diff --git a/Source/OpenTK/Fonts/Glyph.cs b/Source/OpenTK/Fonts/Glyph.cs
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+#region --- License ---
+/* Copyright (c) 2006, 2007 Stefanos Apostolopoulos
+ * See license.txt for license info
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Drawing;
+
+namespace OpenTK.Fonts
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a single character of a specific Font.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class Glyph : IPackable<Glyph>
+    {
+        char character;
+        Font font;
+        int width;
+        static Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(1, 1);
+        object obj = new object();
+
+        #region --- Constructors ---
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructs a new Glyph that represents the given character and Font.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="c">The character to represent.</param>
+        /// <param name="f">The Font of the character.</param>
+        public Glyph(char c, Font f)
+        {
+            if (f == null)
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("f", "You must specify a valid font");
+            character = c;
+            font = f;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region public char Character
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the character represented by this Glyph.
+        /// </summary>
+        public char Character
+        {
+            get { return character; }
+            private set { character = value; }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region public Font Font
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///  Gets the Font of this Glyph.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Font Font
+        {
+            get { return font; }
+            private set
+            {
+                if (value == null)
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException("Font", "Glyph font cannot be null");
+
+                font = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region IPackable<T> Members
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets an integer representing the width of the Glyph in pixels.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int Width
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (width == 0)
+                {
+                    lock (obj)
+                    using (Graphics gfx = Graphics.FromImage(bmp))
+                    {
+                        float w = gfx.MeasureString(Character.ToString(), font).Width;
+                        width = (int)System.Math.Ceiling(w);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return width;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets an integer representing the height of the Glyph in pixels.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int Height
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return font.Height;
+            }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        public override bool Equals(object obj)
+        {
+            if (obj is Glyph)
+                return this.Equals((Glyph)obj);
+            return base.Equals(obj);
+        }
+
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            return String.Format("'{0}', {1} {2}, {3} {4}", Character, Font.Name, font.Style, font.Size, font.Unit);
+        }
+
+        public override int GetHashCode()
+        {
+            return character.GetHashCode() ^ font.Style.GetHashCode() ^ font.Size.GetHashCode() ^ font.Unit.GetHashCode();
+        }
+
+        #region IEquatable<Glyph> Members
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Compares the current Glyph with the given Glyph.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="other">The Glyph to compare to.</param>
+        /// <returns>True if both Glyphs represent the same character of the same Font, false otherwise.</returns>
+        public bool Equals(Glyph other)
+        {
+            return Character == other.Character && Font == other.Font;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Source/OpenTK/IPackable.cs b/Source/OpenTK/IPackable.cs
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+#region --- License ---
+/* Copyright (c) 2006, 2007 Stefanos Apostolopoulos
+ * See license.txt for license info
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace OpenTK
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents an item that can be packed with the TexturePacker.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the packable item.</typeparam>
+    interface IPackable<T> : IEquatable<T>
+    {
+        int Width { get; }
+        int Height { get; }
+    }
+}