diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/onroad/alert_renderer.py b/selfdrive/ui/onroad/alert_renderer.py
index 37276b11a4..7b0128271e 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/onroad/alert_renderer.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/onroad/alert_renderer.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from cereal import messaging, log
 from openpilot.system.hardware import TICI
 from openpilot.system.ui.lib.application import gui_app, FontWeight, DEFAULT_FPS
 from openpilot.system.ui.lib.label import gui_text_box
+from openpilot.system.ui.lib.text_measure import measure_text_cached
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.ui_state import ui_state
 
 
@@ -64,7 +65,6 @@ class AlertRenderer:
   def __init__(self):
     self.font_regular: rl.Font = gui_app.font(FontWeight.NORMAL)
     self.font_bold: rl.Font = gui_app.font(FontWeight.BOLD)
-    self.font_metrics_cache: dict[tuple[str, int, str], rl.Vector2] = {}
 
   def get_alert(self, sm: messaging.SubMaster) -> Alert | None:
     """Generate the current alert based on selfdrive state."""
@@ -152,14 +152,8 @@ class AlertRenderer:
       text_rect.y = rect.y + rect.height // 2
       gui_text_box(text_rect, alert.text2, ALERT_FONT_BIG, alignment=align_ment)
 
-  def _measure_text(self, font: rl.Font, text: str, font_size: int, font_type: str) -> rl.Vector2:
-    key = (text, font_size, font_type)
-    if key not in self.font_metrics_cache:
-      self.font_metrics_cache[key] = rl.measure_text_ex(font, text, font_size, 0)
-    return self.font_metrics_cache[key]
-
   def _draw_centered(self, text, rect, font, font_size, center_y=True, color=rl.WHITE) -> None:
-    text_size = self._measure_text(font, text, font_size, 'bold' if font == self.font_bold else 'regular')
+    text_size = measure_text_cached(font, text, font_size)
     x = rect.x + (rect.width - text_size.x) / 2
     y = rect.y + ((rect.height - text_size.y) / 2 if center_y else 0)
     rl.draw_text_ex(font, text, rl.Vector2(x, y), font_size, 0, color)
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/onroad/hud_renderer.py b/selfdrive/ui/onroad/hud_renderer.py
index ed0b7cc974..0e893acfe9 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/onroad/hud_renderer.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/onroad/hud_renderer.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from cereal.messaging import SubMaster
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.ui_state import ui_state, UIStatus
 from openpilot.system.ui.lib.application import gui_app, FontWeight
+from openpilot.system.ui.lib.text_measure import measure_text_cached
 from openpilot.common.conversions import Conversions as CV
 
 # Constants
@@ -61,7 +62,6 @@ class HudRenderer:
     self.set_speed: float = SET_SPEED_NA
     self.speed: float = 0.0
     self.v_ego_cluster_seen: bool = False
-    self.font_metrics_cache: dict[[str, int, str], rl.Vector2] = {}
     self._wheel_texture: rl.Texture = gui_app.texture('icons/chffr_wheel.png', UI_CONFIG.wheel_icon_size, UI_CONFIG.wheel_icon_size)
     self._font_semi_bold: rl.Font = gui_app.font(FontWeight.SEMI_BOLD)
     self._font_bold: rl.Font = gui_app.font(FontWeight.BOLD)
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class HudRenderer:
         max_color = COLORS.override
 
     max_text = "MAX"
-    max_text_width = self._measure_text(max_text, self._font_semi_bold, FONT_SIZES.max_speed, 'semi_bold').x
+    max_text_width = measure_text_cached(self._font_semi_bold, max_text, FONT_SIZES.max_speed).x
     rl.draw_text_ex(
       self._font_semi_bold,
       max_text,
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class HudRenderer:
     )
 
     set_speed_text = CRUISE_DISABLED_CHAR if not self.is_cruise_set else str(round(self.set_speed))
-    speed_text_width = self._measure_text(set_speed_text, self._font_bold, FONT_SIZES.set_speed, 'bold').x
+    speed_text_width = measure_text_cached(self._font_bold, set_speed_text, FONT_SIZES.set_speed).x
     rl.draw_text_ex(
       self._font_bold,
       set_speed_text,
@@ -158,12 +158,12 @@ class HudRenderer:
   def _draw_current_speed(self, rect: rl.Rectangle) -> None:
     """Draw the current vehicle speed and unit."""
     speed_text = str(round(self.speed))
-    speed_text_size = self._measure_text(speed_text, self._font_bold, FONT_SIZES.current_speed, 'bold')
+    speed_text_size = measure_text_cached(self._font_bold, speed_text, FONT_SIZES.current_speed)
     speed_pos = rl.Vector2(rect.x + rect.width / 2 - speed_text_size.x / 2, 180 - speed_text_size.y / 2)
     rl.draw_text_ex(self._font_bold, speed_text, speed_pos, FONT_SIZES.current_speed, 0, COLORS.white)
 
     unit_text = "km/h" if ui_state.is_metric else "mph"
-    unit_text_size = self._measure_text(unit_text, self._font_medium, FONT_SIZES.speed_unit, 'medium')
+    unit_text_size = measure_text_cached(self._font_medium, unit_text, FONT_SIZES.speed_unit)
     unit_pos = rl.Vector2(rect.x + rect.width / 2 - unit_text_size.x / 2, 290 - unit_text_size.y / 2)
     rl.draw_text_ex(self._font_medium, unit_text, unit_pos, FONT_SIZES.speed_unit, 0, COLORS.white_translucent)
 
@@ -176,10 +176,3 @@ class HudRenderer:
     opacity = 0.7 if ui_state.status == UIStatus.DISENGAGED else 1.0
     img_pos = rl.Vector2(center_x - self._wheel_texture.width / 2, center_y - self._wheel_texture.height / 2)
     rl.draw_texture_v(self._wheel_texture, img_pos, rl.Color(255, 255, 255, int(255 * opacity)))
-
-  def _measure_text(self, text: str, font: rl.Font, font_size: int, font_type: str) -> rl.Vector2:
-    """Measure text dimensions with caching."""
-    key = (text, font_size, font_type)
-    if key not in self.font_metrics_cache:
-      self.font_metrics_cache[key] = rl.measure_text_ex(font, text, font_size, 0)
-    return self.font_metrics_cache[key]
diff --git a/system/ui/lib/text_measure.py b/system/ui/lib/text_measure.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cdd566409
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/ui/lib/text_measure.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import pyray as rl
+
+_cache: dict[int, rl.Vector2] = {}
+
+
+def measure_text_cached(font: rl.Font, text: str, font_size: int, spacing: int = 0) -> rl.Vector2:
+  key = hash((font.texture.id, text, font_size, spacing))
+  if key in _cache:
+    return _cache[key]
+
+  result = rl.measure_text_ex(font, text, font_size, spacing)
+  _cache[key] = result
+  return result