diff --git a/packages/text/src/TextMetrics.js b/packages/text/src/TextMetrics.js
index 5cd5de8..9a0be38 100644
--- a/packages/text/src/TextMetrics.js
+++ b/packages/text/src/TextMetrics.js
@@ -699,7 +699,22 @@
  * @private
  */
 
-const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+const canvas = (() =>
+{
+    try
+    {
+        // OffscreenCanvas2D measureText can be up to 40% faster.
+        const c = new OffscreenCanvas(0, 0);
+
+        c.getContext('2d');
+
+        return c;
+    }
+    catch (ex)
+    {
+        return document.createElement('canvas');
+    }
+})();
 
 canvas.width = canvas.height = 10;