diff --git a/Velentr.Font.DevEnv/Game1.cs b/Velentr.Font.DevEnv/Game1.cs
index d6a5d7c..9e772f8 100644
--- a/Velentr.Font.DevEnv/Game1.cs
+++ b/Velentr.Font.DevEnv/Game1.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,24 @@ protected override void Update(GameTime gameTime)
             if (GamePad.GetState(PlayerIndex.One).Buttons.Back == ButtonState.Pressed || Keyboard.GetState().IsKeyDown(Keys.Escape))
                 Exit();
 
+            var size1a = font1.MeasureText("Hello World!");
+            var size1b = font1.MakeText("Hello World!").Size;
+            var size1c = font1.MeasureText("Hello World!");
+
+            var size2a = font1.MeasureText("Hello\nWorld!");
+            var size2b = font1.MakeText("Hello\nWorld!").Size;
+            var size2c = font1.MeasureText("Hello\nWorld!");
+
+
+
+            var size3a = font2.MeasureText("Hello World!");
+            var size3b = font2.MakeText("Hello World!").Size;
+            var size3c = font2.MeasureText("Hello World!");
+
+            var size4a = font2.MeasureText("Hello\nWorld!");
+            var size4b = font2.MakeText("Hello\nWorld!").Size;
+            var size4c = font2.MeasureText("Hello\nWorld!");
+
             base.Update(gameTime);
         }
 
diff --git a/Velentr.Font.FNA/Velentr.Font.FNA.csproj b/Velentr.Font.FNA/Velentr.Font.FNA.csproj
index 4f66f33..1a6d93e 100644
--- a/Velentr.Font.FNA/Velentr.Font.FNA.csproj
+++ b/Velentr.Font.FNA/Velentr.Font.FNA.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/vonderborch/Velentr.Font</PackageProjectUrl>
     <Description>An alternative solution for Monogame/FNA/XNA-derived frameworks that utilizes SharpFont to draw text rather than the traditional SpriteFont approach.</Description>
     <PackageTags>SharpFont, FNA, SpriteFont, Font</PackageTags>
-    <Version>1.2.6</Version>
+    <Version>1.2.7</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|AnyCPU'">
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
diff --git a/Velentr.Font.Monogame/Velentr.Font.Monogame.csproj b/Velentr.Font.Monogame/Velentr.Font.Monogame.csproj
index 79122ef..d666ac4 100644
--- a/Velentr.Font.Monogame/Velentr.Font.Monogame.csproj
+++ b/Velentr.Font.Monogame/Velentr.Font.Monogame.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/vonderborch/Velentr.Font</PackageProjectUrl>
     <Description>An alternative solution for Monogame/FNA/XNA-derived frameworks that utilizes SharpFont to draw text rather than the traditional SpriteFont approach.</Description>
     <PackageTags>SharpFont, Monogame, SpriteFont, Font</PackageTags>
-    <Version>1.2.6</Version>
+    <Version>1.2.7</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|AnyCPU'">
     <DocumentationFile>..\release\Monogame\Velentr.Font.Monogame.xml</DocumentationFile>
diff --git a/Velentr.Font/Font.cs b/Velentr.Font/Font.cs
index 62108a9..483804f 100644
--- a/Velentr.Font/Font.cs
+++ b/Velentr.Font/Font.cs
@@ -498,9 +498,9 @@ public Text MakeText(string text, bool applyMarkdown = false)
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="text">The text.</param>
         /// <returns>The size of the text.</returns>
-        public Vector2 MeasureText(StringBuilder text)
+        public Vector2 MeasureText(StringBuilder text, bool applyMarkdown = false)
         {
-            return MeasureText(text.ToString());
+            return MeasureText(text.ToString(), applyMarkdown);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -508,11 +508,19 @@ public Vector2 MeasureText(StringBuilder text)
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="text">The text.</param>
         /// <returns>The size of the text.</returns>
-        public Vector2 MeasureText(string text)
+        public Vector2 MeasureText(string text, bool applyMarkdown = false)
         {
+            // exit early if we've got the text in cache from making a Text object previously...
+            if (TextCache.TryGetItem(text, out var textResult))
+            {
+                return textResult.Size;
+            }
+
+            // otherwise, we need to calculate the size of the string...
             var finalSize = new Vector2(0, 0);
 
             var offsetX = 0;
+            var offsetY = 0;
 
             var underrun = 0;
             var finalCharacterIndex = text.Length - 1;
@@ -530,6 +538,7 @@ public Vector2 MeasureText(string text)
                     finalSize.X = Math.Max(offsetX, finalSize.X);
                     offsetX = 0;
                     underrun = 0;
+                    offsetY += cachedCharacter.AdvanceY;
                     if (i != finalCharacterIndex)
                     {
                         finalSize.Y += cachedCharacter.AdvanceY;
@@ -542,7 +551,7 @@ public Vector2 MeasureText(string text)
                 }
 
                 // Markdown rules
-                if (text[i] == '[' && (i > 0 && text[i - 1] != '\\'))
+                if (applyMarkdown && text[i] == '[' && (i > 0 && text[i - 1] != '\\'))
                 {
                     var results = ApplyMarkdownCommands(text, Color.White, i);
                     i = results.Item1;
@@ -577,6 +586,10 @@ public Vector2 MeasureText(string text)
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                else
+                {
+                    finalSize.X = Math.Max(offsetX, finalSize.X);
+                }
             }
 
             return finalSize;