diff --git a/libraries/pico_vector/af-memory.h b/libraries/pico_vector/af-memory.h
index 81c647bda..22e01c909 100644
--- a/libraries/pico_vector/af-memory.h
+++ b/libraries/pico_vector/af-memory.h
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ extern "C" {
     void *af_malloc(size_t size);
     void *af_realloc(void *p, size_t size);
     void af_free(void *p);
+    void af_debug(const char *fmt, ...);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/pico_vector/alright-fonts.h b/libraries/pico_vector/alright-fonts.h
index 701c7a078..f66cb230b 100644
--- a/libraries/pico_vector/alright-fonts.h
+++ b/libraries/pico_vector/alright-fonts.h
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
   #define AF_FGETC(stream) fgetc(stream)
 #endif
 
+#ifndef AF_DEBUG
+  #define AF_DEBUG(...)
+#endif
+
 #include "pretty-poly.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -99,9 +103,9 @@ typedef struct  {
 } af_text_metrics_t;
 
 bool af_load_font_file(AF_FILE file, af_face_t *face);
-void af_render_character(af_face_t *face, wchar_t codepoint, af_text_metrics_t *tm);
-void af_render(af_face_t *face, wchar_t *text, af_text_metrics_t *tm);
-pp_rect_t af_measure(af_face_t *face, const wchar_t *text, af_text_metrics_t *tm);
+void af_render_character(af_face_t *face, const char codepoint, af_text_metrics_t *tm);
+void af_render(af_face_t *face, const char *text, af_text_metrics_t *tm);
+pp_rect_t af_measure(af_face_t *face, const char *text, af_text_metrics_t *tm);
 
 #ifdef AF_USE_PRETTY_POLY
 #endif
@@ -146,6 +150,11 @@ bool af_load_font_file(AF_FILE file, af_face_t *face) {
   void *buffer = AF_MALLOC(sizeof(af_glyph_t) * glyph_count + \
                            sizeof( af_path_t) *  path_count + \
                            sizeof(af_point_t) * point_count);
+
+  if(!buffer) {
+    return false; // failed memory allocation
+  }
+
   af_glyph_t *glyphs = (af_glyph_t *) buffer;
   af_path_t   *paths = ( af_path_t *)(glyphs + (sizeof(af_glyph_t) * glyph_count));
   af_point_t *points = (af_point_t *)( paths + (sizeof( af_path_t) *  path_count));
@@ -193,7 +202,7 @@ bool af_load_font_file(AF_FILE file, af_face_t *face) {
   return true;
 }
 
-af_glyph_t *find_glyph(af_face_t *face, wchar_t c) {
+af_glyph_t *find_glyph(af_face_t *face, char c) {
   for(int i = 0; i < face->glyph_count; i++) {
     if(face->glyphs[i].codepoint == c) {
       return &face->glyphs[i];
@@ -223,12 +232,12 @@ void af_render_glyph(af_glyph_t* glyph, af_text_metrics_t *tm) {
 
   for(uint32_t i = 0; i < poly.count; i++) {
     pp_path_t *path = &poly.paths[i];
-    free(path->points);
+    AF_FREE(path->points);
   }
-  free(poly.paths);
+  AF_FREE(poly.paths);
 }
 
-void af_render_character(af_face_t *face, wchar_t c, af_text_metrics_t *tm) {
+void af_render_character(af_face_t *face, const char c, af_text_metrics_t *tm) {
   af_glyph_t *glyph = find_glyph(face, c);
   if(!glyph) {
     return;
@@ -236,10 +245,10 @@ void af_render_character(af_face_t *face, wchar_t c, af_text_metrics_t *tm) {
   af_render_glyph(glyph, tm);
 }
 
-int get_line_width(af_face_t *face, wchar_t *text, af_text_metrics_t *tm) {
+int get_line_width(af_face_t *face, const char *text, af_text_metrics_t *tm) {
   int line_width = 0;
-  wchar_t *end = wcschr(text, L'\n');
-  for(wchar_t c = *text; text < end; text++, c = *text) {
+  char *end = strchr(text, '\n');
+  for(char c = *text; text < end; text++, c = *text) {
     af_glyph_t *glyph = find_glyph(face, c);
     if(!glyph) {
       continue;
@@ -254,22 +263,22 @@ int get_line_width(af_face_t *face, wchar_t *text, af_text_metrics_t *tm) {
   return line_width;
 }
 
-int get_max_line_width(af_face_t *face, wchar_t *text, af_text_metrics_t *tm) {
+int get_max_line_width(af_face_t *face, const char *text, af_text_metrics_t *tm) {
   int max_width = 0;
 
-  wchar_t *end = wcschr(text, L'\n');
+  char *end = strchr(text, '\n');
   while(end) {
     int width = get_line_width(face, text, tm);
     max_width = max_width < width ? width : max_width;
     text = end + 1;
-    end = wcschr(text, L'\n');
+    end = strchr(text, '\n');
   }
   
   return max_width;
 }
 
 
-void af_render(af_face_t *face, wchar_t *text, af_text_metrics_t *tm) {
+void af_render(af_face_t *face, const char *text, af_text_metrics_t *tm) {
   pp_mat3_t *old = pp_transform(NULL);
   
   float line_height = (tm->line_height * 128.0f) / 100.0f;
@@ -285,11 +294,11 @@ void af_render(af_face_t *face, wchar_t *text, af_text_metrics_t *tm) {
   caret.x = 0;
   caret.y = 0;
 
-  wchar_t *end = wcschr(text, L'\n');
+  char *end = strchr(text, '\n');
   while(end) {
     int line_width = get_line_width(face, text, tm);
 
-    for(wchar_t c = *text; text < end; text++, c = *text) {
+    for(char c = *text; text < end; text++, c = *text) {
       af_glyph_t *glyph = find_glyph(face, c);
       if(!glyph) {
         continue;
@@ -320,7 +329,7 @@ void af_render(af_face_t *face, wchar_t *text, af_text_metrics_t *tm) {
     }
 
     text = end + 1;
-    end = wcschr(text, L'\n');
+    end = strchr(text, '\n');
 
     caret.x = 0;
     caret.y += line_height;
@@ -331,12 +340,12 @@ void af_render(af_face_t *face, wchar_t *text, af_text_metrics_t *tm) {
   pp_transform(old);
 }
 
-pp_rect_t af_measure(af_face_t *face, const wchar_t *text, af_text_metrics_t *tm) {
+pp_rect_t af_measure(af_face_t *face, const char *text, af_text_metrics_t *tm) {
   pp_rect_t result;
   bool first = true;
   pp_mat3_t t = *tm->transform;
 
-  for(size_t i = 0; i < wcslen(text); i++) {
+  for(size_t i = 0; i < strlen(text); i++) {
     af_glyph_t *glyph = find_glyph(face, text[i]);
     if(!glyph) {
       continue;
diff --git a/libraries/pico_vector/pico_vector.cpp b/libraries/pico_vector/pico_vector.cpp
index 8566e43fb..9c20f0735 100644
--- a/libraries/pico_vector/pico_vector.cpp
+++ b/libraries/pico_vector/pico_vector.cpp
@@ -56,9 +56,15 @@ namespace pimoroni {
     }
   }
 
-  pp_point_t PicoVector::text(std::wstring_view text, pp_point_t offset, pp_mat3_t *t) {
+  pp_point_t PicoVector::text(std::string_view text, pp_mat3_t *t) {
     pp_point_t caret = {0, 0};
 
+    text_metrics.transform = t;
+
+    af_render(text_metrics.face, text.data(), &text_metrics);
+
+    return caret;
+/*
     // Align text from the bottom left
     caret.y += (PP_COORD_TYPE)text_metrics.line_height;
 
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@ namespace pimoroni {
     pp_point_t space;
     pp_point_t carriage_return = {0, -(PP_COORD_TYPE)text_metrics.line_height};
 
-    wchar_t spc = L' ';
+    char spc = ' ';
 
     space.x = af_measure(text_metrics.face, &spc, &text_metrics).w;
     if (space.x == 0) {
@@ -110,10 +116,10 @@ namespace pimoroni {
       }
 
       for(size_t j = i; j < std::min(next_break + 1, text.length()); j++) {
-        if (text[j] == L'\n') { // Linebreak
+        if (text[j] == '\n') { // Linebreak
           caret = pp_point_sub(&caret, &carriage_return);
           carriage_return = initial_carriage_return;
-        } else if (text[j] == L' ') { // Space
+        } else if (text[j] == ' ') { // Space
           caret = pp_point_add(&caret, &space);
           carriage_return = pp_point_add(&carriage_return, &space);
         } else {
@@ -125,7 +131,7 @@ namespace pimoroni {
           af_render_character(text_metrics.face, text[j], &text_metrics);
         }
         pp_point_t advance = {
-          (PP_COORD_TYPE)af_measure(text_metrics.face, (const wchar_t *)text[j], &text_metrics).w + text_metrics.letter_spacing,
+          (PP_COORD_TYPE)af_measure(text_metrics.face, &text[j], &text_metrics).w + text_metrics.letter_spacing,
           (PP_COORD_TYPE)0
         };
         advance = pp_point_transform(&advance, t);
@@ -137,5 +143,6 @@ namespace pimoroni {
     }
 
     return {caret.x, caret.y};
+*/
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/pico_vector/pico_vector.hpp b/libraries/pico_vector/pico_vector.hpp
index fd1532b0f..d5f442244 100644
--- a/libraries/pico_vector/pico_vector.hpp
+++ b/libraries/pico_vector/pico_vector.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #define PP_REALLOC(p, size)     af_realloc(p, size)
 #define PP_FREE(p)              af_free(p)
 
+#define AF_DEBUG(...)          af_debug(__VA_ARGS__)
+
 #include "pretty-poly.h"
 #include "alright-fonts.h"
 #include "pico_graphics.hpp"
@@ -40,6 +42,15 @@ namespace pimoroni {
                 pp_antialias(graphics->supports_alpha_blend() ? PP_AA_X4 : PP_AA_NONE);
 
                 pp_clip(graphics->clip.x, graphics->clip.y, graphics->clip.w, graphics->clip.h);
+
+                text_metrics.align = AF_H_ALIGN_LEFT;
+                text_metrics.line_height = 110;
+                text_metrics.letter_spacing = 95;
+                text_metrics.word_spacing = 200;
+                text_metrics.size = 48;
+                // Shoud be set before rendering chars
+                //text_metrics.transform = (pp_mat3_t *)af_malloc(sizeof(pp_mat3_t));
+                //*text_metrics.transform = pp_mat3_identity();
             }
 
             static void tile_callback(const pp_tile_t *tile) {
@@ -86,17 +97,21 @@ namespace pimoroni {
             }
 
             bool set_font(std::string_view font_path, unsigned int font_size) {
+                if(text_metrics.face) {
+                    af_free(text_metrics.face->glyphs);
+                    af_free(text_metrics.face);
+                }
+                text_metrics.face = (af_face_t *)af_malloc(sizeof(af_face_t));
                 //bool result = text_metrics.face.load(font_path);
                 void* font = fileio_open(font_path.data());
-                af_load_font_file(font, text_metrics.face);
-                bool result = false;
+                bool result = af_load_font_file(font, text_metrics.face);
 
                 set_font_size(font_size);
 
                 return result;
             }
 
-            pp_point_t text(std::wstring_view text, pp_point_t origin, pp_mat3_t *t);
+            pp_point_t text(std::string_view text, pp_mat3_t *t);
 
             void transform(pp_path_t *path, pp_mat3_t *t);
             void transform(pp_poly_t *poly, pp_mat3_t *t);
diff --git a/micropython/modules/picovector/picovector.cpp b/micropython/modules/picovector/picovector.cpp
index 7aa481fe8..53a75a17c 100644
--- a/micropython/modules/picovector/picovector.cpp
+++ b/micropython/modules/picovector/picovector.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "py/stream.h"
 #include "py/reader.h"
 #include "extmod/vfs.h"
+#include <stdarg.h>
 
 typedef struct _ModPicoGraphics_obj_t {
     mp_obj_base_t base;
@@ -29,10 +30,31 @@ typedef struct _PATH_obj_t {
     pp_path_t path;
 } _PATH_obj_t;
 
+void __printf_debug_flush() {
+    for(auto i = 0u; i < 10; i++) {
+        sleep_ms(1);
+        mp_event_handle_nowait();
+    }
+}
+
+int mp_vprintf(const mp_print_t *print, const char *fmt, va_list args);
+
+void af_debug(const char *fmt, ...) {
+    va_list ap;
+    va_start(ap, fmt);
+    int ret = mp_vprintf(&mp_plat_print, fmt, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+    __printf_debug_flush();
+    (void)ret;
+}
+
 void *af_malloc(size_t size) {
-    mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "af_malloc %lu\n", size);
-    mp_event_handle_nowait();
-    return m_tracked_calloc(sizeof(uint8_t), size);
+    //mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "af_malloc %lu\n", size);
+    //__printf_debug_flush();
+    void *addr = m_tracked_calloc(sizeof(uint8_t), size);
+    //mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "addr %lu\n", addr);
+    //__printf_debug_flush();
+    return addr;
 }
 
 void *af_realloc(void *p, size_t size) {
@@ -40,16 +62,16 @@ void *af_realloc(void *p, size_t size) {
 }
 
 void af_free(void *p) {
-    mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "af_free\n");
-    mp_event_handle_nowait();
+    //mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "af_free\n");
+    //__printf_debug_flush();
     m_tracked_free(p);
 }
 
 void* fileio_open(const char *filename) {
     mp_obj_t fn = mp_obj_new_str(filename, (mp_uint_t)strlen(filename));
 
-    mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "Opening file %s\n", filename);
-    mp_event_handle_nowait();
+    //mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "Opening file %s\n", filename);
+    //__printf_debug_flush();
 
     mp_obj_t args[2] = {
         fn,
@@ -58,10 +80,10 @@ void* fileio_open(const char *filename) {
 
     // Stat the file to get its size
     // example tuple response: (32768, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 5153, 1654709815, 1654709815, 1654709815)
-    mp_obj_t stat = mp_vfs_stat(fn);
-    mp_obj_tuple_t *tuple = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR2(stat, mp_obj_tuple_t);
-    int filesize = mp_obj_get_int(tuple->items[6]);
-    mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "Size %lu\n", filesize);
+    //mp_obj_t stat = mp_vfs_stat(fn);
+    //mp_obj_tuple_t *tuple = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR2(stat, mp_obj_tuple_t);
+    //int filesize = mp_obj_get_int(tuple->items[6]);
+    //mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "Size %lu\n", filesize);
 
     mp_obj_t fhandle = mp_vfs_open(MP_ARRAY_SIZE(args), &args[0], (mp_map_t *)&mp_const_empty_map);
 
@@ -73,14 +95,17 @@ void fileio_close(void* fhandle) {
 }
 
 size_t fileio_read(void* fhandle, void *buf, size_t len) {
-    mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "Reading %lu bytes\n", len);
+    //mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "Reading %lu bytes\n", len);
+    //__printf_debug_flush();
     int error;
     return mp_stream_read_exactly((mp_obj_t)fhandle, buf, len, &error);
 }
 
 int fileio_getc(void* fhandle) {
     unsigned char buf;
-    fileio_read((mp_obj_t)fhandle, &buf, 1);
+    //mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "Reading char\n");
+    //__printf_debug_flush();
+    fileio_read(fhandle, (void *)&buf, 1);
     return (int)buf;
 }
 
@@ -410,7 +435,7 @@ mp_obj_t VECTOR_text(size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *pos_args, mp_map_t *kw_args)
 
     GET_STR_DATA_LEN(text_obj, str, str_len);
 
-    const std::wstring_view t((const wchar_t *)str, str_len);
+    const std::string_view t((const char *)str, str_len);
 
     int x = args[ARG_x].u_int;
     int y = args[ARG_y].u_int;
@@ -423,7 +448,12 @@ mp_obj_t VECTOR_text(size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *pos_args, mp_map_t *kw_args)
         pp_mat3_rotate(&tt, mp_obj_get_float(args[ARG_angle].u_obj));
     }
 
-    self->vector->text(t, {(float)x, (float)y}, &tt);
+    pp_mat3_translate(&tt, (float)x, (float)y);
+
+    //mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "self->vector->text()\n");
+    //__printf_debug_flush();
+
+    self->vector->text(t, &tt);
 
     return mp_const_none;
 }