diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f804b0cd..e9fea580 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ jobs:
   test:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [~1.18, ^1]
+        go-version: [~1.22, ^1]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 7998ddf7..40a4bf1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ jobs:
   coverage:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [^1.18]
+        go-version: [^1.22]
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
diff --git a/filepicker/filepicker.go b/filepicker/filepicker.go
index 86aaad01..89b31b75 100644
--- a/filepicker/filepicker.go
+++ b/filepicker/filepicker.go
@@ -511,10 +511,3 @@ func (m Model) canSelect(file string) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
-
-func max(a, b int) int {
-	if a > b {
-		return a
-	}
-	return b
-}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index aa3c9a0b..33ffc312 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/v2
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.22
 
 require (
 	github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc v1.0.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 07c14970..d3275821 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc v1.0.0/go.mod h1:mG5amYoWBHf8vpLOuehzbGGw0EHxpZZ6
 github.com/atotto/clipboard v0.1.4 h1:EH0zSVneZPSuFR11BlR9YppQTVDbh5+16AmcJi4g1z4=
 github.com/atotto/clipboard v0.1.4/go.mod h1:ZY9tmq7sm5xIbd9bOK4onWV4S6X0u6GY7Vn0Yu86PYI=
 github.com/aymanbagabas/go-osc52/v2 v2.0.1 h1:HwpRHbFMcZLEVr42D4p7XBqjyuxQH5SMiErDT4WkJ2k=
+github.com/aymanbagabas/go-osc52/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:uYgXzlJ7ZpABp8OJ+exZzJJhRNQ2ASbcXHWsFqH8hp8=
 github.com/aymanbagabas/go-udiff v0.2.0 h1:TK0fH4MteXUDspT88n8CKzvK0X9O2xu9yQjWpi6yML8=
 github.com/aymanbagabas/go-udiff v0.2.0/go.mod h1:RE4Ex0qsGkTAJoQdQQCA0uG+nAzJO/pI/QwceO5fgrA=
-github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.2.0.20250203222705-2e91ec2235cd h1:u+kqgSbIL4pnP7huv4kaYUCmuN2L4yyDvdH81QJ4FZ0=
-github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.2.0.20250203222705-2e91ec2235cd/go.mod h1:zaWGYfO6cBtu4dRgGbVN7yMYUz3j9sVIzHy2gn0jdo8=
 github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.2.0.20250204175057-2a96bc438da6 h1:KbLqbYgHC5JZWks50WjBJr92Hs+GpiauwZaDObw9vxE=
 github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.2.0.20250204175057-2a96bc438da6/go.mod h1:zaWGYfO6cBtu4dRgGbVN7yMYUz3j9sVIzHy2gn0jdo8=
 github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.2.0 h1:iiIQlp3LSvoJPtR11KoDfIf9wqWm2mn/iU420rHOZ/A=
@@ -34,11 +33,13 @@ github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0/go.mod h1:9/0rRGxNHcop5bhtWyNeEfOS8JIWk580+
 github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0 h1:1nnpGOrhyZZuNyfu1QjKiUICQ74+3FNCN69Aj6K7nkY=
 github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0/go.mod h1:R4dSotOR9KMtayYi1e77YzuveK+i7ruzyGqttikkLy0=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 h1:xfD0iDuEKnDkl03q4limB+vH+GxLEtL/jb4xVJSWWEY=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.16 h1:E5ScNMtiwvlvB5paMFdw9p4kSQzbXFikJ5SQO6TULQc=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.16/go.mod h1:Jdepj2loyihRzMpdS35Xk/zdY8IAYHsh153qUoGf23w=
 github.com/muesli/cancelreader v0.2.2 h1:3I4Kt4BQjOR54NavqnDogx/MIoWBFa0StPA8ELUXHmA=
 github.com/muesli/cancelreader v0.2.2/go.mod h1:3XuTXfFS2VjM+HTLZY9Ak0l6eUKfijIfMUZ4EgX0QYo=
 github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.2 h1:GohcuySI0QmI3wN8Ok9PtKGkgkFIk7y6Vpb5PvrY+Wo=
+github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.2/go.mod h1:Epx+iuz8sNs7mNKhxzH4fWXGNpZwUaJKRS1noLXviQ8=
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0/go.mod h1:J6wj4VEh+S6ZtnVlnTBMWIodfgj8LQOQFoIToxlJtxc=
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7 h1:WUdvkW8uEhrYfLC4ZzdpI2ztxP1I582+49Oc5Mq64VQ=
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7/go.mod h1:FN3SvrM+Zdj16jyLfmOkMNblXMcoc8DfTHruCPUcx88=
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ github.com/sahilm/fuzzy v0.1.1/go.mod h1:VFvziUEIMCrT6A6tw2RFIXPXXmzXbOsSHF0DOI8
 github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20220910002029-abceb7e1c41e h1:JVG44RsyaB9T2KIHavMF/ppJZNG9ZpyihvCd0w101no=
 github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20220910002029-abceb7e1c41e/go.mod h1:RbqR21r5mrJuqunuUZ/Dhy/avygyECGrLceyNeo4LiM=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20231006140011-7918f672742d h1:jtJma62tbqLibJ5sFQz8bKtEM8rJBtfilJ2qTU199MI=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20231006140011-7918f672742d/go.mod h1:ldy0pHrwJyGW56pPQzzkH36rKxoZW1tw7ZJpeKx+hdo=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.10.0 h1:3NQrjDixjgGwUOCaF8w2+VYHv0Ve/vGYSbdkTa98gmQ=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.10.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.29.0 h1:TPYlXGxvx1MGTn2GiZDhnjPA9wZzZeGKHHmKhHYvgaU=
diff --git a/list/list.go b/list/list.go
index 50681b17..8f0a5979 100644
--- a/list/list.go
+++ b/list/list.go
@@ -1323,10 +1323,3 @@ func countEnabledBindings(groups [][]key.Binding) (agg int) {
 	}
 	return agg
 }
-
-func max(a, b int) int {
-	if a > b {
-		return a
-	}
-	return b
-}
diff --git a/list/list_test.go b/list/list_test.go
index d1d8524b..90c5008b 100644
--- a/list/list_test.go
+++ b/list/list_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"reflect"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -82,8 +83,7 @@ func TestSetFilterText(t *testing.T) {
 
 	list.SetFilterState(Unfiltered)
 	expected := tc
-	// TODO: replace with slices.Equal() when project move to go1.18 or later
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(list.VisibleItems(), expected) {
+	if !slices.Equal(list.VisibleItems(), expected) {
 		t.Fatalf("Error: expected view to contain only %s", expected)
 	}
 
diff --git a/paginator/paginator.go b/paginator/paginator.go
index 1fea948b..7abe3269 100644
--- a/paginator/paginator.go
+++ b/paginator/paginator.go
@@ -198,10 +198,3 @@ func (m Model) dotsView() string {
 func (m Model) arabicView() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(m.ArabicFormat, m.Page+1, m.TotalPages)
 }
-
-func min(a, b int) int {
-	if a < b {
-		return a
-	}
-	return b
-}
diff --git a/progress/progress.go b/progress/progress.go
index 10aa9f05..fadc42cf 100644
--- a/progress/progress.go
+++ b/progress/progress.go
@@ -345,22 +345,8 @@ func (m *Model) setRamp(colorA, colorB string, scaled bool) {
 	m.rampColorB = b
 }
 
-func max(a, b int) int {
-	if a > b {
-		return a
-	}
-	return b
-}
-
 // IsAnimating returns false if the progress bar reached equilibrium and is no longer animating.
 func (m *Model) IsAnimating() bool {
 	dist := math.Abs(m.percentShown - m.targetPercent)
 	return !(dist < 0.001 && m.velocity < 0.01)
 }
-
-func min(a, b int) int {
-	if a < b {
-		return a
-	}
-	return b
-}
diff --git a/table/table.go b/table/table.go
index 1ef645f0..f1b49b2d 100644
--- a/table/table.go
+++ b/table/table.go
@@ -437,22 +437,6 @@ func (m *Model) renderRow(r int) string {
 	return row
 }
 
-func max(a, b int) int {
-	if a > b {
-		return a
-	}
-
-	return b
-}
-
-func min(a, b int) int {
-	if a < b {
-		return a
-	}
-
-	return b
-}
-
 func clamp(v, low, high int) int {
 	return min(max(v, low), high)
 }
diff --git a/textarea/textarea.go b/textarea/textarea.go
index 45d67051..762ffe85 100644
--- a/textarea/textarea.go
+++ b/textarea/textarea.go
@@ -1818,20 +1818,6 @@ func clamp(v, low, high int) int {
 	return min(high, max(low, v))
 }
 
-func min(a, b int) int {
-	if a < b {
-		return a
-	}
-	return b
-}
-
-func max(a, b int) int {
-	if a > b {
-		return a
-	}
-	return b
-}
-
 func abs(n int) int {
 	if n < 0 {
 		return -n
diff --git a/textinput/textinput.go b/textinput/textinput.go
index 92c468ac..907288b2 100644
--- a/textinput/textinput.go
+++ b/textinput/textinput.go
@@ -761,20 +761,6 @@ func clamp(v, low, high int) int {
 	return min(high, max(low, v))
 }
 
-func min(a, b int) int {
-	if a < b {
-		return a
-	}
-	return b
-}
-
-func max(a, b int) int {
-	if a > b {
-		return a
-	}
-	return b
-}
-
 func (m Model) completionView(offset int) string {
 	var (
 		value = m.value
diff --git a/viewport/viewport.go b/viewport/viewport.go
index 8ac13ea9..57638f15 100644
--- a/viewport/viewport.go
+++ b/viewport/viewport.go
@@ -243,7 +243,11 @@ func (m Model) calculateLine(yoffset int) (total, idx int) {
 		return len(m.lines), yoffset
 	}
 	maxWidth := m.maxWidth()
-	gutterSize := lipgloss.Width(m.LeftGutterFunc(GutterContext{}))
+
+	var gutterSize int
+	if m.LeftGutterFunc != nil {
+		gutterSize = lipgloss.Width(m.LeftGutterFunc(GutterContext{}))
+	}
 	for i, line := range m.lines {
 		adjust := max(1, ansi.StringWidth(line)/(maxWidth-gutterSize))
 		if yoffset >= total && yoffset < total+adjust {
@@ -281,9 +285,13 @@ func (m Model) maxXOffset() int {
 }
 
 func (m Model) maxWidth() int {
+	var gutterSize int
+	if m.LeftGutterFunc != nil {
+		gutterSize = lipgloss.Width(m.LeftGutterFunc(GutterContext{}))
+	}
 	return m.Width() -
 		m.Style.GetHorizontalFrameSize() -
-		lipgloss.Width(m.LeftGutterFunc(GutterContext{}))
+		gutterSize
 }
 
 func (m Model) maxHeight() int {
@@ -361,11 +369,14 @@ func (m Model) softWrap(lines []string, maxWidth int) []string {
 		idx := 0
 		for ansi.StringWidth(line) >= idx {
 			truncatedLine := ansi.Cut(line, idx, maxWidth+idx)
-			wrappedLines = append(wrappedLines, m.LeftGutterFunc(GutterContext{
-				Index:      i + m.YOffset,
-				TotalLines: m.TotalLineCount(),
-				Soft:       idx > 0,
-			})+truncatedLine)
+			if m.LeftGutterFunc != nil {
+				truncatedLine = m.LeftGutterFunc(GutterContext{
+					Index:      i + m.YOffset,
+					TotalLines: m.TotalLineCount(),
+					Soft:       idx > 0,
+				}) + truncatedLine
+			}
+			wrappedLines = append(wrappedLines, truncatedLine)
 			idx += maxWidth
 		}
 	}
@@ -375,10 +386,13 @@ func (m Model) softWrap(lines []string, maxWidth int) []string {
 func (m Model) prependColumn(lines []string) []string {
 	result := make([]string, len(lines))
 	for i, line := range lines {
-		result[i] = m.LeftGutterFunc(GutterContext{
-			Index:      i + m.YOffset,
-			TotalLines: m.TotalLineCount(),
-		}) + line
+		if m.LeftGutterFunc != nil {
+			line = m.LeftGutterFunc(GutterContext{
+				Index:      i + m.YOffset,
+				TotalLines: m.TotalLineCount(),
+			}) + line
+		}
+		result[i] = line
 	}
 	return result
 }
@@ -687,27 +701,10 @@ func clamp(v, low, high int) int {
 	return min(high, max(low, v))
 }
 
-func min(a, b int) int {
-	if a < b {
-		return a
-	}
-	return b
-}
-
-func max(a, b int) int {
-	if a > b {
-		return a
-	}
-	return b
-}
-
 func maxLineWidth(lines []string) int {
-	maxlen := 0
+	result := 0
 	for _, line := range lines {
-		llen := ansi.StringWidth(line)
-		if llen > maxlen {
-			maxlen = llen
-		}
+		result = max(result, ansi.StringWidth(line))
 	}
-	return maxlen
+	return result
 }