diff --git a/allg5ui/font.go b/allg5ui/font.go
index fb502ed..eb6a626 100644
--- a/allg5ui/font.go
+++ b/allg5ui/font.go
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ func (f *font) Measure(t string) geom.RectangleF32 {
 	if f == nil {
 		return geom.RectangleF32{}
 	}
-	var x, y, w, h = f.TextDimensions(t)
-	return geom.RectF32(x, y, x+w, y+h)
+	// allg5.Font.TextDimentions (previous implementation) seems to return the closest fit rectangle to the drawn text (so depending on the glyphs). allg5.Font.TextWidth is giving the full width (not trimmed) which gives a better result together with allg5.Font.Height.
+	w := f.TextWidth(t)
+	h := f.Height()
+	return geom.RectRelF32(0, 0, w, h)
 }