diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b590688..e1833fd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.25)
 include(FetchContent)
 
-set(BLT_GRAPHICS_VERSION 1.0.4)
+set(BLT_GRAPHICS_VERSION 1.0.5)
 set(BLT_GRAPHICS_TEST_VERSION 0.0.1)
 
 project(BLT_WITH_GRAPHICS VERSION ${BLT_GRAPHICS_VERSION})
diff --git a/build_emscript.sh b/build_emscript.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/cloc.sh b/cloc.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/include/blt/gfx/font/font.h b/include/blt/gfx/font/font.h
index 6924d39..7de16ba 100644
--- a/include/blt/gfx/font/font.h
+++ b/include/blt/gfx/font/font.h
@@ -33,21 +33,18 @@ namespace blt::gfx::font
     extern const unsigned int default_font_compressed_data[];
     extern const unsigned int default_font_compressed_size;
     
-    FT_Library* init();
+    FT_Library* create();
     
-    inline void destroy(FT_Library* lib)
-    {
-        FT_Done_FreeType(*lib);
-    }
+    void cleanup(FT_Library* lib = nullptr);
     
     class font_face_t
     {
         public:
-            explicit font_face_t(FT_Library* lib, std::string_view path);
+            explicit font_face_t(std::string_view path);
             
-            explicit font_face_t(FT_Library* lib, blt::u8* data, blt::size_t size, bool compressed = false);
+            explicit font_face_t(const blt::u8* data, blt::size_t size, bool compressed = false);
             
-            font_face_t& set_pixel_sizes(blt::u32 width, blt::u32 height);
+            void set_pixel_sizes(blt::u32 width, blt::u32 height) const;
             
             [[nodiscard]] std::optional<int> load_char(FT_ULong c) const;
             
@@ -58,7 +55,7 @@ namespace blt::gfx::font
         
         private:
             // decompressed data ownership
-            std::shared_ptr<blt::u8> internal_uncompressed_data;
+            std::shared_ptr<blt::u8[]> internal_uncompressed_data;
             std::shared_ptr<FT_Face> face;
     };
     
diff --git a/include/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.h b/include/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.h
index 7925615..9b7db17 100644
--- a/include/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.h
+++ b/include/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 #include <blt/gfx/font/font.h>
 #include <blt/gfx/texture.h>
+#include <blt/gfx/shader.h>
+#include <blt/gfx/model.h>
 #include <blt/std/hashmap.h>
 #include <blt/std/binary_tree.h>
 
@@ -33,15 +35,23 @@ namespace blt::gfx
             struct bounded_t
             {
                 font::glyph_t glyph;
+                // starting point
                 blt::vec2ui min;
+                // ending point of the glyph, inside texture atlas
                 blt::vec2ui max;
             };
-            
+            struct added_font_results_t
+            {
+                blt::u64 last_inserted_index;
+                blt::u64 min_index_used;
+                blt::u64 max_index_used;
+            };
+        public:
             explicit font_texture_atlas(blt::i32 dimensions);
             
-            blt::u64 add_font(const font::font_file_t& file);
+            added_font_results_t add_font(const font::font_file_t& file);
             
-            blt::u64 add_font(const font::font_file_t& file, blt::u64 start);
+            added_font_results_t add_font(const font::font_file_t& file, blt::u64 start);
             
             bounded_t& get_glyph(blt::u64 c)
             { return glyphs.at(c); }
@@ -55,12 +65,68 @@ namespace blt::gfx
             blt::u32 used_height = 0;
     };
     
+    class font_generator_t
+    {
+        public:
+            struct bounded_font_t
+            {
+                std::unique_ptr<font_texture_atlas> atlas;
+                float min_size, max_size;
+                blt::u64 min_char, max_char;
+                
+                bounded_font_t(std::unique_ptr<font_texture_atlas> atlas, float minSize, float maxSize, u64 minChar, u64 maxChar):
+                        atlas(std::move(atlas)), min_size(minSize), max_size(maxSize), min_char(minChar), max_char(maxChar)
+                {}
+            };
+        
+        public:
+            explicit font_generator_t(blt::i32 dimensions, const std::vector<float>& sizes_to_generate);
+            
+            void add_font(const font::font_file_t& file);
+            
+            inline font_texture_atlas& get_texture(float size, blt::u64 c)
+            {
+                for (auto& atlas : atlases)
+                {
+                    if (!(size >= atlas.min_size && size <= atlas.max_size))
+                        continue;
+                    if (atlas.min_char > c && atlas.max_char < c)
+                        return *atlas.atlas;
+                }
+                throw std::runtime_error("Character not found inside atlases at this size");
+            }
+        
+        private:
+            blt::i32 dimensions;
+            std::vector<bounded_font_t> atlases;
+            std::vector<float> sizes_to_generate;
+    };
+    
     class font_renderer_t
     {
         public:
-            explicit font_renderer_t(const std::vector<font::font_file_t>& files, blt::i32 dimensions = 4096);
+            struct compiled_text_t
+            {
+                std::shared_ptr<vertex_array_t> vao;
+                blt::size_t render_count;
+            };
+        public:
+            explicit font_renderer_t();
+            
+            void create(const std::vector<float>& generated_font_sizes, blt::i32 dimensions = 0);
+            
+            void cleanup();
+            
+            void add_font(const font::font_file_t& file)
+            {
+                generator->add_font(file);
+            }
+            
+            compiled_text_t create_text(std::string_view str);
         
         private:
+            std::unique_ptr<font_generator_t> generator;
+            std::unique_ptr<shader_t> font_shader;
     };
     
 }
diff --git a/include/blt/gfx/renderer/shaders/2d_font.frag b/include/blt/gfx/renderer/shaders/2d_font.frag
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa56cdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/blt/gfx/renderer/shaders/2d_font.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+#include <string>
+const std::string shader_2d_font_frag = R"("
+#version 300 es
+precision mediump float;
+
+layout (location = 0) out vec4 FragColor;
+in vec2 uv;
+
+uniform sampler2D tex;
+uniform vec4 color;
+
+void main() {
+    FragColor = texture(tex, uv).r * color;
+}
+
+")";
+#endif
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diff --git a/include/blt/gfx/renderer/shaders/2d_font.vert b/include/blt/gfx/renderer/shaders/2d_font.vert
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70636bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/blt/gfx/renderer/shaders/2d_font.vert
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+#include <string>
+const std::string shader_2d_font_vert = R"("
+#version 300 es
+precision mediump float;
+
+layout (location = 0) in vec4 vertex;
+
+out vec2 uv;
+
+layout (std140) uniform GlobalMatrices
+{
+    mat4 projection;
+    mat4 ortho;
+    mat4 view;
+    mat4 pvm;
+    mat4 ovm;
+};
+
+uniform float z_index;
+
+void main()  {
+    gl_Position = ovm * vec4(vertex.xy, z_index, 1.0);
+    uv = vertex.zw;
+}
+
+")";
+#endif
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diff --git a/libraries/BLT b/libraries/BLT
index 05e5fcf..1c931b2 160000
--- a/libraries/BLT
+++ b/libraries/BLT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 05e5fcf7f1091d6c85711ff7ce53d840c17e547b
+Subproject commit 1c931b2515ce83eb38a1e532d15ee11d99c67d18
diff --git a/resources/fonts/a.out b/resources/fonts/a.out
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/blt/gfx/font/font.cpp b/src/blt/gfx/font/font.cpp
index 721d72f..e96cb74 100644
--- a/src/blt/gfx/font/font.cpp
+++ b/src/blt/gfx/font/font.cpp
@@ -186,9 +186,10 @@ namespace blt::gfx::font
         }
     }
     
-    FT_Library* init()
+    static FT_Library ft;
+    
+    FT_Library* create()
     {
-        static FT_Library ft;
         if (int err = FT_Init_FreeType(&ft))
         {
             BLT_FATAL("Failed to init FreeType library!");
@@ -200,13 +201,20 @@ namespace blt::gfx::font
         return &ft;
     }
     
-    font_face_t::font_face_t(FT_Library* lib, std::string_view path)
+    void cleanup(FT_Library* lib)
+    {
+        if (lib == nullptr)
+            lib = &ft;
+        FT_Done_FreeType(*lib);
+    }
+    
+    font_face_t::font_face_t(std::string_view path)
     {
         face = std::shared_ptr<FT_Face>(new FT_Face{}, [](FT_Face* ptr) {
             FT_Done_Face(*ptr);
             delete ptr;
         });
-        if (int err = FT_New_Face(*lib, std::string(path).c_str(), 0, face.get()))
+        if (int err = FT_New_Face(ft, std::string(path).c_str(), 0, face.get()))
         {
             auto str = FT_Error_String(err);
             if (str != nullptr)
@@ -216,7 +224,7 @@ namespace blt::gfx::font
         }
     }
     
-    font_face_t::font_face_t(FT_Library* lib, blt::u8* data, blt::size_t size, bool compressed)
+    font_face_t::font_face_t(const blt::u8* data, blt::size_t size, bool compressed)
     {
         face = std::shared_ptr<FT_Face>(new FT_Face{}, [](FT_Face* ptr) {
             FT_Done_Face(*ptr);
@@ -227,17 +235,17 @@ namespace blt::gfx::font
         if (compressed)
         {
             uncompressed_size = stb_decompress_length((const unsigned char*) data);
-            internal_uncompressed_data = std::shared_ptr<blt::u8>(new blt::u8[uncompressed_size]);
+            internal_uncompressed_data = std::shared_ptr<blt::u8[]>(new blt::u8[uncompressed_size]);
             stb_decompress(internal_uncompressed_data.get(), static_cast<const unsigned char*>(data), static_cast<unsigned int>(size));
         } else
         {
             // make an owning copy which will always exist as long as this class does.
-            internal_uncompressed_data = std::shared_ptr<blt::u8>(new blt::u8[size]);
+            internal_uncompressed_data = std::shared_ptr<blt::u8[]>(new blt::u8[size]);
             std::memcpy(internal_uncompressed_data.get(), data, size);
         }
         blt::u8* uncompressed_data = internal_uncompressed_data.get();
         
-        if (int err = FT_New_Memory_Face(*lib, uncompressed_data, static_cast<FT_Long>(uncompressed_size), 0, face.get()))
+        if (int err = FT_New_Memory_Face(ft, uncompressed_data, static_cast<FT_Long>(uncompressed_size), 0, face.get()))
         {
             auto str = FT_Error_String(err);
             if (str != nullptr)
@@ -246,11 +254,10 @@ namespace blt::gfx::font
         }
     }
     
-    font_face_t& font_face_t::set_pixel_sizes(blt::u32 width, blt::u32 height)
+    void font_face_t::set_pixel_sizes(blt::u32 width, blt::u32 height) const
     {
         if (FT_Set_Pixel_Sizes(*face, width, height))
             throw std::runtime_error("Failed to set pixel sizes!");
-        return *this;
     }
     
     std::optional<int> font_face_t::load_char(FT_ULong c) const
diff --git a/src/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.cpp b/src/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.cpp
index 8c32ec2..30747cc 100644
--- a/src/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.cpp
@@ -16,20 +16,27 @@
  *  along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 #include <blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.h>
+#include <blt/gfx/renderer/shaders/2d_font.vert>
+#include <blt/gfx/renderer/shaders/2d_font.frag>
+#include "blt/gfx/shader.h"
+
+#include <utility>
 
 namespace blt::gfx
 {
-    font_texture_atlas::font_texture_atlas(blt::i32 dimensions): texture_gl2D(dimensions, dimensions, GL_RED)
+    font_texture_atlas::font_texture_atlas(blt::i32 dimensions): texture_gl2D(dimensions, dimensions, GL_R8)
     {}
     
-    blt::u64 font_texture_atlas::add_font(const font::font_file_t& file)
+    font_texture_atlas::added_font_results_t font_texture_atlas::add_font(const font::font_file_t& file)
     {
         return add_font(file, file.character_min_index);
     }
     
-    blt::u64 font_texture_atlas::add_font(const font::font_file_t& file, blt::u64 start)
+    font_texture_atlas::added_font_results_t font_texture_atlas::add_font(const font::font_file_t& file, blt::u64 start)
     {
         blt::u32 max_height = 0;
+        blt::u64 min_index_used = file.character_max_index;
+        blt::u64 max_index_used = start;
         for (auto i = start; i < file.character_max_index; i++)
         {
             // returns an empty optional if there is no error code
@@ -51,12 +58,15 @@ namespace blt::gfx
             
             // if we can't fit the height of this character we should move to the next texture atlas.
             if (used_height + height > static_cast<blt::u32>(getHeight()))
-                return i;
+                return {i, min_index_used, max_index_used};
+            min_index_used = std::min(min_index_used, i);
+            max_index_used = std::max(max_index_used, i);
             
             auto begin_width = used_width;
             auto begin_height = used_height;
             auto end_width = used_width + width;
             auto end_height = used_height + height;
+            used_width += width;
             
             // upload the texture
             upload(face->glyph->bitmap.buffer, GL_RED, 0, static_cast<blt::i32>(begin_width), static_cast<blt::i32>(begin_height),
@@ -70,11 +80,77 @@ namespace blt::gfx
                     {begin_width, begin_height}, {end_width, end_height}}
             });
         }
-        return -1;
+        return {-1ul, min_index_used, max_index_used};
     }
     
-    font_renderer_t::font_renderer_t(const std::vector<font::font_file_t>& files, blt::i32 dimensions)
+    font_generator_t::font_generator_t(blt::i32 dimensions, const std::vector<float>& sizes_to_generate):
+            dimensions(dimensions), sizes_to_generate(sizes_to_generate)
+    {}
+    
+    void font_generator_t::add_font(const font::font_file_t& file)
     {
-    
+        glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_ALIGNMENT, 1);
+        float min_size = std::numeric_limits<float>::max();
+        float max_size = 0;
+        for (const auto& size : sizes_to_generate)
+        {
+            min_size = std::min(size, min_size);
+            max_size = std::max(size, max_size);
+            auto& vec = atlases;
+            file.font.set_pixel_sizes(0, static_cast<blt::u32>(size));
+            
+            if (vec.empty())
+                vec.emplace_back(std::make_unique<font_texture_atlas>(dimensions), min_size, max_size, file.character_min_index, 0);
+            
+            blt::u64 start_index = file.character_min_index;
+            while (start_index != -1ul)
+            {
+                auto results = vec.back().atlas->add_font(file, start_index);
+                vec.back().min_char = results.min_index_used;
+                vec.back().max_char = results.max_index_used;
+                vec.back().min_size = min_size;
+                vec.back().max_size = max_size;
+                min_size = size;
+                max_size = size;
+                if (results.last_inserted_index != -1ul)
+                    vec.emplace_back(std::make_unique<font_texture_atlas>(dimensions), min_size, max_size, start_index, 0);
+                start_index = results.last_inserted_index;
+//                BLT_INFO("%f, %ld", size, start_index);
+            }
+        }
+        glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_ALIGNMENT, 4);
+//        BLT_TRACE(atlases.size());
     }
+    
+    extern float square_vertices[20];
+    extern const unsigned int square_indices[6];
+    
+    font_renderer_t::font_renderer_t()
+    {}
+    
+    void font_renderer_t::create(const std::vector<float>& generated_font_sizes, blt::i32 dimensions)
+    {
+        font_shader = shader_t::make_unique(shader_2d_font_vert, shader_2d_font_frag);
+        font::create();
+        if (dimensions == 0)
+        {
+            int size;
+            glGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE, &size);
+            dimensions = std::min(size, 4096);
+            BLT_INFO("Max texture size %d, font renderer will use size %d", size, dimensions);
+        }
+        generator = std::make_unique<font_generator_t>(dimensions, generated_font_sizes);
+    }
+    
+    void font_renderer_t::cleanup()
+    {
+        generator = nullptr;
+        blt::gfx::font::cleanup();
+    }
+    
+    font_renderer_t::compiled_text_t font_renderer_t::create_text(std::string_view str)
+    {
+        return font_renderer_t::compiled_text_t();
+    }
+    
 }
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