diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 408214d..134f640 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ target_include_directories(glad PUBLIC
     lib/glad/include
 )
 
+find_package(Freetype REQUIRED)
+include_directories(${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
+
 add_executable(Dicewars_Siedler src/main.cpp
         src/engine/core/Window.cpp
         src/engine/core/Window.h
@@ -126,6 +130,18 @@ add_executable(Dicewars_Siedler src/main.cpp
         src/engine/core/gui/uiMain/UiContainer.h
         src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiImage.cpp
         src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiImage.h
+        src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiText.cpp
+        src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiText.h
+        src/engine/core/gui/text/Font.cpp
+        src/engine/core/gui/text/Font.h
+        src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiRenderBundle.cpp
+        src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiRenderBundle.h
+        src/engine/renderer/shaders/TextShader.cpp
+        src/engine/renderer/shaders/TextShader.h
+        src/engine/renderer/TextRenderer.cpp
+        src/engine/renderer/TextRenderer.h
+        src/engine/renderer/model/TextQuadModel.cpp
+        src/engine/renderer/model/TextQuadModel.h
 )
 
 target_include_directories(Dicewars_Siedler PRIVATE
@@ -140,4 +156,5 @@ target_link_libraries(Dicewars_Siedler
             glfw
             glad
             OpenGL::GL
+        ${FREETYPE_LIBRARIES}
 )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/shaders/textFragmentShader.glsl b/assets/shaders/textFragmentShader.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60c4cfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/shaders/textFragmentShader.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#version 400 core
+
+in vec2 pass_texCoords;
+
+out vec4 outColor;
+
+uniform sampler2D text;
+uniform vec3 textColor;
+
+void main() {
+    float alpha = texture(text, pass_texCoords).r;
+    outColor = vec4(textColor, alpha);
+}
diff --git a/assets/shaders/textVertexShader.glsl b/assets/shaders/textVertexShader.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..592542b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/shaders/textVertexShader.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#version 400 core
+
+layout(location = 0) in vec4 vertices;
+
+out vec2 pass_texCoords;
+
+uniform mat4 projectionMatrix;
+
+void main() {
+    gl_Position = projectionMatrix * vec4(vertices.x, vertices.y, 0.0, 1.0);
+    pass_texCoords = vec2(vertices.z, vertices.w);
+}
diff --git a/src/engine/core/gui/text/Font.cpp b/src/engine/core/gui/text/Font.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa9ede2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/engine/core/gui/text/Font.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+//
+// Created by sebastian on 10.02.26.
+//
+
+#include "Font.h"
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+Font::Font(const std::string &fontPath, unsigned int fontSize) {
+    if (FT_Init_FreeType(&ft)) throw std::runtime_error("Could not init FreeType");
+    if (FT_New_Face(ft, fontPath.c_str(), 0, &face)) throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load font");
+
+    FT_Set_Pixel_Sizes(face, 0, fontSize);
+
+    glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_ALIGNMENT, 1); // 1 byte per pixel
+
+    for (unsigned char c = 0; c < 128; c++) {
+        if (FT_Load_Char(face, c, FT_LOAD_RENDER)) {
+            std::cerr << "Failed to load char: " << (int)c << "\n";
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        GLuint texture;
+        glGenTextures(1, &texture);
+        glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texture);
+        glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RED,
+                     face->glyph->bitmap.width,
+                     face->glyph->bitmap.rows,
+                     0, GL_RED, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,
+                     face->glyph->bitmap.buffer);
+
+        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
+        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
+
+        Character character = {
+            texture,
+            {face->glyph->bitmap.width, face->glyph->bitmap.rows},
+            {face->glyph->bitmap_left, face->glyph->bitmap_top},
+            static_cast<unsigned int>(face->glyph->advance.x)
+        };
+        characters.insert({c, character});
+    }
+
+    FT_Done_Face(face);
+    FT_Done_FreeType(ft);
+}
+
+Font::Character Font::getCharacter(char c) const {
+    unsigned char uc = static_cast<unsigned char>(c);
+    auto it = characters.find(uc);
+    if (it != characters.end())
+        return it->second;
+    else
+        throw std::runtime_error("Character not loaded: " + std::to_string(uc));
+}
diff --git a/src/engine/core/gui/text/Font.h b/src/engine/core/gui/text/Font.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c25c79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/engine/core/gui/text/Font.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+//
+// Created by sebastian on 10.02.26.
+//
+
+#ifndef DICEWARS_SIEDLER_FONT_H
+#define DICEWARS_SIEDLER_FONT_H
+#include <string>
+
+#include "glad/glad.h"
+#include "glm/vec2.hpp"
+
+#include <ft2build.h>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+#include FT_FREETYPE_H
+
+class Font {
+public:
+    Font(const std::string& fontPath, unsigned int fontSize);
+    ~Font() = default;
+
+    struct Character {
+        GLuint textureID;
+        glm::ivec2 size;
+        glm::ivec2 bearing;
+        unsigned int advance;
+    };
+
+    [[nodiscard]] Character getCharacter(char c) const;
+
+private:
+    FT_Library ft;
+    FT_Face face;
+    std::unordered_map<unsigned char, Character> characters;
+};
+
+
+#endif //DICEWARS_SIEDLER_FONT_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiComponent.cpp b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiComponent.cpp
index 3affbfa..a6bc1cd 100644
--- a/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiComponent.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiComponent.cpp
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ void UiComponent::update(float delta) {
     }
 }
 
-void UiComponent::collectRenderData(std::vector<GUITexture> &guiTextures) {
+void UiComponent::collectRenderData(UiRenderBundle& uiRenderBundle) {
     if (!visible) return;
 
-    onCollectRenderData(guiTextures);
+    onCollectRenderData(uiRenderBundle);
 
     for (const auto &child : children) {
-        child->collectRenderData(guiTextures);
+        child->collectRenderData(uiRenderBundle);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiComponent.h b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiComponent.h
index 7f3cf53..97fc022 100644
--- a/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiComponent.h
+++ b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiComponent.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "UiPositioner.h"
+#include "UiRenderBundle.h"
 #include "../../../renderer/model/GUITexture.h"
 
 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ public:
     void setVisible(bool visible);
     [[nodiscard]] bool isVisible() const;
     void update(float delta);
-    void collectRenderData(std::vector<GUITexture>& guiTextures);
+    void collectRenderData(UiRenderBundle& uiRenderBundle);
     virtual bool isMouseOver(float mouseX, float mouseY);
     UiComponent* parent = nullptr;
     UiPositioner uiPositioner;
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ protected:
     bool visible = true;
 
     virtual void onUpdate(float /*delta*/) {}
-    virtual void onCollectRenderData(std::vector<GUITexture>&) {}
+    virtual void onCollectRenderData(UiRenderBundle& uiRenderBundle) {}
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiImage.cpp b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiImage.cpp
index eae240d..9047ae3 100644
--- a/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiImage.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiImage.cpp
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 
 #include "UiImage.h"
 
-void UiImage::onCollectRenderData(std::vector<GUITexture> &gui_textures) {
+void UiImage::onCollectRenderData(UiRenderBundle& renderBundle) {
     if (!visible) return;
     Dimensions dims = uiPositioner.screenSpace;
-    gui_textures.emplace_back(textureID, glm::vec2(dims.x, dims.y), glm::vec2(dims.width, dims.height));
+    GUITexture texture(textureID, glm::vec2(dims.x, dims.y), glm::vec2(dims.width, dims.height));
+    renderBundle.addGUITexture(std::make_shared<GUITexture>(texture));;
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiImage.h b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiImage.h
index d51b7fe..98b0a44 100644
--- a/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiImage.h
+++ b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiImage.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public:
     };
 
 protected:
-    void onCollectRenderData(std::vector<GUITexture> &) override;
+    void onCollectRenderData(UiRenderBundle& renderBundle) override;
 
 private:
     GLuint textureID;
diff --git a/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiRenderBundle.cpp b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiRenderBundle.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..168d15d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiRenderBundle.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//
+// Created by sebastian on 10.02.26.
+//
+
+#include "UiRenderBundle.h"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiRenderBundle.h b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiRenderBundle.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..409611c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiRenderBundle.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+//
+// Created by sebastian on 10.02.26.
+//
+
+#ifndef DICEWARS_SIEDLER_UIRENDERBUNDLE_H
+#define DICEWARS_SIEDLER_UIRENDERBUNDLE_H
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+class UiText;
+#include "../../../renderer/model/GUITexture.h"
+
+
+class UiRenderBundle {
+public:
+    void addText(UiText* text) {
+        texts.push_back(text);
+    }
+
+    void addGUITexture(const std::shared_ptr<GUITexture>& guiTexture) {
+        guiImages.push_back(guiTexture);
+    }
+
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<GUITexture>> getGUITextures() {
+        return guiImages;
+    }
+
+    std::vector<UiText*> getTexts() {
+        return texts;
+    }
+
+private:
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<GUITexture>> guiImages;
+    std::vector<UiText*> texts;
+
+
+};
+
+
+#endif //DICEWARS_SIEDLER_UIRENDERBUNDLE_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiText.cpp b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiText.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a17bca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiText.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+//
+// Created by sebastian on 10.02.26.
+//
+
+#include "UiText.h"
+
+#include <utility>
+
+#include "../text/Font.h"
+
+UiText::UiText(Font &font, std::string text, const glm::vec2 &relativePos, const glm::vec2& relativeSize) : font(font), text(std::move(text)) {
+    uiPositioner.setRelativePos(relativePos);
+    uiPositioner.setRelativeSize(relativeSize);
+}
+
+void UiText::onCollectRenderData(UiRenderBundle& ui_render_bundle) {
+    if (!visible) return;
+
+    ui_render_bundle.addText(this);
+}
diff --git a/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiText.h b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiText.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d39f24a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiText.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+//
+// Created by sebastian on 10.02.26.
+//
+
+#ifndef DICEWARS_SIEDLER_UITEXT_H
+#define DICEWARS_SIEDLER_UITEXT_H
+#include "UiComponent.h"
+#include "UiRenderBundle.h"
+
+class Font;
+
+
+class UiText : public UiComponent, public std::enable_shared_from_this<UiText> {
+public:
+    UiText(Font& font, std::string  text, const glm::vec2& relativePos, const glm::vec2& relativeSize);
+    void setText(const std::string& text);
+
+    [[nodiscard]] const Font& getFont() const { return font; }
+
+    [[nodiscard]] std::string  getText() const {
+        return text;
+    }
+
+protected:
+    void onCollectRenderData(UiRenderBundle &uiRenderBundle) override;
+private:
+    std::string text;
+    Font& font;
+};
+
+
+#endif //DICEWARS_SIEDLER_UITEXT_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/engine/core/gui/uiMain/UiContainer.cpp b/src/engine/core/gui/uiMain/UiContainer.cpp
index c664f84..ef263b8 100644
--- a/src/engine/core/gui/uiMain/UiContainer.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/core/gui/uiMain/UiContainer.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ void UiContainer::onUpdate(float x) {
 
 }
 
-void UiContainer::onCollectRenderData(std::vector<GUITexture> &gui_textures) {
+void UiContainer::onCollectRenderData(UiRenderBundle& render_bundle) {
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/engine/core/gui/uiMain/UiContainer.h b/src/engine/core/gui/uiMain/UiContainer.h
index b7e62b5..486fb22 100644
--- a/src/engine/core/gui/uiMain/UiContainer.h
+++ b/src/engine/core/gui/uiMain/UiContainer.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public:
     UiContainer();
     bool isMouseOver(float mouseX, float mouseY) override;
     void onUpdate(float) override;
-    void onCollectRenderData(std::vector<GUITexture> &) override;
+    void onCollectRenderData(UiRenderBundle& renderBundle) override;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/GUIRenderer.cpp b/src/engine/renderer/GUIRenderer.cpp
index f0e3926..417ac53 100644
--- a/src/engine/renderer/GUIRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/GUIRenderer.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "../core/gui/uiComponent/UiRenderBundle.h"
 #include "../toolbox/MathUtils.h"
 #include "loader/Loader.h"
 
@@ -15,20 +16,25 @@ GUIRenderer::GUIRenderer(Loader &loader) {
     rawModel = std::make_unique<RawModel>(model);
 }
 
-void GUIRenderer::render(const std::vector<GUITexture>& guiTextures) {
+void GUIRenderer::render(std::vector<std::shared_ptr<GUITexture>>& gui_textures) {
     guiShader.start();
+    glEnable(GL_BLEND);
+    glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+    glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
     glBindVertexArray(rawModel->vaoID);
     glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);
-    for (GUITexture texture : guiTextures) {
+    for (auto texture : gui_textures) {
         glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
-        glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texture.getTextureID());
-        glm::mat4 transformationMatrix = MathUtils::createTransformationMatrix(texture.getPosition(), texture.getScale());
+        glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texture->getTextureID());
+        glm::mat4 transformationMatrix = MathUtils::createTransformationMatrix(texture->getPosition(), texture->getScale());
         guiShader.loadTransformationMatrix(transformationMatrix);
         glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP, 0, rawModel->vertexCount);
     }
     //render
     glDisableVertexAttribArray(0);
     glBindVertexArray(0);
+    glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
+    glDisable(GL_BLEND);
     guiShader.stop();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/GUIRenderer.h b/src/engine/renderer/GUIRenderer.h
index e48e9a7..7de879b 100644
--- a/src/engine/renderer/GUIRenderer.h
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/GUIRenderer.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "../core/gui/uiComponent/UiRenderBundle.h"
 #include "model/GUITexture.h"
 #include "model/RawModel.h"
 #include "shaders/GUIShader.h"
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ private:
 public:
     GUIShader guiShader;
     explicit GUIRenderer(Loader& loader);
-    void render(const std::vector<GUITexture> &guiTextures);
+    void render(std::vector<std::shared_ptr<GUITexture>> &gui_textures);
 
     void cleanUp();
 };
diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/TextRenderer.cpp b/src/engine/renderer/TextRenderer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6dfb74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/TextRenderer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+//
+// Created by sebastian on 11.02.26.
+//
+
+#include "TextRenderer.h"
+
+#include "../core/Application.h"
+#include "../core/Window.h"
+#include "../core/gui/text/Font.h"
+#include "glm/ext/matrix_clip_space.hpp"
+
+void TextRenderer::renderTexts(const std::vector<UiText*> &textsToRender) {
+    shader.start();
+    shader.loadProjectionMatrix(calculateOrthographicProjectionMatrix());
+    glEnable(GL_BLEND);
+    glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
+    glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+    for (const auto &text : textsToRender) {
+        renderText(*text);
+    }
+    glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
+    glDisable(GL_BLEND);
+}
+
+void TextRenderer::renderText(const UiText &textToRender) const {
+    const Dimensions& d = textToRender.uiPositioner.screenSpace;
+
+    const Font& font = textToRender.getFont();
+    const std::string& text = textToRender.getText();
+
+    float x = d.x;
+    float y = d.y;
+
+    float scale = 1.0f;
+
+    for (char c : text) {
+        const Font::Character& ch = font.getCharacter(c);
+
+        float xpos = x + static_cast<float>(ch.bearing.x) * scale;
+        float ypos = y - static_cast<float>(ch.size.y - ch.bearing.y) * scale;
+
+        float w = static_cast<float>(ch.size.x) * scale;
+        float h = static_cast<float>(ch.size.y) * scale;
+
+        float vertices[6][4] = {
+            { xpos,     ypos + h,   0.0f, 0.0f },
+            { xpos,     ypos,       0.0f, 1.0f },
+            { xpos + w, ypos,       1.0f, 1.0f },
+
+            { xpos,     ypos + h,   0.0f, 0.0f },
+            { xpos + w, ypos,       1.0f, 1.0f },
+            { xpos + w, ypos + h,   1.0f, 0.0f }
+        };
+
+        glBindVertexArray(textModel.vaoID);
+        glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);
+
+        glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, ch.textureID);
+
+
+        glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, textModel.vboID);
+        glBufferSubData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0, sizeof(vertices), vertices);
+
+        glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 6);
+
+        x+= static_cast<float>(ch.advance >> 6) * scale;
+
+        glBindVertexArray(0);
+        glDisableVertexAttribArray(0);
+    }
+}
+
+glm::mat4 TextRenderer::calculateOrthographicProjectionMatrix() {
+    const auto screenWidth = static_cast<float>(Application::getInstance().getWindow().GetWidth());
+    const auto screenHeight = static_cast<float>(Application::getInstance().getWindow().GetHeight());
+
+    const glm::mat4 projectionMat = glm::ortho(0.f, screenWidth, 0.0f, screenHeight);
+    return projectionMat;
+}
diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/TextRenderer.h b/src/engine/renderer/TextRenderer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa60040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/TextRenderer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+//
+// Created by sebastian on 11.02.26.
+//
+
+#ifndef DICEWARS_SIEDLER_TEXTRENDERER_H
+#define DICEWARS_SIEDLER_TEXTRENDERER_H
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "../core/gui/uiComponent/UiText.h"
+#include "loader/Loader.h"
+#include "model/RawModel.h"
+#include "model/TextQuadModel.h"
+#include "shaders/TextShader.h"
+
+
+class TextRenderer {
+public:
+    TextRenderer() : textModel(Loader::instance().loadTextModel()) {};
+    void renderTexts(const std::vector<UiText *> &textsToRender);
+    void renderText(const UiText &textToRender) const;
+private:
+    TextShader shader;
+    TextQuadModel textModel;
+    static glm::mat4 calculateOrthographicProjectionMatrix();
+};
+
+
+#endif //DICEWARS_SIEDLER_TEXTRENDERER_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/loader/Loader.cpp b/src/engine/renderer/loader/Loader.cpp
index 4faf0c8..9d44df6 100644
--- a/src/engine/renderer/loader/Loader.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/loader/Loader.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,24 @@ ModelTexture Loader::loadTextureFromFile(const std::string &path) {
     return ModelTexture(loadTexture(path));
 }
 
+TextQuadModel Loader::loadTextModel() {
+    GLuint vaoID = createVAO();
+    GLuint vboID;
+    glGenBuffers(1, &vboID);
+    vboIDs.push_back(vboID);
+
+    glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vboID);
+    glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof(float) * 6 * 4, nullptr, GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW);
+
+    glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);
+    glVertexAttribPointer(0, 4 , GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 4 * sizeof(float), 0);
+
+    glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
+    glBindVertexArray(0);
+
+    return {vaoID, vboID, 4};
+}
+
 GLuint Loader::loadTexture(const std::string &path) {
     Texture2D texture = TextureLoader::loadTexture(path);
     textureIDs.push_back(texture.id);
diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/loader/Loader.h b/src/engine/renderer/loader/Loader.h
index 059b583..dc6652d 100644
--- a/src/engine/renderer/loader/Loader.h
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/loader/Loader.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "../model/RawModel.h"
+#include "../model/TextQuadModel.h"
 #include "../textures/ModelTexture.h"
 #include "glad/glad.h"
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ public:
     void cleanUp();
 
     ModelTexture loadTextureFromFile(const std::string& path);
+    TextQuadModel loadTextModel();
 private:
     GLuint createVAO();
     GLuint loadTexture(const std::string &path);
diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/model/TextQuadModel.cpp b/src/engine/renderer/model/TextQuadModel.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7785c8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/model/TextQuadModel.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//
+// Created by sebastian on 11.02.26.
+//
+
+#include "TextQuadModel.h"
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diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/model/TextQuadModel.h b/src/engine/renderer/model/TextQuadModel.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a7712e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/model/TextQuadModel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//
+// Created by sebastian on 11.02.26.
+//
+
+#ifndef DICEWARS_SIEDLER_TEXTQUADMODEL_H
+#define DICEWARS_SIEDLER_TEXTQUADMODEL_H
+#include "glad/glad.h"
+
+
+class TextQuadModel {
+public:
+    TextQuadModel(GLuint vaoID, GLuint vboID, int vertexCount) : vaoID(vaoID), vboID(vboID), vertexCount(vertexCount) {};
+    GLuint vaoID;
+    GLuint vboID;
+    int vertexCount;
+};
+
+
+#endif //DICEWARS_SIEDLER_TEXTQUADMODEL_H
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diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/shaders/TextShader.cpp b/src/engine/renderer/shaders/TextShader.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c830270
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/shaders/TextShader.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+//
+// Created by sebastian on 11.02.26.
+//
+
+#include "TextShader.h"
+
+void TextShader::loadProjectionMatrix(glm::mat4 matrix) {
+    ShaderProgram::loadMatrix(location_projectionMatrix, matrix);
+}
+
+void TextShader::getAllUniformLocations() {
+    location_projectionMatrix = ShaderProgram::getUniformLocation("projectionMatrix");
+}
+
+void TextShader::bindAttributes() const {
+    ShaderProgram::bindAttribute(0, "vertices");
+}
diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/shaders/TextShader.h b/src/engine/renderer/shaders/TextShader.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebefd91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/shaders/TextShader.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+//
+// Created by sebastian on 11.02.26.
+//
+
+#ifndef DICEWARS_SIEDLER_TEXTSHADER_H
+#define DICEWARS_SIEDLER_TEXTSHADER_H
+#include "ShaderProgram.h"
+
+
+class TextShader : public ShaderProgram {
+public :
+    TextShader() : ShaderProgram(VERTEX_FILE, FRAGMENT_FILE) {
+       TextShader::bindAttributes();
+        TextShader::getAllUniformLocations();
+    }
+    void loadProjectionMatrix(glm::mat4 matrix);
+
+protected:
+    void getAllUniformLocations() override;
+    void bindAttributes() const override;
+private:
+    inline static const std::string VERTEX_FILE = "assets/shaders/textVertexShader.glsl";
+    inline static const std::string FRAGMENT_FILE = "assets/shaders/textFragmentShader.glsl";
+
+    int location_projectionMatrix;
+};
+
+
+#endif //DICEWARS_SIEDLER_TEXTSHADER_H
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diff --git a/src/engine/toolbox/MathUtils.h b/src/engine/toolbox/MathUtils.h
index 9e6e392..6e2d6e6 100644
--- a/src/engine/toolbox/MathUtils.h
+++ b/src/engine/toolbox/MathUtils.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ namespace MathUtils {
         glm::vec3 up(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f);
         return glm::lookAt(pos, pos + front, up);
     }
+
 }
 
 #endif //MATHUTILS_H
diff --git a/src/game/UILayer.cpp b/src/game/UILayer.cpp
index d69b36a..98dcfeb 100644
--- a/src/game/UILayer.cpp
+++ b/src/game/UILayer.cpp
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@
 
 #include "UILayer.h"
 
+#include "../engine/core/gui/text/Font.h"
 #include "../engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiImage.h"
+#include "../engine/core/gui/uiComponent/UiText.h"
 #include "../engine/renderer/loader/Loader.h"
 #include "../engine/renderer/model/GUITexture.h"
 
 UILayer::UILayer() {
     Loader& loader = Loader::instance();
     guiRenderer = std::make_unique<GUIRenderer>(loader);
+    textRenderer = std::make_unique<TextRenderer>();
 }
 
 void UILayer::onAttach() {
@@ -25,17 +28,29 @@ void UILayer::onAttach() {
         glm::vec2(0.5f, 0.5f), glm::vec2(0.5f)
     );
     rootContainer->addChild(std::move(image));
+
+
+    Font myFont("/usr/share/fonts/TTF/DejaVuSans.ttf", 48);
+    font = std::make_unique<Font>(myFont);
+    auto text = std::make_unique<UiText>(*font, "Hello World!", glm::vec2(0.5f, 0.5f), glm::vec2(0.3f, 0.1f));
+
+    rootContainer->addChild(std::move(text));
 }
 
 void UILayer::onUpdate() {
     Layer::onUpdate();
-    std::vector<GUITexture> guiTextures;
+    UiRenderBundle renderBundle;
     if (rootContainer) {
-        rootContainer->collectRenderData(guiTextures);
+        rootContainer->collectRenderData(renderBundle);
     }
 
-    printf("Found UI Textures: %lu\n", guiTextures.size());
-    guiRenderer->render(guiTextures);
+    auto guis = renderBundle.getGUITextures();
+    guiRenderer->render(guis);
+
+    auto texts = renderBundle.getTexts();
+
+    textRenderer->renderTexts(texts);
+
 }
 
 void UILayer::onDetach() {
diff --git a/src/game/UILayer.h b/src/game/UILayer.h
index ab8d01a..1084f46 100644
--- a/src/game/UILayer.h
+++ b/src/game/UILayer.h
@@ -6,15 +6,18 @@
 #define UILAYER_H
 #include <memory>
 
+#include "../engine/core/gui/text/Font.h"
 #include "../engine/core/gui/uiMain/UiContainer.h"
 #include "../engine/layer/Layer.h"
 #include "../engine/renderer/GUIRenderer.h"
+#include "../engine/renderer/TextRenderer.h"
 
 
 class UILayer : public Layer{
 private:
     std::unique_ptr<GUIRenderer> guiRenderer;
-
+    std::unique_ptr<TextRenderer> textRenderer;
+    std::unique_ptr<Font> font;
     std::unique_ptr<UiContainer> rootContainer;
 public:
     UILayer();