diff --git a/lemonbar b/lemonbar
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..71b85b3
Binary files /dev/null and b/lemonbar differ
diff --git a/lemonbar.c b/lemonbar.c
index 5f36f41..c222c85 100644
--- a/lemonbar.c
+++ b/lemonbar.c
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ static int bu = 1; // Underline height
 static rgba_t fgc, bgc, ugc;
 static rgba_t dfgc, dbgc;
 static area_stack_t astack;
+static int slant;
+static int slant_width;
+static int full_slant_width;
+static int slant_height;
 
 void
 update_gc (void)
@@ -184,7 +188,7 @@ xcb_void_cookie_t xcb_poly_text_16_simple(xcb_connection_t * c,
 }
 
 int
-draw_char (monitor_t *mon, font_t *cur_font, int x, int align, uint16_t ch)
+draw_char (monitor_t *mon, font_t *cur_font, int x, int align, uint16_t ch, int slant)
 {
     int ch_width = cur_font->width_lut[ch - cur_font->char_min].character_width;
 
@@ -203,10 +207,55 @@ draw_char (monitor_t *mon, font_t *cur_font, int x, int align, uint16_t ch)
                     x, bh);
             x = mon->width - ch_width;
             break;
+
     }
 
     // Draw the background first
-    fill_rect(mon->pixmap, gc[GC_CLEAR], x, 0, ch_width, bh);
+    if(slant_width)
+    {
+        //odd = slant left, even = slant right
+        // if > 20, upslant.
+        int left=slant%2;
+        int i=0;
+        int cur_height=0;
+
+        if(!full_slant_width)
+        {
+            full_slant_width = slant_width * ch_width;
+        }
+
+        for(i=0; i<ch_width; i++)
+        {
+            //handles int division better:
+            int height_calc = (!bh%full_slant_width ? bh/full_slant_width : (bh/full_slant_width) + 1);
+
+            cur_height = height_calc*(i) + height_calc;
+            cur_height+=slant_height;
+
+            if(i == ch_width - 1)
+            {
+                slant_height=cur_height;
+            }
+
+            if(! left){
+                cur_height = bh - cur_height;
+            }
+
+            if(slant > 20)
+            {
+                cur_height*=-1;
+            }
+
+           fill_rect(mon->pixmap, gc[GC_CLEAR], x+i, cur_height, 1, bh);
+        }
+
+        slant_width--;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        fill_rect(mon->pixmap, gc[GC_CLEAR], x, 0, ch_width, bh);
+    }
+
 
     // xcb accepts string in UCS-2 BE, so swap
     ch = (ch >> 8) | (ch << 8);
@@ -510,6 +559,17 @@ parse (char *text)
                     case 'F': fgc = parse_color(p, &p, dfgc); update_gc(); break;
                     case 'U': ugc = parse_color(p, &p, dbgc); update_gc(); break;
 
+
+                    case 'E':
+                    case 'e':
+                    case 'D':
+                    case 'd':
+                              slant = *(p-1) - 'A'; // 4,36,5,37
+                              slant_width = (*p++)-'0';
+                              slant_height = 0;
+                              full_slant_width=0;
+                              break;
+
                     case 'S':
                               if (*p == '+' && cur_mon->next)
                               { cur_mon = cur_mon->next; }
@@ -593,7 +653,7 @@ parse (char *text)
 
             xcb_change_gc(c, gc[GC_DRAW] , XCB_GC_FONT, (const uint32_t []){ cur_font->ptr });
 
-            int w = draw_char(cur_mon, cur_font, pos_x, align, ucs);
+            int w = draw_char(cur_mon, cur_font, pos_x, align, ucs, slant);
 
             pos_x += w;
             area_shift(cur_mon->window, align, w);