const font = new PIXI.Text('TJXY');
font.anchor.set(0.5);
font.position.set(renderer.screen.width / 2, renderer.screen.height / 2);
font.interactive = true;
font.buttonMode = true;
font.on('pointerdown', function () {
font.scale.y *= 1.25;
});
stage.addChild(font);
that didn't work.
but the v5 doc suggested that it's possible,
no error show in console.