diff --git a/examples/pico_explorer/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/pico_explorer/CMakeLists.txt
index fa32b9d6..02238a31 100644
--- a/examples/pico_explorer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/pico_explorer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,4 +9,13 @@ add_resource(explorer fox.tga)
 target_link_libraries(explorer pico_stdlib pico_explorer msa301)
 
 # create map/bin/hex file etc.
-pico_add_extra_outputs(explorer)
\ No newline at end of file
+pico_add_extra_outputs(explorer)
+
+add_executable(
+  text_demo
+  text_demo.cpp
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(text_demo pico_stdlib pico_explorer msa301)
+
+pico_add_extra_outputs(text_demo)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/pico_explorer/text_demo.cpp b/examples/pico_explorer/text_demo.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15a67cfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/pico_explorer/text_demo.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include <string.h>
+#include <math.h>
+#include <vector>
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+#include "pico_explorer.hpp"
+#include "font8_data.hpp"
+#include "msa301.hpp"
+
+using namespace pimoroni;
+
+extern unsigned char _binary_fox_tga_start[];
+
+uint16_t buffer[PicoExplorer::WIDTH * PicoExplorer::HEIGHT];
+PicoExplorer pico_explorer(buffer);
+MSA301 msa301;
+
+int main() {
+  pico_explorer.init();
+  pico_explorer.set_font(&font8);
+  msa301.init();
+
+  uint32_t i = 0;
+  while(true) {
+    pico_explorer.set_pen(120, 40, 60);
+    pico_explorer.clear();
+
+    pico_explorer.set_pen(255, 255, 255);
+    pico_explorer.text("Hello World. How are you today?", Point(10, 190), 100);
+
+    pico_explorer.update();
+
+    i++;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/libraries/pico_graphics/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/pico_graphics/CMakeLists.txt
index 535785e6..df147cc0 100644
--- a/libraries/pico_graphics/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/pico_graphics/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-include(pico_graphics.cmake)
\ No newline at end of file
+include(pico_graphics.cmake)
diff --git a/libraries/pico_graphics/font.hpp b/libraries/pico_graphics/font.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..876f9eff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/pico_graphics/font.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstdint>
+
+namespace pimoroni {
+  struct Font {
+    const uint8_t height;
+    const uint8_t max_width;
+    const uint8_t widths[96];
+    const uint8_t data[];
+  };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/pico_graphics/font6_data.hpp b/libraries/pico_graphics/font6_data.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a0c3214
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/pico_graphics/font6_data.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "font.hpp"
+
+const pimoroni::Font font6 {
+  .height = 6,
+  .max_width = 6,
+  .widths = {
+    3, 2, 4, 6, 6, 6, 7, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 2, 4, 2, 4,
+    6, 3, 5, 5, 6, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 5,
+    7, 6, 6, 5, 6, 5, 5, 6, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6,
+    6, 6, 6, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4,
+    3, 6, 6, 5, 6, 5, 5, 6, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6,
+    6, 6, 6, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 4, 2, 4, 4, 2
+  },
+  .data = {
+    0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, //
+    0x2e,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // !
+    0x06,0x00,0x06,0x00,0x00,0x00, // "
+    0x14,0x3e,0x14,0x3e,0x14,0x00, // #
+    0x04,0x2a,0x3e,0x2a,0x10,0x00, // $
+    0x22,0x10,0x08,0x04,0x22,0x00, // %
+    0x14,0x2a,0x2a,0x2c,0x10,0x28, // &
+    0x06,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // '
+    0x1c,0x22,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // (
+    0x22,0x1c,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // )
+    0x14,0x08,0x14,0x00,0x00,0x00, // *
+    0x08,0x1c,0x08,0x00,0x00,0x00, // +
+    0x60,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // ,
+    0x08,0x08,0x08,0x00,0x00,0x00, // -
+    0x20,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // .
+    0x30,0x0c,0x02,0x00,0x00,0x00, // /
+    0x1c,0x22,0x22,0x22,0x1e,0x00, // 0
+    0x02,0x3e,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // 1
+    0x32,0x2a,0x2a,0x24,0x00,0x00, // 2
+    0x2a,0x2a,0x2a,0x16,0x00,0x00, // 3
+    0x0e,0x10,0x10,0x3e,0x10,0x00, // 4
+    0x2e,0x2a,0x2a,0x12,0x00,0x00, // 5
+    0x3c,0x2a,0x2a,0x2a,0x12,0x00, // 6
+    0x06,0x02,0x22,0x12,0x0e,0x00, // 7
+    0x14,0x2a,0x2a,0x2a,0x16,0x00, // 8
+    0x04,0x2a,0x2a,0x2a,0x1e,0x00, // 9
+    0x24,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // :
+    0x64,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // ;
+    0x08,0x14,0x22,0x00,0x00,0x00, // <
+    0x14,0x14,0x14,0x00,0x00,0x00, // =
+    0x22,0x14,0x08,0x00,0x00,0x00, // >
+    0x02,0x2a,0x0a,0x04,0x00,0x00, // ?
+    0x3c,0x02,0x1a,0x2a,0x22,0x1e, // @
+    0x3c,0x12,0x12,0x12,0x3e,0x00, // A
+    0x3c,0x2a,0x2a,0x2e,0x10,0x00, // B
+    0x1c,0x22,0x22,0x22,0x00,0x00, // C
+    0x3c,0x22,0x22,0x22,0x1c,0x00, // D
+    0x3c,0x2a,0x2a,0x2a,0x00,0x00, // E
+    0x3c,0x12,0x12,0x12,0x00,0x00, // F
+    0x3c,0x22,0x22,0x2a,0x1a,0x00, // G
+    0x3e,0x08,0x08,0x3e,0x00,0x00, // H
+    0x22,0x3e,0x22,0x00,0x00,0x00, // I
+    0x30,0x22,0x22,0x1e,0x00,0x00, // J
+    0x3e,0x08,0x0c,0x32,0x00,0x00, // K
+    0x3e,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x00,0x00, // L
+    0x3c,0x02,0x3c,0x02,0x3c,0x00, // M
+    0x3c,0x02,0x02,0x02,0x3e,0x00, // N
+    0x1c,0x22,0x22,0x22,0x1e,0x00, // O
+    0x3c,0x12,0x12,0x12,0x0e,0x00, // P
+    0x1c,0x22,0x22,0x62,0x1e,0x00, // Q
+    0x3c,0x12,0x12,0x32,0x0e,0x00, // R
+    0x24,0x2a,0x2a,0x12,0x00,0x00, // S
+    0x02,0x02,0x3e,0x02,0x02,0x00, // T
+    0x1e,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x1e,0x00, // U
+    0x0e,0x10,0x20,0x10,0x0e,0x00, // V
+    0x3e,0x20,0x1e,0x20,0x1e,0x00, // W
+    0x36,0x08,0x08,0x36,0x00,0x00, // X
+    0x26,0x28,0x28,0x1e,0x00,0x00, // Y
+    0x32,0x2a,0x2a,0x26,0x00,0x00, // Z
+    0x3e,0x22,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // [
+    0x02,0x0c,0x30,0x00,0x00,0x00, // "\"
+    0x22,0x3e,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // ]
+    0x04,0x02,0x04,0x00,0x00,0x00, // ^
+    0x20,0x20,0x20,0x00,0x00,0x00, // _
+    0x02,0x04,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // `
+    0x3c,0x12,0x12,0x12,0x3e,0x00, // a
+    0x3c,0x2a,0x2a,0x2e,0x10,0x00, // b
+    0x1c,0x22,0x22,0x22,0x00,0x00, // c
+    0x3c,0x22,0x22,0x22,0x1c,0x00, // d
+    0x3c,0x2a,0x2a,0x2a,0x00,0x00, // e
+    0x3c,0x12,0x12,0x12,0x00,0x00, // f
+    0x3c,0x22,0x22,0x2a,0x1a,0x00, // g
+    0x3e,0x08,0x08,0x3e,0x00,0x00, // h
+    0x22,0x3e,0x22,0x00,0x00,0x00, // i
+    0x30,0x22,0x22,0x1e,0x00,0x00, // j
+    0x3e,0x08,0x0c,0x32,0x00,0x00, // k
+    0x3e,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x00,0x00, // l
+    0x3c,0x02,0x3c,0x02,0x3e,0x00, // m
+    0x3c,0x02,0x02,0x02,0x3e,0x00, // n
+    0x1c,0x22,0x22,0x22,0x1e,0x00, // o
+    0x3c,0x12,0x12,0x12,0x0e,0x00, // p
+    0x1c,0x22,0x22,0x62,0x1e,0x00, // q
+    0x3c,0x12,0x12,0x32,0x0e,0x00, // r
+    0x24,0x2a,0x2a,0x12,0x00,0x00, // s
+    0x02,0x02,0x3e,0x02,0x02,0x00, // t
+    0x1e,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x1e,0x00, // u
+    0x0e,0x10,0x20,0x10,0x0e,0x00, // v
+    0x3e,0x20,0x1e,0x20,0x1e,0x00, // w
+    0x36,0x08,0x08,0x36,0x00,0x00, // x
+    0x26,0x28,0x28,0x1e,0x00,0x00, // y
+    0x32,0x2a,0x2a,0x26,0x00,0x00, // z
+    0x08,0x3e,0x22,0x00,0x00,0x00, // 0x
+    0x3e,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // |
+    0x22,0x3e,0x08,0x00,0x00,0x00, // }
+    0x04,0x02,0x02,0x00,0x00,0x00, // ~
+    0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00
+  }
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/pico_graphics/font8_data.hpp b/libraries/pico_graphics/font8_data.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a1948d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/pico_graphics/font8_data.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "font.hpp"
+
+const pimoroni::Font font8 {
+  .height = 8,
+  .max_width = 6,
+  .widths = {
+    3, 2, 4, 6, 5, 5, 5, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 5,
+    5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5,
+    5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 5, 5,
+    5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 5, 5, 6, 5, 5, 5, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4,
+    3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 6, 5, 5,
+    5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 5, 5, 5, 4, 2, 4, 5, 2
+  },
+  .data = {
+    0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, //
+    0x5f,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // !
+    0x03,0x00,0x03,0x00,0x00,0x00, // "
+    0x28,0x7c,0x28,0x7c,0x28,0x00, // #
+    0x24,0x7a,0x2f,0x12,0x00,0x00, // $
+    0x66,0x10,0x08,0x66,0x00,0x00, // %
+    0x36,0x49,0x49,0x7c,0x00,0x00, // &
+    0x03,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // '
+    0x1c,0x22,0x41,0x00,0x00,0x00, // (
+    0x41,0x22,0x1c,0x00,0x00,0x00, // )
+    0x54,0x38,0x54,0x00,0x00,0x00, // *
+    0x10,0x38,0x10,0x00,0x00,0x00, // +
+    0x80,0x60,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // ,
+    0x10,0x10,0x10,0x00,0x00,0x00, // -
+    0x60,0x60,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // .
+    0x60,0x18,0x06,0x01,0x00,0x00, // /
+    0x3e,0x41,0x41,0x3e,0x00,0x00, // 0
+    0x42,0x7f,0x40,0x00,0x00,0x00, // 1
+    0x61,0x51,0x49,0x46,0x00,0x00, // 2
+    0x21,0x49,0x4d,0x33,0x00,0x00, // 3
+    0x18,0x26,0x11,0x7f,0x00,0x00, // 4
+    0x4f,0x49,0x49,0x31,0x00,0x00, // 5
+    0x3c,0x4a,0x49,0x30,0x00,0x00, // 6
+    0x01,0x61,0x19,0x07,0x00,0x00, // 7
+    0x33,0x49,0x49,0x33,0x00,0x00, // 8
+    0x06,0x49,0x29,0x1e,0x00,0x00, // 9
+    0x33,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // :
+    0x80,0x6c,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // ;
+    0x10,0x28,0x44,0x00,0x00,0x00, // <
+    0x28,0x28,0x28,0x00,0x00,0x00, // =
+    0x44,0x28,0x10,0x00,0x00,0x00, // >
+    0x02,0x51,0x09,0x06,0x00,0x00, // ?
+    0x3e,0x49,0x55,0x5e,0x00,0x00, // @
+    0x7e,0x09,0x09,0x7e,0x00,0x00, // A
+    0x7f,0x49,0x49,0x36,0x00,0x00, // B
+    0x3e,0x41,0x41,0x22,0x00,0x00, // C
+    0x7f,0x41,0x41,0x3e,0x00,0x00, // D
+    0x7f,0x49,0x49,0x41,0x00,0x00, // E
+    0x7f,0x09,0x09,0x01,0x00,0x00, // F
+    0x3e,0x41,0x49,0x79,0x00,0x00, // G
+    0x7f,0x08,0x08,0x7f,0x00,0x00, // H
+    0x41,0x7f,0x41,0x00,0x00,0x00, // I
+    0x30,0x40,0x40,0x3f,0x00,0x00, // J
+    0x7f,0x08,0x14,0x63,0x00,0x00, // K
+    0x7f,0x40,0x40,0x40,0x00,0x00, // L
+    0x7f,0x02,0x04,0x02,0x7f,0x00, // M
+    0x7f,0x02,0x04,0x7f,0x00,0x00, // N
+    0x3e,0x41,0x41,0x3e,0x00,0x00, // O
+    0x7f,0x09,0x09,0x06,0x00,0x00, // P
+    0x3e,0x41,0x21,0x5e,0x00,0x00, // Q
+    0x7f,0x09,0x19,0x66,0x0e,0x00, // R
+    0x46,0x49,0x49,0x31,0x00,0x00, // S
+    0x01,0x01,0x7f,0x01,0x01,0x00, // T
+    0x3f,0x40,0x40,0x3f,0x00,0x00, // U
+    0x7f,0x40,0x20,0x1f,0x00,0x00, // V
+    0x3f,0x40,0x20,0x40,0x3f,0x00, // W
+    0x77,0x08,0x08,0x77,0x00,0x00, // X
+    0x47,0x48,0x48,0x3f,0x00,0x00, // Y
+    0x71,0x49,0x45,0x43,0x00,0x00, // Z
+    0x7f,0x41,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // [
+    0x01,0x06,0x18,0x60,0x00,0x00, // "\"
+    0x41,0x7f,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // ]
+    0x04,0x02,0x04,0x00,0x00,0x00, // ^
+    0x40,0x40,0x40,0x00,0x00,0x00, // _
+    0x01,0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // `
+    0x20,0x54,0x54,0x78,0x00,0x00, // a
+    0x7f,0x44,0x44,0x38,0x00,0x00, // b
+    0x38,0x44,0x44,0x28,0x00,0x00, // c
+    0x38,0x44,0x44,0x7f,0x00,0x00, // d
+    0x38,0x54,0x54,0x58,0x00,0x00, // e
+    0x7e,0x09,0x09,0x02,0x00,0x00, // f
+    0x18,0xa4,0xa4,0x7c,0x00,0x00, // g
+    0x7f,0x04,0x04,0x78,0x00,0x00, // h
+    0x04,0x7d,0x40,0x00,0x00,0x00, // i
+    0x60,0x80,0x80,0x7d,0x00,0x00, // j
+    0x7f,0x10,0x28,0x44,0x00,0x00, // k
+    0x01,0x7f,0x40,0x00,0x00,0x00, // l
+    0x7c,0x04,0x78,0x04,0x78,0x00, // m
+    0x7c,0x04,0x04,0x78,0x00,0x00, // n
+    0x38,0x44,0x44,0x38,0x00,0x00, // o
+    0xfc,0x24,0x24,0x18,0x00,0x00, // p
+    0x18,0x24,0x24,0xfc,0x1e,0x00, // q
+    0x7c,0x08,0x04,0x04,0x00,0x00, // r
+    0x48,0x54,0x54,0x24,0x00,0x00, // s
+    0x37,0x44,0x44,0x20,0x00,0x00, // t
+    0x3c,0x40,0x40,0x7c,0x00,0x00, // u
+    0x7c,0x40,0x20,0x1c,0x00,0x00, // v
+    0x3c,0x40,0x20,0x40,0x3c,0x00, // w
+    0x6c,0x10,0x10,0x6c,0x00,0x00, // x
+    0x1c,0xa0,0xa0,0x7c,0x00,0x00, // y
+    0x64,0x54,0x4c,0x00,0x00,0x00, // z
+    0x08,0x3e,0x41,0x00,0x00,0x00, // {
+    0x7f,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, // |
+    0x41,0x3e,0x08,0x00,0x00,0x00, // }
+    0x08,0x04,0x08,0x04,0x00,0x00, // ~
+    0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00
+  }
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/pico_graphics/font_data.cpp b/libraries/pico_graphics/font_data.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e507c5f..00000000
--- a/libraries/pico_graphics/font_data.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-#include <cstdint>
-
-uint8_t font_height = 6;
-
-uint8_t font_data[96][6] = {
-  {0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, //
-  {0x2e,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // !
-  {0x06,0x00,0x06,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // "
-  {0x14,0x3e,0x14,0x3e,0x14,0x00}, // #
-  {0x04,0x2a,0x3e,0x2a,0x10,0x00}, // $
-  {0x22,0x10,0x08,0x04,0x22,0x00}, // %
-  {0x14,0x2a,0x2a,0x2c,0x10,0x28}, // &
-  {0x06,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // '
-  {0x1c,0x22,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // (
-  {0x22,0x1c,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // )
-  {0x14,0x08,0x14,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // *
-  {0x08,0x1c,0x08,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // +
-  {0x60,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // ,
-  {0x08,0x08,0x08,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // -
-  {0x20,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // .
-  {0x30,0x0c,0x02,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // /
-  {0x1c,0x22,0x22,0x22,0x1e,0x00}, // 0
-  {0x02,0x3e,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // 1
-  {0x32,0x2a,0x2a,0x24,0x00,0x00}, // 2
-  {0x2a,0x2a,0x2a,0x16,0x00,0x00}, // 3
-  {0x0e,0x10,0x10,0x3e,0x10,0x00}, // 4
-  {0x2e,0x2a,0x2a,0x12,0x00,0x00}, // 5
-  {0x3c,0x2a,0x2a,0x2a,0x12,0x00}, // 6
-  {0x06,0x02,0x22,0x12,0x0e,0x00}, // 7
-  {0x14,0x2a,0x2a,0x2a,0x16,0x00}, // 8
-  {0x04,0x2a,0x2a,0x2a,0x1e,0x00}, // 9
-  {0x24,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // :
-  {0x64,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // ;
-  {0x08,0x14,0x22,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // <
-  {0x14,0x14,0x14,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // =
-  {0x22,0x14,0x08,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // >
-  {0x02,0x2a,0x0a,0x04,0x00,0x00}, // ?
-  {0x3c,0x02,0x1a,0x2a,0x22,0x1e}, // @
-  {0x3c,0x12,0x12,0x12,0x3e,0x00}, // A
-  {0x3c,0x2a,0x2a,0x2e,0x10,0x00}, // B
-  {0x1c,0x22,0x22,0x22,0x00,0x00}, // C
-  {0x3c,0x22,0x22,0x22,0x1c,0x00}, // D
-  {0x3c,0x2a,0x2a,0x2a,0x00,0x00}, // E
-  {0x3c,0x12,0x12,0x12,0x00,0x00}, // F
-  {0x3c,0x22,0x22,0x2a,0x1a,0x00}, // G
-  {0x3e,0x08,0x08,0x3e,0x00,0x00}, // H
-  {0x22,0x3e,0x22,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // I
-  {0x30,0x22,0x22,0x1e,0x00,0x00}, // J
-  {0x3e,0x08,0x0c,0x32,0x00,0x00}, // K
-  {0x3e,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x00,0x00}, // L
-  {0x3c,0x02,0x3c,0x02,0x3c,0x00}, // M
-  {0x3c,0x02,0x02,0x02,0x3e,0x00}, // N
-  {0x1c,0x22,0x22,0x22,0x1e,0x00}, // O
-  {0x3c,0x12,0x12,0x12,0x0e,0x00}, // P
-  {0x1c,0x22,0x22,0x62,0x1e,0x00}, // Q
-  {0x3c,0x12,0x12,0x32,0x0e,0x00}, // R
-  {0x24,0x2a,0x2a,0x12,0x00,0x00}, // S
-  {0x02,0x02,0x3e,0x02,0x02,0x00}, // T
-  {0x1e,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x1e,0x00}, // U
-  {0x0e,0x10,0x20,0x10,0x0e,0x00}, // V
-  {0x3e,0x20,0x1e,0x20,0x1e,0x00}, // W
-  {0x36,0x08,0x08,0x36,0x00,0x00}, // X
-  {0x26,0x28,0x28,0x1e,0x00,0x00}, // Y
-  {0x32,0x2a,0x2a,0x26,0x00,0x00}, // Z
-  {0x3e,0x22,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // [
-  {0x02,0x0c,0x30,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // "\"
-  {0x22,0x3e,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // ]
-  {0x04,0x02,0x04,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // ^
-  {0x20,0x20,0x20,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // _
-  {0x02,0x04,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // `
-  {0x3c,0x12,0x12,0x12,0x3e,0x00}, // a
-  {0x3c,0x2a,0x2a,0x2e,0x10,0x00}, // b
-  {0x1c,0x22,0x22,0x22,0x00,0x00}, // c
-  {0x3c,0x22,0x22,0x22,0x1c,0x00}, // d
-  {0x3c,0x2a,0x2a,0x2a,0x00,0x00}, // e
-  {0x3c,0x12,0x12,0x12,0x00,0x00}, // f
-  {0x3c,0x22,0x22,0x2a,0x1a,0x00}, // g
-  {0x3e,0x08,0x08,0x3e,0x00,0x00}, // h
-  {0x22,0x3e,0x22,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // i
-  {0x30,0x22,0x22,0x1e,0x00,0x00}, // j
-  {0x3e,0x08,0x0c,0x32,0x00,0x00}, // k
-  {0x3e,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x00,0x00}, // l
-  {0x3c,0x02,0x3c,0x02,0x3e,0x00}, // m
-  {0x3c,0x02,0x02,0x02,0x3e,0x00}, // n
-  {0x1c,0x22,0x22,0x22,0x1e,0x00}, // o
-  {0x3c,0x12,0x12,0x12,0x0e,0x00}, // p
-  {0x1c,0x22,0x22,0x62,0x1e,0x00}, // q
-  {0x3c,0x12,0x12,0x32,0x0e,0x00}, // r
-  {0x24,0x2a,0x2a,0x12,0x00,0x00}, // s
-  {0x02,0x02,0x3e,0x02,0x02,0x00}, // t
-  {0x1e,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x1e,0x00}, // u
-  {0x0e,0x10,0x20,0x10,0x0e,0x00}, // v
-  {0x3e,0x20,0x1e,0x20,0x1e,0x00}, // w
-  {0x36,0x08,0x08,0x36,0x00,0x00}, // x
-  {0x26,0x28,0x28,0x1e,0x00,0x00}, // y
-  {0x32,0x2a,0x2a,0x26,0x00,0x00}, // z
-  {0x08,0x3e,0x22,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // {
-  {0x3e,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // |
-  {0x22,0x3e,0x08,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // }
-  {0x04,0x02,0x02,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // ~
-  {0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}
-};
-
-uint8_t character_widths[96] = {
-  3, 2, 4, 6, 6, 6, 7, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 2, 4, 2, 4,
-  6, 3, 5, 5, 6, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 5,
-  7, 6, 6, 5, 6, 5, 5, 6, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6,
-  6, 6, 6, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4,
-  3, 6, 6, 5, 6, 5, 5, 6, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6,
-  6, 6, 6, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 4, 2, 4, 4, 2
-};
-
diff --git a/libraries/pico_graphics/font_data8.cpp b/libraries/pico_graphics/font_data8.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index c64ad990..00000000
--- a/libraries/pico_graphics/font_data8.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-#include <cstdint>
-
-uint8_t font_height = 8;
-
-uint8_t font_data[96][6] = {
-  {0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, //
-  {0x5f,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // !
-  {0x03,0x00,0x03,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // "
-  {0x28,0x7c,0x28,0x7c,0x28,0x00}, // #
-  {0x24,0x7a,0x2f,0x12,0x00,0x00}, // $
-  {0x66,0x10,0x08,0x66,0x00,0x00}, // %
-  {0x36,0x49,0x49,0x7c,0x00,0x00}, // &
-  {0x03,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // '
-  {0x1c,0x22,0x41,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // (
-  {0x41,0x22,0x1c,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // )
-  {0x54,0x38,0x54,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // *
-  {0x10,0x38,0x10,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // +
-  {0x80,0x60,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // ,
-  {0x10,0x10,0x10,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // -
-  {0x60,0x60,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // .
-  {0x60,0x18,0x06,0x01,0x00,0x00}, // /
-  {0x3e,0x41,0x41,0x3e,0x00,0x00}, // 0
-  {0x42,0x7f,0x40,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // 1
-  {0x61,0x51,0x49,0x46,0x00,0x00}, // 2
-  {0x21,0x49,0x4d,0x33,0x00,0x00}, // 3
-  {0x18,0x26,0x11,0x7f,0x00,0x00}, // 4
-  {0x4f,0x49,0x49,0x31,0x00,0x00}, // 5
-  {0x3c,0x4a,0x49,0x30,0x00,0x00}, // 6
-  {0x01,0x61,0x19,0x07,0x00,0x00}, // 7
-  {0x33,0x49,0x49,0x33,0x00,0x00}, // 8
-  {0x06,0x49,0x29,0x1e,0x00,0x00}, // 9
-  {0x33,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // :
-  {0x80,0x6c,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // ;
-  {0x10,0x28,0x44,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // <
-  {0x28,0x28,0x28,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // =
-  {0x44,0x28,0x10,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // >
-  {0x02,0x51,0x09,0x06,0x00,0x00}, // ?
-  {0x3e,0x49,0x55,0x5e,0x00,0x00}, // @
-  {0x7e,0x09,0x09,0x7e,0x00,0x00}, // A
-  {0x7f,0x49,0x49,0x36,0x00,0x00}, // B
-  {0x3e,0x41,0x41,0x22,0x00,0x00}, // C
-  {0x7f,0x41,0x41,0x3e,0x00,0x00}, // D
-  {0x7f,0x49,0x49,0x41,0x00,0x00}, // E
-  {0x7f,0x09,0x09,0x01,0x00,0x00}, // F
-  {0x3e,0x41,0x49,0x79,0x00,0x00}, // G
-  {0x7f,0x08,0x08,0x7f,0x00,0x00}, // H
-  {0x41,0x7f,0x41,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // I
-  {0x30,0x40,0x40,0x3f,0x00,0x00}, // J
-  {0x7f,0x08,0x14,0x63,0x00,0x00}, // K
-  {0x7f,0x40,0x40,0x40,0x00,0x00}, // L
-  {0x7f,0x02,0x04,0x02,0x7f,0x00}, // M
-  {0x7f,0x02,0x04,0x7f,0x00,0x00}, // N
-  {0x3e,0x41,0x41,0x3e,0x00,0x00}, // O
-  {0x7f,0x09,0x09,0x06,0x00,0x00}, // P
-  {0x3e,0x41,0x21,0x5e,0x00,0x00}, // Q
-  {0x7f,0x09,0x19,0x66,0x0e,0x00}, // R
-  {0x46,0x49,0x49,0x31,0x00,0x00}, // S
-  {0x01,0x01,0x7f,0x01,0x01,0x00}, // T
-  {0x3f,0x40,0x40,0x3f,0x00,0x00}, // U
-  {0x7f,0x40,0x20,0x1f,0x00,0x00}, // V
-  {0x3f,0x40,0x20,0x40,0x3f,0x00}, // W
-  {0x77,0x08,0x08,0x77,0x00,0x00}, // X
-  {0x47,0x48,0x48,0x3f,0x00,0x00}, // Y
-  {0x71,0x49,0x45,0x43,0x00,0x00}, // Z
-  {0x7f,0x41,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // [
-  {0x01,0x06,0x18,0x60,0x00,0x00}, // "\"
-  {0x41,0x7f,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // ]
-  {0x04,0x02,0x04,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // ^
-  {0x40,0x40,0x40,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // _
-  {0x01,0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // `
-  {0x20,0x54,0x54,0x78,0x00,0x00}, // a
-  {0x7f,0x44,0x44,0x38,0x00,0x00}, // b
-  {0x38,0x44,0x44,0x28,0x00,0x00}, // c
-  {0x38,0x44,0x44,0x7f,0x00,0x00}, // d
-  {0x38,0x54,0x54,0x58,0x00,0x00}, // e
-  {0x7e,0x09,0x09,0x02,0x00,0x00}, // f
-  {0x18,0xa4,0xa4,0x7c,0x00,0x00}, // g
-  {0x7f,0x04,0x04,0x78,0x00,0x00}, // h
-  {0x04,0x7d,0x40,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // i
-  {0x60,0x80,0x80,0x7d,0x00,0x00}, // j
-  {0x7f,0x10,0x28,0x44,0x00,0x00}, // k
-  {0x01,0x7f,0x40,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // l
-  {0x7c,0x04,0x78,0x04,0x78,0x00}, // m
-  {0x7c,0x04,0x04,0x78,0x00,0x00}, // n
-  {0x38,0x44,0x44,0x38,0x00,0x00}, // o
-  {0xfc,0x24,0x24,0x18,0x00,0x00}, // p
-  {0x18,0x24,0x24,0xfc,0x1e,0x00}, // q
-  {0x7c,0x08,0x04,0x04,0x00,0x00}, // r
-  {0x48,0x54,0x54,0x24,0x00,0x00}, // s
-  {0x37,0x44,0x44,0x20,0x00,0x00}, // t
-  {0x3c,0x40,0x40,0x7c,0x00,0x00}, // u
-  {0x7c,0x40,0x20,0x1c,0x00,0x00}, // v
-  {0x3c,0x40,0x20,0x40,0x3c,0x00}, // w
-  {0x6c,0x10,0x10,0x6c,0x00,0x00}, // x
-  {0x1c,0xa0,0xa0,0x7c,0x00,0x00}, // y
-  {0x64,0x54,0x4c,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // z
-  {0x08,0x3e,0x41,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // {
-  {0x7f,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // |
-  {0x41,0x3e,0x08,0x00,0x00,0x00}, // }
-  {0x08,0x04,0x08,0x04,0x00,0x00}, // ~
-  {0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}
-};
-
-uint8_t character_widths[96] = {
-  3, 2, 4, 6, 5, 5, 5, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 5,
-  5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5,
-  5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 5, 5,
-  5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 5, 5, 6, 5, 5, 5, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4,
-  3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 6, 5, 5,
-  5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 5, 5, 5, 4, 2, 4, 5, 2
-};
-
diff --git a/libraries/pico_graphics/pico_graphics.cmake b/libraries/pico_graphics/pico_graphics.cmake
index a69b6463..164185c1 100644
--- a/libraries/pico_graphics/pico_graphics.cmake
+++ b/libraries/pico_graphics/pico_graphics.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 add_library(pico_graphics 
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/types.cpp
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/font_data.cpp
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/pico_graphics.cpp)
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/pico_graphics.cpp
+)
+
+target_include_directories(pico_graphics INTERFACE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
 
-target_include_directories(pico_graphics INTERFACE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/pico_graphics/pico_graphics.cpp b/libraries/pico_graphics/pico_graphics.cpp
index 8c781dd7..325bad0e 100644
--- a/libraries/pico_graphics/pico_graphics.cpp
+++ b/libraries/pico_graphics/pico_graphics.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 #include "pico_graphics.hpp"
 
-extern uint8_t font_data[96][6];
-extern uint8_t character_widths[96];
-extern uint8_t font_height;
-
 namespace pimoroni {
+  PicoGraphics::PicoGraphics(uint16_t width, uint16_t height, uint16_t *frame_buffer)
+  : frame_buffer(frame_buffer), bounds(0, 0, width, height), clip(0, 0, width, height) {
+    set_font(&font6);
+  };
+
+  void PicoGraphics::set_font(const Font *font){
+    this->font = font;
+  }
 
   void PicoGraphics::set_pen(uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b) {
     pen = create_pen(r, g, b);
@@ -107,13 +111,13 @@ namespace pimoroni {
 
   void PicoGraphics::character(const char c, const Point &p, uint8_t scale) {
     uint8_t char_index = c - 32;
-    Rect char_bounds(p.x, p.y, character_widths[char_index] * scale, font_height * scale);
+    Rect char_bounds(p.x, p.y, font->widths[char_index] * scale, font->height * scale);
 
     if(!clip.intersects(char_bounds)) return;
 
-    const uint8_t *d = &font_data[char_index][0];
-    for(uint8_t cx = 0; cx < character_widths[char_index]; cx++) {
-      for(uint8_t cy = 0; cy < font_height; cy++) {
+    const uint8_t *d = &font->data[char_index * font->max_width];
+    for(uint8_t cx = 0; cx < font->widths[char_index]; cx++) {
+      for(uint8_t cy = 0; cy < font->height; cy++) {
         if((1U << cy) & *d) {
           rectangle(Rect(p.x + (cx * scale), p.y + (cy * scale), scale, scale));
         }
@@ -137,24 +141,24 @@ namespace pimoroni {
 
       uint16_t word_width = 0;
       for(size_t j = i; j < next_space; j++) {
-        word_width += character_widths[t[j] - 32] * scale;
+        word_width += font->widths[t[j] - 32] * scale;
       }
 
       // if this word would exceed the wrap limit then
       // move to the next line
       if(co != 0 && co + word_width > (uint32_t)wrap) {
         co = 0;
-        lo += (font_height + 1) * scale;
+        lo += (font->height + 1) * scale;
       }
 
       // draw word
       for(size_t j = i; j < next_space; j++) {
         character(t[j], Point(p.x + co, p.y + lo), scale);
-        co += character_widths[t[j] - 32] * scale;
+        co += font->widths[t[j] - 32] * scale;
       }
 
       // move character offset to end of word and add a space
-      co += character_widths[0] * scale;
+      co += font->widths[0] * scale;
       i = next_space + 1;
     }
   }
diff --git a/libraries/pico_graphics/pico_graphics.hpp b/libraries/pico_graphics/pico_graphics.hpp
index 87006bb5..b56c15c8 100644
--- a/libraries/pico_graphics/pico_graphics.hpp
+++ b/libraries/pico_graphics/pico_graphics.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <vector>
+#include "font6_data.hpp"
 
 // a tiny little graphics library for our Pico products
 // supports only 16-bit (565) RGB framebuffers
@@ -51,10 +52,11 @@ namespace pimoroni {
 
     Pen       pen;
 
-  public:
-    PicoGraphics(uint16_t width, uint16_t height, uint16_t *frame_buffer)
-      : frame_buffer(frame_buffer), bounds(0, 0, width, height), clip(0, 0, width, height) {}
+    const Font *font;
 
+  public:
+    PicoGraphics(uint16_t width, uint16_t height, uint16_t *frame_buffer);
+    void set_font(const Font *font);
     void set_pen(uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b);
     void set_pen(Pen p);