diff --git a/xilem/examples/calc.rs b/xilem/examples/calc.rs
index 1e1f082f6..b03f6f5c6 100644
--- a/xilem/examples/calc.rs
+++ b/xilem/examples/calc.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ fn expanded_button(
     text: &str,
     callback: impl Fn(&mut Calculator) + Send + Sync + 'static,
 ) -> impl WidgetView<Calculator> + '_ {
-    sized_box(button(text, callback)).expand()
+    sized_box(button(label(text), callback)).expand()
 }
 
 /// Returns an expanded button that triggers the calculator's operator handler,
diff --git a/xilem/examples/components.rs b/xilem/examples/components.rs
index cab739c93..3b9dbda98 100644
--- a/xilem/examples/components.rs
+++ b/xilem/examples/components.rs
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ struct AppState {
 fn modular_counter(count: &mut i32) -> impl WidgetView<i32> {
     flex((
         label(format!("modularized count: {count}")),
-        button("+", |count| *count += 1),
-        button("-", |count| *count -= 1),
+        button(label("+"), |count| *count += 1),
+        button(label("-"), |count| *count -= 1),
     ))
 }
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fn app_logic(state: &mut AppState) -> impl WidgetView<AppState> {
     flex((
         lens(modular_counter, state, |state| &mut state.modularized_count),
         button(
-            format!("clicked {} times", state.global_count),
+            label(format!("clicked {} times", state.global_count)),
             |state: &mut AppState| state.global_count += 1,
         ),
     ))
diff --git a/xilem/examples/elm.rs b/xilem/examples/elm.rs
index 0eddc643d..ad8753950 100644
--- a/xilem/examples/elm.rs
+++ b/xilem/examples/elm.rs
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ enum CountMessage {
 fn elm_counter<T: 'static>(count: i32) -> impl WidgetView<T, CountMessage> {
     flex((
         label(format!("elm count: {count}")),
-        button("+", |_| CountMessage::Increment),
-        button("-", |_| CountMessage::Decrement),
+        button(label("+"), |_| CountMessage::Increment),
+        button(label("-"), |_| CountMessage::Decrement),
     ))
 }
 
@@ -46,18 +46,18 @@ fn adapt_counter(count: i32) -> impl WidgetView<i32, AdaptMessage> {
     flex((
         flex((
             label(format!("adapt count: {count}")),
-            button("+", |count| {
+            button(label("+"), |count| {
                 *count += 1;
                 AdaptMessage::Changed
             }),
-            button("-", |count| {
+            button(label("-"), |count| {
                 *count -= 1;
                 AdaptMessage::Changed
             }),
         )),
         flex((
-            button("reset all", |_| AdaptMessage::Reset),
-            button("do nothing (and don't rebuild the view tree)", |_| {
+            button(label("reset all"), |_| AdaptMessage::Reset),
+            button(label("do nothing (and don't rebuild the view tree)"), |_| {
                 AdaptMessage::Nop
             }),
         )),
diff --git a/xilem/examples/external_event_loop.rs b/xilem/examples/external_event_loop.rs
index 1f22ffbf8..776c7eae0 100644
--- a/xilem/examples/external_event_loop.rs
+++ b/xilem/examples/external_event_loop.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ use xilem::{EventLoop, MasonryProxy, WidgetView, Xilem};
 
 /// A component to make a bigger than usual button
 fn big_button(
-    label: impl Into<ArcStr>,
+    text: impl Into<ArcStr>,
     callback: impl Fn(&mut i32) + Send + Sync + 'static,
 ) -> impl WidgetView<i32> {
-    sized_box(button(label, callback)).width(40.).height(40.)
+    sized_box(button(label(text), callback)).width(40.).height(40.)
 }
 
 fn app_logic(data: &mut i32) -> impl WidgetView<i32> {
diff --git a/xilem/examples/flex.rs b/xilem/examples/flex.rs
index 003513cd0..1d001fac3 100644
--- a/xilem/examples/flex.rs
+++ b/xilem/examples/flex.rs
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ use xilem::{EventLoop, WidgetView, Xilem};
 
 /// A component to make a bigger than usual button
 fn big_button(
-    label: impl Into<ArcStr>,
+    text: impl Into<ArcStr>,
     callback: impl Fn(&mut i32) + Send + Sync + 'static,
 ) -> impl WidgetView<i32> {
-    sized_box(button(label, callback)).width(40.).height(40.)
+    sized_box(button(label(text), callback)).width(40.).height(40.)
 }
 
 fn app_logic(data: &mut i32) -> impl WidgetView<i32> {
diff --git a/xilem/examples/http_cats.rs b/xilem/examples/http_cats.rs
index f3dd486dd..d2e75992d 100644
--- a/xilem/examples/http_cats.rs
+++ b/xilem/examples/http_cats.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ use winit::window::Window;
 use xilem::core::fork;
 use xilem::core::one_of::OneOf3;
 use xilem::view::{
-    button, flex, image, inline_prose, portal, prose, sized_box, spinner, worker, Axis, FlexExt,
-    FlexSpacer, Padding,
+    button, flex, image, inline_prose, label, portal, prose, sized_box, spinner, worker, Axis, FlexExt, FlexSpacer, Padding
 };
 use xilem::{Color, EventLoop, EventLoopBuilder, TextAlignment, WidgetView, Xilem};
 
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ impl Status {
             FlexSpacer::Flex(1.),
             // TODO: Spinner if image pending?
             // TODO: Tick if image loaded?
-            button("Select", move |state: &mut HttpCats| {
+            button(label("Select"), move |state: &mut HttpCats| {
                 state.selected_code = Some(code);
             }),
             FlexSpacer::Fixed(masonry::theme::SCROLLBAR_WIDTH),
diff --git a/xilem/examples/mason.rs b/xilem/examples/mason.rs
index 41083f075..5aead344f 100644
--- a/xilem/examples/mason.rs
+++ b/xilem/examples/mason.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ fn app_logic(data: &mut AppData) -> impl WidgetView<AppData> {
     let flex_sequence = (0..count)
         .map(|x| {
             (
-                button(format!("+{x}"), move |data: &mut AppData| data.count += x),
+                button(label(format!("+{x}")), move |data: &mut AppData| data.count += x),
                 if data.active {
                     FlexSpacer::Flex(x as f64)
                 } else {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fn app_logic(data: &mut AppData) -> impl WidgetView<AppData> {
 
     let fizz_buzz_flex_sequence = [(3, "Fizz"), (5, "Buzz")].map(|c| {
         if data.count.abs() % c.0 == 0 {
-            button(c.1, move |data: &mut AppData| {
+            button(label(c.1), move |data: &mut AppData| {
                 data.count += 1;
             })
             .into_any_flex()
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ fn app_logic(data: &mut AppData) -> impl WidgetView<AppData> {
             ))
             .direction(Axis::Horizontal),
             prose(LOREM).alignment(TextAlignment::Middle).text_size(18.),
-            button_any_pointer(button_label, |data: &mut AppData, button| match button {
+            button_any_pointer(label(button_label), |data: &mut AppData, button| match button {
                 masonry::PointerButton::None => tracing::warn!("Got unexpected None from button"),
                 masonry::PointerButton::Primary => data.count += 1,
                 masonry::PointerButton::Secondary => data.count -= 1,
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ fn app_logic(data: &mut AppData) -> impl WidgetView<AppData> {
                 data.active = checked;
             }),
             toggleable(data),
-            button("Decrement", |data: &mut AppData| data.count -= 1),
-            button("Reset", |data: &mut AppData| data.count = 0),
+            button(label("Decrement"), |data: &mut AppData| data.count -= 1),
+            button(label("Reset"), |data: &mut AppData| data.count = 0),
             flex((fizz_buzz_flex_sequence, flex_sequence)).direction(axis),
         )),
         // The following `task` view only exists whilst the example is in the "active" state, so
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ fn toggleable(data: &mut AppData) -> impl WidgetView<AppData> {
     if data.active {
         fork(
             flex((
-                button("Deactivate", |data: &mut AppData| {
+                button(label("Deactivate"), |data: &mut AppData| {
                     data.active = false;
                 }),
-                button("Unlimited Power", |data: &mut AppData| {
+                button(label("Unlimited Power"), |data: &mut AppData| {
                     data.count = -1_000_000;
                 }),
             ))
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ fn toggleable(data: &mut AppData) -> impl WidgetView<AppData> {
         )
         .boxed()
     } else {
-        button("Activate", |data: &mut AppData| data.active = true).boxed()
+        button(label("Activate"), |data: &mut AppData| data.active = true).boxed()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/xilem/examples/memoization.rs b/xilem/examples/memoization.rs
index 97f9e5c2b..cd0599ccc 100644
--- a/xilem/examples/memoization.rs
+++ b/xilem/examples/memoization.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use xilem::core::{frozen, memoize};
-use xilem::view::{button, flex};
+use xilem::view::{button, flex, label};
 use xilem::{AnyWidgetView, EventLoop, WidgetView, Xilem};
 
 // There are currently two ways to do memoization
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct MemoizedArcView<D> {
 fn increase_button(state: &mut AppState) -> Arc<AnyWidgetView<AppState>> {
     if state.count != state.increase_button.data || state.increase_button.view.is_none() {
         let view = Arc::new(button(
-            format!("current count is {}", state.count),
+            label(format!("current count is {}", state.count)),
             |state: &mut AppState| {
                 state.count += 1;
             },
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fn increase_button(state: &mut AppState) -> Arc<AnyWidgetView<AppState>> {
 fn decrease_button(state: &AppState) -> impl WidgetView<AppState> {
     memoize(state.count, |count| {
         button(
-            format!("decrease the count: {count}"),
+            label(format!("decrease the count: {count}")),
             |data: &mut AppState| data.count -= 1,
         )
     })
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fn decrease_button(state: &AppState) -> impl WidgetView<AppState> {
 fn reset_button() -> impl WidgetView<AppState> {
     // The contents of this view never changes, so we use `frozen` to avoid unnecessary rebuilds.
     // This is a special case of memoization for when the view doesn't depend on any data.
-    frozen(|| button("reset", |data: &mut AppState| data.count = 0))
+    frozen(|| button(label("reset"), |data: &mut AppState| data.count = 0))
 }
 
 fn app_logic(state: &mut AppState) -> impl WidgetView<AppState> {
diff --git a/xilem/examples/state_machine.rs b/xilem/examples/state_machine.rs
index 22007fc8a..f5d5b1e2d 100644
--- a/xilem/examples/state_machine.rs
+++ b/xilem/examples/state_machine.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fn state_machine(app_data: &mut StateMachine) -> impl WidgetView<StateMachine> {
 /// A button component which transitions to a specified `target_state`
 /// and appends its value to the history when pressed.
 fn sequence_button(value: &'static str, target_state: IsEven) -> impl WidgetView<StateMachine> {
-    button(value, move |app_data: &mut StateMachine| {
+    button(label(value), move |app_data: &mut StateMachine| {
         app_data.state = target_state;
         app_data.history.push_str(value);
     })
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ fn sequence_button(value: &'static str, target_state: IsEven) -> impl WidgetView
 
 fn app_logic(app_data: &mut StateMachine) -> impl WidgetView<StateMachine> {
     flex((
-        button("Reset", |app_data: &mut StateMachine| {
+        button(label("Reset"), |app_data: &mut StateMachine| {
             app_data.history.clear();
             app_data.state = IsEven::Initial;
         }),
diff --git a/xilem/examples/stopwatch.rs b/xilem/examples/stopwatch.rs
index 05defcfc2..1488d8940 100644
--- a/xilem/examples/stopwatch.rs
+++ b/xilem/examples/stopwatch.rs
@@ -178,11 +178,11 @@ fn single_lap(
 
 fn start_stop_button(data: &mut Stopwatch) -> impl WidgetView<Stopwatch> {
     if data.active {
-        Either::A(button("Stop", |data: &mut Stopwatch| {
+        Either::A(button(label("Stop"), |data: &mut Stopwatch| {
             data.stop();
         }))
     } else {
-        Either::B(button("Start", |data: &mut Stopwatch| {
+        Either::B(button(label("Start"), |data: &mut Stopwatch| {
             data.start();
         }))
     }
@@ -190,11 +190,11 @@ fn start_stop_button(data: &mut Stopwatch) -> impl WidgetView<Stopwatch> {
 
 fn lap_reset_button(data: &mut Stopwatch) -> impl WidgetView<Stopwatch> {
     if data.active {
-        Either::A(button("  Lap  ", |data: &mut Stopwatch| {
+        Either::A(button(label("  Lap  "), |data: &mut Stopwatch| {
             data.lap();
         }))
     } else {
-        Either::B(button("Reset", |data: &mut Stopwatch| {
+        Either::B(button(label("Reset"), |data: &mut Stopwatch| {
             data.reset();
         }))
     }
diff --git a/xilem/examples/to_do_mvc.rs b/xilem/examples/to_do_mvc.rs
index 0f51f8b06..ab3cb05e8 100644
--- a/xilem/examples/to_do_mvc.rs
+++ b/xilem/examples/to_do_mvc.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #![expect(clippy::shadow_unrelated, reason = "Idiomatic for Xilem users")]
 
 use winit::error::EventLoopError;
-use xilem::view::{button, checkbox, flex, textbox, Axis, FlexSpacer};
+use xilem::view::{button, checkbox, flex, label, textbox, Axis, FlexSpacer};
 use xilem::{EventLoop, EventLoopBuilder, WidgetView, Xilem};
 
 struct Task {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ fn app_logic(task_list: &mut TaskList) -> impl WidgetView<TaskList> {
     });
     let first_line = flex((
         input_box,
-        button("Add task".to_string(), |task_list: &mut TaskList| {
+        button(label("Add task"), |task_list: &mut TaskList| {
             task_list.add_task();
         }),
     ))
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ fn app_logic(task_list: &mut TaskList) -> impl WidgetView<TaskList> {
                     data.tasks[i].done = checked;
                 },
             );
-            let delete_button = button("Delete", move |data: &mut TaskList| {
+            let delete_button = button(label("Delete"), move |data: &mut TaskList| {
                 data.tasks.remove(i);
             });
             flex((checkbox, delete_button)).direction(Axis::Horizontal)
diff --git a/xilem/examples/variable_clock.rs b/xilem/examples/variable_clock.rs
index c95fbd9bd..fbdd691c5 100644
--- a/xilem/examples/variable_clock.rs
+++ b/xilem/examples/variable_clock.rs
@@ -91,16 +91,16 @@ fn local_time(data: &mut Clocks) -> impl WidgetView<Clocks> {
 /// Controls for the variable font weight.
 fn controls() -> impl WidgetView<Clocks> {
     flex((
-        button("Increase", |data: &mut Clocks| {
+        button(label("change progress"), |data: &mut Clocks| {
             data.weight = (data.weight + 100.).clamp(1., 1000.);
         }),
-        button("Decrease", |data: &mut Clocks| {
+        button(label("Decrease"), |data: &mut Clocks| {
             data.weight = (data.weight - 100.).clamp(1., 1000.);
         }),
-        button("Minimum", |data: &mut Clocks| {
+        button(label("Minimum"), |data: &mut Clocks| {
             data.weight = 1.;
         }),
-        button("Maximum", |data: &mut Clocks| {
+        button(label("Maximum"), |data: &mut Clocks| {
             data.weight = 1000.;
         }),
     ))
diff --git a/xilem/examples/widgets.rs b/xilem/examples/widgets.rs
index 846938e4c..84acb849c 100644
--- a/xilem/examples/widgets.rs
+++ b/xilem/examples/widgets.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use masonry::event_loop_runner::{EventLoop, EventLoopBuilder};
 use winit::error::EventLoopError;
 use winit::window::Window;
 use xilem::core::adapt;
-use xilem::view::{button, checkbox, flex, flex_item, progress_bar, sized_box, Axis, FlexSpacer};
+use xilem::view::{button, checkbox, flex, flex_item, label, progress_bar, sized_box, Axis, FlexSpacer};
 use xilem::{Color, WidgetView, Xilem};
 
 const SPACER_WIDTH: f64 = 10.;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fn progress_bar_view(data: Option<f64>) -> impl WidgetView<Option<f64>> {
                 }
             },
         ),
-        button("change progress", |state: &mut Option<f64>| match state {
+        button(label("change progress"), |state: &mut Option<f64>| match state {
             Some(ref mut v) => *v = (*v + 0.1).rem_euclid(1.),
             None => *state = Some(0.5),
         }),
diff --git a/xilem/src/view/button.rs b/xilem/src/view/button.rs
index e44895f16..8ef892966 100644
--- a/xilem/src/view/button.rs
+++ b/xilem/src/view/button.rs
@@ -1,43 +1,45 @@
 // Copyright 2024 the Xilem Authors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-use masonry::text::ArcStr;
+use masonry::text::StyleProperty;
 use masonry::widget;
 pub use masonry::PointerButton;
 
 use crate::core::{DynMessage, Mut, View, ViewMarker};
 use crate::{MessageResult, Pod, ViewCtx, ViewId};
+use crate::view::Label;
 
 /// A button which calls `callback` when the primary mouse button (normally left) is pressed.
 pub fn button<State, Action>(
-    label: impl Into<ArcStr>,
+    label: Label,
     callback: impl Fn(&mut State) -> Action + Send + 'static,
 ) -> Button<impl for<'a> Fn(&'a mut State, PointerButton) -> MessageResult<Action> + Send + 'static>
 {
     Button {
-        label: label.into(),
+        label,
         callback: move |state: &mut State, button| match button {
             PointerButton::Primary => MessageResult::Action(callback(state)),
             _ => MessageResult::Nop,
         },
     }
 }
+// button(label("Text"), callback)
 
 /// A button which calls `callback` when pressed.
 pub fn button_any_pointer<State, Action>(
-    label: impl Into<ArcStr>,
+    label: Label,
     callback: impl Fn(&mut State, PointerButton) -> Action + Send + 'static,
 ) -> Button<impl for<'a> Fn(&'a mut State, PointerButton) -> MessageResult<Action> + Send + 'static>
 {
     Button {
-        label: label.into(),
+        label,
         callback: move |state: &mut State, button| MessageResult::Action(callback(state, button)),
     }
 }
 
 #[must_use = "View values do nothing unless provided to Xilem."]
 pub struct Button<F> {
-    label: ArcStr,
+    label: Label,
     callback: F,
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +52,14 @@ where
     type ViewState = ();
 
     fn build(&self, ctx: &mut ViewCtx) -> (Self::Element, Self::ViewState) {
-        ctx.with_leaf_action_widget(|ctx| ctx.new_pod(widget::Button::new(self.label.clone())))
+        ctx.with_leaf_action_widget(|ctx| ctx.new_pod(
+            widget::Button::from_label(widget::Label::new(self.label.label.clone())
+                .with_brush(self.label.text_brush.clone())
+                .with_alignment(self.label.alignment)
+                .with_style(StyleProperty::FontSize(self.label.text_size))
+                .with_style(StyleProperty::FontWeight(self.label.weight))
+                .with_style(StyleProperty::FontStack(self.label.font.clone())),
+        )))
     }
 
     fn rebuild(
@@ -60,8 +69,8 @@ where
         _ctx: &mut ViewCtx,
         mut element: Mut<Self::Element>,
     ) {
-        if prev.label != self.label {
-            widget::Button::set_text(&mut element, self.label.clone());
+        if prev.label.label != self.label.label {
+            widget::Button::set_text(&mut element, self.label.label.clone());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/xilem/src/view/label.rs b/xilem/src/view/label.rs
index 4abfd8325..43ce9b74d 100644
--- a/xilem/src/view/label.rs
+++ b/xilem/src/view/label.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub fn label(label: impl Into<ArcStr>) -> Label {
 
 #[must_use = "View values do nothing unless provided to Xilem."]
 pub struct Label {
-    label: ArcStr,
+    pub(in crate::view) label: ArcStr,
 
     // Public for variable_label as a semi-interims state.
     pub(in crate::view) text_brush: Brush,