diff --git a/glyphs/font_atlas.go b/glyphs/font_atlas.go
index 7fc68c7..5871840 100755
--- a/glyphs/font_atlas.go
+++ b/glyphs/font_atlas.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package glyphs
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"image"
 	"image/color"
 	"image/draw"
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ func NewFontAtlasFromFont(f *truetype.Font, face font.Face, pointSize uint) (*Fo
 
 	charsOnLine := 0
 	drawer.Dot = fixed.P(atlas.Advance+charPaddingX, lineHeight)
-	const drawBoundingBoxes = false
+	const drawBoundingBoxes bool = false
 
 	for currGlyphCount, g := range glyphs {
 
@@ -177,11 +176,7 @@ func NewFontAtlasFromFont(f *truetype.Font, face font.Face, pointSize uint) (*Fo
 			BearingX: float32(bearingX.Ceil()),
 		}
 
-		imgRect, mask, maskp, gAdvance, _ := face.Glyph(drawer.Dot, g)
-		if gAdvance == 0 {
-			fmt.Printf("Got advance of %s for char with code 0x%04x\n", gAdvance.String(), g)
-			continue
-		}
+		imgRect, mask, maskp, _, _ := face.Glyph(drawer.Dot, g)
 
 		if drawBoundingBoxes {
 
diff --git a/glyphs/glyphs.go b/glyphs/glyphs.go
index da5fad4..98b3d1c 100755
--- a/glyphs/glyphs.go
+++ b/glyphs/glyphs.go
@@ -68,9 +68,8 @@ func (gr *GlyphRend) DrawTextOpenGLAbs(text string, screenPos *gglm.Vec3, color
 	pos := screenPos.Clone()
 	advanceF32 := float32(gr.Atlas.Advance)
 	lineHeightF32 := float32(gr.Atlas.LineHeight)
-	// scale := gglm.NewVec2(advanceF32, lineHeightF32)
 
-	buffIndex := gr.GlyphCount * floatsPerGlyph
+	bufIndex := gr.GlyphCount * floatsPerGlyph
 
 	for _, run := range runs {
 
@@ -91,155 +90,15 @@ func (gr *GlyphRend) DrawTextOpenGLAbs(text string, screenPos *gglm.Vec3, color
 		if isLtr {
 
 			for i := 0; i < len(rs); i++ {
-
-				r := rs[i]
-				if r == '\n' {
-					screenPos.SetY(screenPos.Y() - lineHeightF32)
-					pos = screenPos.Clone()
-					prevRune = r
-					continue
-				} else if r == ' ' {
-					pos.AddX(advanceF32)
-					prevRune = r
-					continue
-				} else if r == '\t' {
-					pos.AddX(advanceF32 * float32(gr.SpacesPerTab))
-					prevRune = r
-					continue
-				}
-
-				var g FontAtlasGlyph
-				if i < len(rs)-1 {
-					//start or middle of sentence
-					g = gr.glyphFromRunes(r, prevRune, rs[i+1])
-				} else {
-					//Last character
-					g = gr.glyphFromRunes(r, prevRune, invalidRune)
-				}
-
-				//See: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/TextFonts/Conceptual/CocoaTextArchitecture/Art/glyph_metrics_2x.png
-				//The uvs coming in make it so that glyphs are sitting on top of the baseline (no descent) and with horizontal bearing applied.
-				//So to position correctly we move them down by the descent amount.
-				drawPos := *pos
-				drawPos.SetX(drawPos.X() + g.BearingX)
-				drawPos.SetY(drawPos.Y() - g.Descent)
-
-				//Add the glyph information to the vbo
-				//UV
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+0] = g.U
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+1] = g.V
-				buffIndex += 2
-
-				//UVSize
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+0] = g.SizeU
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+1] = g.SizeV
-				buffIndex += 2
-
-				//Color
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+0] = color.R()
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+1] = color.G()
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+2] = color.B()
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+3] = color.A()
-				buffIndex += 4
-
-				//Model Pos
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+0] = drawPos.X()
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+1] = drawPos.Y()
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+2] = drawPos.Z()
-				buffIndex += 3
-
-				//Model Scale
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+0] = g.SizeU
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+1] = g.SizeV
-				buffIndex += 2
-
-				gr.GlyphCount++
-				pos.AddX(advanceF32)
-
-				//If we fill the buffer we issue a draw call
-				if gr.GlyphCount == MaxGlyphsPerBatch {
-					gr.Draw()
-					buffIndex = 0
-				}
-
-				prevRune = r
+				gr.drawRune(rs, i, prevRune, screenPos, pos, color, advanceF32, lineHeightF32, &bufIndex, isLtr)
+				prevRune = rs[i]
 			}
 
 		} else {
 
 			for i := len(rs) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
-
-				r := rs[i]
-				if r == '\n' {
-					screenPos.SetY(screenPos.Y() - lineHeightF32)
-					pos = screenPos.Clone()
-					prevRune = r
-					continue
-				} else if r == ' ' {
-					pos.AddX(advanceF32)
-					prevRune = r
-					continue
-				} else if r == '\t' {
-					pos.AddX(advanceF32 * float32(gr.SpacesPerTab))
-					prevRune = r
-					continue
-				}
-
-				var g FontAtlasGlyph
-				if i > 0 {
-					//start or middle of sentence
-					g = gr.glyphFromRunes(r, rs[i-1], prevRune)
-				} else {
-					//Last character
-					g = gr.glyphFromRunes(r, invalidRune, prevRune)
-				}
-
-				//See: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/TextFonts/Conceptual/CocoaTextArchitecture/Art/glyph_metrics_2x.png
-				//The uvs coming in make it so that glyphs are sitting on top of the baseline (no descent) and with horizontal bearing applied.
-				//So to position correctly we move them down by the descent amount.
-				drawPos := *pos
-				drawPos.SetX(drawPos.X() + g.BearingX)
-				drawPos.SetY(drawPos.Y() - g.Descent)
-
-				//Add the glyph information to the vbo
-				//UV
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+0] = g.U
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+1] = g.V
-				buffIndex += 2
-
-				//UVSize
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+0] = g.SizeU
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+1] = g.SizeV
-				buffIndex += 2
-
-				//Color
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+0] = color.R()
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+1] = color.G()
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+2] = color.B()
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+3] = color.A()
-				buffIndex += 4
-
-				//Model Pos
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+0] = drawPos.X()
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+1] = drawPos.Y()
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+2] = drawPos.Z()
-				buffIndex += 3
-
-				//Model Scale
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+0] = g.SizeU
-				gr.GlyphVBO[buffIndex+1] = g.SizeV
-				buffIndex += 2
-
-				gr.GlyphCount++
-				pos.AddX(advanceF32)
-
-				//If we fill the buffer we issue a draw call
-				if gr.GlyphCount == MaxGlyphsPerBatch {
-					gr.Draw()
-					buffIndex = 0
-				}
-
-				prevRune = r
+				gr.drawRune(rs, i, prevRune, screenPos, pos, color, advanceF32, lineHeightF32, &bufIndex, isLtr)
+				prevRune = rs[i]
 			}
 
 		}
@@ -247,8 +106,92 @@ func (gr *GlyphRend) DrawTextOpenGLAbs(text string, screenPos *gglm.Vec3, color
 	}
 }
 
+func (gr *GlyphRend) drawRune(rs []rune, i int, prevRune rune, screenPos, pos *gglm.Vec3, color *gglm.Vec4, advanceF32, lineHeightF32 float32, bufIndex *uint32, isLtr bool) {
+
+	r := rs[i]
+	if r == '\n' {
+		screenPos.SetY(screenPos.Y() - lineHeightF32)
+		*pos = *screenPos.Clone()
+		// prevRune = r
+		return
+	} else if r == ' ' {
+		pos.AddX(advanceF32)
+		// prevRune = r
+		return
+	} else if r == '\t' {
+		pos.AddX(advanceF32 * float32(gr.SpacesPerTab))
+		// prevRune = r
+		return
+	}
+
+	var g FontAtlasGlyph
+	if isLtr {
+		if i < len(rs)-1 {
+			//start or middle of sentence
+			g = gr.glyphFromRunes(r, prevRune, rs[i+1])
+		} else {
+			//Last character
+			g = gr.glyphFromRunes(r, prevRune, invalidRune)
+		}
+	} else {
+		if i > 0 {
+			//start or middle of sentence
+			g = gr.glyphFromRunes(r, rs[i-1], prevRune)
+		} else {
+			//Last character
+			g = gr.glyphFromRunes(r, invalidRune, prevRune)
+		}
+	}
+
+	//We must adjust char positioning according to: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/TextFonts/Conceptual/CocoaTextArchitecture/Art/glyph_metrics_2x.png
+	drawPos := *pos
+	drawPos.SetX(drawPos.X() + g.BearingX)
+	drawPos.SetY(drawPos.Y() - g.Descent)
+
+	//Add the glyph information to the vbo
+	//UV
+	gr.GlyphVBO[*bufIndex+0] = g.U
+	gr.GlyphVBO[*bufIndex+1] = g.V
+	*bufIndex += 2
+
+	//UVSize
+	gr.GlyphVBO[*bufIndex+0] = g.SizeU
+	gr.GlyphVBO[*bufIndex+1] = g.SizeV
+	*bufIndex += 2
+
+	//Color
+	gr.GlyphVBO[*bufIndex+0] = color.R()
+	gr.GlyphVBO[*bufIndex+1] = color.G()
+	gr.GlyphVBO[*bufIndex+2] = color.B()
+	gr.GlyphVBO[*bufIndex+3] = color.A()
+	*bufIndex += 4
+
+	//Model Pos
+	gr.GlyphVBO[*bufIndex+0] = drawPos.X()
+	gr.GlyphVBO[*bufIndex+1] = drawPos.Y()
+	gr.GlyphVBO[*bufIndex+2] = drawPos.Z()
+	*bufIndex += 3
+
+	//Model Scale
+	gr.GlyphVBO[*bufIndex+0] = g.SizeU
+	gr.GlyphVBO[*bufIndex+1] = g.SizeV
+	*bufIndex += 2
+
+	gr.GlyphCount++
+	pos.AddX(advanceF32)
+
+	//If we fill the buffer we issue a draw call
+	if gr.GlyphCount == MaxGlyphsPerBatch {
+		gr.Draw()
+		*bufIndex = 0
+	}
+
+	// prevRune = r
+}
+
 func (gr *GlyphRend) GetTextRuns(t string) [][]rune {
 
+	//PERF: Might be better to pass a [][]rune buffer to avoid allocating on the heap
 	rs := []rune(t)
 
 	if len(rs) == 0 {
@@ -405,7 +348,10 @@ func (gr *GlyphRend) Draw() {
 	gr.InstancedBuf.Bind()
 	gr.GlyphMat.Bind()
 
+	//We need to disable depth testing so that nearby characters don't occlude each other
+	gl.Disable(gl.DEPTH_TEST)
 	gl.DrawElementsInstanced(gl.TRIANGLES, gr.GlyphMesh.Buf.IndexBufCount, gl.UNSIGNED_INT, gl.PtrOffset(0), int32(gr.GlyphCount))
+	gl.Enable(gl.DEPTH_TEST)
 	gr.GlyphCount = 0
 }
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a1ee36f..338c8cc 100755
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/bloeys/nmage v0.12.13
 	github.com/go-gl/gl v0.0.0-20211025173605-bda47ffaa784
 	github.com/golang/freetype v0.0.0-20170609003504-e2365dfdc4a0
+	github.com/inkyblackness/imgui-go/v4 v4.3.0
 	github.com/veandco/go-sdl2 v0.4.10
 	golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20220617043117-41969df76e82
 )
 
-require (
-	github.com/bloeys/assimp-go v0.4.2 // indirect
-	github.com/inkyblackness/imgui-go/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
-)
+require github.com/bloeys/assimp-go v0.4.2 // indirect
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e1f9a6f..be69335 100755
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bloeys/nmage/meshes"
 	"github.com/bloeys/nmage/renderer/rend3dgl"
 	nmageimgui "github.com/bloeys/nmage/ui/imgui"
-	"github.com/bloeys/nterm/assert"
 	"github.com/bloeys/nterm/glyphs"
 	"github.com/golang/freetype/truetype"
 	"github.com/inkyblackness/imgui-go/v4"
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ func main() {
 		rend:      rend,
 		imguiInfo: nmageimgui.NewImGUI(),
 
-		FontSize: 20,
+		FontSize: 14,
 	}
 
 	p.win.EventCallbacks = append(p.win.EventCallbacks, func(e sdl.Event) {
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ func (p *program) Init() {
 	fmt.Printf("DPI: %f, font size: %d\n", dpi, p.FontSize)
 
 	w, h := p.win.SDLWin.GetSize()
-	p.GlyphRend, err = glyphs.NewGlyphRend("./res/fonts/Consolas.ttf", &truetype.Options{Size: float64(p.FontSize), DPI: p.Dpi, SubPixelsX: subPixelX, SubPixelsY: subPixelY, Hinting: hinting}, w, h)
+	p.GlyphRend, err = glyphs.NewGlyphRend("./res/fonts/KawkabMono-Regular.ttf", &truetype.Options{Size: float64(p.FontSize), DPI: p.Dpi, SubPixelsX: subPixelX, SubPixelsY: subPixelY, Hinting: hinting}, w, h)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic("Failed to create atlas from font file. Err: " + err.Error())
 	}
@@ -169,12 +168,9 @@ func (p *program) Update() {
 	}
 
 	imgui.InputText("", &textToShow)
-	if len(textToShow) > 0 {
-		assert.T(len(textToShow) == len(p.GlyphRend.GetTextRuns(textToShow)[0]), "??")
-	}
 }
 
-var textToShow = "Hello there my friend"
+var textToShow = " Hello there يا friend. أسمي عمر wow!"
 
 var xOff float32 = 0
 var yOff float32 = 0
@@ -211,7 +207,7 @@ func (p *program) Render() {
 	str := textToShow
 	// str := "مرحبا بك my friend"
 	// str := "my, friend"
-	// str := "  hello there يا friend. سمي عمر wow"
+	// str := " hello there يا friend. أسمي عمر wow"
 	// str := " ijojo\n\n Hello there, friend|. pq?\n ABCDEFG\tHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ\nمرحبا بك"
 	// str := " ijojo\n\n Hello there, friend|. pq?\n ABCDEFG\tHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
 
diff --git a/res/shaders/glyph.glsl b/res/shaders/glyph.glsl
index 5c69fdf..b44d33a 100755
--- a/res/shaders/glyph.glsl
+++ b/res/shaders/glyph.glsl
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ uniform sampler2D diffTex;
 void main()
 {
     vec4 texColor = texelFetch(diffTex, ivec2(v2fUV0), 0);
-    // vec4 texColor = texture(diffTex, v2fUV0);
+    // This commented out part highlights the full region of the char
     // if (texColor.r == 0)
     // {
     //     fragColor = vec4(0,1,0,0.25);