diff --git a/lemonbar.c b/lemonbar.c
index 2198731..e21267c 100644
--- a/lemonbar.c
+++ b/lemonbar.c
@@ -98,6 +98,16 @@ static rgba_t fgc, bgc, ugc;
 static rgba_t dfgc, dbgc, dugc;
 static area_stack_t area_stack;
 
+// slant vars
+static int slant;
+static int right;
+static int slant_width;
+static int full_slant_width;
+static int slant_counter;
+static int upslant;
+static int fg_height;
+static int bg_height;
+
 void
 update_gc (void)
 {
@@ -186,7 +196,7 @@ 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;
 
@@ -209,10 +219,44 @@ 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)
+    {
+        if(!full_slant_width)
+            full_slant_width = slant_width * ch_width;
+
+        for(int i = 0; i < ch_width; i++)
+        {
+            slant_counter++;
+            if (right)
+            {
+                fg_height = (bh * (full_slant_width - slant_counter)) / full_slant_width;
+                bg_height = (slant_counter * bh) / full_slant_width;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                fg_height = (slant_counter * bh) / full_slant_width;
+                bg_height = (bh * (full_slant_width - slant_counter)) / full_slant_width;
+            }
+
+            if (upslant)
+                bg_height *= -1;
+            else
+                fg_height *= -1;
+
+            fill_rect(mon->pixmap, gc[GC_DRAW], x+i, fg_height, 1, bh);
+            fill_rect(mon->pixmap, gc[GC_CLEAR], x+i, bg_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);
@@ -395,7 +439,7 @@ area_add (char *str, const char *optend, char **end, monitor_t *mon, const int x
     }
 
     if (area_stack.at + 1 > area_stack.max) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Cannot add any more clickable areas (used %d/%d)\n", 
+        fprintf(stderr, "Cannot add any more clickable areas (used %d/%d)\n",
                 area_stack.at, area_stack.max);
         return false;
     }
@@ -522,6 +566,20 @@ parse (char *text)
                     case 'F': fgc = parse_color(p, &p, dfgc); update_gc(); break;
                     case 'U': ugc = parse_color(p, &p, dugc); update_gc(); break;
 
+                    case 'E':
+                    case 'e':
+                    case 'D':
+                    case 'd':
+                              slant = *(p-1) - 'A'; // 4,36,5,37
+                              slant_width = (*p++) - '0';
+                              right = slant % 2;
+                              full_slant_width = 0;
+                              fg_height = 0;
+                              bg_height = 0;
+                              slant_counter = 0;
+                              upslant = slant > 20 ? 1 : 0;
+                              break;
+
                     case 'S':
                               if (*p == '+' && cur_mon->next)
                               { cur_mon = cur_mon->next; }
@@ -614,7 +672,7 @@ 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);
diff --git a/slant_demo.sh b/slant_demo.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..40e63f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slant_demo.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# demonstrate slant flags and what they look like
+
+Len=2
+geom=400x20+10+10
+slant_fg='#a7a7a7'
+slant_bg='#3e3e3e'
+colors="%{F${slant_fg}}%{B${slant_bg}}"
+invert="%{B${slant_fg}}%{F${slant_bg}}"
+
+reset='%{B-}%{F-}'
+
+space()
+{
+    printf %${Len}s
+}
+
+slant()
+{
+    echo -n "${colors}%{${1}${Len}}$(space)"
+}
+
+
+echo  " \
+${colors}%{E${Len}}$(space)${reset} - \
+${colors}%{e${Len}}$(space)${reset} - \
+${colors}%{D${Len}}$(space)${reset} - \
+${colors}%{d${Len}}$(space)${reset}     \
+\
+$(slant d)${invert}slants$(slant E)${reset}and$(slant d)${invert}shit$(slant E)" \
+| ./lemonbar -g $geom -p -B "$slant_bg" -F "$slant_fg"