diff --git a/test/page8.c b/test/page8.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5d565cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/page8.c
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+// 22 december 2015
+#include "test.h"
+
+static void onListFonts(uiButton *b, void *data)
+{
+	uiDrawFontFamilies *ff;
+	char *this;
+	uintmax_t i, n;
+
+	uiMultilineEntrySetText(uiMultilineEntry(data), "");
+	ff = uiDrawListFontFamilies();
+	n = uiDrawFontFamiliesNumFamilies(ff);
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		this = uiDrawFontFamiliesFamily(ff, i);
+		uiMultilineEntryAppend(uiMultilineEntry(data), this);
+		uiMultilineEntryAppend(uiMultilineEntry(data), "\n");
+		uiFreeText(this);
+	}
+	uiDrawFreeFontFamilies(ff);
+}
+
+static uiEntry *textString;
+static uiEntry *textFont;
+static uiEntry *textSize;
+static uiCombobox *textWeight;
+static uiCombobox *textItalic;
+static uiCheckbox *textSmallCaps;
+static uiCombobox *textStretch;
+static uiEntry *textR, *textG, *textB, *textA;
+static uiCheckbox *textHasBackground;
+static uiEntry *textBR, *textBG, *textBB, *textBA;
+static uiCheckbox *textHasStrikethrough;
+static uiEntry *textSR, *textSG, *textSB, *textSA;
+static uiCheckbox *textHasUnderline;
+static uiEntry *textUR, *textUG, *textUB, *textUA;
+static uiButton *textApply;
+static uiArea *textArea;
+
+static void onTextApply(uiButton *b, void *data)
+{
+	uiAreaQueueRedrawAll(textArea);
+}
+
+static void mkRGBA(uiBox *parent, uiCheckbox **has, const char *hasText, uiEntry **r, uiEntry **g, uiEntry **b, uiEntry **a, const char *field)
+{
+	uiBox *hbox;
+	uiBox *vbox;
+
+	hbox = newHorizontalBox();
+	uiBoxAppend(parent, uiControl(hbox), 0);
+
+	if (has != NULL) {
+		*has = uiNewCheckbox(hasText);
+		uiBoxAppend(hbox, uiControl(*has), 0);
+	}
+
+	vbox = newVerticalBox();
+	uiBoxAppend(hbox, uiControl(vbox), 1);
+
+	hbox = newHorizontalBox();
+	uiBoxAppend(vbox, uiControl(hbox), 0);
+
+	*r = uiNewEntry();
+	uiEntrySetText(*r, field);
+	uiBoxAppend(hbox, uiControl(*r), 1);
+
+	*g = uiNewEntry();
+	uiEntrySetText(*g, field);
+	uiBoxAppend(hbox, uiControl(*g), 1);
+
+	hbox = newHorizontalBox();
+	uiBoxAppend(vbox, uiControl(hbox), 0);
+
+	*b = uiNewEntry();
+	uiEntrySetText(*b, field);
+	uiBoxAppend(hbox, uiControl(*b), 1);
+
+	*a = uiNewEntry();
+	uiEntrySetText(*a, "1.0");
+	uiBoxAppend(hbox, uiControl(*a), 1);
+}
+
+uiBox *makePage8(void)
+{
+	uiBox *page8;
+	uiGroup *group;
+	uiBox *vbox;
+	uiMultilineEntry *me;
+	uiButton *button;
+
+	page8 = newHorizontalBox();
+
+	group = newGroup("Font Families");
+	uiBoxAppend(page8, uiControl(group), 1);
+
+	vbox = newVerticalBox();
+	uiGroupSetChild(group, uiControl(vbox));
+
+	me = uiNewMultilineEntry();
+	uiBoxAppend(vbox, uiControl(me), 1);
+
+	button = uiNewButton("List Font Families");
+	uiButtonOnClicked(button, onListFonts, me);
+	uiBoxAppend(vbox, uiControl(button), 0);
+
+	group = newGroup("Text Rendering");
+	uiBoxAppend(page8, uiControl(group), 1);
+
+	vbox = newVerticalBox();
+	uiGroupSetChild(group, uiControl(vbox));
+
+	textString = uiNewEntry();
+	// TODO make it placeholder
+	uiEntrySetText(textString, "Enter text here");
+	uiBoxAppend(vbox, uiControl(textString), 0);
+
+	textFont = uiNewEntry();
+	uiEntrySetText(textFont, "Arial");
+	uiBoxAppend(vbox, uiControl(textFont), 0);
+
+	textSize = uiNewEntry();
+	uiEntrySetText(textSize, "10");
+	uiBoxAppend(vbox, uiControl(textSize), 0);
+
+	textWeight = uiNewCombobox();
+	uiComboboxAppend(textWeight, "Thin");
+	uiComboboxAppend(textWeight, "Ultra Light");
+	uiComboboxAppend(textWeight, "Light");
+	uiComboboxAppend(textWeight, "Book");
+	uiComboboxAppend(textWeight, "Normal");
+	uiComboboxAppend(textWeight, "Medium");
+	uiComboboxAppend(textWeight, "Semi Bold");
+	uiComboboxAppend(textWeight, "Bold");
+	uiComboboxAppend(textWeight, "Utra Bold");
+	uiComboboxAppend(textWeight, "Heavy");
+	uiComboboxAppend(textWeight, "Ultra Heavy");
+	uiComboboxSetSelected(textWeight, uiDrawTextWeightNormal);
+	uiBoxAppend(vbox, uiControl(textWeight), 0);
+
+	textItalic = uiNewCombobox();
+	uiComboboxAppend(textItalic, "Normal");
+	uiComboboxAppend(textItalic, "Oblique");
+	uiComboboxAppend(textItalic, "Italic");
+	uiComboboxSetSelected(textItalic, uiDrawTextItalicNormal);
+	uiBoxAppend(vbox, uiControl(textItalic), 0);
+
+	textSmallCaps = uiNewCheckbox("Small Caps");
+	uiBoxAppend(vbox, uiControl(textSmallCaps), 0);
+
+	textStretch = uiNewCombobox();
+	uiComboboxAppend(textStretch, "Ultra Condensed");
+	uiComboboxAppend(textStretch, "Extra Condensed");
+	uiComboboxAppend(textStretch, "Condensed");
+	uiComboboxAppend(textStretch, "Semi Condensed");
+	uiComboboxAppend(textStretch, "Normal");
+	uiComboboxAppend(textStretch, "Semi Expanded");
+	uiComboboxAppend(textStretch, "Expanded");
+	uiComboboxAppend(textStretch, "Extra Expanded");
+	uiComboboxAppend(textStretch, "Ultra Expanded");
+	uiComboboxSetSelected(textStretch, uiDrawTextStretchNormal);
+	uiBoxAppend(vbox, uiControl(textStretch), 0);
+
+	mkRGBA(vbox, NULL, NULL, &textR, &textG, &textB, &textA, "0.0");
+	mkRGBA(vbox, &textHasBackground, "Background", &textBR, &textBG, &textBB, &textBA, "1.0");
+	mkRGBA(vbox, &textHasStrikethrough, "Strikethrough", &textSR, &textSG, &textSB, &textSA, "0.0");
+	mkRGBA(vbox, &textHasUnderline, "Underline", &textUR, &textUG, &textUB, &textUA, "0.0");
+
+	textApply = uiNewButton("Apply");
+	uiButtonOnClicked(textApply, onTextApply, NULL);
+	uiBoxAppend(vbox, uiControl(textApply), 0);
+
+	// TODO
+
+	return page8;
+}
diff --git a/ui.h b/ui.h
index 2227389c..322315a5 100644
--- a/ui.h
+++ b/ui.h
@@ -460,6 +460,75 @@ _UI_EXTERN uintmax_t uiDrawFontFamiliesNumFamilies(uiDrawFontFamilies *ff);
 _UI_EXTERN char *uiDrawFontFamiliesFamily(uiDrawFontFamilies *ff, uintmax_t n);
 _UI_EXTERN void uiDrawFreeFontFamilies(uiDrawFontFamilies *ff);
 
+typedef struct uiDrawTextStyle uiDrawTextStyle;
+
+typedef enum uiDrawTextWeight {
+	uiDrawTextWeightThin,
+	uiDrawTextWeightUltraLight,
+	uiDrawTextWeightLight,
+	uiDrawTextWeightBook,
+	uiDrawTextWeightNormal,
+	uiDrawTextWeightMedium,
+	uiDrawTextWeightSemiBold,
+	uiDrawTextWeightBold,
+	uiDrawTextWeightUtraBold,
+	uiDrawTextWeightHeavy,
+	uiDrawTextWeightUltraHeavy,
+} uiDrawTextWeight;
+
+// TODO drop Oblique?
+typedef enum uiDrawTextItalic {
+	uiDrawTextItalicNormal,
+	uiDrawTextItalicOblique,
+	uiDrawTextItalicItalic,
+} uiDrawTextItalic;
+
+typedef enum uiDrawTextStretch {
+	uiDrawTextStretchUltraCondensed,
+	uiDrawTextStretchExtraCondensed,
+	uiDrawTextStretchCondensed,
+	uiDrawTextStretchSemiCondensed,
+	uiDrawTextStretchNormal,
+	uiDrawTextStretchSemiExpanded,
+	uiDrawTextStretchExpanded,
+	uiDrawTextStretchExtraExpanded,
+	uiDrawTextStretchUltraExpanded,
+} uiDrawTextStretch;
+
+struct uiDrawTextStyle {
+	const char *Family;
+	double Size;
+	uiDrawTextWeight Weight;
+	uiDrawTextItalic Italic;
+	int SmallCaps;
+	uiDrawTextStretch Stretch;
+	double TextR;
+	double TextG;
+	double TextB;
+	double TextA;
+	int HasBackgroundColor;
+	double BackgroundR;
+	double BackgroundG;
+	double BakcgroundB;
+	double BackgroundA;	// TODO Pango
+	int HasStrikethrough;
+	double StrikethroughR;
+	double StrikethroughG;
+	double StrikethroughB;
+	double StrikethroughA;	// TODO Pango
+	int HasUnderline;
+	double UnderlineR;
+	double UnderlineG;
+	double UnderlineB;
+	double UnderlineA;		// TODO Pango
+};
+
+_UI_EXTERN double uiDrawTextSizeToPoints(double textSize);
+_UI_EXTERN double uiDrawPointsToTextSize(double points);
+
+// TODO make this more robust.
+_UI_EXTERN void uiDrawText(uiDrawContext *context, double x, double y, const char *text, uiDrawTextStyle *style);
+
 typedef enum uiModifiers {
 	uiModifierCtrl = 1 << 0,
 	uiModifierAlt = 1 << 1,