diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5ccb838..b590688 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.25)
 include(FetchContent)
 
-set(BLT_GRAPHICS_VERSION 1.0.3)
+set(BLT_GRAPHICS_VERSION 1.0.4)
 set(BLT_GRAPHICS_TEST_VERSION 0.0.1)
 
 project(BLT_WITH_GRAPHICS VERSION ${BLT_GRAPHICS_VERSION})
diff --git a/include/blt/gfx/font/font.h b/include/blt/gfx/font/font.h
index a480742..6924d39 100644
--- a/include/blt/gfx/font/font.h
+++ b/include/blt/gfx/font/font.h
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
  *  along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#include "blt/std/types.h"
-
 #ifndef BLT_WITH_GRAPHICS_FONT_H
 #define BLT_WITH_GRAPHICS_FONT_H
 
@@ -27,6 +25,8 @@
 #include <string_view>
 #include <memory>
 #include <optional>
+#include "blt/std/types.h"
+#include <blt/math/vectors.h>
 
 namespace blt::gfx::font
 {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace blt::gfx::font
             
             font_face_t& set_pixel_sizes(blt::u32 width, blt::u32 height);
             
-            std::optional<int> load_char(char c);
+            [[nodiscard]] std::optional<int> load_char(FT_ULong c) const;
             
             [[nodiscard]] FT_Face* get() const
             {
@@ -64,9 +64,20 @@ namespace blt::gfx::font
     
     struct font_file_t
     {
-        std::string_view path;
-        blt::u32 character_min_index;
-        blt::u32 character_max_index;
+        font_face_t font;
+        blt::u64 character_min_index;
+        blt::u64 character_max_index;
+        
+        font_file_t(font_face_t font, u64 characterMinIndex, u64 characterMaxIndex);
+    };
+    
+    struct glyph_t
+    {
+        blt::vec2ui size;
+        blt::vec2ui bearing;
+        blt::i64 advance;
+        
+        glyph_t(const vec2ui& size, const vec2ui& bearing, blt::i64 advance);
     };
     
 }
diff --git a/include/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.h b/include/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.h
index 2d47725..7925615 100644
--- a/include/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.h
+++ b/include/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.h
@@ -20,16 +20,46 @@
 #define BLT_WITH_GRAPHICS_FONT_RENDERER_H
 
 #include <blt/gfx/font/font.h>
+#include <blt/gfx/texture.h>
+#include <blt/std/hashmap.h>
+#include <blt/std/binary_tree.h>
 
 namespace blt::gfx
 {
     
-    
+    class font_texture_atlas : public texture_gl2D
+    {
+        public:
+            struct bounded_t
+            {
+                font::glyph_t glyph;
+                blt::vec2ui min;
+                blt::vec2ui max;
+            };
+            
+            explicit font_texture_atlas(blt::i32 dimensions);
+            
+            blt::u64 add_font(const font::font_file_t& file);
+            
+            blt::u64 add_font(const font::font_file_t& file, blt::u64 start);
+            
+            bounded_t& get_glyph(blt::u64 c)
+            { return glyphs.at(c); }
+            
+            [[nodiscard]] const bounded_t& get_glyph(blt::u64 c) const
+            { return glyphs.at(c); }
+        
+        private:
+            blt::hashmap_t<blt::u64, bounded_t> glyphs;
+            blt::u32 used_width = 0;
+            blt::u32 used_height = 0;
+    };
     
     class font_renderer_t
     {
         public:
-            explicit font_renderer_t();
+            explicit font_renderer_t(const std::vector<font::font_file_t>& files, blt::i32 dimensions = 4096);
+        
         private:
     };
     
diff --git a/libraries/BLT b/libraries/BLT
index 7bf24a1..05e5fcf 160000
--- a/libraries/BLT
+++ b/libraries/BLT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 7bf24a11a53d345b58a7437a1b9768f2da78eeb2
+Subproject commit 05e5fcf7f1091d6c85711ff7ce53d840c17e547b
diff --git a/src/blt/gfx/font/font.cpp b/src/blt/gfx/font/font.cpp
index 73c83aa..721d72f 100644
--- a/src/blt/gfx/font/font.cpp
+++ b/src/blt/gfx/font/font.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <blt/gfx/font/font.h>
 #include <blt/std/logging.h>
 #include <cstring>
+#include <utility>
 #include "blt/std/assert.h"
 
 namespace blt::gfx::font
@@ -252,13 +253,19 @@ namespace blt::gfx::font
         return *this;
     }
     
-    std::optional<int> font_face_t::load_char(char c)
+    std::optional<int> font_face_t::load_char(FT_ULong c) const
     {
         if (int err = FT_Load_Char(*face, c, FT_LOAD_RENDER))
             return {err};
         return {};
     }
     
+    font_file_t::font_file_t(font_face_t font, u64 characterMinIndex, u64 characterMaxIndex):
+            font(std::move(font)), character_min_index(characterMinIndex), character_max_index(characterMaxIndex)
+    {}
+    
+    glyph_t::glyph_t(const vec2ui& size, const vec2ui& bearing, blt::i64 advance): size(size), bearing(bearing), advance(advance)
+    {}
     
     const unsigned int default_font_compressed_size = 91605;
     const unsigned int default_font_compressed_data[91608 / 4] =
diff --git a/src/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.cpp b/src/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.cpp
index 5164f15..8c32ec2 100644
--- a/src/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.cpp
@@ -19,5 +19,62 @@
 
 namespace blt::gfx
 {
-
+    font_texture_atlas::font_texture_atlas(blt::i32 dimensions): texture_gl2D(dimensions, dimensions, GL_RED)
+    {}
+    
+    blt::u64 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)
+    {
+        blt::u32 max_height = 0;
+        for (auto i = start; i < file.character_max_index; i++)
+        {
+            // returns an empty optional if there is no error code
+            if (file.font.load_char(i))
+                continue;
+            auto face = *file.font.get();
+            
+            auto width = face->glyph->bitmap.width;
+            auto height = face->glyph->bitmap.rows;
+            max_height = std::max(max_height, height);
+            
+            // if adding this width overflows, we need to move to the next row.
+            if (used_width + width > static_cast<blt::u32>(getWidth()))
+            {
+                used_height += max_height;
+                max_height = 0;
+                used_width = 0;
+            }
+            
+            // 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;
+            
+            auto begin_width = used_width;
+            auto begin_height = used_height;
+            auto end_width = used_width + width;
+            auto end_height = used_height + 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));
+            
+            glyphs.insert(std::pair{i, bounded_t{
+                    font::glyph_t{
+                            {width, height},
+                            {face->glyph->bitmap_left, face->glyph->bitmap_top},
+                            face->glyph->advance.x},
+                    {begin_width, begin_height}, {end_width, end_height}}
+            });
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    font_renderer_t::font_renderer_t(const std::vector<font::font_file_t>& files, blt::i32 dimensions)
+    {
+    
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/blt/gfx/texture.cpp b/src/blt/gfx/texture.cpp
index 3a932d2..745696e 100644
--- a/src/blt/gfx/texture.cpp
+++ b/src/blt/gfx/texture.cpp
@@ -180,33 +180,6 @@ void blt::gfx::texture_gl::setDefaults(GLint type, GLint wrap_type) const
 #endif
 }
 
-void blt::gfx::texture_gl2D::upload(void* data, GLint dataColorMode, int level, int x_offset, int y_offset, int sub_width, int sub_height,
-                                    GLint dataMode) const
-{
-    if (sub_width < 0)
-        sub_width = m_width;
-    if (sub_height < 0)
-        sub_height = m_height;
-    bind();
-    glTexSubImage2D(textureBindType, level, x_offset, y_offset, sub_width, sub_height, dataColorMode, dataMode, data);
-    generateMipmaps();
-    unbind();
-}
-
-void blt::gfx::texture_gl2D::upload(const blt::gfx::texture_data& file_data) const
-{
-    upload((void*) file_data.data(), file_data.channels() == 4 ? GL_RGBA : GL_RGB, 0, 0, 0, file_data.width(), file_data.height());
-}
-
-void blt::gfx::texture_gl2D::upload(void* data, int width, int height, GLint dataColorMode, GLint dataMode)
-{
-    bind();
-    glTexImage2D(textureBindType, 0, textureColorMode, width, height, 0, dataColorMode, dataMode, data);
-    generateMipmaps();
-    unbind();
-}
-
-
 void blt::gfx::texture_gl2D::resize(int width, int height)
 {
     m_width = width;
@@ -238,6 +211,34 @@ blt::gfx::texture_gl2D::texture_gl2D(const blt::gfx::texture_data& data):
     unbind();
 }
 
+void blt::gfx::texture_gl2D::upload(void* data, GLint dataColorMode, int level, int x_offset, int y_offset, int sub_width, int sub_height,
+                                    GLint dataMode) const
+{
+    if (sub_width < 0)
+        sub_width = m_width;
+    if (sub_height < 0)
+        sub_height = m_height;
+    bind();
+    glTexSubImage2D(textureBindType, level, x_offset, y_offset, sub_width, sub_height, dataColorMode, dataMode, data);
+    generateMipmaps();
+    unbind();
+}
+
+void blt::gfx::texture_gl2D::upload(const blt::gfx::texture_data& file_data) const
+{
+    upload((void*) file_data.data(), file_data.channels() == 4 ? GL_RGBA : GL_RGB, 0, 0, 0, file_data.width(), file_data.height());
+}
+
+void blt::gfx::texture_gl2D::upload(void* data, int width, int height, GLint dataColorMode, GLint dataMode)
+{
+    bind();
+    glTexImage2D(textureBindType, 0, textureColorMode, width, height, 0, dataColorMode, dataMode, data);
+    generateMipmaps();
+    unbind();
+}
+
+
+
 void blt::gfx::gl_texture2D_array::upload(void* data, int index, GLint dataColorMode, int level, int x_offset, int y_offset, int sub_width,
                                           int sub_height) const
 {