diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9201426..fda7b5c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ Improvements
 - Added TextField.OnCopyPasteException to allow handling exceptions thrown by TextCopy
 - Avoid paragraphs splitting or truncating their text unnecessarily
 - Automatically mark elements dirty when various member values are changed
+- Allow initializing a ui system's text formatter without default codes and macros
 
 Fixes
 - Fixed parents of elements that prevent spill not being notified properly
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ Fixes
 - Fixed the scroll bar of an empty panel being positioned incorrectly
 - Fixed UiControls maintaining old input states when input types are toggled off
 - Fixed an occasional deadlock when a game is disposed with a scrolling Panel present
+- Fixed UiStyle.LinkColor not being applied to the ui system when changed
 
 Removals
 - Marked Element.OnDisposed as obsolete in favor of the more predictable OnRemovedFromUi
diff --git a/MLEM.Ui/UiSystem.cs b/MLEM.Ui/UiSystem.cs
index b99caba..4e96e2e 100644
--- a/MLEM.Ui/UiSystem.cs
+++ b/MLEM.Ui/UiSystem.cs
@@ -206,7 +206,12 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui {
         /// <param name="style">The style settings that this ui should have. Use <see cref="UntexturedStyle"/> for the default, untextured style.</param>
         /// <param name="inputHandler">The input handler that this ui's <see cref="UiControls"/> should use. If none is supplied, a new input handler is created for this ui.</param>
         /// <param name="automaticViewport">If this value is set to true, the ui system's <see cref="Viewport"/> will be set automatically based on the <see cref="GameWindow"/>'s size. Defaults to true.</param>
-        public UiSystem(Game game, UiStyle style, InputHandler inputHandler = null, bool automaticViewport = true) : base(game) {
+        /// <param name="hasFontModifierFormatting">Whether default font modifier codes should be added to this ui system's <see cref="TextFormatter"/>, including bold, italic, strikethrough, shadow, subscript, and more.</param>
+        /// <param name="hasColorFormatting">Whether default color codes should be added to this ui system's <see cref="TextFormatter"/>, including all <see cref="Color"/> values and the ability to use custom colors.</param>
+        /// <param name="hasAnimationFormatting">Whether default animation codes should be added to this ui system's <see cref="TextFormatter"/>, namely the wobbly animation.</param>
+        /// <param name="hasMacroFormatting">Whether default macros should be added to this ui system's <see cref="TextFormatter"/>, including TeX's ~ non-breaking space and more.</param>
+        /// <param name="hasUiFormatting">Whether <see cref="UiSystem"/>-based formatting codes should be added to this ui system's <see cref="TextFormatter"/>, including <see cref="Paragraph.Link"/> codes and font switching.</param>
+        public UiSystem(Game game, UiStyle style, InputHandler inputHandler = null, bool automaticViewport = true, bool hasFontModifierFormatting = true, bool hasColorFormatting = true, bool hasAnimationFormatting = true, bool hasMacroFormatting = true, bool hasUiFormatting = true) : base(game) {
             this.Controls = new UiControls(this, inputHandler);
             this.style = style;
 
@@ -248,12 +253,14 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui {
                 };
             }
 
-            this.TextFormatter = new TextFormatter();
-            this.TextFormatter.Codes.Add(new Regex("<l(?: ([^>]+))?>"), (f, m, r) => new LinkCode(m, r, 1 / 16F, 0.85F,
-                t => this.Controls.MousedElement is Paragraph.Link l1 && l1.Token == t || this.Controls.TouchedElement is Paragraph.Link l2 && l2.Token == t,
-                this.Style.LinkColor));
-            this.TextFormatter.Codes.Add(new Regex("<f ([^>]+)>"), (_, m, r) => new FontCode(m, r,
-                f => this.Style.AdditionalFonts != null && this.Style.AdditionalFonts.TryGetValue(m.Groups[1].Value, out var c) ? c : f));
+            this.TextFormatter = new TextFormatter(hasFontModifierFormatting, hasColorFormatting, hasAnimationFormatting, hasMacroFormatting);
+            if (hasUiFormatting) {
+                this.TextFormatter.Codes.Add(new Regex("<l(?: ([^>]+))?>"), (f, m, r) => new LinkCode(m, r, 1 / 16F, 0.85F,
+                    t => this.Controls.MousedElement is Paragraph.Link l1 && l1.Token == t || this.Controls.TouchedElement is Paragraph.Link l2 && l2.Token == t,
+                    d => this.Style.LinkColor));
+                this.TextFormatter.Codes.Add(new Regex("<f ([^>]+)>"), (_, m, r) => new FontCode(m, r,
+                    f => this.Style.AdditionalFonts != null && this.Style.AdditionalFonts.TryGetValue(m.Groups[1].Value, out var c) ? c : f));
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/MLEM/Formatting/Codes/LinkCode.cs b/MLEM/Formatting/Codes/LinkCode.cs
index e8118ac..618d63a 100644
--- a/MLEM/Formatting/Codes/LinkCode.cs
+++ b/MLEM/Formatting/Codes/LinkCode.cs
@@ -9,14 +9,19 @@ namespace MLEM.Formatting.Codes {
     public class LinkCode : UnderlineCode {
 
         private readonly Func<Token, bool> isSelected;
-        private readonly Color? color;
+        private readonly Func<Color, Color?> color;
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
-        public LinkCode(Match match, Regex regex, float thickness, float yOffset, Func<Token, bool> isSelected, Color? color = null) : base(match, regex, thickness, yOffset) {
+        public LinkCode(Match match, Regex regex, float thickness, float yOffset, Func<Token, bool> isSelected, Func<Color, Color?> color) :
+            base(match, regex, thickness, yOffset) {
             this.isSelected = isSelected;
             this.color = color;
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public LinkCode(Match match, Regex regex, float thickness, float yOffset, Func<Token, bool> isSelected, Color? color = null) :
+            this(match, regex, thickness, yOffset, isSelected, d => color) {}
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns true if this link formatting code is currently selected or hovered over, based on the selection function.
         /// </summary>
@@ -31,7 +36,7 @@ namespace MLEM.Formatting.Codes {
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public override Color? GetColor(Color defaultPick) {
-            return this.color;
+            return this.color.Invoke(defaultPick);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />