diff --git a/HI.py b/HI.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e8f435961
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HI.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import arcade, pyglet
+
+def _attempt_font_name_resolution(font_name):
+    """
+    Attempt to resolve a tuple of font names.
+
+    Preserves the original logic of this section, even though it
+    doesn't seem to make sense entirely. Comments are an attempt
+    to make sense of the original code.
+
+    If it can't resolve a definite path, it will return the original
+    argument for pyglet to attempt to resolve. This is consistent with
+    the original behavior of this code before it was encapsulated.
+
+    :param Union[str, Tuple[str, ...]] font_name:
+    :return: Either a resolved path or the original tuple
+    """
+    if font_name:
+
+        # ensure
+        if isinstance(font_name, str):
+            font_list: Tuple[str, ...] = (font_name,)
+        elif isinstance(font_name, tuple):
+            font_list = font_name
+        else:
+            raise TypeError("font_name parameter must be a string, or a tuple of strings that specify a font name.")
+
+        for font in font_list:
+            try:
+                path = resolve(font)
+                # print(f"Font path: {path=}")
+
+                # found a font successfully!
+                return path.name
+
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                pass
+
+    # failed to find it ourselves, hope pyglet can make sense of it
+    return font_name
+
+
+class UsageAttempt(arcade.Window):
+
+    def __init__(self, width: int = 320, height: int = 240):
+        super().__init__(width=width, height=height)
+
+        self.sprites = arcade.SpriteList()
+        text_sprite = arcade.create_text_sprite(
+            "First line\nsecond line",
+            multiline=True,
+            width=100,
+        )
+        text_sprite.position = self.width // 2, self.height // 2
+        self.sprites.append(text_sprite)
+
+        self._label = pyglet.text.Label(
+            text="First line\nsecond line\nTHIRD Line",
+            x = 200,
+            y = 200,
+            font_name="Arial",
+            font_size=12,
+            anchor_x="left",
+            width=100,
+            align="baseline",
+            bold=True,
+            italic=True,
+            multiline=True,
+        )
+
+    def on_draw(self):
+        self.clear()
+        self.sprites.draw()
+
+        window = arcade.get_window()
+        with window.ctx.pyglet_rendering():
+            self._label.draw()
+
+
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    w = UsageAttempt()
+    arcade.run()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/arcade/__init__.py b/arcade/__init__.py
index 19adea6503..7c0b328b9e 100644
--- a/arcade/__init__.py
+++ b/arcade/__init__.py
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ def configure_logging(level: Optional[int] = None):
 from .text import (
     draw_text,
     load_font,
+    create_text_texture,
     create_text_sprite,
     Text,
 )
@@ -331,6 +332,7 @@ def configure_logging(level: Optional[int] = None):
     'get_sprites_at_point',
     'SpatialHash',
     'get_timings',
+    'create_text_texture',
     'create_text_sprite',
     'clear_timings',
     'get_window',
diff --git a/arcade/text.py b/arcade/text.py
index 5db3ffbc2a..a6f11d50bb 100644
--- a/arcade/text.py
+++ b/arcade/text.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 from arcade.types import Color, Point, RGBA255
 from arcade.resources import resolve
 from arcade.utils import PerformanceWarning, warning
-
+from arcade.color import TRANSPARENT_BLACK
+from warnings import warn
 
 def load_font(path: Union[str, Path]) -> None:
     """
@@ -81,7 +82,6 @@ def _attempt_font_name_resolution(font_name: FontNameOrNames) -> FontNameOrNames
 
 def _draw_pyglet_label(label: pyglet.text.Label) -> None:
     """
-
     Helper for drawing pyglet labels with rotation within arcade.
 
     Originally part of draw_text in this module, now abstracted and improved
@@ -569,28 +569,24 @@ def position(self, point: Point):
             self._label.position = *point, self._label.z
 
 
-def create_text_sprite(
+def create_text_texture(
     text: str,
     color: RGBA255 = arcade.color.WHITE,
     font_size: float = 12,
-    width: int = 0,
+    width: int = 100,
     align: str = "left",
     font_name: FontNameOrNames = ("calibri", "arial"),
     bold: bool = False,
     italic: bool = False,
     anchor_x: str = "left",
     multiline: bool = False,
-    texture_atlas: Optional[arcade.TextureAtlas] = None,
-) -> arcade.Sprite:
+    texture_atlas: Optional[arcade.TextureAtlas] = None):
     """
-    Creates a sprite containing text based off of :py:class:`~arcade.Text`.
+    Creates a texture containing text based off of :py:class:`~pyglet.text.Label`.
 
-    Internally this creates a Text object and an empty texture. It then uses either the
-    provided texture atlas, or gets the default one, and draws the Text object into the
-    texture atlas.
-
-    It then creates a sprite referencing the newly created texture, and positions it
-    accordingly, and that is final result that is returned from the function.
+    Internally this creates a :py:class:`~pyglet.text.Label` object and an empty texture. It then uses either the
+    provided texture atlas, or gets the default one, and draws the `~pyglet.text.Label` object into the
+    texture atlas. Then it returns the texture.
 
     If you are providing a custom texture atlas, something important to keep in mind is
     that the resulting Sprite can only be added to SpriteLists which use that atlas. If
@@ -611,40 +607,109 @@ def create_text_sprite(
     :param Optional[arcade.TextureAtlas] texture_atlas: The texture atlas to use for the
         newly created texture. The default global atlas will be used if this is None.
     """
-    text_object = Text(
-        text,
-        start_x=0,
-        start_y=0,
-        color=color,
+
+    if align != "center" and align != "left" and align != "right":
+        raise ValueError("The 'align' parameter must be equal to 'left', 'right', or 'center'.")
+
+    adjusted_font = _attempt_font_name_resolution(font_name)
+    _label = pyglet.text.Label(
+        text=text,
+        font_name=adjusted_font,
         font_size=font_size,
+        anchor_x=anchor_x,
+        color=Color.from_iterable(color),
         width=width,
         align=align,
-        font_name=font_name,
         bold=bold,
         italic=italic,
-        anchor_x=anchor_x,
-        anchor_y="baseline",
         multiline=multiline,
     )
+    lines = _label._get_lines()
+    left = _label._get_left()
+    right = left + _label.content_width
+    top = _label._get_top(lines)
+    bottom = _label._get_bottom(lines)
 
     size = (
-        int(text_object.right - text_object.left),
-        int(text_object.top - text_object.bottom),
+        int(right - left),
+        int(top - bottom),
     )
-    text_object.y = -text_object.bottom
-    texture = arcade.Texture.create_empty(text, size)
 
+    if not _label.content_width or not _label.content_height:
+        warn("Either width or height is 0")
+        return arcade.Texture.create_empty(text, (0, 0))
+
+    texture = arcade.Texture.create_empty(text, size)
     if not texture_atlas:
         texture_atlas = arcade.get_window().ctx.default_atlas
+
     texture_atlas.add(texture)
     with texture_atlas.render_into(texture) as fbo:
-        fbo.clear((0, 0, 0, 255))
-        text_object.draw()
+        fbo.clear(TRANSPARENT_BLACK)
+        _draw_pyglet_label(_label)
+    return texture
+
+
+def create_text_sprite(
+    text: str,
+    color: RGBA255 = arcade.color.WHITE,
+    font_size: float = 12,
+    width: int = 100,
+    align: str = "left",
+    font_name: FontNameOrNames = ("calibri", "arial"),
+    bold: bool = False,
+    italic: bool = False,
+    anchor_x: str = "left",
+    multiline: bool = False,
+    texture_atlas: Optional[arcade.TextureAtlas] = None,
+) -> arcade.Sprite:
+    """
+    Creates a sprite containing text based off of :py:func:`create_text_texture`.
+
+    Internally this calls the create_text_texture function and gives it the relevant information.
+    When it is done, the create_text_texture function returns a texture.
+
+    The create_text_sprite then creates a sprite referencing the newly created texture, and positions it
+    accordingly, and that is final result that is returned from the function.
+
+    If you are providing a custom texture atlas, something important to keep in mind is
+    that the resulting Sprite can only be added to SpriteLists which use that atlas. If
+    it is added to a SpriteList which uses a different atlas, you will likely just see
+    a black box drawn in its place.
+
+    :param str text: Initial text to display. Can be an empty string
+    :param RGBA255 color: Color of the text as a tuple or list of 3 (RGB) or 4 (RGBA) integers
+    :param float font_size: Size of the text in points
+    :param float width: A width limit in pixels
+    :param str align: Horizontal alignment; values other than "left" require width to be set
+    :param FontNameOrNames font_name: A font name, path to a font file, or list of names
+    :param bool bold: Whether to draw the text as bold
+    :param bool italic: Whether to draw the text as italic
+    :param str anchor_x: How to calculate the anchor point's x coordinate.
+                         Options: "left", "center", or "right"
+    :param bool multiline: Requires width to be set; enables word wrap rather than clipping
+    :param Optional[arcade.TextureAtlas] texture_atlas: The texture atlas to use for the
+        newly created texture. The default global atlas will be used if this is None.
+    """
+
+    texture = create_text_texture(text,
+        color = color,
+        font_size = font_size,
+        width = width,
+        align = align,
+        font_name = font_name,
+        bold = bold,
+        italic = italic,
+        anchor_x = anchor_x,
+        multiline = multiline,
+        texture_atlas = texture_atlas
+    )
 
+    size = texture._size
     return arcade.Sprite(
         texture,
-        center_x=text_object.right - (size[0] / 2),
-        center_y=text_object.top,
+        center_x=size[0]/2,
+        center_y=size[1]/2,
     )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/text/test_text.py b/tests/unit/text/test_text.py
index 3924b5ec27..3c502481aa 100644
--- a/tests/unit/text/test_text.py
+++ b/tests/unit/text/test_text.py
@@ -153,6 +153,3 @@ def new_text(*args, **kwargs) -> None:
 
     window.flip()
 
-
-# def test_create_text_sprite(window):
-#     pass
diff --git a/tests/unit/text/test_text_sprite.py b/tests/unit/text/test_text_sprite.py
index 04fea24564..e93be9f5f9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/text/test_text_sprite.py
+++ b/tests/unit/text/test_text_sprite.py
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import pytest
 import arcade
 
+def test_text_texture(window):
+    texture = arcade.create_text_texture("Hello World")
+    assert isinstance(texture, arcade.Texture)
+    assert texture.width == pytest.approx(80, rel=10)
+    assert texture.height == pytest.approx(20, rel=5)
 
-def test_create(window):
+def test_text_sprite(window):
     sprite = arcade.create_text_sprite("Hello World")
     assert isinstance(sprite, arcade.Sprite)
-    assert sprite.width == pytest.approx(75, rel=10)
+    assert sprite.width == pytest.approx(80, rel=10)
     assert sprite.height == pytest.approx(20, rel=5)