diff --git a/docs/components/tabs.md b/docs/components/tabs.md
index 0b5ce89ff..6b0cc230d 100644
--- a/docs/components/tabs.md
+++ b/docs/components/tabs.md
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ of color, typography, and shape.
 ### Primary tab tokens
 
 Token                                     | Default value
------------------------------------------ | -----------------------------------
+----------------------------------------- | -------------
 `--md-primary-tab-container-color`        | `--md-sys-color-surface`
-`--md-primary-tab-label-text-type`        | `500 0.875rem/1.25rem Roboto`
+`--md-primary-tab-label-text-font`        | `--md-sys-typescale-title-small-font`
 `--md-primary-tab-active-indicator-color` | `--md-sys-color-primary`
 `--md-primary-tab-icon-color`             | `--md-sys-color-on-surface-variant`
 `--md-primary-tab-container-shape`        | `0px`
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ Token                                     | Default value
   --md-sys-color-primary: #005353;
 
   /* Component tokens */
-  --md-primary-tab-label-text-type: 0.8em cursive, system-ui;
+  --md-primary-tab-label-text-font: cursive, system-ui;
+  --md-primary-tab-label-text-size: 0.8em;
 }
 </style>
 
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ Token                                     | Default value
 Token                                       | Default value
 ------------------------------------------- | -------------
 `--md-secondary-tab-container-color`        | `--md-sys-color-surface`
-`--md-secondary-tab-label-text-type`        | `500 0.875rem/1.25rem Roboto`
+`--md-secondary-tab-label-text-font`        | `--md-sys-typescale-title-small-font`
 `--md-secondary-tab-active-indicator-color` | `--md-sys-color-primary`
 `--md-secondary-tab-icon-color`             | `--md-sys-color-on-surface-variant`
 `--md-secondary-tab-container-shape`        | `0px`
@@ -255,7 +256,8 @@ Token                                       | Default value
   --md-sys-color-primary: #005353;
 
   /* Component tokens */
-  --md-secondary-tab-label-text-type: 0.8em cursive, system-ui;
+  --md-secondary-tab-label-text-font: cursive, system-ui;
+  --md-secondary-tab-label-text-size: 0.8em;
 }
 </style>
 
diff --git a/tabs/demo/stories.ts b/tabs/demo/stories.ts
index 30855dc95..fbe75b7b2 100644
--- a/tabs/demo/stories.ts
+++ b/tabs/demo/stories.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ const custom: MaterialStoryInit<StoryKnobs> = {
     css`
       .custom {
         /* text */
-        --md-primary-tab-label-text-type: 0.8em cursive, system-ui;
+        --md-primary-tab-label-text-font: cursive, system-ui;
+        --md-primary-tab-label-text-size: 0.8em;
         /* indicator */
         --md-primary-tab-active-indicator-color: firebrick;
         --md-primary-tab-active-indicator-height: 8px;
diff --git a/tabs/internal/_tab.scss b/tabs/internal/_tab.scss
index a6a2bfdbb..43a99a9ca 100644
--- a/tabs/internal/_tab.scss
+++ b/tabs/internal/_tab.scss
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@
     padding: 0 16px;
     margin: 0;
     z-index: 0; // Ensure this is a stacking context so the indicator displays
-    font: var(--_label-text-type);
+    font-family: var(--_label-text-font);
+    font-size: var(--_label-text-size);
+    line-height: var(--_label-text-line-height);
+    font-weight: var(--_label-text-weight);
     color: var(--_label-text-color);
   }
 
diff --git a/tokens/_md-comp-primary-tab.scss b/tokens/_md-comp-primary-tab.scss
index 6594e0d92..19148fd95 100644
--- a/tokens/_md-comp-primary-tab.scss
+++ b/tokens/_md-comp-primary-tab.scss
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ $supported-tokens: (
   'icon-color',
   'icon-size',
   'label-text-color',
-  'label-text-type',
+  'label-text-font',
+  'label-text-line-height',
+  'label-text-size',
+  'label-text-weight',
   'pressed-icon-color',
   'pressed-label-text-color',
   'pressed-state-layer-color',
@@ -64,15 +67,14 @@ $supported-tokens: (
 );
 
 $unsupported-tokens: (
-  'with-label-text-label-text-font',
-  'with-label-text-label-text-line-height',
-  'with-label-text-label-text-size',
-  'with-label-text-label-text-tracking',
-  'with-label-text-label-text-weight',
+  // go/keep-sorted start
   'active-focus-state-layer-color',
   'active-focus-state-layer-opacity',
   'focus-state-layer-color',
-  'focus-state-layer-opacity'
+  'focus-state-layer-opacity',
+  'label-text-tracking',
+  'label-text-type',
+  // go/keep-sorted end
 );
 
 @function values($deps: $_default, $exclude-hardcoded-values: false) {
@@ -81,14 +83,6 @@ $unsupported-tokens: (
     $exclude-hardcoded-values: $exclude-hardcoded-values
   );
 
-  // TODO(b/271876162): remove when tokens compiler emits typescale tokens
-  $tokens: map.merge(
-    $tokens,
-    (
-      'label-text-type': map.get($deps, 'md-sys-typescale', 'title-small'),
-    )
-  );
-
   @return values.validate(
     $tokens,
     $supported-tokens: $supported-tokens,
@@ -112,6 +106,11 @@ $unsupported-tokens: (
       'with-icon-inactive-icon-color': 'icon-color',
       'with-icon-inactive-pressed-icon-color': 'pressed-icon-color',
       // rename with-label-text- and inactive-
+      'with-label-text-label-text-font': 'label-text-font',
+      'with-label-text-label-text-line-height': 'label-text-line-height',
+      'with-label-text-label-text-size': 'label-text-size',
+      'with-label-text-label-text-tracking': 'label-text-tracking',
+      'with-label-text-label-text-weight': 'label-text-weight',
       'with-label-text-active-focus-label-text-color':
         'active-focus-label-text-color',
       'with-label-text-active-hover-label-text-color':
diff --git a/tokens/_md-comp-secondary-tab.scss b/tokens/_md-comp-secondary-tab.scss
index 37f242187..34c6257b2 100644
--- a/tokens/_md-comp-secondary-tab.scss
+++ b/tokens/_md-comp-secondary-tab.scss
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ $supported-tokens: (
   'icon-color',
   'icon-size',
   'label-text-color',
-  'label-text-type',
+  'label-text-font',
+  'label-text-line-height',
+  'label-text-size',
+  'label-text-weight',
   'pressed-icon-color',
   'pressed-label-text-color',
   'pressed-state-layer-color',
@@ -66,11 +69,8 @@ $unsupported-tokens: (
   // include an icon and the size will adjust;
   // height is 48 and it's 64 with icon
   'container-shadow-color',
-  'label-text-font',
-  'label-text-line-height',
-  'label-text-size',
+  'label-text-type',
   'label-text-tracking',
-  'label-text-weight',
   'focus-state-layer-color',
   'focus-state-layer-opacity'
 );
@@ -81,14 +81,6 @@ $unsupported-tokens: (
     $exclude-hardcoded-values: $exclude-hardcoded-values
   );
 
-  // TODO(b/271876162): remove when tokens compiler emits typescale tokens
-  $tokens: map.merge(
-    $tokens,
-    (
-      'label-text-type': map.get($deps, 'md-sys-typescale', 'title-small'),
-    )
-  );
-
   $tokens: _add-missing-secondary-tokens($tokens);
 
   $tokens: values.validate(