diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5987ecc..6eb2953 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ panic = "abort"
 opt-level = "z"
 debug-assertions = false
 overflow-checks = false
-strip = true
+strip = false
 lto = true
 codegen-units = 1
 
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index a48f0e5..83302a6 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 fn main() {
     let arch = std::env::var("LBOS_ARCH").unwrap_or("virt".to_string());
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=LBOS_ARCH");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=LBOS_FONT");
     println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=feature=\"arch_{}\"", arch);
 
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/arch/{}/asm", arch);
diff --git a/liblbos/src/characters.rs b/liblbos/src/characters.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b2097c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/liblbos/src/characters.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+pub const C_LIFEBLOOD_CAT: char = (b'~' + 1) as char;
+pub const C_SMILE: char = (b'~' + 2) as char;
+pub const C_FEARFUL: char = (b'~' + 3) as char;
+pub const C_SUNGLASSES: char = (b'~' + 4) as char;
+pub const C_COLONTHREE: char = (b'~' + 5) as char;
+pub const C_FOLDER: char = (b'~' + 6) as char;
+pub const C_FILE: char = (b'~' + 7) as char;
+pub const C_BLOOD: char = (b'~' + 8) as char;
+pub const C_WINK: char = (b'~' + 9) as char;
+pub const C_CONFUSED: char = (b'~' + 10) as char;
+pub const C_COLOND: char = (b'~' + 11) as char;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/liblbos/src/lib.rs b/liblbos/src/lib.rs
index 13c5a0d..8f1b05c 100644
--- a/liblbos/src/lib.rs
+++ b/liblbos/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 pub mod fs;
 pub mod ktask;
 pub mod syscalls;
+pub mod characters;
 mod arch;
 
 #[repr(C)]
diff --git a/src/arch/virt/mod.rs b/src/arch/virt/mod.rs
index 2c694d1..30f6422 100644
--- a/src/arch/virt/mod.rs
+++ b/src/arch/virt/mod.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ global_asm!(include_str!("asm/trap.s"));
 extern "C" fn eh_personality() {}
 
 #[panic_handler]
-//#[cfg(feature = "debug_messages")]
+#[cfg(feature = "debug_messages")]
 fn panic(info: &core::panic::PanicInfo) -> ! {
     use core::fmt::Write;
     let mut uart = UART::new(0x1000_0000);
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ fn panic(info: &core::panic::PanicInfo) -> ! {
         }
     }
 }
-/*
 #[panic_handler]
 #[cfg(not(feature = "debug_messages"))]
 fn panic(_info: &core::panic::PanicInfo) -> ! {
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ fn panic(_info: &core::panic::PanicInfo) -> ! {
         }
     }
 }
-*/
 pub fn virt_rough_panic(errcode: [char; 3]) -> ! {
     let uart = UART::new(0x1000_0000);
     for c in b"PANIC".iter() {
diff --git a/src/arch/virt/trap.rs b/src/arch/virt/trap.rs
index 2a0483e..b5fdd3a 100644
--- a/src/arch/virt/trap.rs
+++ b/src/arch/virt/trap.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::arch::virt::{plic, serial_port};
 use crate::rough_panic;
 use crate::syscalls::usize2sc;
-use crate::trafficcontrol::{TC, context_switch, handle_syscall, MAX_TASKS};
+use crate::trafficcontrol::{TC, context_switch, handle_syscall, MAX_TASKS, TrafficControl, Task};
 use core::arch::asm;
 use crate::spinlock::Spinlock;
 
diff --git a/src/dev/framebuffer/charset1.data b/src/dev/framebuffer/charset1.data
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d90ed76
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/dev/framebuffer/charset1.data differ
diff --git a/src/dev/framebuffer/charset1.png b/src/dev/framebuffer/charset1.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92bb03a
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/dev/framebuffer/charset1.png differ
diff --git a/src/dev/framebuffer/console.rs b/src/dev/framebuffer/console.rs
index b7903aa..4cca85f 100644
--- a/src/dev/framebuffer/console.rs
+++ b/src/dev/framebuffer/console.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use crate::dev::framebuffer::{fb_clear_area, fb_clearscreen, fb_write_char_array};
+use crate::dev::framebuffer::{fb_clear_area, fb_clearscreen, fb_write_char_array, CHAR_SIZE};
 use crate::spinlock::Spinlock;
 use crate::trafficcontrol::TrafficControl;
 
 pub struct FramebufferConsole {
-    pub buffer: [[char; 20]; 15], // our font is 16x16, 320x240 is the standard res, so 20x15
+    pub buffer: [[u8; 26]; 20], // our font is 16x16, 320x240 is the standard res, so 20x15
     pub cursor: (usize, usize),   // (x, y)
     pub need_screen_clear: bool,
     pub need_line_clear: bool,
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub static FBCONSOLE: Spinlock<FramebufferConsole> = Spinlock::new(FramebufferCo
 impl FramebufferConsole {
     pub const fn empty() -> Self {
         Self {
-            buffer: [[' '; 20]; 15],
+            buffer: [[b' '; 26]; 20],
             cursor: (0, 0),
             need_screen_clear: true,
             need_line_clear: false,
@@ -27,23 +27,24 @@ impl FramebufferConsole {
             let copy_from = self.buffer[line_num + 1];
             self.buffer[line_num] = copy_from;
         }
-        self.buffer[self.buffer.len() - 1] = [' '; 20];
+        self.buffer[self.buffer.len() - 1] = [b' '; 26];
         self.need_screen_clear = true;
     }
 
     // DOES send a framebuffer update!
     pub fn clear_terminal(&mut self, tc: &mut TrafficControl) {
         self.need_screen_clear = true;
-        self.buffer = [[' '; 20]; 15];
+        self.buffer = [[b' '; 26]; 20];
         self.cursor = (0, 0);
         self.render(tc, true);
     }
 
     // DOES send a framebuffer update!
-    pub fn printstr(&mut self, tc: &mut TrafficControl, str: &str) {
-        for c in str.chars() {
+    pub fn printstr(&mut self, tc: &mut TrafficControl, str: &[u8]) {
+        for c in str {
+            let c = *c;
             let mut was_special_char = false;
-            if c == '\n' || c == '\r' {
+            if c == b'\n' || c == b'\r' {
                 was_special_char = true;
                 self.cursor.0 = 0;
                 self.cursor.1 += 1;
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ impl FramebufferConsole {
                 self.cursor.1 = self.buffer.len() - 1;
                 self.scroll_terminal();
             }
-            if c == '\x08' {
+            if c == b'\x08' {
                 was_special_char = true;
                 // we don't clear the character, that's up to the terminal
                 self.need_line_clear = true;
@@ -90,12 +91,12 @@ impl FramebufferConsole {
             self.need_screen_clear = false;
         }
         if self.need_line_clear {
-            fb_clear_area(tc, 0, self.cursor.1 * 16, 320, 16, refresh_whole_screen);
+            fb_clear_area(tc, 0, self.cursor.1 * CHAR_SIZE, 320, CHAR_SIZE, refresh_whole_screen);
             self.need_line_clear = false;
         }
 
         for (y, line) in self.buffer.iter().enumerate() {
-            fb_write_char_array(tc, 0, y * 16, line);
+            fb_write_char_array(tc, 0, y * CHAR_SIZE, line);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/dev/framebuffer/mod.rs b/src/dev/framebuffer/mod.rs
index 1717f24..8600cab 100644
--- a/src/dev/framebuffer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/dev/framebuffer/mod.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ use core::sync::atomic::Ordering;
 
 pub mod console;
 
-pub const VAPFONT: &[u8] = include_bytes!("./vapfont.data");
-pub const VAPFONT_W: usize = 256;
-pub const VAPFONT_H: usize = 112;
+pub const VAPFONT: &[u8] = include_bytes!(env!("LBOS_FONT"));
+pub const VAPFONT_W: usize = 184;
+pub const VAPFONT_H: usize = 84;
+pub const CHAR_SIZE: usize = 12;
 
 pub struct FBColor {
     pub red: u8,
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ impl FBColor {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn fb_write_char_array(tc: &mut TrafficControl, mut x: usize, y: usize, chars: &[char]) {
+pub fn fb_write_char_array(tc: &mut TrafficControl, mut x: usize, y: usize, chars: &[u8]) {
     let ogx = x;
     let ogy = y;
     const BYTES: [u8; 3] = FB_FG_COLOR.to_bytes();
@@ -43,15 +44,14 @@ pub fn fb_write_char_array(tc: &mut TrafficControl, mut x: usize, y: usize, char
         return;
     }
     let fbstride = FRAMEBUFFER_BPP.load(Ordering::Relaxed) * FRAMEBUFFER_WIDTH;
-    const CHAR_SIZE: usize = 16;
     for c in chars {
         let c = *c;
-        if c == ' ' {
+        if c == b' ' {
             x += CHAR_SIZE;
         } else if c as u8 > 32 {
-            let c = c as u8 - 32;
-            let cx = (c % 16) as usize * CHAR_SIZE;
-            let cy = (c / 16) as usize * CHAR_SIZE;
+            let c = c as u8 - b'!';
+            let cx = (c % 15) as usize * CHAR_SIZE;
+            let cy = (c / 15) as usize * CHAR_SIZE;
             for row in 0..CHAR_SIZE {
                 for col in 0..CHAR_SIZE {
                     let coff = (VAPFONT_W * (cy + row)) + (cx + col);
diff --git a/src/dev/framebuffer/vapfont.data b/src/dev/framebuffer/vapfont.data
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d2b292..0000000
Binary files a/src/dev/framebuffer/vapfont.data and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/src/dev/framebuffer/vapfont.png b/src/dev/framebuffer/vapfont.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 892116d..0000000
Binary files a/src/dev/framebuffer/vapfont.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/src/trafficcontrol.rs b/src/trafficcontrol.rs
index 4f63715..05cd4fe 100644
--- a/src/trafficcontrol.rs
+++ b/src/trafficcontrol.rs
@@ -186,9 +186,7 @@ pub fn handle_syscall(
                 if tc.use_fb_console {
                     let mut fbcons = crate::dev::framebuffer::console::FBCONSOLE.lock();
                     fbcons.printstr(&mut tc, unsafe {
-                        core::str::from_utf8_unchecked(unsafe {
-                            core::slice::from_raw_parts(addr as *const u8, count)
-                        })
+                        core::slice::from_raw_parts(addr as *const u8, count)
                     });
                 }
                 0
diff --git a/turntable/src/main.rs b/turntable/src/main.rs
index 1d7277c..af1f3e6 100644
--- a/turntable/src/main.rs
+++ b/turntable/src/main.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #![no_main]
 
 use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicPtr, AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+use liblbos::characters;
 use crate::terminal::{print, println};
 use liblbos::fs::{DirectoryReader, FileSystem};
 
@@ -112,13 +113,16 @@ fn lsdir(env: &Environment<'_>) {
             break;
         }
         print("- ");
+        let name = &record.name[..record.name.iter().position(|&x| x == 0).unwrap_or(11)];
         liblbos::syscalls::write_terminal(
-            &record.name[..record.name.iter().position(|&x| x == 0).unwrap_or(11)],
+            name
         );
         if record.record_type == liblbos::fs::RecordType::Directory as u8 {
-            print("(dir)");
+            liblbos::syscalls::write_terminal(&[b' ', characters::C_FOLDER as u8]);
+        } else if &name[name.len() - 3..] == b"DDI" {
+            liblbos::syscalls::write_terminal(&[b' ', characters::C_BLOOD as u8]);
         } else {
-            print("(file)");
+            liblbos::syscalls::write_terminal(&[b' ', characters::C_FILE as u8]);
         }
     }
     print("\n");