diff --git a/include/tales.h b/include/tales.h
index 42249ef..81a2f59 100644
--- a/include/tales.h
+++ b/include/tales.h
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ typedef struct Font Font;
 */
 void text_configure(struct Font *font, color_t operator);
 
+/*
+	text_length()
+	Computes the length of a string using the currently configured font.
+*/
+size_t text_length(const char *str);
+
 /*
 	dtext()
 	Prints the given string, without any analysis.
diff --git a/src/tales/text_length.c b/src/tales/text_length.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2add43e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tales/text_length.c
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#include <internals/tales.h>
+#include <tales.h>
+
+/*
+	text_length()
+	Computes the length of a string using the currently configured font.
+*/
+size_t text_length(const char *str)
+{
+	if(!str) return 0;
+	size_t len = 0;
+
+	while(*str)
+	{
+		int index = getCharacterIndex(*str);
+		len += font->glyphs[index] >> 24;
+		if(*++str) len++;
+	}
+
+	return len;
+}
diff --git a/version b/version
index c06f383..1a72b1c 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-beta-0.9-303
+beta-0.9-305