diff --git a/extras/Makefile.am b/extras/Makefile.am
index d024d5e..c25fe60 100644
--- a/extras/Makefile.am
+++ b/extras/Makefile.am
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	NOTES \
 	font_linuxfr.php \
 	getphpbbcaptcha.py \
+	makefont.c \
 	usercp_confirm.php \
 	$(NULL)
 
diff --git a/extras/NOTES b/extras/NOTES
index bae4d17..15142b4 100644
--- a/extras/NOTES
+++ b/extras/NOTES
@@ -22,3 +22,10 @@ font_linuxfr.php
    This file is used to create the linuxfr font.
 
   Usage: php4 font_linuxfr.php > font_linuxfr.png
+
+makefont.c
+----------
+   This program is used to do a bitmap drawing of a ttf font.
+
+  Usage: makefont <font.ttf> <size> <text> <output.bmp>
+
diff --git a/extras/makefont.c b/extras/makefont.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a64afe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extras/makefont.c
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * makefont.c: create a font bitmap from a .ttf file.
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * Copyright: (c) 2004 Sam Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *   modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You Want To
+ *   Public License as published by Banlu Kemiyatorn. See
+ *   http://sam.zoy.org/projects/COPYING.WTFPL for more details.
+ *
+ * Build example:
+ *   gcc -Wall makefont.c -o makefont `sdl-config --cflags --libs` -lSDL_ttf
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *   makefont <font.ttf> <size> <text> <output.bmp>
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "SDL.h"
+#include "SDL_ttf.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    SDL_Color bg = { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0 };
+    SDL_Color fg = { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0 };
+    SDL_Surface *text;
+    TTF_Font *font;
+
+    if(argc != 5)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s <font.ttf> <size> <text> <output.bmp>\n",
+                argv[0]);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    TTF_Init();
+    font = TTF_OpenFont(argv[1], atoi(argv[2]));
+    if(!font)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "could not load font %s: %s\n",
+                argv[1], SDL_GetError());
+        TTF_Quit();
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    TTF_SetFontStyle(font, TTF_STYLE_NORMAL);
+    text = TTF_RenderUTF8_Shaded(font, argv[3], fg, bg);
+    if(!text)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "text rendering failed: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
+        TTF_CloseFont(font);
+        TTF_Quit();
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    SDL_SaveBMP(text, argv[4]);
+    SDL_FreeSurface(text);
+    TTF_CloseFont(font);
+    TTF_Quit();
+
+    return 0;
+}
+