diff --git a/examples/lib/stories/input/hardware_keyboard_example.dart b/examples/lib/stories/input/hardware_keyboard_example.dart
index 69ff4fd825..3a4587e0d5 100644
--- a/examples/lib/stories/input/hardware_keyboard_example.dart
+++ b/examples/lib/stories/input/hardware_keyboard_example.dart
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class KeyboardKey extends PositionComponent {
   void render(Canvas canvas) {
     if (visible) {
       canvas.drawRRect(rect, borderPaint);
-      textElement.render(canvas);
+      textElement.draw(canvas);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/lib/stories/rendering/rich_text_example.dart b/examples/lib/stories/rendering/rich_text_example.dart
index bd6c058d3b..aa3327e203 100644
--- a/examples/lib/stories/rendering/rich_text_example.dart
+++ b/examples/lib/stories/rendering/rich_text_example.dart
@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@ class MyTextComponent extends PositionComponent {
 
   @override
   void render(Canvas canvas) {
-    element.render(canvas);
+    element.draw(canvas);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/flame/lib/src/components/text_box_component.dart b/packages/flame/lib/src/components/text_box_component.dart
index ceeaadbe8b..817fa2a1c2 100644
--- a/packages/flame/lib/src/components/text_box_component.dart
+++ b/packages/flame/lib/src/components/text_box_component.dart
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class TextBoxComponent<T extends TextRenderer> extends TextComponent {
             (boxHeight - nLines * _lineHeight) * align.y +
             i * _lineHeight,
       );
-      textRenderer.renderElement(canvas, textElement, position, anchor: anchor);
+      textElement.render(canvas, position, anchor: anchor);
 
       charCount += lines[i].length;
     }
diff --git a/packages/flame/lib/src/components/text_component.dart b/packages/flame/lib/src/components/text_component.dart
index 05ff2465e6..9242c51ae6 100644
--- a/packages/flame/lib/src/components/text_component.dart
+++ b/packages/flame/lib/src/components/text_component.dart
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ class TextComponent<T extends TextRenderer> extends PositionComponent {
 
   @override
   void render(Canvas canvas) {
-    _textElement.render(canvas);
+    _textElement.draw(canvas);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/element.dart b/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/element.dart
index 3bbfcb4055..ae75d9fe27 100644
--- a/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/element.dart
+++ b/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/element.dart
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ abstract class Element {
   /// In order to render the element at a different location, consider either
   /// calling the [translate] method, or applying a translation transform to the
   /// canvas itself.
-  void render(Canvas canvas);
+  void draw(Canvas canvas);
 }
diff --git a/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/group_element.dart b/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/group_element.dart
index 1b317f2778..f3baa0e832 100644
--- a/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/group_element.dart
+++ b/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/group_element.dart
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class GroupElement extends BlockElement {
   }
 
   @override
-  void render(Canvas canvas) {
-    children.forEach((child) => child.render(canvas));
+  void draw(Canvas canvas) {
+    children.forEach((child) => child.draw(canvas));
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/group_text_element.dart b/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/group_text_element.dart
index 1e9c717244..021902b883 100644
--- a/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/group_text_element.dart
+++ b/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/group_text_element.dart
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ class GroupTextElement extends TextElement {
   LineMetrics get metrics => _metrics;
 
   @override
-  void render(Canvas canvas) {
+  void draw(Canvas canvas) {
     for (final child in _children) {
-      child.render(canvas);
+      child.draw(canvas);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/rect_element.dart b/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/rect_element.dart
index 9eadc303a0..eedaf7408d 100644
--- a/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/rect_element.dart
+++ b/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/rect_element.dart
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class RectElement extends Element {
   }
 
   @override
-  void render(Canvas canvas) {
+  void draw(Canvas canvas) {
     canvas.drawRect(_rect, _paint);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/rrect_element.dart b/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/rrect_element.dart
index aaed7c9457..3b63c866dc 100644
--- a/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/rrect_element.dart
+++ b/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/rrect_element.dart
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class RRectElement extends Element {
   }
 
   @override
-  void render(Canvas canvas) {
+  void draw(Canvas canvas) {
     canvas.drawRRect(_rrect, _paint);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/sprite_font_text_element.dart b/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/sprite_font_text_element.dart
index 9f77b8323a..80c814761f 100644
--- a/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/sprite_font_text_element.dart
+++ b/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/sprite_font_text_element.dart
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class SpriteFontTextElement extends TextElement {
   }
 
   @override
-  void render(Canvas canvas) {
+  void draw(Canvas canvas) {
     canvas.drawRawAtlas(source, transforms, rects, null, null, null, paint);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/text_element.dart b/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/text_element.dart
index 376cca937a..d43920659f 100644
--- a/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/text_element.dart
+++ b/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/text_element.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import 'package:flame/extensions.dart';
+import 'package:flame/src/anchor.dart';
 import 'package:flame/src/text/common/line_metrics.dart';
 import 'package:flame/src/text/elements/element.dart';
 
@@ -6,4 +8,17 @@ import 'package:flame/src/text/elements/element.dart';
 abstract class TextElement extends Element {
   /// The dimensions of this line.
   LineMetrics get metrics;
+
+  void render(
+    Canvas canvas,
+    Vector2 position, {
+    Anchor anchor = Anchor.topLeft,
+  }) {
+    final box = metrics;
+    translate(
+      position.x - box.width * anchor.x,
+      position.y - box.height * anchor.y - box.top,
+    );
+    draw(canvas);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/text_painter_text_element.dart b/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/text_painter_text_element.dart
index 84df1e84c6..c961327e13 100644
--- a/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/text_painter_text_element.dart
+++ b/packages/flame/lib/src/text/elements/text_painter_text_element.dart
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class TextPainterTextElement extends TextElement {
   void translate(double dx, double dy) => _box.translate(dx, dy);
 
   @override
-  void render(Canvas canvas) {
+  void draw(Canvas canvas) {
     _textPainter.paint(canvas, Offset(_box.left, _box.top));
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/flame/lib/src/text/text_renderer.dart b/packages/flame/lib/src/text/text_renderer.dart
index 494aa137a7..1f25b078e7 100644
--- a/packages/flame/lib/src/text/text_renderer.dart
+++ b/packages/flame/lib/src/text/text_renderer.dart
@@ -39,22 +39,7 @@ class TextRenderer<T extends TextFormatter> {
     Vector2 position, {
     Anchor anchor = Anchor.topLeft,
   }) {
-    final element = format(text);
-    renderElement(canvas, element, position, anchor: anchor);
-  }
-
-  void renderElement(
-    Canvas canvas,
-    TextElement element,
-    Vector2 position, {
-    Anchor anchor = Anchor.topLeft,
-  }) {
-    final box = element.metrics;
-    element.translate(
-      position.x - box.width * anchor.x,
-      position.y - box.height * anchor.y - box.top,
-    );
-    element.render(canvas);
+    format(text).render(canvas, position, anchor: anchor);
   }
 
   /// A registry containing default providers for every [TextRenderer] subclass;
diff --git a/packages/flame/test/text/text_renderer_test.dart b/packages/flame/test/text/text_renderer_test.dart
index 750027c14d..28cef3736a 100644
--- a/packages/flame/test/text/text_renderer_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flame/test/text/text_renderer_test.dart
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class CustomTextElement extends TextElement {
   LineMetrics get metrics => LineMetrics();
 
   @override
-  void render(Canvas canvas) {}
+  void draw(Canvas canvas) {}
 
   @override
   void translate(double dx, double dy) {}
diff --git a/packages/flame_test/lib/src/debug_text_formatter.dart b/packages/flame_test/lib/src/debug_text_formatter.dart
index 5838ea408d..6d4e896299 100644
--- a/packages/flame_test/lib/src/debug_text_formatter.dart
+++ b/packages/flame_test/lib/src/debug_text_formatter.dart
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class _DebugTextElement extends TextElement {
   late final LineMetrics metrics;
 
   @override
-  void render(Canvas canvas) {
+  void draw(Canvas canvas) {
     canvas.save();
     if (style.fontStyle == FontStyle.italic) {
       canvas.skew(-0.25, 0);
diff --git a/packages/flame_test/test/debug_text_formatter_test.dart b/packages/flame_test/test/debug_text_formatter_test.dart
index d640f4d99e..ddca4cafff 100644
--- a/packages/flame_test/test/debug_text_formatter_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flame_test/test/debug_text_formatter_test.dart
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class TextElementsComponent extends PositionComponent {
   @override
   void render(Canvas canvas) {
     for (final element in elements) {
-      element.render(canvas);
+      element.draw(canvas);
     }
   }
 }