diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 47fc98a..f9b53f8 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ L_CFLAGS = $(DEPINC) $(CFLAGS) -fPIC -D_MILSKO
 L_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS)
 L_LIBS = $(LIBS)
 
-L_OBJS = src/core.o src/default.o src/draw.o src/lowlevel.o src/font.o src/boldfont.o src/error.o src/unicode.o src/color.o src/messagebox.o src/directory.o src/string.o src/filechooser.o
+L_OBJS = src/core.o src/default.o src/draw.o src/lowlevel.o src/boldfont.o src/error.o src/unicode.o src/color.o src/messagebox.o src/directory.o src/string.o src/filechooser.o
 L_OBJS += external/ds.o external/image.o
 L_OBJS += src/widget/window.o src/widget/button.o src/widget/frame.o src/widget/menu.o src/widget/submenu.o src/widget/image.o src/widget/scrollbar.o src/widget/checkbox.o src/widget/label.o src/widget/entry.o src/widget/numberentry.o src/widget/viewport.o src/widget/listbox.o
 L_OBJS += src/cursor/hidden.o src/cursor/default.o src/cursor/cross.o src/cursor/text.o
 L_OBJS += src/icon/question.o src/icon/warning.o src/icon/note.o src/icon/info.o src/icon/news.o src/icon/error.o src/icon/file.o src/icon/directory.o src/icon/back.o src/icon/forward.o src/icon/up.o src/icon/computer.o src/icon/search.o
+L_OBJS += src/text/font.o src/text/draw.o
 
 E_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS)
 E_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -Lsrc -Wl,-rpath,$(shell pwd)/src
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ L_OBJS += src/widget/vulkan.o
 EXAMPLES += examples/vkdemos/vulkan$(EXEC)
 endif
 
+
 .PHONY: all install format clean lib examples
 
 all: lib examples
diff --git a/compile_flags.txt b/compile_flags.txt
index 261e265..f625a2d 100644
--- a/compile_flags.txt
+++ b/compile_flags.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 -D_MILSKO
 -DUSE_X11
+-DHAS_FREETYPE
+-I/usr/include/freetype2
 -Iinclude
diff --git a/include/Mw/Draw.h b/include/Mw/Draw.h
index 7a993d1..b62930b 100644
--- a/include/Mw/Draw.h
+++ b/include/Mw/Draw.h
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ MWDECL MwLLColor MwLightenColor(MwWidget handle, MwLLColor color, int r, int g,
  */
 MWDECL void MwDrawRect(MwWidget handle, MwRect* rect, MwLLColor color);
 
+/*!
+ * %brief Draws a filled rectangle that fades to a darker color
+ * %param handle Widget
+ * %param rect Rectangle area
+ * %param color Color
+ */
+MWDECL void MwDrawRectFading(MwWidget handle, MwRect* rect, MwLLColor color);
+
 /*!
  * %brief Draws a frame
  * %param handle Widget
@@ -51,6 +59,16 @@ MWDECL void MwDrawRect(MwWidget handle, MwRect* rect, MwLLColor color);
  */
 MWDECL void MwDrawFrame(MwWidget handle, MwRect* rect, MwLLColor color, int invert);
 
+/*!
+ * %brief Does the DrawFrame/DrawRect combo used for drawing widget.
+ * %param handle Widget
+ * %param rect Rectangle area
+ * %param color Color
+ * %param invert Invert the 3D border color or not
+ * %warning `rect` gets changed to the area of rectangle inside
+ */
+MWDECL void MwDrawWidgetBack(MwWidget handle, MwRect* rect, MwLLColor color, int invert, int border);
+
 /*!
  * %brief Draws a triangle
  * %param handle Widget
diff --git a/src/backend/x11.h b/src/backend/x11.h
index c05412d..26bb0ab 100644
--- a/src/backend/x11.h
+++ b/src/backend/x11.h
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 #include <X11/Xcursor/Xcursor.h>
 #include <X11/extensions/Xrender.h>
 
+#ifdef HAS_FREETYPE
+#include <ft2build.h>
+#include FT_FREETYPE_H
+#endif
+
 struct _MwLL {
 	Display* display;
 	Window	 window;
@@ -42,6 +47,13 @@ struct _MwLL {
 	unsigned long blue_mask;
 	unsigned long blue_max;
 	unsigned long blue_shift;
+
+#ifdef HAS_FREETYPE
+	void*	   ftLib;
+	FT_Library ftHandle;
+	MwBool	   ftOwns;
+	FT_Face	   ftFace;
+#endif
 };
 
 struct _MwLLColor {
@@ -64,4 +76,19 @@ struct _MwLLPixmap {
 	XImage*	 mask;
 };
 
+#ifdef HAS_FREETYPE
+void print_ft_error(void* ftLib, FT_Error err);
+#define MwFreeTypeFontSize 181388
+extern FT_Byte MwFreeTypeFontData[MwFreeTypeFontSize];
+
+#define FT_WITH_FUNC(handle, func, block) \
+	{ \
+		_##func = dlsym(handle->ftLib, #func); \
+		if(_##func != NULL) { \
+			block \
+		} else \
+			printf("[WARNING] Unable to resolve function " #func ".\n"); \
+	}
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/default.c b/src/default.c
index e13f7ce..127cf98 100644
--- a/src/default.c
+++ b/src/default.c
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 /* $Id$ */
 #include <Mw/Milsko.h>
 
-const int   MwDefaultBorderWidth = 2;
-const char* MwDefaultBackground	 = "#ddd";
-const char* MwDefaultForeground	 = "#000";
+#ifdef MW_CLASSIC_THEME
+const int MwDefaultBorderWidth = 2;
+#else
+const int MwDefaultBorderWidth = 1;
+#endif
+const char* MwDefaultBackground = "#ddd";
+const char* MwDefaultForeground = "#000";
diff --git a/src/draw.c b/src/draw.c
index ba0ef21..7b7713b 100644
--- a/src/draw.c
+++ b/src/draw.c
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@
 
 #include "../external/stb_ds.h"
 
-#define FontWidth 7
-#define FontHeight 14
+#ifdef MW_CLASSIC_THEME
 #define ColorDiff 128
-
+#else
+#define ColorDiff 48
+#endif
 static int hex(const char* txt, int len) {
 	int i;
 	int r = 0;
@@ -90,10 +91,49 @@ void MwDrawRect(MwWidget handle, MwRect* rect, MwLLColor color) {
 
 	MwLLPolygon(handle->lowlevel, p, 4, color);
 }
+void MwDrawRectFading(MwWidget handle, MwRect* rect, MwLLColor color) {
+	MwLLPixmap pixmap;
+	int	   y;
+	int	   x;
+	double	   darken     = 0.;
+	double	   darkenStep = (ColorDiff / 2.) / rect->height;
+
+#define SIZE (rect->width * rect->height * 4)
+	unsigned char* data = malloc(SIZE);
+	memset(data, 0, SIZE);
+#undef SIZE
+
+	for(y = 0; y < rect->height; y++) {
+		MwLLColor col = MwLightenColor(handle, color, -darken, -darken, -darken);
+		for(x = 0; x < rect->width; x++) {
+			int idx	      = ((y * rect->width) + x) * 4;
+			data[idx]     = col->red;
+			data[idx + 1] = col->green;
+			data[idx + 2] = col->blue;
+			data[idx + 3] = 255;
+		}
+		MwLLFreeColor(col);
+		darken += darkenStep;
+	}
+
+	pixmap = MwLLCreatePixmap(handle->lowlevel, data, rect->width / 4, rect->height);
+	MwLLDrawPixmap(handle->lowlevel, rect, pixmap);
+	MwLLDestroyPixmap(pixmap);
+}
 
 void MwDrawFrame(MwWidget handle, MwRect* rect, MwLLColor color, int invert) {
 	MwDrawFrameEx(handle, rect, color, invert, MwDefaultBorderWidth);
 }
+void MwDrawWidgetBack(MwWidget handle, MwRect* rect, MwLLColor color, int invert, int border) {
+	if(border) {
+		MwDrawFrame(handle, rect, color, invert);
+	}
+#ifdef MW_CLASSIC_THEME
+	MwDrawRect(handle, rect, color);
+#else
+	MwDrawRectFading(handle, rect, color);
+#endif
+}
 
 void MwDrawFrameEx(MwWidget handle, MwRect* rect, MwLLColor color, int invert, int border) {
 	MwPoint	  p[6];
@@ -362,95 +402,6 @@ void MwDrawTriangle(MwWidget handle, MwRect* rect, MwLLColor color, int invert,
 	MwLLFreeColor(darker);
 }
 
-void MwDrawText(MwWidget handle, MwPoint* point, const char* text, int bold, int align, MwLLColor color) {
-	int	       i = 0, x, y, sx, sy;
-	int	       tw;
-	int	       th;
-	unsigned char* px;
-	MwRect	       r;
-	MwLLPixmap     p;
-
-	if(strlen(text) == 0) text = " ";
-	tw = MwTextWidth(handle, text);
-	th = MwTextHeight(handle, text);
-	px = malloc(tw * th * 4);
-
-	memset(px, 0, tw * th * 4);
-
-	sx = 0;
-	sy = 0;
-
-	while(text[i] != 0) {
-		int out;
-		i += MwUTF8ToUTF32(text + i, &out);
-
-		if(out >= 0x80) out = 0;
-
-		if(out == '\n') {
-			sx = 0;
-			sy += FontHeight;
-		} else {
-			for(y = 0; y < FontHeight; y++) {
-				for(x = 0; x < FontWidth; x++) {
-					unsigned char* ppx = &px[((sy + y) * tw + sx + x) * 4];
-					if((bold ? MwBoldFontData : MwFontData)[out].data[y] & (1 << ((FontWidth - 1) - x))) {
-						ppx[0] = color->red;
-						ppx[1] = color->green;
-						ppx[2] = color->blue;
-						ppx[3] = 255;
-					} else {
-						ppx[0] = 0;
-						ppx[1] = 0;
-						ppx[2] = 0;
-						ppx[3] = 0;
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			sx += FontWidth;
-		}
-	}
-
-	p	 = MwLoadRaw(handle, px, tw, th);
-	r.x	 = point->x;
-	r.y	 = point->y - th / 2;
-	r.width	 = tw;
-	r.height = th;
-
-	if(align == MwALIGNMENT_CENTER) {
-		r.x -= tw / 2;
-	} else if(align == MwALIGNMENT_END) {
-		r.x -= tw;
-	}
-
-	MwLLDrawPixmap(handle->lowlevel, &r, p);
-	MwLLDestroyPixmap(p);
-	free(px);
-}
-
-int MwTextWidth(MwWidget handle, const char* text) {
-	(void)handle;
-
-	/* TODO: check newline */
-	return strlen(text) * FontWidth;
-}
-
-int MwTextHeight(MwWidget handle, const char* text) {
-	int c = 1;
-	int i = 0;
-
-	(void)handle;
-	(void)text;
-
-	while(text[i] != 0) {
-		int out;
-		i += MwUTF8ToUTF32(text + i, &out);
-
-		if(out == '\n') c++;
-	}
-
-	return FontHeight * c;
-}
-
 #ifndef USE_STB_IMAGE
 static void PNGCAPI user_error(png_structp png, const char* str) {
 	(void)str;
diff --git a/src/widget/button.c b/src/widget/button.c
index f3404cd..bb6f360 100644
--- a/src/widget/button.c
+++ b/src/widget/button.c
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ static void draw(MwWidget handle) {
 	r.width	 = MwGetInteger(handle, MwNwidth);
 	r.height = MwGetInteger(handle, MwNheight);
 
-	MwDrawFrame(handle, &r, base, handle->pressed);
-	MwDrawRect(handle, &r, base);
+	MwDrawWidgetBack(handle, &r, base, handle->pressed, MwTRUE);
 
 	if(px != NULL) {
 		int ow = r.width;
diff --git a/src/widget/checkbox.c b/src/widget/checkbox.c
index 3562cb9..be15b57 100644
--- a/src/widget/checkbox.c
+++ b/src/widget/checkbox.c
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ static void draw(MwWidget handle) {
 	r.width	 = MwGetInteger(handle, MwNwidth);
 	r.height = MwGetInteger(handle, MwNheight);
 
-	MwDrawFrame(handle, &r, base, (handle->pressed || MwGetInteger(handle, MwNchecked)) ? 1 : 0);
-	MwDrawRect(handle, &r, base);
+	MwDrawWidgetBack(handle, &r, base, (handle->pressed || MwGetInteger(handle, MwNchecked)) ? 1 : 0, MwTRUE);
 	if(handle->pressed || MwGetInteger(handle, MwNchecked)) {
 		/* TODO: write check mark */
 	}
diff --git a/src/widget/entry.c b/src/widget/entry.c
index caab181..b5da4b1 100644
--- a/src/widget/entry.c
+++ b/src/widget/entry.c
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ static void draw(MwWidget handle) {
 	r.width	 = MwGetInteger(handle, MwNwidth) - t->right;
 	r.height = MwGetInteger(handle, MwNheight);
 
-	MwDrawFrame(handle, &r, base, (handle->pressed || MwGetInteger(handle, MwNchecked)) ? 1 : 0);
-	MwDrawRect(handle, &r, base);
+	MwDrawWidgetBack(handle, &r, base, (handle->pressed || MwGetInteger(handle, MwNchecked)) ? 1 : 0, MwTRUE);
 	if(str != NULL) {
 		int	w = MwTextWidth(handle, "M");
 		int	h = MwTextHeight(handle, "M");
diff --git a/src/widget/menu.c b/src/widget/menu.c
index 2d982db..eccb126 100644
--- a/src/widget/menu.c
+++ b/src/widget/menu.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <Mw/Milsko.h>
 
 #include "../../external/stb_ds.h"
+#include "Mw/TypeDefs.h"
 
 static void set_xywh(MwWidget handle) {
 	int    height = 0;
@@ -101,14 +102,13 @@ static void draw(MwWidget handle) {
 	MwLLColor text = MwParseColor(handle, MwGetText(handle, MwNforeground));
 	MENU_LOOP_DECL;
 
-	MwDrawFrame(handle, &r, base, 0);
-	MwDrawRect(handle, &r, base);
+	MwDrawWidgetBack(handle, &r, base, 0, MwTRUE);
 
 	BEGIN_MENU_LOOP;
 	if(m->sub[i]->wsub != NULL) {
-		MwDrawFrame(handle, &r, base, 0);
+		MwDrawWidgetBack(handle, &r, base, 0, MwFALSE);
 	} else if(in_area && handle->pressed) {
-		MwDrawFrame(handle, &r, base, 0);
+		MwDrawWidgetBack(handle, &r, base, 0, MwFALSE);
 	}
 
 	MwDrawText(handle, &p, m->sub[i]->name + incr, 1, MwALIGNMENT_BEGINNING, text);
diff --git a/src/widget/numberentry.c b/src/widget/numberentry.c
index 31051ba..1968d3a 100644
--- a/src/widget/numberentry.c
+++ b/src/widget/numberentry.c
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ static void draw(MwWidget handle) {
 	r.y	 = 0;
 	r.width	 = e->right;
 	r.height = h / 2;
-	MwDrawFrame(handle, &r, base, pr);
-	MwDrawRect(handle, &r, base);
+	MwDrawWidgetBack(handle, &r, base, pr, MwTRUE);
 
 	if(r.width > r.height) {
 		r.width = r.height;
@@ -51,8 +50,7 @@ static void draw(MwWidget handle) {
 	r.y	 = h / 2;
 	r.width	 = e->right;
 	r.height = h / 2;
-	MwDrawFrame(handle, &r, base, pr);
-	MwDrawRect(handle, &r, base);
+	MwDrawWidgetBack(handle, &r, base, pr, MwTRUE);
 
 	if(r.width > r.height) {
 		r.width = r.height;
diff --git a/src/widget/scrollbar.c b/src/widget/scrollbar.c
index b471871..f0adcd2 100644
--- a/src/widget/scrollbar.c
+++ b/src/widget/scrollbar.c
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ static void draw(MwWidget handle) {
 	ux = r.height;
 	dx = r.width - r.height;
 
-	MwDrawFrame(handle, &r, dark, 1);
-	MwDrawRect(handle, &r, dark);
+	MwDrawWidgetBack(handle, &r, dark, 1, MwTRUE);
 
 	rt = r;
 
@@ -124,15 +123,14 @@ static void draw(MwWidget handle) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	MwDrawFrame(handle, &rbar, base, 0);
-	MwDrawRect(handle, &rbar, base);
+	MwDrawWidgetBack(handle, &rbar, base, 0, MwTRUE);
 
 	MwLLFreeColor(dark);
 	MwLLFreeColor(base);
 }
 
 static void mouse_move(MwWidget handle) {
-	int	     or	 = MwGetInteger(handle, MwNorientation);
+	int or		 = MwGetInteger(handle, MwNorientation);
 	scrollbar_t* scr = handle->internal;
 
 	if(!handle->pressed) return;
@@ -160,9 +158,9 @@ static void mouse_move(MwWidget handle) {
 }
 
 static void mouse_down(MwWidget handle, void* ptr) {
-	int	     ww	 = MwGetInteger(handle, MwNwidth);
-	int	     wh	 = MwGetInteger(handle, MwNheight);
-	int	     or	 = MwGetInteger(handle, MwNorientation);
+	int ww		 = MwGetInteger(handle, MwNwidth);
+	int wh		 = MwGetInteger(handle, MwNheight);
+	int or		 = MwGetInteger(handle, MwNorientation);
 	scrollbar_t* scr = handle->internal;
 	MwLLMouse*   m	 = ptr;
 
diff --git a/src/widget/submenu.c b/src/widget/submenu.c
index 94c8fd3..51a53cf 100644
--- a/src/widget/submenu.c
+++ b/src/widget/submenu.c
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ static void draw(MwWidget handle) {
 	r.width	 = MwGetInteger(handle, MwNwidth);
 	r.height = MwGetInteger(handle, MwNheight);
 
-	MwDrawFrame(handle, &r, base, 0);
-	MwDrawRect(handle, &r, base);
+	MwDrawWidgetBack(handle, &r, base, 0, MwTRUE);
 
 	if(menu != NULL) {
 		MwPoint p;
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ static void draw(MwWidget handle) {
 				r.y	 = p.y - 3;
 				r.width	 = tw + 15 + 5 * 2;
 				r.height = th + 3 * 2;
-				MwDrawFrame(handle, &r, base, 0);
+				MwDrawWidgetBack(handle, &r, base, 0, MwTRUE);
 			}
 
 			p.x = 5 + tw / 2;