diff --git a/src/graphics/directx/DirectX2dInterface.cpp b/src/graphics/directx/DirectX2dInterface.cpp
index 4c359f4..44d6fe3 100644
--- a/src/graphics/directx/DirectX2dInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/directx/DirectX2dInterface.cpp
@@ -35,17 +35,26 @@ ID2D1DeviceContext2* DirectX2dInterface::getContext() const
 	return mDeviceContext.Get();
 }
 
-void DirectX2dInterface::initializeStandalone(IWICBitmap* bitmap, bool useSoftware)
+ID2D1RenderTarget* DirectX2dInterface::getRenderTarget() const
+{
+	if (mRenderTarget)
+	{
+		return mRenderTarget.Get();
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return mDeviceContext.Get();
+	}
+}
+
+void DirectX2dInterface::initialize(IWICBitmap* bitmap, bool useSoftware)
 {
 	D2D1_FACTORY_OPTIONS d2dFactoryOptions = {};
 	D2D1CreateFactory(D2D1_FACTORY_TYPE_SINGLE_THREADED, __uuidof(ID2D1Factory3), &d2dFactoryOptions, &mFactory);
 
 	auto hr = mFactory->CreateWicBitmapRenderTarget(bitmap, D2D1::RenderTargetProperties(), &mRenderTarget);
-}
 
-ID2D1RenderTarget* DirectX2dInterface::getRenderTarget() const
-{
-	return mRenderTarget.Get();
+	initializeDirectWrite();
 }
 
 bool DirectX2dInterface::initialize(IDXGIDevice* device)
diff --git a/src/graphics/directx/DirectX2dInterface.h b/src/graphics/directx/DirectX2dInterface.h
index 84f0e22..50d260a 100644
--- a/src/graphics/directx/DirectX2dInterface.h
+++ b/src/graphics/directx/DirectX2dInterface.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public:
 	ID2D1RenderTarget* getRenderTarget() const;
 
 	bool initialize(IDXGIDevice* device);
-	void initializeStandalone(IWICBitmap* bitmap, bool useSoftware = true);
+	void initialize(IWICBitmap* bitmap, bool useSoftware = true);
 
 	bool isValid() const;
 
diff --git a/src/graphics/directx/DirectX2dPainter.cpp b/src/graphics/directx/DirectX2dPainter.cpp
index 1db0fb0..7a170dc 100644
--- a/src/graphics/directx/DirectX2dPainter.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/directx/DirectX2dPainter.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ void DirectX2dPainter::finishDrawing()
 
 D2D1::ColorF DirectX2dPainter::toD2dColor(const Color& color)
 {
-	return D2D1::ColorF(color.getR() / 255.0, color.getG() / 255.0, color.getB() / 255.0, static_cast<float>(color.getAlpha()));
+	return D2D1::ColorF(static_cast<float>(color.getR() / 255.0), static_cast<float>(color.getG() / 255.0), 
+		static_cast<float>(color.getB() / 255.0), static_cast<float>(color.getAlpha()));
 }
 
 void DirectX2dPainter::clearBackground(const Color& color)
diff --git a/src/graphics/directx/DirectXPainter.cpp b/src/graphics/directx/DirectXPainter.cpp
index 8225fc4..b59fbd3 100644
--- a/src/graphics/directx/DirectXPainter.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/directx/DirectXPainter.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 
 #include <windows.h>
 
-#include <iostream>
-
 DirectXPainter::DirectXPainter(DrawingContext* context)
     :   AbstractPainter(context),
         mMeshPainter(std::make_unique<DirectXMeshPainter>()),
@@ -44,11 +42,6 @@ DirectXMeshPainter* DirectXPainter::getMeshPainter() const
     return mMeshPainter.get();
 }
 
-DirectXTextPainter* DirectXPainter::getTextPainter() const
-{
-    return mTextPainter.get();
-}
-
 void DirectXPainter::setDxInterface(DirectXInterface* dxInterface)
 {
     mRawDxInterface = dxInterface;
@@ -72,11 +65,6 @@ void DirectXPainter::initializeMesh()
     mMeshPainter->initializeD3d();
 }
 
-void DirectXPainter::initializeText()
-{
-    mTextPainter->initialize();
-}
-
 void DirectXPainter::updateMesh()
 {
     mMeshPainter->updateBuffers(mDrawingContext);
@@ -89,7 +77,7 @@ void DirectXPainter::initializeDxInterface()
     auto backing_image = mDrawingContext->getSurface()->getImage();
     auto wic_bitmap = dynamic_cast<Win32WicImage*>(backing_image->getPlatformImage())->getBitmap();
 
-    mDxInterface->getD2dInterface()->initializeStandalone(wic_bitmap);
+    mDxInterface->getD2dInterface()->initialize(wic_bitmap);
 
     resetPainters();
 }
@@ -115,7 +103,12 @@ void DirectXPainter::paint()
 
     for (const auto item : scene->getItems())
     {
-        if (item->getType() == SceneItem::Type::MODEL && item->isVisible())
+        if (!item->isVisible())
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (item->getType() == SceneItem::Type::MODEL)
         {
             auto model = dynamic_cast<SceneModel*>(item);
             if (model->getGeometry())
@@ -123,6 +116,12 @@ void DirectXPainter::paint()
                 m2dPainter->paint(model);
             }
         }
+        else if (item->getType() == SceneItem::Type::TEXT)
+        {
+            auto text = dynamic_cast<SceneText*>(item);
+            mTextPainter->paint(text, mDrawingContext);
+        }
+
     }
 
     m2dPainter->finishDrawing();
@@ -139,19 +138,6 @@ void DirectXPainter::paintMesh(ID3D12GraphicsCommandList* commandList)
     mMeshPainter->updateCommandList(commandList);
 }
 
-void DirectXPainter::paintText()
-{
-    auto scene = mDrawingContext->getSurface()->getScene();
-    for (const auto item : scene->getItems())
-    {
-        if (item->getType() == SceneItem::Type::TEXT && item->isVisible())
-        {
-            auto text = dynamic_cast<SceneText*>(item);
-            mTextPainter->paint(text, mDrawingContext);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 bool DirectXPainter::supportsGeometryPrimitives() const
 {
     return true;
diff --git a/src/graphics/directx/DirectXPainter.h b/src/graphics/directx/DirectXPainter.h
index 5891045..750a30e 100644
--- a/src/graphics/directx/DirectXPainter.h
+++ b/src/graphics/directx/DirectXPainter.h
@@ -21,17 +21,11 @@ public:
     DirectXPainter(DrawingContext* context);
     
     DirectXMeshPainter* getMeshPainter() const;
-    DirectXTextPainter* getTextPainter() const;
-
     void initializeMesh();
-    void initializeText();
 
     void paint() override;
-
     void paintBackground(const D3D12_CPU_DESCRIPTOR_HANDLE& rtvHandle, ID3D12GraphicsCommandList* commandList);
-
     void paintMesh(ID3D12GraphicsCommandList* commandList);
-    void paintText();
 
     void setDxInterface(DirectXInterface* dxInterface);
 
diff --git a/src/graphics/directx/DirectXTextPainter.cpp b/src/graphics/directx/DirectXTextPainter.cpp
index 02b2b42..100815a 100644
--- a/src/graphics/directx/DirectXTextPainter.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/directx/DirectXTextPainter.cpp
@@ -29,27 +29,18 @@ DirectXTextPainter::DirectXTextPainter()
 void DirectXTextPainter::setD2dInterface(DirectX2dInterface* d2dIterface)
 {
     mD2dInterface = d2dIterface;
+    mD2dInterface->getRenderTarget()->CreateSolidColorBrush(D2D1::ColorF(D2D1::ColorF::Black), &mTextBrush);
 }
 
-void DirectXTextPainter::initialize()
-{
-    initializeBrush();
-}
-
-void DirectXTextPainter::initializeBrush()
-{
-    mD2dInterface->getContext()->CreateSolidColorBrush(D2D1::ColorF(D2D1::ColorF::Black), &mTextBrush);
-}
-
-void DirectXTextPainter::updateTextFormat(float fontSize)
+void DirectXTextPainter::updateTextFormat(const FontItem& font)
 {
     mD2dInterface->getDirectWriteFactory()->CreateTextFormat(
-        L"Verdana",
-        NULL,
+        StringUtils::convert(font.getFaceName()).c_str(),
+        nullptr,
         DWRITE_FONT_WEIGHT_NORMAL,
         DWRITE_FONT_STYLE_NORMAL,
         DWRITE_FONT_STRETCH_NORMAL,
-        fontSize,
+        static_cast<float>(font.getSize()),
         L"en-us",
         &mTextFormat
     );
@@ -62,14 +53,11 @@ void DirectXTextPainter::paint(SceneText* text, DrawingContext* context)
     const auto location = text->getTransform().getLocation();
     D2D1_RECT_F textRect = D2D1::RectF(static_cast<float>(location.getX()), static_cast<float>(location.getY()), static_cast<float>(location.getX() + 200), static_cast<float>(location.getY() + 100));
 
-    updateTextFormat(static_cast<float>(text->getTextData().mFont.getSize()));
+    updateTextFormat(text->getTextData().mFont);
 
     auto content = StringUtils::convert(text->getTextData().mContent);
 
-    mD2dInterface->getContext()->BeginDraw();
-    mD2dInterface->getContext()->SetTransform(D2D1::Matrix3x2F::Identity());
-    mD2dInterface->getContext()->DrawText(content.c_str(), static_cast<UINT32>(content.size()), mTextFormat.Get(), &textRect, mTextBrush.Get());
-    mD2dInterface->getContext()->EndDraw();
+    mD2dInterface->getRenderTarget()->DrawText(content.c_str(), static_cast<UINT32>(content.size()), mTextFormat.Get(), &textRect, mTextBrush.Get());
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/graphics/directx/DirectXTextPainter.h b/src/graphics/directx/DirectXTextPainter.h
index f29c08c..ffeb031 100644
--- a/src/graphics/directx/DirectXTextPainter.h
+++ b/src/graphics/directx/DirectXTextPainter.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "FontItem.h"
+
 #include <wrl.h>
 #include <dwrite.h>
 #include <d2d1_3.h>
@@ -25,15 +27,12 @@ class DirectXTextPainter
 public:
     DirectXTextPainter();
 
-    void initialize();
-
     void paint(SceneText* text, DrawingContext* context);
 
     void setD2dInterface(DirectX2dInterface* d2dIterface);
 
 private:
-    void initializeBrush();
-    void updateTextFormat(float fontSize);
+    void updateTextFormat(const FontItem& font);
 
     DirectX2dInterface* mD2dInterface{ nullptr };
     Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<ID2D1SolidColorBrush> mTextBrush;
diff --git a/src/publishing/latex/LatexSymbols.cpp b/src/publishing/latex/LatexSymbols.cpp
index e69de29..ae86fe3 100644
--- a/src/publishing/latex/LatexSymbols.cpp
+++ b/src/publishing/latex/LatexSymbols.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#include "LatexSymbols.h"
+
+#include "StringUtils.h"
+
+std::unordered_map<std::string, std::wstring> LatexSymbolLookup::mSymbols = { 
+	{"Psi", L"\u03A8"},
+	{"alpha", L"\u03B1"},
+	{"beta", L"\u03B2"},
+	{"gamma", L"\u03B3"},
+	{"psi", L"\u03C8"}
+};
+
+std::optional<std::string> LatexSymbolLookup::getSymbolUtf8(const std::string& tag)
+{
+	if (auto entry = getSymbolUtf16(tag); entry)
+	{
+		return StringUtils::convert(*entry);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return std::nullopt;
+	}
+}
+
+std::optional<std::wstring> LatexSymbolLookup::getSymbolUtf16(const std::string& tag)
+{
+	if (auto iter = mSymbols.find(tag); iter != mSymbols.end())
+	{
+		return iter->second;
+	}
+	else 
+	{
+		return std::nullopt;
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/src/publishing/latex/LatexSymbols.h b/src/publishing/latex/LatexSymbols.h
index 993d462..e91b79e 100644
--- a/src/publishing/latex/LatexSymbols.h
+++ b/src/publishing/latex/LatexSymbols.h
@@ -22,5 +22,10 @@ struct LatexMathSymbol
 class LatexSymbolLookup
 {
 public:
-	std::unordered_map<std::string, LatexMathSymbol> mTags;
+	static std::optional<std::string> getSymbolUtf8(const std::string& tag);
+
+	static std::optional<std::wstring> getSymbolUtf16(const std::string& tag);
+
+private:
+	static std::unordered_map<std::string, std::wstring> mSymbols;
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/visual_elements/nodes/TextNode.cpp b/src/visual_elements/nodes/TextNode.cpp
index 402eec2..7f3e660 100644
--- a/src/visual_elements/nodes/TextNode.cpp
+++ b/src/visual_elements/nodes/TextNode.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ void TextNode::setContent(const std::string& content)
     }
 }
 
+void TextNode::setFont(const FontItem& font)
+{
+    if (mTextData.mFont != font)
+    {
+        mTextData.mFont = font;
+        mContentIsDirty = true;
+    }
+}
+
 SceneItem* TextNode::getSceneItem(std::size_t idx) const
 {
     if (idx == 0)
diff --git a/src/visual_elements/nodes/TextNode.h b/src/visual_elements/nodes/TextNode.h
index 948dedf..ae5941d 100644
--- a/src/visual_elements/nodes/TextNode.h
+++ b/src/visual_elements/nodes/TextNode.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ public:
 
     void setContent(const std::string& content);
 
+    void setFont(const FontItem& font);
+
     void update(SceneInfo* sceneInfo) override;
 private:
 
diff --git a/src/windows/ui_interfaces/win32/directx/DirectX2dIntegration.cpp b/src/windows/ui_interfaces/win32/directx/DirectX2dIntegration.cpp
index 45bf07f..ac8a8ba 100644
--- a/src/windows/ui_interfaces/win32/directx/DirectX2dIntegration.cpp
+++ b/src/windows/ui_interfaces/win32/directx/DirectX2dIntegration.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ void DirectX2dIntegration::render()
     // Render text directly to the back buffer.
     mDx2dInterface->getContext()->SetTarget(getD2dRenderTarget());
 
-    auto painter = dynamic_cast<DirectXPainter*>(mWindow->getDrawingContent()->getPainter());
-    painter->paintText();
+    mWindow->getDrawingContent()->getPainter()->paint();
 
     // Release our wrapped render target resource. Releasing 
     // transitions the back buffer resource to the state specified
diff --git a/src/windows/ui_interfaces/win32/directx/Win32DxWindowInterface.cpp b/src/windows/ui_interfaces/win32/directx/Win32DxWindowInterface.cpp
index bb24848..463b65f 100644
--- a/src/windows/ui_interfaces/win32/directx/Win32DxWindowInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/windows/ui_interfaces/win32/directx/Win32DxWindowInterface.cpp
@@ -256,9 +256,8 @@ bool Win32DxWindowInterface::loadAssets()
 {
     auto painter = dynamic_cast<DirectXPainter*>(mWindow->getDrawingContent()->getPainter());
     painter->initializeMesh();
-    painter->initializeText();
-
     painter->updateMesh();
+
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/graphics/TestD2dOffScreenRendering.cpp b/test/graphics/TestD2dOffScreenRendering.cpp
index 1960e0e..1b3a09b 100644
--- a/test/graphics/TestD2dOffScreenRendering.cpp
+++ b/test/graphics/TestD2dOffScreenRendering.cpp
@@ -1,38 +1,19 @@
-#include "TestCase.h"
-#include "TestCaseRunner.h"
-
-#include "TestUiApplication.h"
-
 #include "TestFramework.h"
 #include "TestUtils.h"
-
-#include "DrawingSurface.h"
-#include "DrawingContext.h"
-#include "AbstractPainter.h"
-#include "Image.h"
-#include "PngWriter.h"
+#include "TestRenderUtils.h"
 
 #include "RectangleNode.h"
-#include "Scene.h"
+
 
 TEST_CASE(TestD2dOffScreenRendering, "graphics")
 {
-	auto surface = std::make_unique<DrawingSurface>();
-	surface->setSize(800, 800);
-
-	auto drawing_context = std::make_unique<DrawingContext>(surface.get());
+	TestRenderer renderer(800, 800);
 
 	auto rect = std::make_unique<RectangleNode>(Point(10, 10), 200.0, 200.0);
 
-	auto scene = surface->getScene();
+	auto scene = renderer.getScene();
 	//scene->setBackgroundColor(Color(100, 100, 0));
 	scene->addNode(rect.get());
 
-	drawing_context->paint();
-
-	auto image = surface->getImage();
-
-	PngWriter writer;
-	writer.setPath(TestUtils::getTestOutputDir(__FILE__) / "out.png");
-	writer.write(image);
+	renderer.write(TestUtils::getTestOutputDir(__FILE__) / "out.png");
 };
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diff --git a/test/publishing/TestLatexConverter.cpp b/test/publishing/TestLatexConverter.cpp
index fd44443..46ffe53 100644
--- a/test/publishing/TestLatexConverter.cpp
+++ b/test/publishing/TestLatexConverter.cpp
@@ -1,22 +1,29 @@
 #include "TestFramework.h"
 #include "TestUtils.h"
 
+#include "TestRenderUtils.h"
 #include "StringUtils.h"
 
-#include "File.h"
-
-#include <iostream>
+#include "FontItem.h"
+#include "TextNode.h"
+#include "LatexSymbols.h"
 
 TEST_CASE(TestLatexConverter, "publishing")
 {
-	std::wstring out = L"\u03A8";
-	std::wcout << out << std::endl;
+	FontItem font("Cambria Math", 14);
 
+	auto psi = LatexSymbolLookup::getSymbolUtf8("psi");
+	auto alpha = LatexSymbolLookup::getSymbolUtf8("alpha");
+	auto beta = LatexSymbolLookup::getSymbolUtf8("beta");
 
-	std::string out_c = StringUtils::convert(out);
+	auto content = *psi + " " + *alpha + " " + *beta + " ";
 
-	File file(TestUtils::getTestOutputDir(__FILE__) / "utf8_render.dat");
-	file.writeText(out_c);
+	TestRenderer renderer(800, 800);
 
-	//std::cout << out_c << std::endl;
+	auto text = std::make_unique<TextNode>(content, Point(10, 10));
+	text->setFont(font);
+
+	renderer.getScene()->addNode(text.get());
+
+	renderer.write(TestUtils::getTestOutputDir(__FILE__) / "out.png");
 };
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diff --git a/test/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt b/test/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b8d93c..d3eb386 100644
--- a/test/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ add_library(test_utils STATIC
     TestCaseRunner.cpp
 	TestUiApplication.h
 	TestUiApplication.cpp
+	TestRenderUtils.h
     )
 
 target_include_directories(test_utils PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
diff --git a/test/test_utils/TestRenderUtils.h b/test/test_utils/TestRenderUtils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3750f58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_utils/TestRenderUtils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "DrawingSurface.h"
+#include "DrawingContext.h"
+#include "AbstractPainter.h"
+#include "Image.h"
+#include "PngWriter.h"
+#include "Scene.h"
+
+class TestRenderer
+{
+public:
+	TestRenderer(unsigned width = 1000, unsigned height = 1000)
+	{
+		mSurface = std::make_unique<DrawingSurface>();
+		mSurface->setSize(width, height);
+
+		mDrawingContext = std::make_unique<DrawingContext>(mSurface.get());
+	}
+
+	Scene* getScene() const
+	{
+		return mSurface->getScene();
+	}
+
+	void write(const Path& path)
+	{
+		mDrawingContext->paint();
+
+		auto image = mSurface->getImage();
+
+		PngWriter writer;
+		writer.setPath(path);
+		writer.write(image);
+	}
+
+private:
+	std::unique_ptr<DrawingSurface> mSurface;
+	std::unique_ptr<DrawingContext> mDrawingContext;
+};
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