diff --git a/src/alf/atoms.ts b/src/alf/atoms.ts
index f75e8ffe..18f492d6 100644
--- a/src/alf/atoms.ts
+++ b/src/alf/atoms.ts
@@ -176,43 +176,59 @@ export const atoms = {
   },
   text_2xs: {
     fontSize: tokens.fontSize._2xs,
+    letterSpacing: 0.25,
   },
   text_xs: {
     fontSize: tokens.fontSize.xs,
+    letterSpacing: 0.25,
   },
   text_sm: {
     fontSize: tokens.fontSize.sm,
+    letterSpacing: 0.25,
   },
   text_md: {
     fontSize: tokens.fontSize.md,
+    letterSpacing: 0.25,
   },
   text_lg: {
     fontSize: tokens.fontSize.lg,
+    letterSpacing: 0.25,
   },
   text_xl: {
     fontSize: tokens.fontSize.xl,
+    letterSpacing: 0.25,
   },
   text_2xl: {
     fontSize: tokens.fontSize._2xl,
+    letterSpacing: 0.25,
   },
   text_3xl: {
     fontSize: tokens.fontSize._3xl,
+    letterSpacing: 0.25,
   },
   text_4xl: {
     fontSize: tokens.fontSize._4xl,
+    letterSpacing: 0.25,
   },
   text_5xl: {
     fontSize: tokens.fontSize._5xl,
+    letterSpacing: 0.25,
   },
   leading_tight: {
     lineHeight: 1.15,
   },
   leading_snug: {
-    lineHeight: 1.25,
+    lineHeight: 1.3,
   },
   leading_normal: {
     lineHeight: 1.5,
   },
+  tracking_normal: {
+    letterSpacing: 0,
+  },
+  tracking_wide: {
+    letterSpacing: 0.25,
+  },
   font_normal: {
     fontWeight: tokens.fontWeight.normal,
   },
diff --git a/src/components/Link.tsx b/src/components/Link.tsx
index 85c13270..593b0863 100644
--- a/src/components/Link.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Link.tsx
@@ -51,11 +51,12 @@ type BaseLinkProps = Pick<
   warnOnMismatchingTextChild?: boolean
 
   /**
-   * Callback for when the link is pressed.
+   * Callback for when the link is pressed. Prevent default and return `false`
+   * to exit early and prevent navigation.
    *
    * DO NOT use this for navigation, that's what the `to` prop is for.
    */
-  onPress?: (e: GestureResponderEvent) => void
+  onPress?: (e: GestureResponderEvent) => void | false
 
   /**
    * Web-only attribute. Sets `download` attr on web.
@@ -82,7 +83,9 @@ export function useLink({
 
   const onPress = React.useCallback(
     (e: GestureResponderEvent) => {
-      outerOnPress?.(e)
+      const exitEarlyIfFalse = outerOnPress?.(e)
+
+      if (exitEarlyIfFalse === false) return
 
       const requiresWarning = Boolean(
         warnOnMismatchingTextChild &&
diff --git a/src/components/RichText.tsx b/src/components/RichText.tsx
index 8aeef9ea..c72fcabd 100644
--- a/src/components/RichText.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RichText.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import {RichText as RichTextAPI, AppBskyRichtextFacet} from '@atproto/api'
 
-import {atoms as a, TextStyleProp} from '#/alf'
+import {atoms as a, TextStyleProp, flatten} from '#/alf'
 import {InlineLink} from '#/components/Link'
 import {Text, TextProps} from '#/components/Typography'
 import {toShortUrl} from 'lib/strings/url-helpers'
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export function RichText({
   const [richText, setRichText] = React.useState<RichTextAPI>(() =>
     value instanceof RichTextAPI ? value : new RichTextAPI({text: value}),
   )
-  const styles = [a.leading_normal, style]
+  const styles = [a.leading_snug, flatten(style)]
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!resolveFacets) return
diff --git a/src/view/com/feeds/FeedSourceCard.tsx b/src/view/com/feeds/FeedSourceCard.tsx
index 0de88b24..9bd7238d 100644
--- a/src/view/com/feeds/FeedSourceCard.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/feeds/FeedSourceCard.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react'
 import {Pressable, StyleProp, StyleSheet, View, ViewStyle} from 'react-native'
 import {FontAwesomeIcon} from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
 import {Text} from '../util/text/Text'
-import {RichText} from '../util/text/RichText'
+import {RichText} from '#/components/RichText'
 import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
 import {s} from 'lib/styles'
 import {UserAvatar} from '../util/UserAvatar'
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
 } from '#/state/queries/preferences'
 import {useFeedSourceInfoQuery, FeedSourceInfo} from '#/state/queries/feed'
 import {FeedLoadingPlaceholder} from '#/view/com/util/LoadingPlaceholder'
+import {useTheme} from '#/alf'
 
 export function FeedSourceCard({
   feedUri,
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ export function FeedSourceCardLoaded({
   pinOnSave?: boolean
   showMinimalPlaceholder?: boolean
 }) {
+  const t = useTheme()
   const pal = usePalette('default')
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
@@ -266,8 +268,8 @@ export function FeedSourceCardLoaded({
 
       {showDescription && feed.description ? (
         <RichText
-          style={[pal.textLight, styles.description]}
-          richText={feed.description}
+          style={[t.atoms.text_contrast_high, styles.description]}
+          value={feed.description}
           numberOfLines={3}
         />
       ) : null}
diff --git a/src/view/com/lists/ListCard.tsx b/src/view/com/lists/ListCard.tsx
index 5750faec..19842eb5 100644
--- a/src/view/com/lists/ListCard.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/lists/ListCard.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {StyleProp, StyleSheet, View, ViewStyle} from 'react-native'
 import {AtUri, AppBskyGraphDefs, RichText} from '@atproto/api'
 import {Link} from '../util/Link'
 import {Text} from '../util/text/Text'
-import {RichText as RichTextCom} from '../util/text/RichText'
+import {RichText as RichTextCom} from '#/components/RichText'
 import {UserAvatar} from '../util/UserAvatar'
 import {s} from 'lib/styles'
 import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {sanitizeDisplayName} from 'lib/strings/display-names'
 import {sanitizeHandle} from 'lib/strings/handles'
 import {makeProfileLink} from 'lib/routes/links'
 import {Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
+import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
 
 export const ListCard = ({
   testID,
@@ -119,9 +120,9 @@ export const ListCard = ({
       {descriptionRichText ? (
         <View style={styles.details}>
           <RichTextCom
-            style={[pal.text, s.flex1]}
+            style={[a.flex_1]}
             numberOfLines={20}
-            richText={descriptionRichText}
+            value={descriptionRichText}
           />
         </View>
       ) : undefined}
diff --git a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx
index f9bdaebe..2ef1b144 100644
--- a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {moderatePost_wrapped as moderatePost} from '#/lib/moderatePost_wrapped'
 import {FontAwesomeIcon} from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
 import {PostThreadFollowBtn} from 'view/com/post-thread/PostThreadFollowBtn'
 import {Link, TextLink} from '../util/Link'
-import {RichText} from '../util/text/RichText'
+import {RichText} from '#/components/RichText'
 import {Text} from '../util/text/Text'
 import {PreviewableUserAvatar} from '../util/UserAvatar'
 import {s} from 'lib/styles'
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import {ThreadPost} from '#/state/queries/post-thread'
 import {useSession} from 'state/session'
 import {WhoCanReply} from '../threadgate/WhoCanReply'
 import {LoadingPlaceholder} from '../util/LoadingPlaceholder'
+import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
 
 export function PostThreadItem({
   post,
@@ -326,10 +327,8 @@ let PostThreadItemLoaded = ({
                     styles.postTextLargeContainer,
                   ]}>
                   <RichText
-                    type="post-text-lg"
-                    richText={richText}
-                    lineHeight={1.3}
-                    style={s.flex1}
+                    value={richText}
+                    style={[a.flex_1, a.text_xl]}
                     selectable
                   />
                 </View>
@@ -522,10 +521,8 @@ let PostThreadItemLoaded = ({
                 {richText?.text ? (
                   <View style={styles.postTextContainer}>
                     <RichText
-                      type="post-text"
-                      richText={richText}
-                      style={[pal.text, s.flex1]}
-                      lineHeight={1.3}
+                      value={richText}
+                      style={[a.flex_1, a.text_md]}
                       numberOfLines={limitLines ? MAX_POST_LINES : undefined}
                     />
                   </View>
diff --git a/src/view/com/posts/FeedItem.tsx b/src/view/com/posts/FeedItem.tsx
index 8d0f2bef..6f64de18 100644
--- a/src/view/com/posts/FeedItem.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/posts/FeedItem.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {PostCtrls} from '../util/post-ctrls/PostCtrls'
 import {PostEmbeds} from '../util/post-embeds'
 import {ContentHider} from '../util/moderation/ContentHider'
 import {PostAlerts} from '../util/moderation/PostAlerts'
-import {RichText} from '../util/text/RichText'
+import {RichText} from '#/components/RichText'
 import {PreviewableUserAvatar} from '../util/UserAvatar'
 import {s} from 'lib/styles'
 import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import {FeedNameText} from '../util/FeedInfoText'
 import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import {Trans, msg} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
+import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
 
 export function FeedItem({
   post,
@@ -347,11 +348,9 @@ let PostContent = ({
         <View style={styles.postTextContainer}>
           <RichText
             testID="postText"
-            type="post-text"
-            richText={richText}
-            lineHeight={1.3}
+            value={richText}
             numberOfLines={limitLines ? MAX_POST_LINES : undefined}
-            style={s.flex1}
+            style={[a.flex_1, a.text_md]}
           />
         </View>
       ) : undefined}
diff --git a/src/view/com/profile/ProfileHeader.tsx b/src/view/com/profile/ProfileHeader.tsx
index 8fd50fad..3e479d7b 100644
--- a/src/view/com/profile/ProfileHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/profile/ProfileHeader.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import * as Toast from '../util/Toast'
 import {LoadingPlaceholder} from '../util/LoadingPlaceholder'
 import {Text} from '../util/text/Text'
 import {ThemedText} from '../util/text/ThemedText'
-import {RichText} from '../util/text/RichText'
+import {RichText} from '#/components/RichText'
 import {UserAvatar} from '../util/UserAvatar'
 import {UserBanner} from '../util/UserBanner'
 import {ProfileHeaderAlerts} from '../util/moderation/ProfileHeaderAlerts'
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import {Shadow} from '#/state/cache/types'
 import {useRequireAuth} from '#/state/session'
 import {LabelInfo} from '../util/moderation/LabelInfo'
 import {useProfileShadow} from 'state/cache/profile-shadow'
+import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
 
 let ProfileHeaderLoading = (_props: {}): React.ReactNode => {
   const pal = usePalette('default')
@@ -608,12 +609,12 @@ let ProfileHeader = ({
               </Text>
             </View>
             {descriptionRT && !moderation.profile.blur ? (
-              <View pointerEvents="auto">
+              <View pointerEvents="auto" style={[styles.description]}>
                 <RichText
                   testID="profileHeaderDescription"
-                  style={[styles.description, pal.text]}
+                  style={[a.text_md]}
                   numberOfLines={15}
-                  richText={descriptionRT}
+                  value={descriptionRT}
                 />
               </View>
             ) : undefined}
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/QuoteEmbed.tsx b/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/QuoteEmbed.tsx
index d9d84feb..c128a6f0 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/QuoteEmbed.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/QuoteEmbed.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ import {PostAlerts} from '../moderation/PostAlerts'
 import {makeProfileLink} from 'lib/routes/links'
 import {InfoCircleIcon} from 'lib/icons'
 import {Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
-import {RichText} from 'view/com/util/text/RichText'
+import {RichText} from '#/components/RichText'
+import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
 
 export function MaybeQuoteEmbed({
   embed,
@@ -127,11 +128,10 @@ export function QuoteEmbed({
       ) : null}
       {richText ? (
         <RichText
-          richText={richText}
-          type="post-text"
-          style={pal.text}
+          value={richText}
+          style={[a.text_md]}
           numberOfLines={20}
-          noLinks
+          disableLinks
         />
       ) : null}
       {embed && <PostEmbeds embed={embed} moderation={{}} />}
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/text/RichText.tsx b/src/view/com/util/text/RichText.tsx
index e910127f..b6d46122 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/text/RichText.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/text/RichText.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
 
 const WORD_WRAP = {wordWrap: 1}
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated use `#/components/RichText`
+ */
 export function RichText({
   testID,
   type = 'md',
diff --git a/src/view/screens/ProfileFeed.tsx b/src/view/screens/ProfileFeed.tsx
index be9eec81..212c10e7 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/ProfileFeed.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/ProfileFeed.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {TextLink} from 'view/com/util/Link'
 import {ListRef} from 'view/com/util/List'
 import {Button} from 'view/com/util/forms/Button'
 import {Text} from 'view/com/util/text/Text'
-import {RichText} from 'view/com/util/text/RichText'
+import {RichText} from '#/components/RichText'
 import {LoadLatestBtn} from 'view/com/util/load-latest/LoadLatestBtn'
 import {FAB} from 'view/com/util/fab/FAB'
 import {EmptyState} from 'view/com/util/EmptyState'
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import {useComposerControls} from '#/state/shell/composer'
 import {truncateAndInvalidate} from '#/state/queries/util'
 import {isNative} from '#/platform/detection'
 import {listenSoftReset} from '#/state/events'
+import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
 
 const SECTION_TITLES = ['Posts', 'About']
 
@@ -575,9 +576,8 @@ function AboutSection({
         {feedInfo.description ? (
           <RichText
             testID="listDescription"
-            type="lg"
-            style={pal.text}
-            richText={feedInfo.description}
+            style={[a.text_md]}
+            value={feedInfo.description}
           />
         ) : (
           <Text type="lg" style={[{fontStyle: 'italic'}, pal.textLight]}>
diff --git a/src/view/screens/ProfileList.tsx b/src/view/screens/ProfileList.tsx
index 79646488..d86b569e 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/ProfileList.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/ProfileList.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {NativeDropdown, DropdownItem} from 'view/com/util/forms/NativeDropdown'
 import {CenteredView} from 'view/com/util/Views'
 import {EmptyState} from 'view/com/util/EmptyState'
 import {LoadingScreen} from 'view/com/util/LoadingScreen'
-import {RichText} from 'view/com/util/text/RichText'
+import {RichText} from '#/components/RichText'
 import {Button} from 'view/com/util/forms/Button'
 import {TextLink} from 'view/com/util/Link'
 import {ListRef} from 'view/com/util/List'
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import {
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {useAnalytics} from '#/lib/analytics/analytics'
 import {listenSoftReset} from '#/state/events'
+import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
 
 const SECTION_TITLES_CURATE = ['Posts', 'About']
 const SECTION_TITLES_MOD = ['About']
@@ -742,9 +743,8 @@ const AboutSection = React.forwardRef<SectionRef, AboutSectionProps>(
             {descriptionRT ? (
               <RichText
                 testID="listDescription"
-                type="lg"
-                style={pal.text}
-                richText={descriptionRT}
+                style={[a.text_md]}
+                value={descriptionRT}
               />
             ) : (
               <Text