diff --git a/assets.h b/assets.h
index 59c89f4..072cb03 100644
--- a/assets.h
+++ b/assets.h
@@ -67,6 +67,73 @@ struct
   const uint8_t *image;
 } LCR_currentImage;
 
+/*
+  Font characters are kind of "segmented display" characters, encoded with 16
+  bits (each for one segment) like this (numbered from LSB):
+
+   __0__ __2__
+  |\12  |\13  |
+ 1| \  5| \  9|
+  |  \  |  \  |
+  |__4\_|__6\_|
+  |\14  |\15  |
+ 3| \  7| \ 11|
+  |  \  |  \  |
+  |__8\_|_10\_|
+*/
+
+uint16_t LCR_getFontChar(char c)
+{
+#define _F(a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j) return (1 << a) | (1 << b) | (1 << c) | (1 <<\
+  d) | (1 << e) | (1 << f) | (1 << g) | (1 << h) | (1 << i) | (1 << j); break;
+
+  switch (c)
+  {
+    case 'O': case 'o':
+    case '0':           _F( 0, 2, 1, 9, 3,11, 8,10,10,10)
+    case '1':           _F( 0, 5, 7, 8,10,10,10,10,10,10)
+    case 'Z': case 'z':
+    case '2':           _F( 0, 2, 9, 4, 6, 3, 8,10,10,10)
+    case '3':           _F( 0, 2, 9, 6,11, 8,10,10,10,10)
+    case '4':           _F( 1, 4, 6, 9,11,11,11,11,11,11)
+    case 'S': case 's':
+    case '5':           _F( 0, 2, 1, 4, 6,11, 8,10,10,10)
+    case '6':           _F( 0, 2, 1, 3, 8,10,11, 6, 4, 4)
+    case '7':           _F( 0, 2, 9,11,11,11,11,11,11,11)
+    case '8':           _F( 0, 2, 1, 9, 4, 6, 3,11, 8,10)
+    case '9':           _F( 0, 2, 1, 9, 4, 6,11, 8,10,10)
+    case 'A': case 'a': _F( 0, 1,13, 4, 6, 3,11,11,11,11)
+    case 'B': case 'b': _F( 0, 1,13, 4, 6, 3,11, 8,10,10)
+    case 'C': case 'c': _F( 0, 2, 1, 3, 8,10,10,10,10,10)
+    case 'D': case 'd': _F( 0, 1, 3, 8,10,13,11,11,11,11)
+    case 'E': case 'e': _F( 0, 2, 1, 3, 4, 8,10,10,10,10)
+    case 'F': case 'f': _F( 0, 2, 1, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4)
+    case 'G': case 'g': _F( 0, 2, 1, 3, 8,10,11, 6, 6, 6)
+    case 'H': case 'h': _F( 1, 3, 4, 6, 9,11,11,11,11,11)
+    case 'I': case 'i': _F( 0, 2, 5, 7, 8,10,10,10,10,10)
+    case 'J': case 'j': _F( 9,11,10,14,14,14,14,14,14,14)
+    case 'K': case 'k': _F( 1, 3, 4,15, 5, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2)
+    case 'L': case 'l': _F( 1, 3, 8,10,10,10,10,10,10,10)
+    case 'M': case 'm': _F( 1, 3,12, 5, 2, 9,11,11,11,11)
+    case 'N': case 'n': _F( 1, 3,12,15, 9,11,11,11,11,11)
+    case 'P': case 'p': _F( 0, 2, 1, 9, 4, 6, 3, 3, 3, 3)
+    case 'Q': case 'q': _F( 0, 2, 1, 9, 3,11, 8,10,15,15)
+    case 'R': case 'r': _F( 0, 2, 1, 9, 4, 6, 3,15,15,15)
+    case 'T': case 't': _F( 0, 2, 5, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7)
+    case 'U': case 'u': _F( 1, 3, 8,10,11, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9)
+    case 'V': case 'v': _F( 1,14,10,11, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9)
+    case 'W': case 'w': _F( 1,14,10,11, 7, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9)
+    case 'X': case 'x': _F(12,15, 3, 4, 6, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9)
+    case 'Y': case 'y': _F(12, 6, 9, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8)
+    case ':':           _F( 4, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8)
+    case '.':           _F( 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8)
+    case ',':           _F( 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7)
+    default: return 0; break;
+  }
+
+#undef _F
+}
+
 #define LCR_IMAGE_WALL_CONCRETE   0
 #define LCR_IMAGE_WALL_WOOD       1
 #define LCR_IMAGE_GROUND_CONCRETE 2
diff --git a/constants.h b/constants.h
index 5b4ad80..a2fd24a 100644
--- a/constants.h
+++ b/constants.h
@@ -31,4 +31,6 @@
 /** Maximum number of triangles of a block shape. */
 #define LCR_MAP_BLOCK_SHAPE_MAX_BYTES 80
 
+#define LCR_FONT_PIXEL_SIZE (1 + LCR_EFFECTIVE_RESOLUTION_X / 512)
+
 #endif
diff --git a/game.h b/game.h
index fd65413..6d5ca53 100644
--- a/game.h
+++ b/game.h
@@ -365,6 +365,8 @@ LCR_GameUnit physicsInterpolationParam = LCR_GAME_UNIT -
 
     LCR_rendererDraw();
 
+LCR_rendererDrawText("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz",10,20,0,2);
+
     if (LCR_game.debugDraw)
     {
       LCR_GameUnit camTr[7];
diff --git a/renderer.h b/renderer.h
index 45acc3e..586ba41 100644
--- a/renderer.h
+++ b/renderer.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #define LCR_RENDERER_MODEL_COUNT 10
 #define LCR_RENDERER_CAR_SCALE (LCR_RENDERER_UNIT / 4)
 
+#define LCR_RENDERER_FONT_SEGMENT_SIZE 4
+
 /** For some reason the map model is a bit misaligned with physics world, this
   kinda hotfixes it -- later try to discover source of this bug. TODO */
 #define _LCR_MAP_MODEL_SCALE 1034
@@ -112,6 +114,58 @@ void LCR_rendererSetCarTransform(LCR_GameUnit position[3],
     S3L_F) / LCR_GAME_UNIT,S3L_F);
 }
 
+void _LCR_rendererDrawFontPixel(int x, int y, uint16_t color)
+{
+#if LCR_FONT_PIXEL_SIZE == 1
+  LCR_drawPixelXYSafe(x,y,color);
+#else
+  if ((x >= 0) && (y >= 0) &&
+    (x < LCR_EFFECTIVE_RESOLUTION_X - LCR_FONT_PIXEL_SIZE) &&
+    (y < LCR_EFFECTIVE_RESOLUTION_Y - LCR_FONT_PIXEL_SIZE))
+    for (int i = x; i < x + LCR_FONT_PIXEL_SIZE; ++i)
+      for (int j = y; j < y + LCR_FONT_PIXEL_SIZE; ++j)
+        LCR_drawPixelXYSafe(i,j,color);
+#endif
+}
+
+void LCR_rendererDrawText(const char *text, int x, int y, uint16_t color,
+  int size)
+{
+  size *= LCR_RENDERER_FONT_SEGMENT_SIZE;
+
+  while (*text)
+  {
+    uint16_t c = LCR_getFontChar(*text);
+
+    for (int b = 0; b < 3; ++b) // horizontal and vertical segments
+      for (int a = 0; a < 2; ++a)
+      {
+        if (c & 0x01)
+          for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i)
+            _LCR_rendererDrawFontPixel(x + a * size + i,y + b * size,color);
+
+        if (c & 0x02)
+          for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i)
+            _LCR_rendererDrawFontPixel(x + b * size,y + a * size + i,color);
+
+        c >>= 2;
+      }
+
+    for (int b = 0; b < 2; ++b) // diagonal segments
+      for (int a = 0; a < 2; ++a)
+      {
+        if (c & 0x01)
+          for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i)
+            _LCR_rendererDrawFontPixel(x + a * size + i,y + b * size + i,color);
+
+        c >>= 1;
+      }
+
+    x += 2 * size + 3 * size / 4;
+    text++;
+  }
+}
+
 void _LCR_pixelFunc3D(S3L_PixelInfo *pixel)
 {
   // once we get a new triangle, we precompute things for it: