diff --git a/src/escher.rs b/src/escher.rs
index 91cb370..6e229bd 100644
--- a/src/escher.rs
+++ b/src/escher.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 use crate::funcplot::draw_arrow;
 use crate::geom::{GeomHist, HistTag, Side, Xaxis};
 use crate::info::Info;
-use crate::scale::DefaultFontSize;
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 use bevy::reflect::TypePath;
 use bevy_prototype_lyon::prelude::*;
@@ -359,6 +358,11 @@ pub struct MapDimensions {
     pub y: f32,
 }
 
+#[derive(Component)]
+pub struct DefaultFontSize {
+    pub size: f32,
+}
+
 /// Load escher map once the asset is available.
 /// The colors correspond to the default escher colors.
 pub fn load_map(
diff --git a/src/gui.rs b/src/gui.rs
index f5b384b..28e93a0 100644
--- a/src/gui.rs
+++ b/src/gui.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! Gui (windows and panels) to upload data and hover.
 
 use crate::data::{Data, ReactionState};
+use crate::escher::DefaultFontSize;
 use crate::escher::{EscherMap, MapState};
 use crate::geom::{AnyTag, Xaxis};
 use crate::info::Info;
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ impl Plugin for GuiPlugin {
             .insert_resource(ActiveData::default())
             .add_event::<SaveEvent>()
             .add_systems(Update, ui_settings)
-            .add_systems(Update, scale_ui);
+            .add_systems(Update, scale_ui)
+            .add_systems(Update, update_text_sizes);
 
         // file drop and file system does not work in WASM
         #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
@@ -85,8 +87,7 @@ pub struct UiState {
     pub data_path: String,
     pub screen_path: String,
     pub hide: bool,
-    // since this type and field are private, Self has to be initialized
-    // with Default::default(), ensuring that the fallbacks for colors (empty string) are set.
+    pub font_scale: f32,
     _init: Init,
 }
 
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ impl Default for UiState {
             max_left: 100.,
             max_right: 100.,
             max_top: 100.,
+            font_scale: 1.0,
             color_left: {
                 let mut color = HashMap::new();
                 color.insert(
@@ -224,6 +226,11 @@ pub fn ui_settings(
     }
     egui::Window::new("Settings").show(egui_context.ctx_mut(), |ui| {
         ui.visuals_mut().override_text_color = Some(egui::Color32::WHITE);
+
+        ui.label("Text Scale");
+        ui.add(egui::Slider::new(&mut state.font_scale, 0.5..=2.0).text("Scale"));
+        ui.separator();
+
         for (geom, ext) in ["Reaction", "Metabolite"]
             .into_iter()
             .cartesian_product(["min", "max"])
@@ -371,6 +378,16 @@ fn scale_ui(
     }
 }
 
+/// Update all text components when the font scale changes in UI settings
+fn update_text_sizes(
+    state: Res<UiState>,
+    mut text_query: Query<(&mut TextFont, &DefaultFontSize)>,
+) {
+    for (mut text_font, default_size) in text_query.iter_mut() {
+        text_font.font_size = default_size.size * state.font_scale;
+    }
+}
+
 /// Save map to arbitrary place, including (non-hover) hist transforms.
 fn save_file(
     mut assets: ResMut<Assets<EscherMap>>,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index be26ab9..650da71 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ mod gui;
 mod info;
 mod legend;
 mod picking;
-mod scale;
 mod screenshot;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ fn main() {
         .add_plugins(data::DataPlugin)
         .add_systems(Startup, setup_system)
         .add_plugins(aesthetics::AesPlugin)
-        .add_plugins(scale::ZoomPlugin)
         .add_plugins(legend::LegendPlugin)
         .run();
 }
diff --git a/src/scale.rs b/src/scale.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index bc42113..0000000
--- a/src/scale.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-//! Module to handle dynamic scaling on zoom.
-use crate::funcplot::lerp;
-use bevy::prelude::*;
-
-/// Constant that matches bevy_pancman Line pixel increment
-pub struct ZoomPlugin;
-
-impl Plugin for ZoomPlugin {
-    fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
-        app.add_systems(Update, zoom_fonts);
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Component)]
-pub struct DefaultFontSize {
-    pub size: f32,
-}
-
-/// Rerender fonts on zoom to achieve a constantly-readable size.
-fn zoom_fonts(
-    mut text_query: Query<(&mut TextFont, &DefaultFontSize)>,
-    proj_query: Query<&OrthographicProjection, (Changed<Transform>, Without<DefaultFontSize>)>,
-) {
-    let Ok(proj) = proj_query.get_single() else {
-        return;
-    };
-    for (mut text_font, def) in text_query.iter_mut() {
-        let new_font_size = lerp(proj.scale, 1., 40., def.size, def.size * 10.);
-        // step update to enhance perfomance
-        if (new_font_size - text_font.font_size).abs() > 1.0 {
-            text_font.font_size = new_font_size;
-        }
-    }
-}