diff --git a/src/render/ttf.zig b/src/render/ttf.zig
index 7b692ed..5d22c81 100644
--- a/src/render/ttf.zig
+++ b/src/render/ttf.zig
@@ -23,6 +23,250 @@ const Rect = Layout.Rect;
 // TTF Data Types
 // =============================================================================
 
+/// Point on a glyph contour
+pub const GlyphPoint = struct {
+    x: i16,
+    y: i16,
+    on_curve: bool, // true = on curve, false = control point (quadratic bezier)
+};
+
+/// A single contour (closed path)
+pub const Contour = struct {
+    points: []GlyphPoint,
+};
+
+/// Glyph outline (all contours)
+pub const GlyphOutline = struct {
+    contours: []Contour,
+    x_min: i16,
+    y_min: i16,
+    x_max: i16,
+    y_max: i16,
+    allocator: Allocator,
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: *GlyphOutline) void {
+        for (self.contours) |contour| {
+            self.allocator.free(contour.points);
+        }
+        self.allocator.free(self.contours);
+    }
+};
+
+/// Rasterized glyph bitmap
+pub const GlyphBitmap = struct {
+    data: []u8, // Alpha values 0-255
+    width: u32,
+    height: u32,
+    bearing_x: i32,
+    bearing_y: i32,
+    allocator: Allocator,
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: *GlyphBitmap) void {
+        self.allocator.free(self.data);
+    }
+};
+
+// =============================================================================
+// Rasterization
+// =============================================================================
+
+/// Edge for scanline rasterization
+const Edge = struct {
+    x0: f32,
+    y0: f32,
+    x1: f32,
+    y1: f32,
+    direction: i8, // +1 going up, -1 going down
+};
+
+/// Rasterize a glyph outline to bitmap with antialiasing
+pub fn rasterizeGlyph(
+    allocator: Allocator,
+    outline: GlyphOutline,
+    scale: f32,
+    supersample: u8, // 1 = no AA, 2-4 = supersampling level
+) ?GlyphBitmap {
+    // Calculate scaled bounding box
+    const x_min_f = @as(f32, @floatFromInt(outline.x_min)) * scale;
+    const y_min_f = @as(f32, @floatFromInt(outline.y_min)) * scale;
+    const x_max_f = @as(f32, @floatFromInt(outline.x_max)) * scale;
+    const y_max_f = @as(f32, @floatFromInt(outline.y_max)) * scale;
+
+    const width: u32 = @intFromFloat(@ceil(x_max_f - x_min_f) + 2);
+    const height: u32 = @intFromFloat(@ceil(y_max_f - y_min_f) + 2);
+
+    if (width == 0 or height == 0 or width > 1000 or height > 1000) return null;
+
+    // Allocate bitmap
+    const bitmap_size = width * height;
+    var data = allocator.alloc(u8, bitmap_size) catch return null;
+    @memset(data, 0);
+
+    // Collect all edges from contours
+    var edges_list = std.ArrayList(Edge).init(allocator);
+    defer edges_list.deinit();
+
+    for (outline.contours) |contour| {
+        collectEdgesFromContour(&edges_list, contour.points, scale, x_min_f, y_min_f, supersample) catch return null;
+    }
+
+    const ss = @as(f32, @floatFromInt(supersample));
+    const ss_sq = @as(f32, @floatFromInt(@as(u32, supersample) * @as(u32, supersample)));
+
+    // Scanline fill with supersampling
+    for (0..height) |py| {
+        for (0..width) |px| {
+            var coverage: u32 = 0;
+
+            // Subsample
+            for (0..supersample) |sy| {
+                for (0..supersample) |sx| {
+                    const sample_x = @as(f32, @floatFromInt(px)) + (@as(f32, @floatFromInt(sx)) + 0.5) / ss;
+                    const sample_y = @as(f32, @floatFromInt(py)) + (@as(f32, @floatFromInt(sy)) + 0.5) / ss;
+
+                    // Count winding number
+                    var winding: i32 = 0;
+                    for (edges_list.items) |edge| {
+                        if (edgeCrossesRay(edge, sample_x, sample_y)) {
+                            winding += edge.direction;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if (winding != 0) coverage += 1;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Convert coverage to alpha
+            const alpha: u8 = @intFromFloat((@as(f32, @floatFromInt(coverage)) / ss_sq) * 255.0);
+            data[py * width + px] = alpha;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return GlyphBitmap{
+        .data = data,
+        .width = width,
+        .height = height,
+        .bearing_x = @intFromFloat(x_min_f),
+        .bearing_y = @intFromFloat(y_max_f), // TTF Y is up, we flip
+        .allocator = allocator,
+    };
+}
+
+/// Collect edges from a contour, handling bezier curves
+fn collectEdgesFromContour(
+    edges: *std.ArrayList(Edge),
+    points: []const GlyphPoint,
+    scale: f32,
+    x_off: f32,
+    y_off: f32,
+    subdivisions: u8,
+) !void {
+    if (points.len < 2) return;
+
+    const n = points.len;
+    var i: usize = 0;
+
+    while (i < n) {
+        const p0 = points[i];
+        const p1 = points[(i + 1) % n];
+
+        const x0 = @as(f32, @floatFromInt(p0.x)) * scale - x_off;
+        const y0 = @as(f32, @floatFromInt(p0.y)) * scale - y_off;
+        const x1 = @as(f32, @floatFromInt(p1.x)) * scale - x_off;
+        const y1 = @as(f32, @floatFromInt(p1.y)) * scale - y_off;
+
+        if (p0.on_curve and p1.on_curve) {
+            // Straight line
+            try addEdge(edges, x0, y0, x1, y1);
+            i += 1;
+        } else if (p0.on_curve and !p1.on_curve) {
+            // Bezier curve: p0 is on, p1 is control
+            const p2 = points[(i + 2) % n];
+            var x2: f32 = undefined;
+            var y2: f32 = undefined;
+
+            if (p2.on_curve) {
+                x2 = @as(f32, @floatFromInt(p2.x)) * scale - x_off;
+                y2 = @as(f32, @floatFromInt(p2.y)) * scale - y_off;
+                i += 2;
+            } else {
+                // Two off-curve points: interpolate midpoint
+                x2 = (x1 + @as(f32, @floatFromInt(p2.x)) * scale - x_off) / 2.0;
+                y2 = (y1 + @as(f32, @floatFromInt(p2.y)) * scale - y_off) / 2.0;
+                i += 1;
+            }
+
+            // Subdivide bezier curve
+            try subdivideBezier(edges, x0, y0, x1, y1, x2, y2, subdivisions * 2);
+        } else {
+            // Off-curve start: should have been handled, skip
+            i += 1;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Subdivide quadratic bezier curve into line segments
+fn subdivideBezier(
+    edges: *std.ArrayList(Edge),
+    x0: f32,
+    y0: f32,
+    cx: f32,
+    cy: f32,
+    x1: f32,
+    y1: f32,
+    steps: u8,
+) !void {
+    var prev_x = x0;
+    var prev_y = y0;
+    const step_f = @as(f32, @floatFromInt(steps));
+
+    for (1..steps + 1) |s| {
+        const t = @as(f32, @floatFromInt(s)) / step_f;
+        const t1 = 1.0 - t;
+
+        // Quadratic bezier: B(t) = (1-t)²P0 + 2(1-t)tP1 + t²P2
+        const curr_x = t1 * t1 * x0 + 2.0 * t1 * t * cx + t * t * x1;
+        const curr_y = t1 * t1 * y0 + 2.0 * t1 * t * cy + t * t * y1;
+
+        try addEdge(edges, prev_x, prev_y, curr_x, curr_y);
+
+        prev_x = curr_x;
+        prev_y = curr_y;
+    }
+}
+
+/// Add edge if it's not horizontal
+fn addEdge(edges: *std.ArrayList(Edge), x0: f32, y0: f32, x1: f32, y1: f32) !void {
+    // Skip horizontal edges
+    if (@abs(y1 - y0) < 0.001) return;
+
+    // Direction: +1 if going up (y increasing), -1 if going down
+    const direction: i8 = if (y1 > y0) 1 else -1;
+
+    // Always store with y0 < y1
+    if (y0 < y1) {
+        try edges.append(Edge{ .x0 = x0, .y0 = y0, .x1 = x1, .y1 = y1, .direction = direction });
+    } else {
+        try edges.append(Edge{ .x0 = x1, .y0 = y1, .x1 = x0, .y1 = y0, .direction = direction });
+    }
+}
+
+/// Check if edge crosses horizontal ray from point to the right
+fn edgeCrossesRay(edge: Edge, px: f32, py: f32) bool {
+    // Ray goes from (px, py) to (+infinity, py)
+    // Edge goes from (x0, y0) to (x1, y1) where y0 < y1
+
+    // Check if ray is within edge's y range
+    if (py < edge.y0 or py >= edge.y1) return false;
+
+    // Calculate x intersection
+    const t = (py - edge.y0) / (edge.y1 - edge.y0);
+    const x_intersect = edge.x0 + t * (edge.x1 - edge.x0);
+
+    // Ray crosses if intersection is to the right of point
+    return x_intersect > px;
+}
+
 /// TTF table directory entry
 const TableEntry = struct {
     tag: [4]u8,
@@ -365,6 +609,160 @@ pub const TtfFont = struct {
         };
     }
 
+    /// Get glyph outline (contours with points)
+    pub fn getGlyphOutline(self: Self, glyph_index: u16) ?GlyphOutline {
+        const loc = self.getGlyphLocation(glyph_index) orelse return null;
+        if (loc.length < 10) return null;
+
+        const glyph_data = self.data[self.glyf_offset + loc.offset ..];
+        if (glyph_data.len < loc.length) return null;
+
+        const num_contours: i16 = @bitCast(readU16Big(glyph_data, 0));
+
+        // Compound glyph (negative num_contours) - not supported yet
+        if (num_contours < 0) return null;
+        if (num_contours == 0) return null;
+
+        const x_min: i16 = @bitCast(readU16Big(glyph_data, 2));
+        const y_min: i16 = @bitCast(readU16Big(glyph_data, 4));
+        const x_max: i16 = @bitCast(readU16Big(glyph_data, 6));
+        const y_max: i16 = @bitCast(readU16Big(glyph_data, 8));
+
+        const n_contours: usize = @intCast(num_contours);
+
+        // Read endPtsOfContours
+        var end_pts = self.allocator.alloc(u16, n_contours) catch return null;
+        defer self.allocator.free(end_pts);
+
+        var offset: usize = 10;
+        for (0..n_contours) |i| {
+            if (offset + 2 > glyph_data.len) return null;
+            end_pts[i] = readU16Big(glyph_data, offset);
+            offset += 2;
+        }
+
+        const n_points: usize = @as(usize, end_pts[n_contours - 1]) + 1;
+
+        // Skip instructions
+        if (offset + 2 > glyph_data.len) return null;
+        const instruction_length = readU16Big(glyph_data, offset);
+        offset += 2 + instruction_length;
+
+        // Parse flags (with repeat encoding)
+        var flags = self.allocator.alloc(u8, n_points) catch return null;
+        defer self.allocator.free(flags);
+
+        var point_idx: usize = 0;
+        while (point_idx < n_points) {
+            if (offset >= glyph_data.len) return null;
+            const flag = glyph_data[offset];
+            offset += 1;
+            flags[point_idx] = flag;
+            point_idx += 1;
+
+            // Repeat flag
+            if ((flag & 0x08) != 0 and point_idx < n_points) {
+                if (offset >= glyph_data.len) return null;
+                const repeat_count = glyph_data[offset];
+                offset += 1;
+                var r: usize = 0;
+                while (r < repeat_count and point_idx < n_points) : (r += 1) {
+                    flags[point_idx] = flag;
+                    point_idx += 1;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Parse X coordinates
+        var x_coords = self.allocator.alloc(i16, n_points) catch return null;
+        defer self.allocator.free(x_coords);
+
+        var x: i16 = 0;
+        for (0..n_points) |i| {
+            const flag = flags[i];
+            const x_short = (flag & 0x02) != 0;
+            const x_same_or_positive = (flag & 0x10) != 0;
+
+            if (x_short) {
+                if (offset >= glyph_data.len) return null;
+                const dx: i16 = @intCast(glyph_data[offset]);
+                offset += 1;
+                x += if (x_same_or_positive) dx else -dx;
+            } else if (!x_same_or_positive) {
+                if (offset + 2 > glyph_data.len) return null;
+                const dx: i16 = @bitCast(readU16Big(glyph_data, offset));
+                offset += 2;
+                x += dx;
+            }
+            // else: x_same_or_positive and !x_short means same as previous
+            x_coords[i] = x;
+        }
+
+        // Parse Y coordinates
+        var y_coords = self.allocator.alloc(i16, n_points) catch return null;
+        defer self.allocator.free(y_coords);
+
+        var y: i16 = 0;
+        for (0..n_points) |i| {
+            const flag = flags[i];
+            const y_short = (flag & 0x04) != 0;
+            const y_same_or_positive = (flag & 0x20) != 0;
+
+            if (y_short) {
+                if (offset >= glyph_data.len) return null;
+                const dy: i16 = @intCast(glyph_data[offset]);
+                offset += 1;
+                y += if (y_same_or_positive) dy else -dy;
+            } else if (!y_same_or_positive) {
+                if (offset + 2 > glyph_data.len) return null;
+                const dy: i16 = @bitCast(readU16Big(glyph_data, offset));
+                offset += 2;
+                y += dy;
+            }
+            y_coords[i] = y;
+        }
+
+        // Build contours
+        var contours = self.allocator.alloc(Contour, n_contours) catch return null;
+        errdefer self.allocator.free(contours);
+
+        var start_pt: usize = 0;
+        for (0..n_contours) |c| {
+            const end_pt: usize = @as(usize, end_pts[c]) + 1;
+            const contour_len = end_pt - start_pt;
+
+            var points = self.allocator.alloc(GlyphPoint, contour_len) catch {
+                // Free already allocated contours
+                for (0..c) |j| {
+                    self.allocator.free(contours[j].points);
+                }
+                self.allocator.free(contours);
+                return null;
+            };
+
+            for (0..contour_len) |i| {
+                const pt_idx = start_pt + i;
+                points[i] = GlyphPoint{
+                    .x = x_coords[pt_idx],
+                    .y = y_coords[pt_idx],
+                    .on_curve = (flags[pt_idx] & 0x01) != 0,
+                };
+            }
+
+            contours[c] = Contour{ .points = points };
+            start_pt = end_pt;
+        }
+
+        return GlyphOutline{
+            .contours = contours,
+            .x_min = x_min,
+            .y_min = y_min,
+            .x_max = x_max,
+            .y_max = y_max,
+            .allocator = self.allocator,
+        };
+    }
+
     /// Get horizontal metrics for glyph
     pub fn getHMetrics(self: Self, glyph_index: u16) struct { advance: u16, lsb: i16 } {
         if (self.hmtx_offset == 0 or self.hhea_offset == 0) {
@@ -438,7 +836,7 @@ pub const TtfFont = struct {
         return @intFromFloat(@as(f32, @floatFromInt(self.metrics.descent)) * self.scale);
     }
 
-    /// Draw text using TTF font
+    /// Draw text using TTF font with real glyph rasterization
     pub fn drawText(
         self: *Self,
         fb: *Framebuffer,
@@ -453,90 +851,119 @@ pub const TtfFont = struct {
 
         for (text) |c| {
             if (c == '\n') continue;
+            if (c == ' ') {
+                const metrics = self.getGlyphMetrics(c);
+                cx += @intCast(metrics.advance);
+                continue;
+            }
 
-            const metrics = self.getGlyphMetrics(c);
+            // Try to get cached glyph or rasterize
+            const cache_key = makeCacheKey(c, self.render_size);
 
-            // For now, draw a simple placeholder rectangle
-            // Full glyph rasterization would require bezier curve rendering
-            self.drawGlyphPlaceholder(fb, cx + metrics.bearing_x, baseline_y, c, color, clip);
+            if (self.glyph_cache.get(cache_key)) |cached| {
+                // Draw cached glyph
+                self.drawGlyphBitmap(fb, cx, baseline_y, cached, color, clip);
+                const metrics = self.getGlyphMetrics(c);
+                cx += @intCast(metrics.advance);
+            } else {
+                // Rasterize and cache
+                const glyph_index = self.getGlyphIndex(c);
+                if (self.getGlyphOutline(glyph_index)) |outline| {
+                    defer {
+                        var outline_copy = outline;
+                        outline_copy.deinit();
+                    }
 
-            cx += @intCast(metrics.advance);
+                    // Rasterize with 2x supersampling for antialiasing
+                    if (rasterizeGlyph(self.allocator, outline, self.scale, 2)) |bitmap| {
+                        const cached_glyph = CachedGlyph{
+                            .bitmap = bitmap.data,
+                            .metrics = GlyphMetrics{
+                                .width = @intCast(bitmap.width),
+                                .height = @intCast(bitmap.height),
+                                .bearing_x = @intCast(bitmap.bearing_x),
+                                .bearing_y = @intCast(bitmap.bearing_y),
+                                .advance = self.getGlyphMetrics(c).advance,
+                            },
+                            .codepoint = c,
+                        };
+
+                        self.glyph_cache.put(cache_key, cached_glyph) catch {};
+                        self.drawGlyphBitmap(fb, cx, baseline_y, cached_glyph, color, clip);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                const metrics = self.getGlyphMetrics(c);
+                cx += @intCast(metrics.advance);
+            }
         }
     }
 
-    /// Draw a simple placeholder for glyph (rectangle-based)
-    fn drawGlyphPlaceholder(
+    /// Draw a cached glyph bitmap with alpha blending
+    fn drawGlyphBitmap(
         self: Self,
         fb: *Framebuffer,
         x: i32,
         baseline_y: i32,
-        char: u8,
+        glyph: CachedGlyph,
         color: Color,
         clip: Rect,
     ) void {
-        // Simple placeholder rendering - draw a rectangle for each character
-        // In a full implementation, this would rasterize the actual glyph outline
+        _ = self;
 
-        const char_height = self.render_size;
-        const char_width: u16 = @intFromFloat(@as(f32, @floatFromInt(char_height)) * 0.6);
+        // Calculate position: bearing_y is distance from baseline to top
+        const glyph_x = x + glyph.metrics.bearing_x;
+        const glyph_y = baseline_y - glyph.metrics.bearing_y;
 
-        const top_y = baseline_y - @as(i32, @intCast(char_height * 3 / 4));
+        const width = glyph.metrics.width;
+        const height = glyph.metrics.height;
 
-        // Draw character based on simple patterns
-        switch (char) {
-            ' ' => {}, // Space - nothing to draw
-            '.' => {
-                // Dot at baseline
-                const dot_size: i32 = @max(1, @as(i32, char_height / 8));
-                const dot_x = x + @as(i32, char_width / 2) - dot_size / 2;
-                const dot_y = baseline_y - dot_size;
-                fb.fillRect(dot_x, dot_y, @intCast(dot_size), @intCast(dot_size), color, clip);
-            },
-            '-' => {
-                // Horizontal line in middle
-                const line_y = baseline_y - @as(i32, char_height / 3);
-                const line_h: u32 = @max(1, char_height / 8);
-                fb.fillRect(x + 1, line_y, char_width - 2, line_h, color, clip);
-            },
-            '_' => {
-                // Underline at baseline
-                const line_h: u32 = @max(1, char_height / 8);
-                fb.fillRect(x, baseline_y, char_width, line_h, color, clip);
-            },
-            '|' => {
-                // Vertical line
-                const line_w: u32 = @max(1, char_height / 8);
-                const line_x = x + @as(i32, char_width / 2) - @as(i32, @intCast(line_w / 2));
-                fb.fillRect(line_x, top_y, line_w, char_height, color, clip);
-            },
-            '/' => {
-                // Diagonal (approximate with vertical shifted)
-                const line_w: u32 = @max(1, char_height / 8);
-                var py: i32 = 0;
-                while (py < char_height) : (py += 1) {
-                    const px = x + @as(i32, char_width) - (py * @as(i32, char_width)) / @as(i32, char_height);
-                    fb.fillRect(px, top_y + py, line_w, 1, color, clip);
+        // Draw each pixel with alpha blending
+        for (0..height) |py| {
+            for (0..width) |px| {
+                const alpha = glyph.bitmap[py * width + px];
+                if (alpha == 0) continue;
+
+                const screen_x = glyph_x + @as(i32, @intCast(px));
+                const screen_y = glyph_y + @as(i32, @intCast(py));
+
+                // Clip check
+                if (screen_x < clip.x or screen_x >= clip.x + @as(i32, @intCast(clip.w))) continue;
+                if (screen_y < clip.y or screen_y >= clip.y + @as(i32, @intCast(clip.h))) continue;
+                if (screen_x < 0 or screen_y < 0) continue;
+                if (screen_x >= @as(i32, @intCast(fb.width)) or screen_y >= @as(i32, @intCast(fb.height))) continue;
+
+                // Alpha blend
+                if (alpha == 255) {
+                    fb.setPixel(@intCast(screen_x), @intCast(screen_y), color);
+                } else {
+                    const bg = fb.getPixel(@intCast(screen_x), @intCast(screen_y));
+                    const blended = blendColors(color, bg, alpha);
+                    fb.setPixel(@intCast(screen_x), @intCast(screen_y), blended);
                 }
-            },
-            '\\' => {
-                const line_w: u32 = @max(1, char_height / 8);
-                var py: i32 = 0;
-                while (py < char_height) : (py += 1) {
-                    const px = x + (py * @as(i32, char_width)) / @as(i32, char_height);
-                    fb.fillRect(px, top_y + py, line_w, 1, color, clip);
-                }
-            },
-            else => {
-                // Default: draw a simple block for visibility
-                const inset: i32 = 1;
-                const block_w = if (char_width > 2) char_width - 2 else char_width;
-                const block_h = if (char_height > 2) char_height - 2 else char_height;
-                fb.fillRect(x + inset, top_y + inset, block_w, block_h, color, clip);
-            },
+            }
         }
     }
 };
 
+/// Create cache key from codepoint and size
+fn makeCacheKey(codepoint: u32, size: u16) u64 {
+    return (@as(u64, codepoint) << 16) | @as(u64, size);
+}
+
+/// Blend foreground color with background using alpha
+fn blendColors(fg: Color, bg: Color, alpha: u8) Color {
+    const a = @as(u16, alpha);
+    const inv_a = 255 - a;
+
+    return Color{
+        .r = @intCast((@as(u16, fg.r) * a + @as(u16, bg.r) * inv_a) / 255),
+        .g = @intCast((@as(u16, fg.g) * a + @as(u16, bg.g) * inv_a) / 255),
+        .b = @intCast((@as(u16, fg.b) * a + @as(u16, bg.b) * inv_a) / 255),
+        .a = 255,
+    };
+}
+
 // =============================================================================
 // Helper functions
 // =============================================================================