diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6610d7d..d5cd436 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/bin/")
 
 set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS)
 
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-lm")
+
 find_package(SDL2)
 find_package(SDL2_image)
 find_package(SDL2_ttf)
diff --git a/TODO.txt b/TODO.txt
index 1270ec5..4c55b6f 100644
--- a/TODO.txt
+++ b/TODO.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 # TODOs
 
-[ ] add nineslice drawcmd functions
+[x] add nineslice drawcmd functions
  [x] draw_*
  [x] exec_*
 
+[ ] add text rendering
+ [x] loading fonts
+ [x] managing font style
+ [x] rendering fonts to surface to texture
+ [x] correctly scaling fonts
+ [ ] cache rendered text
+
 [ ] add imgui
  [ ] ui windows
  [ ] input fields
diff --git a/src/corelib/assets.c b/src/corelib/assets.c
index ed853c1..d753967 100644
--- a/src/corelib/assets.c
+++ b/src/corelib/assets.c
@@ -53,10 +53,13 @@ TTF_Font* load_font(const char* file, int size) {
 		.type = RESOURCETYPE_FONT,
 		.hash = hashstr(file),
 		.name = calloc(len+1, sizeof(char)),
-		.font = TTF_OpenFont(file, size)
+		.font = {
+			.size = size,
+			.font = TTF_OpenFont(file, size)
+		}
 	};
 	strcpy(res.name, file);
-	return insert_asset(&res)->font;
+	return insert_asset(&res)->font.font;
 }
 
 SDL_Texture* get_texture(const char* file) {
@@ -68,6 +71,19 @@ SDL_Texture* get_texture(const char* file) {
 	}
 }
 
+TTF_Font* get_font(const char *file, int size) {
+	uint32_t hash = hashstr(file);
+	for(resource_t* res = g_assets; res != g_assets_endptr; ++res) {
+		if(res->hash == hash
+			&& strcmp(res->name, file) == 0
+			&& res->type == RESOURCETYPE_FONT
+			&& res->font.size == size) {
+			return res->font.font;
+		}
+	}
+	return load_font(file, size);
+}
+
 resource_t* get_asset(const char* file) {
 	uint32_t hash = hashstr(file);
 	for(resource_t* res = g_assets; res != g_assets_endptr; ++res) {
@@ -88,7 +104,7 @@ void _delete_referenced_asset(resource_t* res) {
 		SDL_DestroyTexture(res->texture);
 		break;
 	case RESOURCETYPE_FONT:
-		TTF_CloseFont(res->font);
+		TTF_CloseFont(res->font.font);
 		break;
 	case RESOURCETYPE_ARBITRARY:
 		res->arbitrary_type.deleter(res->arbitrary_type.memory);
diff --git a/src/corelib/assets.h b/src/corelib/assets.h
index ee4983c..89360ef 100644
--- a/src/corelib/assets.h
+++ b/src/corelib/assets.h
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ typedef struct resource_t {
 	char* name;
 	union {
 		SDL_Texture* texture;
-		TTF_Font* font;
+		struct {
+			int size;
+			TTF_Font* font;
+		} font;
 		struct {
 			void* memory;
 			deleter_t deleter;
diff --git a/src/corelib/context.c b/src/corelib/context.c
index 9108fa8..a8b84bc 100644
--- a/src/corelib/context.c
+++ b/src/corelib/context.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ void init_context() {
 void close_context() {
 	SDL_DestroyRenderer(g_context.renderer);
 	SDL_DestroyWindow(g_context.window);
+	TTF_Quit();
 	IMG_Quit();
 	SDL_Quit();
 }
diff --git a/src/corelib/render.c b/src/corelib/render.c
index 4f3be4b..543e7d1 100644
--- a/src/corelib/render.c
+++ b/src/corelib/render.c
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 #include "layers.h"
 #include "signal.h"
 #include "inttypes.h"
+#include "string.h"
 #include "SDL2/SDL_blendmode.h"
 #include "SDL2/SDL_render.h"
 #include "SDL2/SDL_surface.h"
-#include "string.h"
+#include "SDL2/SDL_ttf.h"
 
 #define NUM_DRAWCMDS 2048
 
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ void exec_sliced_cmd(const drawcmd_t* cmd) {
 		tw - sliced->corner_size*2, sliced->corner_size
 	};
 	dstr = get_dest_with_size((SDL_FRect){
-		rect.x + sliced->radius, 0.0, sliced->rect.w - sliced->radius * 2, sliced->radius
+		rect.x + sliced->radius, rect.y, sliced->rect.w - sliced->radius * 2, sliced->radius
 	}, cmd->ui);
 	SDL_RenderCopyF(g_context.renderer, t, &srcr, &dstr);
 	
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ void exec_sliced_cmd(const drawcmd_t* cmd) {
 		tw - sliced->corner_size, 0, sliced->corner_size, sliced->corner_size
 	};
 	dstr = get_dest_with_size((SDL_FRect){
-		rect.w - sliced->radius, 0, sliced->radius, sliced->radius
+		rect.x + rect.w - sliced->radius, rect.y, sliced->radius, sliced->radius
 	}, cmd->ui);
 	SDL_RenderCopyF(g_context.renderer, t, &srcr, &dstr);
 
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ void exec_sliced_cmd(const drawcmd_t* cmd) {
 		0, sliced->corner_size, sliced->corner_size, th - sliced->corner_size * 2
 	};
 	dstr = get_dest_with_size((SDL_FRect) {
-		0, sliced->radius, sliced->radius, rect.h - sliced->radius * 2
+		rect.x, rect.y + sliced->radius, sliced->radius, rect.h - sliced->radius * 2
 	}, cmd->ui);
 	SDL_RenderCopyF(g_context.renderer, t, &srcr, &dstr);
 
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ void exec_sliced_cmd(const drawcmd_t* cmd) {
 		sliced->corner_size, sliced->corner_size, tw - sliced->corner_size * 2, th - sliced->corner_size * 2
 	};
 	dstr = get_dest_with_size((SDL_FRect) {
-		sliced->radius, sliced->radius, rect.w - sliced->radius * 2, rect.h - sliced->radius * 2
+		rect.x + sliced->radius, rect.y + sliced->radius, rect.w - sliced->radius * 2, rect.h - sliced->radius * 2
 	}, cmd->ui);
 	SDL_RenderCopyF(g_context.renderer, t, &srcr, &dstr);
 
@@ -196,18 +197,16 @@ void exec_sliced_cmd(const drawcmd_t* cmd) {
 		tw - sliced->corner_size, sliced->corner_size, sliced->corner_size, th - sliced->corner_size * 2
 	};
 	dstr = get_dest_with_size((SDL_FRect) {
-		rect.w - sliced->radius, sliced->radius, sliced->radius, rect.h - sliced->radius * 2
+		rect.x + rect.w - sliced->radius, rect.y + sliced->radius, sliced->radius, rect.h - sliced->radius * 2
 	}, cmd->ui);
 	SDL_RenderCopyF(g_context.renderer, t, &srcr, &dstr);
 
 	// bottom-left
 	srcr = (SDL_Rect) {
-		0, th - sliced->corner_size,
-		sliced->corner_size, sliced->corner_size
+		0, th - sliced->corner_size, sliced->corner_size, sliced->corner_size
 	};
 	dstr = get_dest_with_size((SDL_FRect){
-		0, rect.h - sliced->radius,
-		sliced->radius, sliced->radius
+		rect.x, rect.y + rect.h - sliced->radius, sliced->radius, sliced->radius
 	}, cmd->ui);
 	SDL_RenderCopyF(g_context.renderer, t, &srcr, &dstr);
 
@@ -216,7 +215,7 @@ void exec_sliced_cmd(const drawcmd_t* cmd) {
 		sliced->corner_size, th - sliced->corner_size, tw - sliced->corner_size * 2, sliced->corner_size
 	};
 	dstr = get_dest_with_size((SDL_FRect) {
-		sliced->radius, rect.h - sliced->radius, rect.w - sliced->radius * 2, sliced->radius
+		rect.x + sliced->radius, rect.y + rect.h - sliced->radius, rect.w - sliced->radius * 2, sliced->radius
 	}, cmd->ui);
 	SDL_RenderCopyF(g_context.renderer, t, &srcr, &dstr);
 
@@ -225,32 +224,76 @@ void exec_sliced_cmd(const drawcmd_t* cmd) {
 		tw - sliced->corner_size, th - sliced->corner_size, sliced->corner_size, sliced->corner_size
 	};
 	dstr = get_dest_with_size((SDL_FRect) {
-		rect.w - sliced->radius, rect.h - sliced->radius, sliced->radius, sliced->radius
+		rect.x + rect.w - sliced->radius, rect.y + rect.h - sliced->radius, sliced->radius, sliced->radius
 	}, cmd->ui);
 	SDL_RenderCopyF(g_context.renderer, t, &srcr, &dstr);
 }
 
 void exec_text_cmd(const drawcmd_t* cmd) {
-	SDL_FRect r = get_dest_with_size(cmd->text.area, cmd->ui);
-	SDL_FRect rt = {r.x*100, r.y*100, r.w*100, r.h*100};
-	SDL_Surface* s = TTF_RenderText_Solid_Wrapped(cmd->text.font, cmd->text.text, cmd->text.fg, floor(cmd->text.area.y * 100));
+	SDL_FRect r = cmd->text.area;
+	int fh = TTF_FontHeight(cmd->text.style.font);
+	int wrap = (int)(fh * r.w / cmd->text.style.size);
+	SDL_Surface* s = TTF_RenderText_Solid_Wrapped(cmd->text.style.font, cmd->text.text, cmd->text.style.color, wrap);
 	if(s != NULL) {
-		SDL_FreeSurface(s);
+		SDL_Rect srcr = {0,0,s->w, s->h};
 		SDL_Texture* t = SDL_CreateTextureFromSurface(g_context.renderer, s);
-		float ar = r.w / r.h;
-		float ar2 = (float)s->w / (float)s->h;
-		SDL_Rect srcr = {0, 0, s->w, s->h};
-		if(ar > ar2) {
-			srcr.h = srcr.w * ar;
-		} else if(ar < ar2) {
-			r.h = r.w * ar2;
+		SDL_FreeSurface(s);
+
+		float asp_dst = r.w / r.h;
+		float asp_src = (float)srcr.w / (float)srcr.h;
+		if((float)s->h / fh * cmd->text.style.size > r.h) {
+			srcr.h = srcr.w / asp_dst;
 		}
+
+		r.w = (float)srcr.w / fh * cmd->text.style.size;
+		r.h = (float)srcr.h / fh * cmd->text.style.size;
+
+		r = get_dest_with_size(r, cmd->ui);
 		SDL_RenderCopyF(g_context.renderer, t, &srcr, &r);
 		SDL_DestroyTexture(t);
 	}
 	free(cmd->text.text);
 }
 
+sprite_t render_text(const char* str, SDL_FRect area, text_style_t style) {
+	SDL_FRect r = area;
+	int fh = TTF_FontHeight(style.font);
+	int wrap = (int)(fh * r.w / style.size);
+	SDL_Surface* s = TTF_RenderText_Solid_Wrapped(style.font, str, style.color, wrap);
+	if(s != NULL) {
+		SDL_Rect srcr = {0,0,s->w, s->h};
+		SDL_Texture* t = SDL_CreateTextureFromSurface(g_context.renderer, s);
+		SDL_FreeSurface(s);
+
+		float asp_dst = r.w / r.h;
+		float asp_src = (float)srcr.w / (float)srcr.h;
+		if((float)s->h / fh * style.size > r.h) {
+			srcr.h = srcr.w / asp_dst;
+		}
+
+		r.w = (float)srcr.w / fh * style.size;
+		r.h = (float)srcr.h / fh * style.size;
+
+		return (sprite_t) {
+			.depth=RLAYER_SPRITES,
+			.origin={0,0},
+			.rot=0,
+			.sx=area.w, .sy=area.h,
+			.x=area.x, .y=area.y,
+			.texture=t,
+			.uv=srcr,
+		};
+	}
+	return (sprite_t) {
+		.depth=0,
+		.origin={0,0}, .rot=0,
+		.sx=0, .sy=0,
+		.texture=NULL,
+		.uv={0,0,0,0},
+		.x=0,.y=0
+	};
+}
+
 typedef void(*drawcmd_delegate)(const drawcmd_t*);
 drawcmd_delegate const drawcmd_funcs[] = {
 	&exec_sprite_cmd,
@@ -354,13 +397,12 @@ void draw_sliced(const nineslice_t *sliced) {
 	draw(&d);
 }
 
-void draw_text(const char *str, SDL_FRect area, TTF_Font *font, SDL_Color font_color, depth_t depth) {
+void draw_text(const char *str, SDL_FRect area, text_style_t style, depth_t depth) {
 	int len = strlen(str);
 	textarea_t t = {
 		.text = calloc(len+1, sizeof(char)),
 		.area = area,
-		.fg = font_color,
-		.font = font,
+		.style = style,
 	};
 	strcpy(t.text, str);
 	drawcmd_t d = {
@@ -421,6 +463,15 @@ sprite_t sprite_from_spritesheet(spritesheet_t *sheet, int index) {
 	};
 }
 
+text_style_t make_text_style(const char *font, SDL_Color color, int dpi, float size) {
+	TTF_Font* fnt = get_font(font, dpi);
+	return (text_style_t){
+		.font = fnt,
+		.size = size,
+		.color = color
+	};
+}
+
 SDL_Rect get_srcrect_from(spritesheet_t *sheet, int index) {
 	int pixels = index * sheet->tile_width;
 	int w = sheet->w / sheet->tile_width;
diff --git a/src/corelib/render.h b/src/corelib/render.h
index 48490a6..62ce38f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/render.h
+++ b/src/corelib/render.h
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ typedef enum drawcmdtype_t {
 	DRAWCMDTYPE_MAX
 } drawcmdtype_t;
 
+typedef struct text_style_t {
+	TTF_Font* font;
+	float size;
+	SDL_Color color;
+} text_style_t;
+
 typedef struct spritesheet_t {
 	SDL_Texture* texture;
 	int w, h;						// width and height of texture
@@ -37,8 +43,7 @@ typedef struct nineslice_t {
 
 typedef struct textarea_t {
 	char* text;
-	TTF_Font* font;
-	SDL_Color fg;
+	text_style_t style;
 	SDL_FRect area;
 } textarea_t;
 
@@ -86,14 +91,16 @@ extern void clear_buffer();
 extern void swap_buffer();
 extern void draw(const drawcmd_t* cmd);
 
+extern sprite_t render_text(const char* str, SDL_FRect area, text_style_t style);
 extern void draw_sprite(const sprite_t* sprite);
 extern void draw_rect(const rectshape_t* rect);
 extern void draw_sliced(const nineslice_t* sliced);
-extern void draw_text(const char* str, SDL_FRect area, TTF_Font* font, SDL_Color font_color, depth_t depth);
+extern void draw_text(const char* str, SDL_FRect area, text_style_t style, depth_t depth);
 extern spritesheet_t make_spritesheet(const char* file, int tile_width, int tile_height);
 extern nineslice_t make_nineslice(const char* file, int corner_px, float radius);
 extern sprite_t make_sprite(const char* file, float x, float y);
 extern sprite_t sprite_from_spritesheet(spritesheet_t* sheet, int index);
+extern text_style_t make_text_style(const char* font, SDL_Color color, int dpi, float size);
 extern SDL_Rect get_srcrect_from(spritesheet_t* sheet, int index);
 extern void set_active_view(const view_t* view);
 
diff --git a/src/game.c b/src/game.c
index 0e61f9f..2e442fd 100644
--- a/src/game.c
+++ b/src/game.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ void update_ui() {
 	update_input();
 
 	nineslice_t sliced = style.button.active;
-	sliced.rect = (SDL_FRect){0, 0, 0.1, 0.1};
+	sliced.rect = (SDL_FRect){0, 0.25f, 0.2, 0.05};
 	sliced.depth = RLAYER_UI - 20;
 	draw_sliced(&sliced);
 
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ void update_ui() {
 		{100,100,100,255}, {0,0,0,0}
 	};
 	draw_rect(&shape);
+	text_style_t style = make_text_style("ui_font.otf", 100, 0.01);
+	draw_text("M",
+			(SDL_FRect){0.0, 0.0, 10.0, 10.0}, style, (SDL_Color){255, 255, 255, 255}, RLAYER_UI - 100);
 
 	float mx, my;
 	mouse_screen_position(&mx, &my);