diff --git a/text/shape/measure.go b/text/shape/measure.go
index cb073c83..4041fca0 100644
--- a/text/shape/measure.go
+++ b/text/shape/measure.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type Family struct {
 
 	layoutCache layoutCache
 	pathCache   pathCache
+	buf         sfnt.Buffer
 }
 
 // for returns a font for the given face.
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ func (f *Family) Layout(face text.Face, size float32, str string, opts text.Layo
 	if l, ok := f.layoutCache.Get(lk); ok {
 		return l
 	}
-	l := layoutText(ppem, str, &opentype{Font: fnt, Hinting: font.HintingFull}, opts)
+	l := layoutText(&f.buf, ppem, str, &opentype{Font: fnt, Hinting: font.HintingFull}, opts)
 	f.layoutCache.Put(lk, l)
 	return l
 }
@@ -74,19 +75,19 @@ func (f *Family) Shape(face text.Face, size float32, str text.String) op.MacroOp
 	if p, ok := f.pathCache.Get(pk); ok {
 		return p
 	}
-	p := textPath(ppem, &opentype{Font: fnt, Hinting: font.HintingFull}, str)
+	p := textPath(&f.buf, ppem, &opentype{Font: fnt, Hinting: font.HintingFull}, str)
 	f.pathCache.Put(pk, p)
 	return p
 }
 
-func layoutText(ppem fixed.Int26_6, str string, f *opentype, opts text.LayoutOptions) *text.Layout {
-	m := f.Metrics(ppem)
+func layoutText(buf *sfnt.Buffer, ppem fixed.Int26_6, str string, f *opentype, opts text.LayoutOptions) *text.Layout {
+	m := f.Metrics(buf, ppem)
 	lineTmpl := text.Line{
 		Ascent: m.Ascent,
 		// m.Height is equal to m.Ascent + m.Descent + linegap.
 		// Compute the descent including the linegap.
 		Descent: m.Height - m.Ascent,
-		Bounds:  f.Bounds(ppem),
+		Bounds:  f.Bounds(buf, ppem),
 	}
 	var lines []text.Line
 	maxDotX := fixed.Int26_6(math.MaxInt32)
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ func layoutText(ppem fixed.Int26_6, str string, f *opentype, opts text.LayoutOpt
 			c = ' '
 			s = 1
 		}
-		a, ok := f.GlyphAdvance(ppem, c)
+		a, ok := f.GlyphAdvance(buf, ppem, c)
 		if !ok {
 			prev.idx += s
 			continue
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ func layoutText(ppem fixed.Int26_6, str string, f *opentype, opts text.LayoutOpt
 		next.adv = a
 		var k fixed.Int26_6
 		if prev.valid {
-			k = f.Kern(ppem, prev.r, next.r)
+			k = f.Kern(buf, ppem, prev.r, next.r)
 		}
 		// Break the line if we're out of space.
 		if prev.idx > 0 && next.x+next.adv+k >= maxDotX {
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ func layoutText(ppem fixed.Int26_6, str string, f *opentype, opts text.LayoutOpt
 	return &text.Layout{Lines: lines}
 }
 
-func textPath(ppem fixed.Int26_6, f *opentype, str text.String) op.MacroOp {
+func textPath(buf *sfnt.Buffer, ppem fixed.Int26_6, f *opentype, str text.String) op.MacroOp {
 	var lastPos f32.Point
 	var builder paint.Path
 	ops := new(op.Ops)
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ func textPath(ppem fixed.Int26_6, f *opentype, str text.String) op.MacroOp {
 	builder.Begin(ops)
 	for _, r := range str.String {
 		if !unicode.IsSpace(r) {
-			segs, ok := f.LoadGlyph(ppem, r)
+			segs, ok := f.LoadGlyph(buf, ppem, r)
 			if !ok {
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/text/shape/opentype.go b/text/shape/opentype.go
index 27030ad5..b0b670a1 100644
--- a/text/shape/opentype.go
+++ b/text/shape/opentype.go
@@ -11,51 +11,49 @@ import (
 type opentype struct {
 	Font    *sfnt.Font
 	Hinting font.Hinting
-
-	buf sfnt.Buffer
 }
 
-func (f *opentype) GlyphAdvance(ppem fixed.Int26_6, r rune) (advance fixed.Int26_6, ok bool) {
-	g, err := f.Font.GlyphIndex(&f.buf, r)
+func (f *opentype) GlyphAdvance(buf *sfnt.Buffer, ppem fixed.Int26_6, r rune) (advance fixed.Int26_6, ok bool) {
+	g, err := f.Font.GlyphIndex(buf, r)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, false
 	}
-	adv, err := f.Font.GlyphAdvance(&f.buf, g, ppem, f.Hinting)
+	adv, err := f.Font.GlyphAdvance(buf, g, ppem, f.Hinting)
 	return adv, err == nil
 }
 
-func (f *opentype) Kern(ppem fixed.Int26_6, r0, r1 rune) fixed.Int26_6 {
-	g0, err := f.Font.GlyphIndex(&f.buf, r0)
+func (f *opentype) Kern(buf *sfnt.Buffer, ppem fixed.Int26_6, r0, r1 rune) fixed.Int26_6 {
+	g0, err := f.Font.GlyphIndex(buf, r0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0
 	}
-	g1, err := f.Font.GlyphIndex(&f.buf, r1)
+	g1, err := f.Font.GlyphIndex(buf, r1)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0
 	}
-	adv, err := f.Font.Kern(&f.buf, g0, g1, ppem, f.Hinting)
+	adv, err := f.Font.Kern(buf, g0, g1, ppem, f.Hinting)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0
 	}
 	return adv
 }
 
-func (f *opentype) Metrics(ppem fixed.Int26_6) font.Metrics {
-	m, _ := f.Font.Metrics(&f.buf, ppem, f.Hinting)
+func (f *opentype) Metrics(buf *sfnt.Buffer, ppem fixed.Int26_6) font.Metrics {
+	m, _ := f.Font.Metrics(buf, ppem, f.Hinting)
 	return m
 }
 
-func (f *opentype) Bounds(ppem fixed.Int26_6) fixed.Rectangle26_6 {
-	r, _ := f.Font.Bounds(&f.buf, ppem, f.Hinting)
+func (f *opentype) Bounds(buf *sfnt.Buffer, ppem fixed.Int26_6) fixed.Rectangle26_6 {
+	r, _ := f.Font.Bounds(buf, ppem, f.Hinting)
 	return r
 }
 
-func (f *opentype) LoadGlyph(ppem fixed.Int26_6, r rune) ([]sfnt.Segment, bool) {
-	g, err := f.Font.GlyphIndex(&f.buf, r)
+func (f *opentype) LoadGlyph(buf *sfnt.Buffer, ppem fixed.Int26_6, r rune) ([]sfnt.Segment, bool) {
+	g, err := f.Font.GlyphIndex(buf, r)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, false
 	}
-	segs, err := f.Font.LoadGlyph(&f.buf, g, ppem, nil)
+	segs, err := f.Font.LoadGlyph(buf, g, ppem, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, false
 	}