diff --git a/UI/custom/ui_can.cpp b/UI/custom/ui_can.cpp
index 135319e..a1ea12c 100644
--- a/UI/custom/ui_can.cpp
+++ b/UI/custom/ui_can.cpp
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ template <class T> T ByteArrayToStdArray(const QByteArray &byteArray)
     return stdArray;
 }
 
-UI_can::UI_can(Color fg_color, Color bg_color, QObject *parent)
-    : UI_item(UI_CAN_TYPE, "", 12, fg_color, bg_color, parent)
+UI_can::UI_can(Color fg_color, Color bg_color, QObject *parent) : UI_item(UI_CAN_TYPE, "", fg_color, bg_color, parent)
 {
+    setup_item(false, true, true);
 }
 
 UI_can::UI_can(const json &j, QObject *parent) : UI_item(UI_CAN_TYPE, parent)
 {
+    setup_item(false, true, true);
     from_json(j);
 }
 
diff --git a/UI/ui_button.cpp b/UI/ui_button.cpp
index 238bb01..1ae78c4 100644
--- a/UI/ui_button.cpp
+++ b/UI/ui_button.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "ui_button.hpp"
 
 UI_button::UI_button(std::string text, Color fg_color, Color bg_color, QObject *parent)
-    : UI_item(UI_BUTTON_TYPE, text, 12, fg_color, bg_color, parent)
+    : UI_item(UI_BUTTON_TYPE, text, fg_color, bg_color, parent)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/UI/ui_checkbox.cpp b/UI/ui_checkbox.cpp
index e2e7dcf..7f98359 100644
--- a/UI/ui_checkbox.cpp
+++ b/UI/ui_checkbox.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ UI_checkbox::UI_checkbox(QObject *parent) : UI_item(UI_CHECKBOX_TYPE, parent), m
 }
 
 UI_checkbox::UI_checkbox(std::string text, Color fg_color, Color bg_color, QObject *parent)
-    : UI_item(UI_CHECKBOX_TYPE, text, 0, fg_color, bg_color, parent), m_checked(false)
+    : UI_item(UI_CHECKBOX_TYPE, text, fg_color, bg_color, parent), m_checked(false)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/UI/ui_combobox.cpp b/UI/ui_combobox.cpp
index 86f256f..c6f6418 100644
--- a/UI/ui_combobox.cpp
+++ b/UI/ui_combobox.cpp
@@ -2,16 +2,19 @@
 
 UI_combobox::UI_combobox(QObject *parent) : UI_item(UI_COMBOBOX_TYPE, parent), m_options()
 {
+    setup_item(false, true, true);
 }
 
 UI_combobox::UI_combobox(Color fg_color, Color bg_color, std::vector<std::string> options, size_t selected,
                          QObject *parent)
-    : UI_item(UI_COMBOBOX_TYPE, "", 12, fg_color, bg_color, parent), m_options(options), m_selected(selected)
+    : UI_item(UI_COMBOBOX_TYPE, "", fg_color, bg_color, parent), m_options(options), m_selected(selected)
 {
+    setup_item(false, true, true);
 }
 
 UI_combobox::UI_combobox(const json &j, QObject *parent) : UI_item(UI_COMBOBOX_TYPE, parent)
 {
+    setup_item(false, true, true);
     from_json(j);
 }
 
diff --git a/UI/ui_dial.cpp b/UI/ui_dial.cpp
index 6b7b1c0..1aa214d 100644
--- a/UI/ui_dial.cpp
+++ b/UI/ui_dial.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 UI_dial::UI_dial(std::string text, std::string unit, Color fg_color, Color bg_color, double min, double max,
                  double value, QObject *parent)
-    : UI_item(UI_DIAL_TYPE, text, 12, fg_color, bg_color, parent), m_min(min), m_max(max), m_value(value), m_unit(unit)
+    : UI_item(UI_DIAL_TYPE, text, fg_color, bg_color, parent), m_min(min), m_max(max), m_value(value), m_unit(unit)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/UI/ui_double_spinbox.cpp b/UI/ui_double_spinbox.cpp
index 45d5096..a090178 100644
--- a/UI/ui_double_spinbox.cpp
+++ b/UI/ui_double_spinbox.cpp
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 
 UI_double_spinbox::UI_double_spinbox(QObject *parent) : UI_item(UI_DOUBLE_SPINBOX_TYPE, parent)
 {
+    setup_item(false, false, false);
 }
 
 UI_double_spinbox::UI_double_spinbox(double min, double max, double value, QObject *parent)
     : UI_item(UI_DOUBLE_SPINBOX_TYPE, parent)
 {
+    setup_item(false, false, false);
     m_min = min;
     m_max = max;
     m_value = value;
diff --git a/UI/ui_hex_spinbox.cpp b/UI/ui_hex_spinbox.cpp
index 46a6510..654e01b 100644
--- a/UI/ui_hex_spinbox.cpp
+++ b/UI/ui_hex_spinbox.cpp
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 
 UI_hex_spinbox::UI_hex_spinbox(QObject *parent) : UI_item(UI_HEX_SPINBOX_TYPE, parent)
 {
+    setup_item(false, false, false);
 }
 
 UI_hex_spinbox::UI_hex_spinbox(double min, double max, double value, QObject *parent)
     : UI_item(UI_HEX_SPINBOX_TYPE, parent)
 {
+    setup_item(false, false, false);
     m_min = min;
     m_max = max;
     m_value = value;
diff --git a/UI/ui_item.cpp b/UI/ui_item.cpp
index e32256c..841d444 100644
--- a/UI/ui_item.cpp
+++ b/UI/ui_item.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 #include "ui_item.hpp"
 
-UI_item::UI_item(std::string type, std::string text, uint8_t text_size, Color fg_color, Color bg_color, QObject *parent)
-    : QObject(parent), m_id((size_t)-1), m_type(type), m_text(text), m_text_size(text_size), m_fg_color(fg_color),
-      m_bg_color(bg_color), enabled(true), visible(true)
+UI_item::UI_item(std::string type, std::string text, Color fg_color, Color bg_color, QObject *parent)
+    : QObject(parent), m_id((size_t)-1), m_type(type), m_text(text), m_fg_color(fg_color), m_bg_color(bg_color),
+      m_enabled(true), m_visible(true)
 {
 }
 
 UI_item::UI_item(std::string type, QObject *parent)
-    : QObject(parent), m_id((size_t)-1), m_type(type), m_text(""), m_text_size(12), m_fg_color(Color::Default),
-      m_bg_color(Color::Default), enabled(true), visible(true)
+    : QObject(parent), m_id((size_t)-1), m_type(type), m_text(""), m_fg_color(Color::Default),
+      m_bg_color(Color::Default), m_enabled(true), m_visible(true)
 {
 }
 
@@ -55,20 +55,6 @@ std::string UI_item::text() const
     return m_text;
 }
 
-void UI_item::set_text_size(uint8_t text_size)
-{
-    if (this->m_text_size != text_size)
-    {
-        this->m_text_size = text_size;
-        emit ui_changed();
-    }
-}
-
-uint8_t UI_item::text_size() const
-{
-    return m_text_size;
-}
-
 void UI_item::set_fg_color(Color fg_color)
 {
     if (this->m_fg_color != fg_color)
@@ -99,30 +85,30 @@ Color UI_item::bg_color() const
 
 void UI_item::set_enabled(bool enabled)
 {
-    if (this->enabled != enabled)
+    if (this->m_enabled != enabled)
     {
-        this->enabled = enabled;
+        this->m_enabled = enabled;
         emit ui_changed();
     }
 }
 
 bool UI_item::is_enabled() const
 {
-    return enabled;
+    return m_enabled;
 }
 
 void UI_item::set_visible(bool visible)
 {
-    if (this->visible != visible)
+    if (this->m_visible != visible)
     {
-        this->visible = visible;
+        this->m_visible = visible;
         emit ui_changed();
     }
 }
 
 bool UI_item::is_visible() const
 {
-    return visible;
+    return m_visible;
 }
 
 void UI_item::from_json(const json &j)
@@ -130,16 +116,22 @@ void UI_item::from_json(const json &j)
     if (!is_type(j))
         return;
     j.at("id").get_to(m_id);
-    j.at("text").get_to(m_text);
-    j.at("text_size").get_to(m_text_size);
+    if (j.contains("text"))
+        j.at("text").get_to(m_text);
     std::string color;
-    j.at("fg_color").get_to(color);
-    m_fg_color = Color(color);
-    color.clear();
-    j.at("bg_color").get_to(color);
-    m_bg_color = Color(color);
-    j.at("enabled").get_to(enabled);
-    j.at("visible").get_to(visible);
+    if (j.contains("fg_color"))
+    {
+        j.at("fg_color").get_to(color);
+        m_fg_color = Color(color);
+        color.clear();
+    }
+    if (j.contains("bg_color"))
+    {
+        j.at("bg_color").get_to(color);
+        m_bg_color = Color(color);
+    }
+    j.at("enabled").get_to(m_enabled);
+    j.at("visible").get_to(m_visible);
 }
 
 json UI_item::to_json(size_t id) const
@@ -147,12 +139,14 @@ json UI_item::to_json(size_t id) const
     json j;
     j["id"] = id;
     j["type"] = m_type;
-    j["text"] = m_text;
-    j["text_size"] = m_text_size;
-    j["fg_color"] = m_fg_color.to_hex();
-    j["bg_color"] = m_bg_color.to_hex();
-    j["enabled"] = enabled;
-    j["visible"] = visible;
+    if (m_text_enabled)
+        j["text"] = m_text;
+    if (m_fg_color_enabled)
+        j["fg_color"] = m_fg_color.to_hex();
+    if (m_bg_color_enabled)
+        j["bg_color"] = m_bg_color.to_hex();
+    j["enabled"] = m_enabled;
+    j["visible"] = m_visible;
     return j;
 }
 
@@ -177,3 +171,10 @@ void UI_item::can_send(uint32_t id, uint8_t dlc, std::array<uint8_t, 8> payload)
 void UI_item::can_clear()
 {
 }
+
+void UI_item::setup_item(bool text, bool fg_color, bool bg_color)
+{
+    m_text_enabled = text;
+    m_fg_color_enabled = fg_color;
+    m_bg_color_enabled = bg_color;
+}
diff --git a/UI/ui_item.hpp b/UI/ui_item.hpp
index ed1d356..070f6d4 100644
--- a/UI/ui_item.hpp
+++ b/UI/ui_item.hpp
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ class UI_item : public QObject
     Q_OBJECT
   public:
     explicit UI_item(std::string type, QObject *parent = nullptr);
-    explicit UI_item(std::string type, std::string text, uint8_t text_size, Color fg_color, Color bg_color,
-                     QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit UI_item(std::string type, std::string text, Color fg_color, Color bg_color, QObject *parent = nullptr);
     explicit UI_item(const json &j, QObject *parent = nullptr);
     ~UI_item();
 
@@ -27,9 +26,6 @@ class UI_item : public QObject
     void append_text(std::string text);
     std::string text() const;
 
-    void set_text_size(uint8_t text_size);
-    uint8_t text_size() const;
-
     void set_fg_color(Color fg_color);
     Color fg_color() const;
 
@@ -56,12 +52,16 @@ class UI_item : public QObject
     void ui_changed();
 
   protected:
+    void setup_item(bool text, bool fg_color, bool bg_color);
+
     size_t m_id;
     std::string m_type;
     std::string m_text;
-    uint8_t m_text_size;
+    bool m_text_enabled = true;
     Color m_fg_color;
+    bool m_fg_color_enabled = true;
     Color m_bg_color;
-    bool enabled;
-    bool visible;
+    bool m_bg_color_enabled = true;
+    bool m_enabled;
+    bool m_visible;
 };
diff --git a/UI/ui_label.cpp b/UI/ui_label.cpp
index 113fed8..a02fff8 100644
--- a/UI/ui_label.cpp
+++ b/UI/ui_label.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "ui_label.hpp"
 
 UI_label::UI_label(std::string text, Color fg_color, Color bg_color, QObject *parent)
-    : UI_item(UI_LABEL_TYPE, text, 12, fg_color, bg_color, parent)
+    : UI_item(UI_LABEL_TYPE, text, fg_color, bg_color, parent)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/UI/ui_led.cpp b/UI/ui_led.cpp
index d5d9642..faeff42 100644
--- a/UI/ui_led.cpp
+++ b/UI/ui_led.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #include "ui_led.hpp"
 
-UI_led::UI_led(QObject *parent) : UI_item(UI_LED_TYPE, "", 12, Color::Default, Color::Default, parent)
+UI_led::UI_led(QObject *parent) : UI_item(UI_LED_TYPE, "", Color::Default, Color::Default, parent)
 {
 }
 
 UI_led::UI_led(std::string text, Color fg_color, Color bg_color, QObject *parent)
-    : UI_item(UI_LED_TYPE, text, 12, fg_color, bg_color, parent)
+    : UI_item(UI_LED_TYPE, text, fg_color, bg_color, parent)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/UI/ui_slider.cpp b/UI/ui_slider.cpp
index b6eb6ec..f874eda 100644
--- a/UI/ui_slider.cpp
+++ b/UI/ui_slider.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 UI_slider::UI_slider(std::string text, std::string unit, Color fg_color, Color bg_color, double min, double max,
                      double value, QObject *parent)
-    : UI_item(UI_SLIDER_TYPE, text, 12, fg_color, bg_color, parent), m_min(min), m_max(max), m_value(value),
-      m_unit(unit)
+    : UI_item(UI_SLIDER_TYPE, text, fg_color, bg_color, parent), m_min(min), m_max(max), m_value(value), m_unit(unit)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/UI/ui_spinbox.cpp b/UI/ui_spinbox.cpp
index 45d6f5d..7f6baa2 100644
--- a/UI/ui_spinbox.cpp
+++ b/UI/ui_spinbox.cpp
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 
 UI_spinbox::UI_spinbox(QObject *parent) : UI_item(UI_SPINBOX_TYPE, parent)
 {
+    setup_item(false, false, false);
 }
 
 UI_spinbox::UI_spinbox(double min, double max, double value, QObject *parent) : UI_item(UI_SPINBOX_TYPE, parent)
 {
+    setup_item(false, false, false);
     m_min = min;
     m_max = max;
     m_value = value;
diff --git a/UI/ui_tab_widget.cpp b/UI/ui_tab_widget.cpp
index ccde445..fd94158 100644
--- a/UI/ui_tab_widget.cpp
+++ b/UI/ui_tab_widget.cpp
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 
 UI_tab_widget::UI_tab_widget(QObject *parent) : UI_item(UI_TAB_WIDGET_TYPE, parent)
 {
+    setup_item(false, false, false);
 }
 
 UI_tab_widget::UI_tab_widget(std::vector<std::string> tab_names, size_t selected, QObject *parent)
     : UI_item(UI_TAB_WIDGET_TYPE, parent), m_selected_tab(selected), m_tab_names(tab_names)
 {
+    setup_item(false, false, false);
     m_tab_visible.resize(m_tab_names.size(), true);
 }
 
diff --git a/UI/ui_table.cpp b/UI/ui_table.cpp
index 69c2ff2..e8bd0a5 100644
--- a/UI/ui_table.cpp
+++ b/UI/ui_table.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 UI_table::UI_table(QObject *parent) : UI_item(UI_TABLE_TYPE, parent), m_row_count(0), m_column_count(0)
 {
+    setup_item(false, false, false);
 }
 
 UI_table::UI_table(size_t row_count, size_t column_count, std::vector<std::string> row_labels,
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ UI_table::UI_table(size_t row_count, size_t column_count, std::vector<std::strin
     : UI_item(UI_TABLE_TYPE, parent), m_row_count(row_count), m_column_count(column_count), m_row_labels(row_labels),
       m_column_labels(column_labels), m_valid(), m_table()
 {
+    setup_item(false, false, false);
     m_table.resize(m_column_count * m_row_count);
     m_valid.resize(m_column_count * m_row_count);
 }
diff --git a/UI/ui_textbox.cpp b/UI/ui_textbox.cpp
index 9e4e618..8c7506d 100644
--- a/UI/ui_textbox.cpp
+++ b/UI/ui_textbox.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "ui_textbox.hpp"
 
 UI_textbox::UI_textbox(std::string hint, Color fg_color, Color bg_color, QObject *parent)
-    : UI_item(UI_TEXTBOX_TYPE, "", 0, fg_color, bg_color, parent), m_hint(hint)
+    : UI_item(UI_TEXTBOX_TYPE, "", fg_color, bg_color, parent), m_hint(hint)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/UI/ui_thermo.cpp b/UI/ui_thermo.cpp
index 902ec0d..ca2eb03 100644
--- a/UI/ui_thermo.cpp
+++ b/UI/ui_thermo.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 UI_thermo::UI_thermo(std::string text, std::string unit, Color fg_color, Color bg_color, double min, double max,
                      double value, QObject *parent)
-    : UI_item(UI_THERMO_TYPE, text, 12, fg_color, bg_color, parent), m_min(min), m_max(max), m_value(value),
-      m_unit(unit)
+    : UI_item(UI_THERMO_TYPE, text, fg_color, bg_color, parent), m_min(min), m_max(max), m_value(value), m_unit(unit)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/UI_item.cpp b/tests/UI_item.cpp
index 7ffd0f1..371e8f8 100644
--- a/tests/UI_item.cpp
+++ b/tests/UI_item.cpp
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ TEST(UI_item, set_text)
     EXPECT_EQ(item.text(), "text");
 }
 
-TEST(UI_item, text_size)
-{
-    UI_item item(std::string("item"));
-    item.set_text_size(12);
-    EXPECT_EQ(item.text_size(), 12);
-}
-
 TEST(UI_item, set_fg_color)
 {
     UI_item item(std::string("item"));
@@ -56,19 +49,17 @@ TEST(UI_item, from_json)
 
     item.from_json(j);
     EXPECT_EQ(item.text(), "item_text");
-    EXPECT_EQ(item.text_size(), 12);
     EXPECT_EQ(item.fg_color(), Color(255, 255, 255));
     EXPECT_EQ(item.bg_color(), Color(0, 0, 0));
 }
 
 TEST(UI_item, to_json)
 {
-    UI_item item("item", "item_text", 12, Color(255, 255, 255), Color(0, 0, 0));
+    UI_item item("item", "item_text", Color(255, 255, 255), Color(0, 0, 0));
     json j = item.to_json(0);
     EXPECT_EQ(j.at("type"), "item");
     EXPECT_EQ(j.at("id"), 0);
     EXPECT_EQ(j.at("text"), "item_text");
-    EXPECT_EQ(j.at("text_size"), 12);
     EXPECT_EQ(j.at("fg_color"), Color(255, 255, 255).to_hex());
     EXPECT_EQ(j.at("bg_color"), Color(0, 0, 0).to_hex());
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/UI_label.cpp b/tests/UI_label.cpp
index d4f013a..4cec2fd 100644
--- a/tests/UI_label.cpp
+++ b/tests/UI_label.cpp
@@ -7,13 +7,11 @@ TEST(UI_label, to_from_json)
     EXPECT_EQ(j["type"], "ui_label");
     EXPECT_EQ(j["id"], 0);
     EXPECT_EQ(j["text"], "label_text");
-    EXPECT_EQ(j["text_size"], 12);
     EXPECT_EQ(j["fg_color"], "#000000FF");
     EXPECT_EQ(j["bg_color"], "#FFFFFFFF");
 
     UI_label label2(j);
     EXPECT_EQ(label2.text(), "label_text");
-    EXPECT_EQ(label2.text_size(), 12);
     EXPECT_EQ(label2.fg_color(), Color(0, 0, 0));
     EXPECT_EQ(label2.bg_color(), Color(255, 255, 255));
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}