diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 22e0192..02fb0fc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.25)
 include(FetchContent)
 
-set(BLT_GRAPHICS_VERSION 1.0.7)
+set(BLT_GRAPHICS_VERSION 1.0.8)
 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/renderer/font_renderer.h b/include/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.h
index c1c1672..3fcb6a9 100644
--- a/include/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.h
+++ b/include/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace blt::gfx
             struct bounded_t
             {
                 font::glyph_t glyph;
-                // starting point
+                // starting point inside texture atlas
                 blt::vec2ui min;
                 // ending point of the glyph, inside texture atlas
                 blt::vec2ui max;
@@ -49,18 +49,18 @@ namespace blt::gfx
         public:
             explicit font_texture_atlas(blt::i32 dimensions);
             
-            added_font_results_t add_font(const font::font_file_t& file);
+            added_font_results_t add_font(const font::font_file_t& file, float size);
             
-            added_font_results_t 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, float size);
             
-            bounded_t& get_glyph(blt::u64 c)
-            { return glyphs.at(c); }
+            bounded_t& get_glyph(blt::u64 c, float size)
+            { return glyphs.at(size).at(c); }
             
-            [[nodiscard]] const bounded_t& get_glyph(blt::u64 c) const
-            { return glyphs.at(c); }
+            [[nodiscard]] const bounded_t& get_glyph(blt::u64 c, float size) const
+            { return glyphs.at(size).at(c); }
         
         private:
-            blt::hashmap_t<blt::u64, bounded_t> glyphs;
+            blt::hashmap_t<float, blt::hashmap_t<blt::u64, bounded_t>> glyphs;
             blt::u32 used_width = 0;
             blt::u32 used_height = 0;
     };
@@ -90,11 +90,14 @@ namespace blt::gfx
                 {
                     if (!(size >= atlas.min_size && size <= atlas.max_size))
                         continue;
-                    if (atlas.min_char > c && atlas.max_char < c)
+                    if (c >= atlas.min_char && c <= atlas.max_char)
                         return *atlas.atlas;
                 }
                 throw std::runtime_error("Character not found inside atlases at this size");
             }
+            
+            [[nodiscard]] blt::i32 get_dimensions() const
+            { return dimensions; }
         
         private:
             blt::i32 dimensions;
@@ -111,27 +114,89 @@ namespace blt::gfx
                 public:
                     explicit compiled_text_t(font_generator_t& generator);
                     
-                    void change_text(std::string_view str);
+                    void change_text(std::string_view str, float size);
+                    
+                    compiled_text_t& setPosition(const blt::vec2f& pos)
+                    {
+                        position = pos;
+                        return *this;
+                    }
+                    
+                    compiled_text_t& setScale(const blt::vec2f& s)
+                    {
+                        scale = s;
+                        return *this;
+                    }
+                    
+                    compiled_text_t& setColor(const blt::vec4f& c)
+                    {
+                        color = c;
+                        return *this;
+                    }
+                    
+                    compiled_text_t& setPosition(float x, float y)
+                    {
+                        position = {x, y};
+                        return *this;
+                    }
+                    
+                    compiled_text_t& setScale(float x, float y)
+                    {
+                        scale = {x, y};
+                        return *this;
+                    }
+                    
+                    compiled_text_t& setColor(float r, float g, float b, float a = 1)
+                    {
+                        color = {r, g, b, a};
+                        return *this;
+                    }
+                    
+                    compiled_text_t& setZIndex(float s)
+                    {
+                        z_index = s;
+                        return *this;
+                    }
+                    
+                    [[nodiscard]] const vec2f& getPosition() const
+                    { return position; }
+                    
+                    [[nodiscard]] const vec2f& getScale() const
+                    { return scale; }
+                    
+                    [[nodiscard]] const vec4f& getColor() const
+                    { return color; }
+                    
+                    [[nodiscard]] float getZIndex() const
+                    { return z_index; }
                 
                 private:
                     void draw();
                     
                     struct text_render_info_t
                     {
-                        vertex_array_t vao{};
-                        font_texture_atlas* texture{};
+                        font_texture_atlas* texture = nullptr;
+                        blt::size_t render_start = 0;
                         blt::size_t render_count = 0;
                         
-                        text_render_info_t() = default;
+                        text_render_info_t(font_texture_atlas* texture, size_t renderStart, size_t renderCount):
+                                texture(texture), render_start(renderStart), render_count(renderCount)
+                        {}
                     };
                     
                     font_generator_t& generator;
-                    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<text_render_info_t>> renders;
+                    vertex_array_t vao{};
+                    std::vector<text_render_info_t> renders;
+                    blt::vec2f position;
+                    blt::vec2f scale = {1, 1};
+                    blt::vec4 color = blt::make_color(1, 1, 1);
+                    float z_index = 0;
             };
         
         public:
             explicit font_renderer_t();
             
+            void create_default(blt::i32 dimensions = 0);
             void create(const std::vector<float>& generated_font_sizes, blt::i32 dimensions = 0);
             
             void cleanup();
@@ -141,9 +206,15 @@ namespace blt::gfx
                 generator->add_font(file);
             }
             
-            compiled_text_t* create_text(std::string_view str);
+            void add_default_font(std::string_view path);
+            
+            void add_default_font(const blt::u8* data, blt::size_t size, bool compressed = false);
+            
+            compiled_text_t* create_text(std::string_view str, float size);
             
             void destroy_text(compiled_text_t* text);
+            
+            void render();
         
         private:
             std::unique_ptr<font_generator_t> generator;
diff --git a/include/blt/gfx/renderer/shaders/2d_font.frag b/include/blt/gfx/renderer/shaders/2d_font.frag
index fa56cdb..27aa0e7 100644
--- a/include/blt/gfx/renderer/shaders/2d_font.frag
+++ b/include/blt/gfx/renderer/shaders/2d_font.frag
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 #include <string>
 const std::string shader_2d_font_frag = R"("
-#version 300 es
-precision mediump float;
+    #version 300 es
+    precision mediump float;
 
-layout (location = 0) out vec4 FragColor;
-in vec2 uv;
+    layout (location = 0) out vec4 FragColor;
+    in vec2 uv;
 
-uniform sampler2D tex;
-uniform vec4 color;
+    uniform sampler2D tex;
+    uniform vec4 color;
 
-void main() {
-    FragColor = texture(tex, uv).r * color;
-}
+    void main() {
+        FragColor = texture(tex, uv).r * color;
+        if (FragColor.a < 0.2)
+            discard;
+    }
 
 ")";
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/blt/gfx/renderer/shaders/2d_font.vert b/include/blt/gfx/renderer/shaders/2d_font.vert
index 70636bc..ab083eb 100644
--- a/include/blt/gfx/renderer/shaders/2d_font.vert
+++ b/include/blt/gfx/renderer/shaders/2d_font.vert
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ layout (std140) uniform GlobalMatrices
 };
 
 uniform float z_index;
+uniform mat4 transform;
 
 void main()  {
-    gl_Position = ovm * vec4(vertex.xy, z_index, 1.0);
+    gl_Position = ovm * transform * vec4(vertex.xy, z_index, 1.0);
     uv = vertex.zw;
 }
 
diff --git a/resources/fonts/a.out b/resources/fonts/a.out
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.cpp b/src/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.cpp
index 878d60d..2c2debe 100644
--- a/src/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.cpp
@@ -25,18 +25,27 @@
 namespace blt::gfx
 {
     font_texture_atlas::font_texture_atlas(blt::i32 dimensions): texture_gl2D(dimensions, dimensions, GL_R8)
-    {}
-    
-    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);
+        bind();
+        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
+        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
+        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAX_LEVEL, 4);
     }
     
-    font_texture_atlas::added_font_results_t 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, float size)
+    {
+        return add_font(file, file.character_min_index, size);
+    }
+    
+    font_texture_atlas::added_font_results_t font_texture_atlas::add_font(const font::font_file_t& file, blt::u64 start, float size)
     {
         blt::u32 max_height = 0;
         blt::u64 min_index_used = file.character_max_index;
         blt::u64 max_index_used = start;
+        file.font.set_pixel_sizes(0, static_cast<blt::u32>(size));
+        
+        const blt::u32 padding = 2;
+        
         for (auto i = start; i < file.character_max_index; i++)
         {
             // returns an empty optional if there is no error code
@@ -46,10 +55,14 @@ namespace blt::gfx
             
             auto width = face->glyph->bitmap.width;
             auto height = face->glyph->bitmap.rows;
-            max_height = std::max(max_height, height);
+            
+            auto texture_width = width + padding;
+            auto texture_height = height + padding;
+            
+            max_height = std::max(max_height, texture_height);
             
             // if adding this width overflows, we need to move to the next row.
-            if (used_width + width > static_cast<blt::u32>(getWidth()))
+            if (used_width + texture_width > static_cast<blt::u32>(getWidth()))
             {
                 used_height += max_height;
                 max_height = 0;
@@ -66,14 +79,14 @@ namespace blt::gfx
             auto begin_height = used_height;
             auto end_width = used_width + width;
             auto end_height = used_height + height;
-            used_width += width;
+            used_width += texture_width;
 
 //            BLT_TRACE("%d %d %d %d", begin_width, begin_height, width, height);
             // upload the texture
             upload(face->glyph->bitmap.buffer, GL_RED, 0, static_cast<blt::i32>(begin_width), static_cast<blt::i32>(begin_height),
                    static_cast<blt::i32>(width), static_cast<blt::i32>(height), GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE);
             
-            glyphs.insert(std::pair{i, bounded_t{
+            glyphs[size].insert(std::pair{i, bounded_t{
                     font::glyph_t{
                             {width, height},
                             {face->glyph->bitmap_left, face->glyph->bitmap_top},
@@ -81,6 +94,8 @@ namespace blt::gfx
                     {begin_width, begin_height}, {end_width, end_height}}
             });
         }
+        bind();
+        generateMipmaps();
         return {-1ul, min_index_used, max_index_used};
     }
     
@@ -98,7 +113,6 @@ namespace blt::gfx
             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);
@@ -106,15 +120,17 @@ namespace blt::gfx
             blt::u64 start_index = file.character_min_index;
             while (start_index != -1ul)
             {
-                auto results = vec.back().atlas->add_font(file, start_index);
+                auto results = vec.back().atlas->add_font(file, start_index, size);
                 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);
+                    min_size = size;
+                    max_size = size;
+                }
                 start_index = results.last_inserted_index;
 //                BLT_INFO("%f, %ld", size, start_index);
             }
@@ -126,12 +142,13 @@ namespace blt::gfx
     extern float square_vertices[20];
     extern const unsigned int square_indices[6];
     
-    font_renderer_t::font_renderer_t()
-    {}
+    font_renderer_t::font_renderer_t() = default;
     
     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_shader->bind();
+        font_shader->bindAttribute(0, "vertex");
         font::create();
         if (dimensions == 0)
         {
@@ -145,11 +162,19 @@ namespace blt::gfx
     
     void font_renderer_t::cleanup()
     {
+        for (auto& n : added_texts)
+            n = nullptr;
+        for (auto& c : cached_text_objects)
+            c = nullptr;
+        added_texts.clear();
+        cached_text_objects.clear();
+        text_ptr_to_index.clear();
+        font_shader = nullptr;
         generator = nullptr;
         blt::gfx::font::cleanup();
     }
     
-    font_renderer_t::compiled_text_t* font_renderer_t::create_text(std::string_view str)
+    font_renderer_t::compiled_text_t* font_renderer_t::create_text(std::string_view str, float size)
     {
         std::unique_ptr<font_renderer_t::compiled_text_t> ptr;
         if (!cached_text_objects.empty())
@@ -160,7 +185,7 @@ namespace blt::gfx
         {
             ptr = std::make_unique<compiled_text_t>(*generator);
         }
-        ptr->change_text(str);
+        ptr->change_text(str, size);
         auto index = added_texts.size();
         added_texts.push_back(std::move(ptr));
         text_ptr_to_index[added_texts.back().get()] = index;
@@ -176,21 +201,108 @@ namespace blt::gfx
         added_texts.erase(added_texts.begin() + static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(index));
     }
     
-    void font_renderer_t::compiled_text_t::change_text(std::string_view str)
+    void font_renderer_t::render()
+    {
+        glEnable(GL_BLEND);
+        glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+        font_shader->bind();
+        glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
+        for (auto& text : added_texts)
+        {
+            blt::mat4x4 transform;
+            transform.translate(text->position);
+            transform.scale(text->scale);
+            font_shader->setMatrix("transform", transform);
+            font_shader->setFloat("z_index", text->z_index);
+            font_shader->setVec4("color", text->color);
+            text->draw();
+        }
+    }
+    
+    void font_renderer_t::create_default(blt::i32 dimensions)
+    {
+        create({9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 24, 32, 36, 40, 48, 52, 64, 72, 96, 106}, dimensions);
+        
+        add_default_font(reinterpret_cast<const blt::u8*>(font::default_font_compressed_data), font::default_font_compressed_size, true);
+    }
+    
+    void font_renderer_t::add_default_font(std::string_view path)
+    {
+        font::font_face_t default_font_face{path};
+        font::font_file_t default_font{default_font_face, 0, 128};
+        add_font(default_font);
+    }
+    
+    void font_renderer_t::add_default_font(const blt::u8* data, blt::size_t size, bool compressed)
+    {
+        font::font_face_t default_font_face{data, size, compressed};
+        font::font_file_t default_font{default_font_face, 0, 128};
+        add_font(default_font);
+    }
+    
+    void font_renderer_t::compiled_text_t::change_text(std::string_view str, float size)
     {
         static std::vector<float> vertices;
         vertices.clear();
+        renders.clear();
         
+        font_texture_atlas* last_texture = nullptr;
+        blt::size_t draw_start = 0;
+        blt::size_t draw_count = 0;
+        
+        float x = 0;
+        // TODO: parker UTF8
         for (const auto& c : str)
         {
-        
+            auto& texture = generator.get_texture(size, c);
+            
+            if (last_texture == nullptr)
+                last_texture = &texture;
+            else if (last_texture != &texture)
+            {
+                renders.emplace_back(last_texture, draw_start, draw_count);
+                draw_start += draw_count;
+                draw_count = 0;
+            }
+            
+            auto& ch = texture.get_glyph(c, size);
+            auto dims = static_cast<float>(generator.get_dimensions());
+            
+            float x_pos = x + static_cast<float>(ch.glyph.bearing.x());
+            float y_pos = -static_cast<float>(ch.glyph.size.y() - ch.glyph.bearing.y());
+            
+            auto w = static_cast<float>(ch.glyph.size.x());
+            auto h = static_cast<float>(ch.glyph.size.y());
+            
+            auto texture_min_x = static_cast<float>(ch.min.x()) / dims;
+            auto texture_min_y = static_cast<float>(ch.min.y()) / dims;
+            auto texture_max_x = static_cast<float>(ch.max.x()) / dims;
+            auto texture_max_y = static_cast<float>(ch.max.y()) / dims;
+
+//            BLT_TRACE("%c: %f | xy[%f %f] wh[%f %f] | min[%f %f] max[%f %f] |", c, x, x_pos, y_pos, w, h, texture_min_x, texture_min_y, texture_max_x, texture_max_y);
+            
+            std::array<float, 6 * 4> local_vert = {
+                    x_pos, y_pos + h, texture_min_x, texture_min_y,
+                    x_pos, y_pos, texture_min_x, texture_max_y,
+                    x_pos + w, y_pos, texture_max_x, texture_max_y,
+                    
+                    x_pos, y_pos + h, texture_min_x, texture_min_y,
+                    x_pos + w, y_pos, texture_max_x, texture_max_y,
+                    x_pos + w, y_pos + h, texture_max_x, texture_min_y
+            };
+            vertices.insert(vertices.end(), local_vert.begin(), local_vert.end());
+            draw_count += 6;
+            x += static_cast<float>(ch.glyph.advance >> 6);
         }
+
+//        BLT_TRACE("size: %ld %ld %ld", draw_count, vertices.size(), vertices.size() / 4);
+        
+        renders.emplace_back(last_texture, draw_start, draw_count);
+        vao.getBuffer(0).update(static_cast<long>(vertices.size() * sizeof(float)), vertices.data());
     }
     
     font_renderer_t::compiled_text_t::compiled_text_t(font_generator_t& generator): generator(generator)
     {
-        renders.emplace_back();
-        auto& vao = renders.back()->vao;
         auto vbo = vertex_array_t::make_vbo({});
         vbo->vbo.create();
         vbo->vbo.bind();
@@ -201,6 +313,17 @@ namespace blt::gfx
     
     void font_renderer_t::compiled_text_t::draw()
     {
-    
+        font_texture_atlas* last_texture = nullptr;
+        vao.bind();
+        for (const auto& render : renders)
+        {
+            if (last_texture != render.texture)
+            {
+                last_texture = render.texture;
+                render.texture->bind();
+            }
+            
+            glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, static_cast<int>(render.render_start), static_cast<int>(render.render_count));
+        }
     }
 }
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