diff --git a/src/Font.cc b/src/Font.cc
index 8567f0d..74ef8d3 100644
--- a/src/Font.cc
+++ b/src/Font.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "Font.h"
-#include "ruby.h"
 #include "GLTexture.h"
 #include <iostream>
 #include <stdint.h>
@@ -186,3 +185,14 @@ bool Glyph::load(FT_Face face, FT_ULong char_code)
     m_loaded = true;
     return true;
 }
+
+void Font_RenderGlyph(VALUE font_obj, unsigned long char_code)
+{
+    Font * font;
+    Data_Get_Struct(font_obj, Font, font);
+    GlyphRef g = get_glyph(font, char_code);
+    if (g != NULL)
+    {
+        g->render();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Font.h b/src/Font.h
index 92aaaea..d1a85bc 100644
--- a/src/Font.h
+++ b/src/Font.h
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef JES_FONT_H
 #define JES_FONT_H
 
+#include "ruby.h"
+
 void Font_Init();
+void Font_RenderGlyph(VALUE font_obj, unsigned long char_code);
 
 #endif