Color32,
         fake_italics: bool,
         out: &mut Mesh,
@@ -641,7 +639,7 @@ impl Tessellator {
 
         let clip_rect = self.clip_rect.expand(2.0); // Some fudge to handle letters that are slightly larger than expected.
 
-        let font = &fonts[text_style];
+        let font = &fonts[galley.text_style];
         let mut chars = galley.text.chars();
         for line in &galley.rows {
             let line_min_y = pos.y + line.y_min;
diff --git a/epaint/src/text/font.rs b/epaint/src/text/font.rs
index 60d79b2ca..fd1f2b55e 100644
--- a/epaint/src/text/font.rs
+++ b/epaint/src/text/font.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ use {
 
 use crate::{
     mutex::{Mutex, RwLock},
-    text::galley::{Galley, Row},
+    text::{
+        galley::{Galley, Row},
+        TextStyle,
+    },
     TextureAtlas,
 };
 use emath::{vec2, Vec2};
@@ -153,8 +156,8 @@ type FontIndex = usize;
 
 // TODO: rename?
 /// Wrapper over multiple `FontImpl` (e.g. a primary + fallbacks for emojis)
-#[derive(Default)]
 pub struct Font {
+    text_style: TextStyle,
     fonts: Vec<Arc<FontImpl>>,
     replacement_glyph: (FontIndex, GlyphInfo),
     pixels_per_point: f32,
@@ -163,15 +166,23 @@ pub struct Font {
 }
 
 impl Font {
-    pub fn new(fonts: Vec<Arc<FontImpl>>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(text_style: TextStyle, fonts: Vec<Arc<FontImpl>>) -> Self {
         if fonts.is_empty() {
-            return Default::default();
+            return Self {
+                text_style,
+                fonts,
+                replacement_glyph: Default::default(),
+                pixels_per_point: 0.0,
+                row_height: 0.0,
+                glyph_info_cache: Default::default(),
+            };
         }
 
         let pixels_per_point = fonts[0].pixels_per_point();
         let row_height = fonts[0].row_height();
 
         let mut slf = Self {
+            text_style,
             fonts,
             replacement_glyph: Default::default(),
             pixels_per_point,
@@ -204,6 +215,11 @@ impl Font {
         slf
     }
 
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn text_style(&self) -> TextStyle {
+        self.text_style
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     pub fn round_to_pixel(&self, point: f32) -> f32 {
         (point * self.pixels_per_point).round() / self.pixels_per_point
@@ -301,6 +317,7 @@ impl Font {
         let width = row.max_x();
         let size = vec2(width, self.row_height());
         let galley = Galley {
+            text_style: self.text_style,
             text,
             rows: vec![row],
             size,
@@ -391,7 +408,13 @@ impl Font {
         }
         let size = vec2(widest_row, rows.last().unwrap().y_max);
 
-        let galley = Galley { text, rows, size };
+        let text_style = self.text_style;
+        let galley = Galley {
+            text_style,
+            text,
+            rows,
+            size,
+        };
         galley.sanity_check();
         galley
     }
diff --git a/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs b/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs
index a13642b8a..d7b5a5a2c 100644
--- a/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs
+++ b/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ impl Fonts {
                     .map(|font_name| font_impl_cache.font_impl(font_name, scale_in_points))
                     .collect();
 
-                (text_style, Font::new(fonts))
+                (text_style, Font::new(text_style, fonts))
             })
             .collect();
 
diff --git a/epaint/src/text/galley.rs b/epaint/src/text/galley.rs
index 14f0fd3a0..7e72b678c 100644
--- a/epaint/src/text/galley.rs
+++ b/epaint/src/text/galley.rs
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@ use super::cursor::*;
 use emath::{pos2, NumExt, Rect, Vec2};
 
 /// A collection of text locked into place.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Galley {
+    /// The [`crate::TextStyle`] (font) used.
+    pub text_style: crate::TextStyle,
+
     /// The full text, including any an all `\n`.
     pub text: String,