diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 4dd9ce1b..b3b4352c 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pkgname=foot
-pkgver=0.0.r2.g7379198
+pkgver=0.0.r136.g90d357b
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="A wayland native terminal emulator"
 arch=('x86_64')
diff --git a/font.c b/font.c
index 4d8bd65f..c6a118c9 100644
--- a/font.c
+++ b/font.c
@@ -2,46 +2,57 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <wchar.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
 #include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>
-#include <cairo-ft.h>
 
 #define LOG_MODULE "font"
 #include "log.h"
 
+#define min(x, y) ((x) < (y) ? (x) : (y))
+
+static FT_Library ft_lib;
+
 static void __attribute__((constructor))
 init(void)
 {
     FcInit();
+    FT_Init_FreeType(&ft_lib);
 }
 
 static void __attribute__((destructor))
 fini(void)
 {
     FcFini();
+    FT_Done_FreeType(ft_lib);
 }
-cairo_scaled_font_t *
-font_from_name(const char *name)
+
+static void
+font_populate_glyph_cache(struct font *font)
 {
+    memset(font->cache, 0, sizeof(font->cache));
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < 256; i++)
+        font_glyph_for_utf8(font, &(char){i}, &font->cache[i]);
+}
+
+bool
+font_from_name(const char *name, struct font *font)
+{
+    memset(font, 0, sizeof(*font));
+
     FcPattern *pattern = FcNameParse((const unsigned char *)name);
     if (pattern == NULL) {
         LOG_ERR("%s: failed to lookup font", name);
-        return NULL;
+        return false;
     }
 
     if (!FcConfigSubstitute(NULL, pattern, FcMatchPattern)) {
         LOG_ERR("%s: failed to do config substitution", name);
         FcPatternDestroy(pattern);
-        return NULL;
+        return false;
     }
 
-    cairo_font_options_t *options = cairo_font_options_create();
-    cairo_font_options_set_hint_style(options, CAIRO_HINT_STYLE_DEFAULT);
-    cairo_font_options_set_antialias(options, CAIRO_ANTIALIAS_DEFAULT);
-    cairo_font_options_set_subpixel_order(options, CAIRO_SUBPIXEL_ORDER_DEFAULT);
-    cairo_ft_font_options_substitute(options, pattern);
-
     FcDefaultSubstitute(pattern);
 
     FcResult result;
@@ -50,54 +61,242 @@ font_from_name(const char *name)
 
     if (final_pattern == NULL) {
         LOG_ERR("%s: failed to match font", name);
-        return NULL;
+        return false;
     }
 
-    FcBool fc_hinting, fc_antialias;
-    if (FcPatternGetBool(final_pattern, FC_HINTING,0,  &fc_hinting) != FcResultMatch)
-        fc_hinting = FcTrue;
+    FcChar8 *face_file = NULL;
+    if (FcPatternGetString(final_pattern, FC_FT_FACE, 0, &face_file) != FcResultMatch) {
+        if (FcPatternGetString(final_pattern, FC_FILE, 0, &face_file) != FcResultMatch) {
+            LOG_ERR("no font file name available");
+            FcPatternDestroy(final_pattern);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
 
-    if (FcPatternGetBool(final_pattern, FC_ANTIALIAS, 0, &fc_antialias) != FcResultMatch)
-        fc_antialias = FcTrue;
-
-    cairo_font_options_set_hint_style(
-        options, fc_hinting ? CAIRO_HINT_STYLE_DEFAULT : CAIRO_HINT_STYLE_NONE);
-    cairo_font_options_set_antialias(
-        options, fc_antialias ? CAIRO_ANTIALIAS_DEFAULT : CAIRO_ANTIALIAS_NONE);
+    double dpi;
+    if (FcPatternGetDouble(final_pattern, FC_DPI, 0, &dpi) != FcResultMatch)
+        dpi = 96;
 
     double size;
     if (FcPatternGetDouble(final_pattern, FC_PIXEL_SIZE, 0, &size)) {
         LOG_ERR("%s: failed to get size", name);
         FcPatternDestroy(final_pattern);
-        return NULL;
+        return false;
     }
 
-    cairo_font_face_t *face = cairo_ft_font_face_create_for_pattern(
-        final_pattern);
+    LOG_DBG("loading: %s", face_file);
+
+    FT_Face ft_face;
+    FT_Error ft_err = FT_New_Face(ft_lib, (const char *)face_file, 0, &ft_face);
+    if (ft_err != 0)
+        LOG_ERR("%s: failed to create FreeType face", face_file);
+
+    if ((ft_err = FT_Set_Char_Size(ft_face, size * 64, 0, 0, 0)) != 0)
+        LOG_WARN("failed to set character size");
+
+    FcBool fc_hinting;
+    if (FcPatternGetBool(final_pattern, FC_HINTING,0,  &fc_hinting) != FcResultMatch)
+        fc_hinting = FcTrue;
+
+    FcBool fc_antialias;
+    if (FcPatternGetBool(final_pattern, FC_ANTIALIAS, 0, &fc_antialias) != FcResultMatch)
+        fc_antialias = FcTrue;
+
+    int fc_hintstyle;
+    if (FcPatternGetInteger(final_pattern, FC_HINT_STYLE, 0, &fc_hintstyle) != FcResultMatch)
+        fc_hintstyle = FC_HINT_SLIGHT;
+
+    int fc_rgba;
+    if (FcPatternGetInteger(final_pattern, FC_RGBA, 0, &fc_rgba) != FcResultMatch)
+        fc_rgba = FC_RGBA_UNKNOWN;
+
+    int load_flags = 0;
+    if (!fc_antialias) {
+        if (!fc_hinting || fc_hintstyle == FC_HINT_NONE)
+            load_flags |= FT_LOAD_MONOCHROME | FT_LOAD_NO_HINTING | FT_LOAD_TARGET_NORMAL;
+        else
+            load_flags |= FT_LOAD_MONOCHROME | FT_LOAD_TARGET_MONO;
+    } else {
+        if (!fc_hinting || fc_hintstyle == FC_HINT_NONE)
+            load_flags |= FT_LOAD_DEFAULT | FT_LOAD_NO_HINTING | FT_LOAD_TARGET_NORMAL;
+        else if (fc_hinting && fc_hintstyle == FC_HINT_SLIGHT)
+            load_flags |= FT_LOAD_DEFAULT | FT_LOAD_TARGET_LIGHT;
+        else if (fc_rgba == FC_RGBA_RGB) {
+            LOG_WARN("unimplemented: subpixel antialiasing");
+            // load_flags |= FT_LOAD_DEFAULT | FT_LOAD_TARGET_LCD;
+            load_flags |= FT_LOAD_DEFAULT | FT_LOAD_TARGET_NORMAL;
+        } else if (fc_rgba == FC_RGBA_VRGB) {
+            LOG_WARN("unimplemented: subpixel antialiasing");
+            //load_flags |= FT_LOAD_DEFAULT | FT_LOAD_TARGET_LCD_V;
+            load_flags |= FT_LOAD_DEFAULT | FT_LOAD_TARGET_NORMAL;
+        } else
+            load_flags |= FT_LOAD_DEFAULT | FT_LOAD_TARGET_NORMAL;
+    }
+
+    FcBool fc_embeddedbitmap;
+    if (FcPatternGetBool(final_pattern, FC_EMBEDDED_BITMAP, 0, &fc_embeddedbitmap) != FcResultMatch)
+        fc_embeddedbitmap = FcTrue;
+
+    if (!fc_embeddedbitmap)
+        load_flags |= FT_LOAD_NO_BITMAP;
+
+    int render_flags = 0;
+    if (!fc_antialias)
+        render_flags |= FT_RENDER_MODE_MONO;
+    else {
+        if (false)
+            ;
+#if 0
+        if (fc_rgba == FC_RGBA_RGB)
+            render_flags |= FT_RENDER_MODE_LCD;
+        else if (fc_rgba == FC_RGBA_VRGB)
+            render_flags |= FT_RENDER_MODE_LCD_V;
+#endif
+        else
+            render_flags |= FT_RENDER_MODE_NORMAL;
+    }
+
+    int fc_lcdfilter;
+    if (FcPatternGetInteger(final_pattern, FC_LCD_FILTER, 0, &fc_lcdfilter) != FcResultMatch)
+        fc_lcdfilter = FC_LCD_DEFAULT;
+
+    switch (fc_lcdfilter) {
+    case FC_LCD_NONE:    font->lcd_filter = FT_LCD_FILTER_NONE; break;
+    case FC_LCD_DEFAULT: font->lcd_filter = FT_LCD_FILTER_DEFAULT; break;
+    case FC_LCD_LIGHT:   font->lcd_filter = FT_LCD_FILTER_LIGHT; break;
+    case FC_LCD_LEGACY:  font->lcd_filter = FT_LCD_FILTER_LEGACY; break;
+    }
 
     FcPatternDestroy(final_pattern);
 
-    if (cairo_font_face_status(face) != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-        LOG_ERR("%s: failed to create cairo font face", name);
-        cairo_font_face_destroy(face);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    cairo_matrix_t matrix, ctm;
-    cairo_matrix_init_identity(&ctm);
-    cairo_matrix_init_scale(&matrix, size, size);
-
-    cairo_scaled_font_t *scaled_font = cairo_scaled_font_create(
-        face, &matrix, &ctm, options);
-
-    cairo_font_options_destroy(options);
-    cairo_font_face_destroy(face);
-
-    if (cairo_scaled_font_status(scaled_font) != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-        LOG_ERR("%s: failed to create scaled font", name);
-        cairo_scaled_font_destroy(scaled_font);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    return scaled_font;
+    mtx_init(&font->lock, mtx_plain);
+    font->face = ft_face;
+    font->load_flags = load_flags;
+    font->render_flags = render_flags;
+    font_populate_glyph_cache(font);
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool
+font_glyph_for_utf8(struct font *font, const char *utf8,
+                    struct glyph *glyph)
+{
+    mbstate_t ps = {0};
+    wchar_t wc;
+    if (mbrtowc(&wc, utf8, 4, &ps) < 0) {
+        LOG_ERR("FAILED: %.4s", utf8);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    wprintf(L"CONVERTED: %.1s\n", &wc);
+
+    mtx_lock(&font->lock);
+
+    /*
+     * LCD filter is per library instance. Thus we need to re-set it
+     * every time...
+     * 
+     * Also note that many freetype builds lack this feature
+     * (FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_RENDERING must be defined, and isn't
+     * by default) */
+    FT_Error err = FT_Library_SetLcdFilter(ft_lib, font->lcd_filter);
+    if (err != 0 && err != FT_Err_Unimplemented_Feature)
+        goto err;
+
+    FT_UInt idx = FT_Get_Char_Index(font->face, wc);
+    err = FT_Load_Glyph(font->face, idx, font->load_flags);
+    if (err != 0) {
+        LOG_ERR("load failed");
+        goto err;
+    }
+
+    err = FT_Render_Glyph(font->face->glyph, font->render_flags);
+    if (err != 0)
+        goto err;
+
+    assert(font->face->glyph->format == FT_GLYPH_FORMAT_BITMAP);
+
+    FT_Bitmap *bitmap = &font->face->glyph->bitmap;
+    assert(bitmap->pixel_mode == FT_PIXEL_MODE_GRAY ||
+           bitmap->pixel_mode == FT_PIXEL_MODE_MONO);
+
+    cairo_format_t cr_format = bitmap->pixel_mode == FT_PIXEL_MODE_GRAY
+        ? CAIRO_FORMAT_A8 : CAIRO_FORMAT_A1;
+
+    int stride = cairo_format_stride_for_width(cr_format, bitmap->width);
+    assert(stride >= bitmap->pitch);
+
+    uint8_t *data = malloc(bitmap->rows * stride);
+    assert(bitmap->pitch >= 0);
+
+    switch (bitmap->pixel_mode) {
+    case FT_PIXEL_MODE_MONO:
+        for (size_t r = 0; r < bitmap->rows; r++) {
+            for (size_t c = 0; c < (bitmap->width + 7) / 8; c++) {
+                uint8_t v = bitmap->buffer[r * bitmap->pitch + c];
+                uint8_t reversed = 0;
+                for (size_t i = 0; i < min(8, bitmap->width - c * 8); i++)
+                    reversed |= ((v >> (7 - i)) & 1) << i;
+
+                data[r * stride + c] = reversed;
+            }
+        }
+        break;
+
+    case FT_PIXEL_MODE_GRAY:
+        for (size_t r = 0; r < bitmap->rows; r++) {
+            for (size_t c = 0; c < bitmap->width; c++)
+                data[r * stride + c] = bitmap->buffer[r * bitmap->pitch + c];
+        }
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        LOG_ERR("unimplemented FreeType bitmap pixel mode: %d",
+                bitmap->pixel_mode);
+        free(data);
+        goto err;
+    }
+
+    cairo_surface_t *surf = cairo_image_surface_create_for_data(
+        data, cr_format, bitmap->width, bitmap->rows, stride);
+
+    if (cairo_surface_status(surf) != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+        free(data);
+        cairo_surface_destroy(surf);
+        goto err;
+    }
+
+    *glyph = (struct glyph){
+        .data = data,
+        .surf = surf,
+        .left = font->face->glyph->bitmap_left,
+        .top = font->face->glyph->bitmap_top,
+
+        .format = cr_format,
+        .width = bitmap->width,
+        .height = bitmap->rows,
+        .stride = stride,
+    };
+    mtx_unlock(&font->lock);
+    return true;
+
+err:
+    mtx_unlock(&font->lock);
+    return false;
+}
+
+void
+font_destroy(struct font *font)
+{
+    if (font->face != NULL)
+        FT_Done_Face(font->face);
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+        if (font->cache[i].surf != NULL)
+            cairo_surface_destroy(font->cache[i].surf);
+        if (font->cache[i].data != NULL)
+            free(font->cache[i].data);
+    }
+
+    mtx_destroy(&font->lock);
 }
diff --git a/font.h b/font.h
index d2b8274c..192640a9 100644
--- a/font.h
+++ b/font.h
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <cairo.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <threads.h>
 
-cairo_scaled_font_t *font_from_name(const char *name);
+#include "terminal.h"
+
+bool font_from_name(const char *name, struct font *result);
+bool font_glyph_for_utf8(
+    struct font *font, const char *utf8, struct glyph *glyph);
+void font_destroy(struct font *font);
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 8248e28a..7d0fa355 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -409,30 +409,29 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv)
     thrd_t keyboard_repeater_id;
     thrd_create(&keyboard_repeater_id, &keyboard_repeater, &term);
 
-    term.fonts[0].font = font_from_name(conf.font);
-    if (term.fonts[0].font == NULL)
+    if (!font_from_name(conf.font, &term.fonts[0]))
         goto out;
 
     {
         char fname[1024];
         snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname), "%s:style=bold", conf.font);
-        term.fonts[1].font = font_from_name(fname);
+        font_from_name(fname, &term.fonts[1]);
 
         snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname), "%s:style=italic", conf.font);
-        term.fonts[2].font = font_from_name(fname);
+        font_from_name(fname, &term.fonts[2]);
 
         snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname), "%s:style=bold italic", conf.font);
-        term.fonts[3].font = font_from_name(fname);
+        font_from_name(fname, &term.fonts[3]);
     }
 
     /* Underline position and size */
     for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(term.fonts) / sizeof(term.fonts[0]); i++) {
         struct font *f = &term.fonts[i];
 
-        if (f->font == NULL)
+        if (f->face == NULL)
             continue;
 
-        FT_Face ft_face = cairo_ft_scaled_font_lock_face(f->font);
+        FT_Face ft_face = f->face;
 
         double x_scale = ft_face->size->metrics.x_scale / 65526.;
         double height = ft_face->size->metrics.height / 64;
@@ -465,46 +464,27 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv)
 
         LOG_DBG("strikeout: pos=%f, thick=%f",
                 f->strikeout.position, f->strikeout.thickness);
-
-        cairo_ft_scaled_font_unlock_face(f->font);
     }
 
-    cairo_scaled_font_extents(term.fonts[0].font,  &term.fextents);
+    {
+        FT_Face ft_face = term.fonts[0].face;
+        int max_x_advance = ft_face->size->metrics.max_advance / 64;
+        int height = ft_face->size->metrics.height / 64;
+        int descent = ft_face->size->metrics.descender / 64;
+        int ascent = ft_face->size->metrics.ascender / 64;
+
+        term.fextents.height = height;
+        term.fextents.descent = -descent;
+        term.fextents.ascent = ascent;
+        term.fextents.max_x_advance = max_x_advance;
+
+        LOG_WARN("metrics: height: %d, descent: %d, ascent: %d, x-advance: %d",
+                height, descent, ascent, max_x_advance);
+    }
+
     term.cell_width = (int)ceil(term.fextents.max_x_advance);
     term.cell_height = (int)ceil(term.fextents.height);
 
-    LOG_DBG("font: height: %.2f, x-advance: %.2f",
-            term.fextents.height, term.fextents.max_x_advance);
-    assert(term.fextents.max_y_advance == 0);
-
-    /* Glyph cache */
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(term.fonts) / sizeof(term.fonts[0]); i++) {
-        struct font *f = &term.fonts[i];
-
-        for (int j = 0; j < 256; j++) {
-            cairo_glyph_t *glyphs = NULL;
-            int count = 0;
-
-            char c = j;
-            cairo_status_t status = cairo_scaled_font_text_to_glyphs(
-                f->font, 0, 0 + term.fextents.ascent,
-                &c, 1, &glyphs, &count,
-                NULL, NULL, NULL);
-
-            if (status != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-                continue;
-
-            if (count == 0)
-                continue;
-
-            assert(glyphs != NULL);
-            assert(count == 1);
-
-            f->glyph_cache[j].glyphs = glyphs;
-            f->glyph_cache[j].count = count;
-        }
-    }
-
     term.wl.display = wl_display_connect(NULL);
     if (term.wl.display == NULL) {
         LOG_ERR("failed to connect to wayland; no compositor running?");
@@ -916,15 +896,8 @@ out:
     free(term.window_title);
     tll_free_and_free(term.window_title_stack, free);
 
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(term.fonts) / sizeof(term.fonts[0]); i++) {
-        struct font *f = &term.fonts[i];
-
-        if (f->font != NULL)
-            cairo_scaled_font_destroy(f->font);
-
-        for (size_t j = 0; j < 256; j++)
-            cairo_glyph_free(f->glyph_cache[j].glyphs);
-    }
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(term.fonts) / sizeof(term.fonts[0]); i++)
+        font_destroy(&term.fonts[i]);
 
     if (term.flash.fd != -1)
         close(term.flash.fd);
@@ -944,4 +917,5 @@ out:
 
     cairo_debug_reset_static_data();
     return ret;
+
 }
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a6da9aba..84fb288d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ project('foot', 'c',
 is_debug_build = get_option('buildtype').startswith('debug')
 
 add_project_arguments(
-  ['-D_GNU_SOURCE',
+  ['-D_GNU_SOURCE=200809L',
    #'-DF00SEL_VERSION=@0@'.format(version)] +
    ] +
   (is_debug_build ? ['-D_DEBUG'] : []),
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ math = cc.find_library('m')
 threads = dependency('threads')
 fontconfig = dependency('fontconfig')
 cairo = dependency('cairo')
-cairo_ft = dependency('cairo-ft')
 wayland_protocols = dependency('wayland-protocols')
 wayland_client = dependency('wayland-client')
 wayland_cursor = dependency('wayland-cursor')
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ executable(
   'tllist.h',
   'vt.c', 'vt.h',
   wl_proto_src + wl_proto_headers,
-  dependencies: [threads, math, cairo, cairo_ft, fontconfig, wayland_client, wayland_cursor, xkb],
+  dependencies: [threads, math, cairo, fontconfig, wayland_client, wayland_cursor, xkb],
   install: true)
 
 custom_target(
diff --git a/render.c b/render.c
index 98babe38..cf6c013e 100644
--- a/render.c
+++ b/render.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "shm.h"
 #include "grid.h"
+#include "font.h"
 
 #define min(x, y) ((x) < (y) ? (x) : (y))
 #define max(x, y) ((x) > (y) ? (x) : (y))
@@ -59,15 +60,17 @@ gseq_flush(struct terminal *term, struct buffer *buf)
     if (gseq.count == 0)
         return;
 
+    assert(NULL);
     struct rgb fg = color_hex_to_rgb(gseq.foreground);
 
     if (gseq.attrs.dim)
         color_dim(&fg);
 
+#if 0
     cairo_set_scaled_font(buf->cairo, attrs_to_font(term, &gseq.attrs)->font);
     cairo_set_source_rgb(buf->cairo, fg.r, fg.g, fg.b);
     cairo_show_glyphs(buf->cairo, gseq.glyphs, gseq.count);
-
+#endif
     gseq.g = gseq.glyphs;
     gseq.count = 0;
 }
@@ -255,38 +258,30 @@ render_cell(struct terminal *term, struct buffer *buf, const struct cell *cell,
         gseq.foreground = _fg;
     }
 
-    int new_glyphs
-        = sizeof(gseq.glyphs) / sizeof(gseq.glyphs[0]) - gseq.count;
-
     struct font *font = attrs_to_font(term, &cell->attrs);
 
-    struct glyph_cache *entry = cell->c[1] == '\0'
-        ? &font->glyph_cache[(unsigned char)cell->c[0]]
-        : NULL;
-
-    if (likely(entry != NULL && entry->glyphs != NULL)) {
-        /* Copy cached glyph(s) and upate position */
-        memcpy(gseq.g, entry->glyphs, entry->count * sizeof(gseq.g[0]));
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < entry->count; i++) {
-            gseq.g[i].x += x;
-            gseq.g[i].y += y;
-        }
-
-        new_glyphs = entry->count;
-    } else {
-        /* Must generate new glyph(s) */
-        cairo_status_t status = cairo_scaled_font_text_to_glyphs(
-            font->font, x, y + term->fextents.ascent,
-            cell->c, strnlen(cell->c, 4), &gseq.g, &new_glyphs,
-            NULL, NULL, NULL);
-
-        if (status != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-            return;
+    struct glyph *glyph = NULL;
+    if (strnlen(cell->c, 4) == 1) {
+        if (font->cache[(unsigned char)cell->c[0]].surf != NULL)
+            glyph = &font->cache[(unsigned char)cell->c[0]];
     }
 
-    gseq.g += new_glyphs;
-    gseq.count += new_glyphs;
-    assert(gseq.count <= sizeof(gseq.glyphs) / sizeof(gseq.glyphs[0]));
+    struct glyph _glyph;
+    if (glyph == NULL) {
+        if (!font_glyph_for_utf8(font, cell->c, &_glyph))
+            return;
+        glyph = &_glyph;
+    }
+
+    assert(glyph != NULL);
+    cairo_set_source_rgb(buf->cairo, fg.r, fg.g, fg.b);
+    cairo_set_operator(buf->cairo, CAIRO_OPERATOR_OVER);
+    cairo_mask_surface(buf->cairo, glyph->surf, x + glyph->left, y + term->fextents.ascent - glyph->top);
+
+    if (glyph == &_glyph) {
+        cairo_surface_destroy(_glyph.surf);
+        free(_glyph.data);
+    }
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/terminal.h b/terminal.h
index 1971d3f4..86b92d17 100644
--- a/terminal.h
+++ b/terminal.h
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 #include <threads.h>
 
+#include <ft2build.h>
+#include FT_FREETYPE_H
+
 #include <cairo.h>
 #include <wayland-client.h>
 #include <primary-selection-unstable-v1.h>
@@ -203,13 +206,18 @@ struct primary {
     uint32_t serial;
 };
 
-struct glyph_cache {
-    cairo_glyph_t *glyphs;
-    int count;
+struct glyph {
+    void *data;
+    cairo_surface_t *surf;
+    int left;
+    int top;
 };
 
 struct font {
-    cairo_scaled_font_t *font;
+    FT_Face face;
+    int load_flags;
+    int render_flags;
+    FT_LcdFilter lcd_filter;
     struct {
         double position;
         double thickness;
@@ -219,7 +227,8 @@ struct font {
         double thickness;
     } strikeout;
 
-    struct glyph_cache glyph_cache[256];
+    struct glyph cache[256];
+    mtx_t lock;
 };
 
 enum cursor_style { CURSOR_BLOCK, CURSOR_UNDERLINE, CURSOR_BAR };
@@ -321,7 +330,12 @@ struct terminal {
     struct grid *grid;
 
     struct font fonts[4];
-    cairo_font_extents_t fextents;
+    struct {
+        int height;
+        int descent;
+        int ascent;
+        int max_x_advance;
+    } fextents;
 
     struct wayland wl;
     struct {