diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index 59044ce..606e327 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -60,6 +60,22 @@ bool init(void)
     return true;
 }
 
+static void draw_string(int row)
+{
+    static const char message[] = "Hello World! 0123456789_g*^#";
+    float color = row / 9.0;
+    text_shader->set_color(color, color, color, 1.0);
+    int x = 0;
+    int y = font.get_line_height() * row + font.get_baseline_offset();
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(message) - 1; i++)
+    {
+        auto g = font.get_glyph(message[i]);
+        text_shader->set_position(x, y);
+        g->render();
+        x += g->get_advance();
+    }
+}
+
 void display(SDL_Window * window)
 {
     glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
@@ -68,6 +84,12 @@ void display(SDL_Window * window)
     rect_shader->use();
     glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLE_FAN, 0, 4);
 
+    text_shader->use();
+    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
+    {
+        draw_string(i);
+    }
+
     SDL_GL_SwapWindow(window);
 }
 
@@ -126,7 +148,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         return 2;
     }
 
-    if (!font.load(argv[1], HEIGHT / 10))
+    if (!font.load(argv[1], HEIGHT / 10 * 7 / 10))
     {
         fprintf(stderr, "Error loading font from %s\n", argv[1]);
         return 2;