diff --git a/src/swash.rs b/src/swash.rs
index 7c35ce9f5d..10b346f834 100644
--- a/src/swash.rs
+++ b/src/swash.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ fn swash_outline_commands(
     font_system: &mut FontSystem,
     context: &mut ScaleContext,
     cache_key: CacheKey,
-) -> Option<Vec<swash::zeno::Command>> {
+) -> Option<Box<[swash::zeno::Command]>> {
     use swash::zeno::PathData as _;
 
     let font = match font_system.get_font(cache_key.font_id) {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ fn swash_outline_commands(
 pub struct SwashCache {
     context: ScaleContext,
     pub image_cache: HashMap<CacheKey, Option<SwashImage>>,
-    pub outline_command_cache: HashMap<CacheKey, Option<Vec<swash::zeno::Command>>>,
+    pub outline_command_cache: HashMap<CacheKey, Option<Box<[swash::zeno::Command]>>>,
 }
 
 impl fmt::Debug for SwashCache {
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ impl SwashCache {
             .or_insert_with(|| swash_image(font_system, &mut self.context, cache_key))
     }
 
+    /// Creates outline commands
     pub fn get_outline_commands(
         &mut self,
         font_system: &mut FontSystem,
@@ -148,6 +149,15 @@ impl SwashCache {
             .as_deref()
     }
 
+    /// Creates outline commands, without caching results
+    pub fn get_outline_commands_uncached(
+        &mut self,
+        font_system: &mut FontSystem,
+        cache_key: CacheKey,
+    ) -> Option<Box<[swash::zeno::Command]>> {
+        swash_outline_commands(font_system, &mut self.context, cache_key)
+    }
+
     /// Enumerate pixels in an Image, use `with_image` for better performance
     pub fn with_pixels<F: FnMut(i32, i32, Color)>(
         &mut self,