diff --git a/crates/voltex_editor/src/font.rs b/crates/voltex_editor/src/font.rs
index 8f7627f..9c45859 100644
--- a/crates/voltex_editor/src/font.rs
+++ b/crates/voltex_editor/src/font.rs
@@ -8,10 +8,205 @@ pub struct FontAtlas {
     pub pixels: Vec<u8>, // R8 grayscale
 }
 
+/// Classic 8x12 PC BIOS bitmap font data for ASCII 32-126 (95 characters).
+/// Each character is 12 bytes (one byte per row, MSB = leftmost pixel).
+#[rustfmt::skip]
+const FONT_DATA: [u8; 95 * 12] = [
+    // 32: Space
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 33: !
+    0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 34: "
+    0x00, 0x6C, 0x6C, 0x24, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 35: #
+    0x00, 0x6C, 0x6C, 0xFE, 0x6C, 0xFE, 0x6C, 0x6C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 36: $
+    0x00, 0x18, 0x3E, 0x60, 0x3C, 0x06, 0x7C, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 37: %
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x62, 0x64, 0x08, 0x10, 0x26, 0x46, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 38: &
+    0x00, 0x30, 0x48, 0x48, 0x30, 0x4A, 0x44, 0x3A, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 39: '
+    0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x30, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 40: (
+    0x00, 0x0C, 0x18, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x18, 0x0C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 41: )
+    0x00, 0x30, 0x18, 0x0C, 0x0C, 0x0C, 0x18, 0x30, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 42: *
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x66, 0x3C, 0xFF, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 43: +
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x7E, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 44: ,
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x30, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 45: -
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7E, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 46: .
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 47: /
+    0x00, 0x02, 0x06, 0x0C, 0x18, 0x30, 0x60, 0x40, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 48: 0
+    0x00, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x6E, 0x7E, 0x76, 0x66, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 49: 1
+    0x00, 0x18, 0x38, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x7E, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 50: 2
+    0x00, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x06, 0x0C, 0x18, 0x30, 0x7E, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 51: 3
+    0x00, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x06, 0x1C, 0x06, 0x66, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 52: 4
+    0x00, 0x0C, 0x1C, 0x2C, 0x4C, 0x7E, 0x0C, 0x0C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 53: 5
+    0x00, 0x7E, 0x60, 0x7C, 0x06, 0x06, 0x66, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 54: 6
+    0x00, 0x1C, 0x30, 0x60, 0x7C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 55: 7
+    0x00, 0x7E, 0x06, 0x0C, 0x18, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 56: 8
+    0x00, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 57: 9
+    0x00, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x3E, 0x06, 0x0C, 0x38, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 58: :
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 59: ;
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x30, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 60: <
+    0x00, 0x06, 0x0C, 0x18, 0x30, 0x18, 0x0C, 0x06, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 61: =
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7E, 0x00, 0x7E, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 62: >
+    0x00, 0x60, 0x30, 0x18, 0x0C, 0x18, 0x30, 0x60, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 63: ?
+    0x00, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x06, 0x0C, 0x18, 0x00, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 64: @
+    0x00, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x6E, 0x6A, 0x6E, 0x60, 0x3E, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 65: A
+    0x00, 0x18, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x7E, 0x66, 0x66, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 66: B
+    0x00, 0x7C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x7C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x7C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 67: C
+    0x00, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x60, 0x60, 0x60, 0x66, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 68: D
+    0x00, 0x78, 0x6C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x6C, 0x78, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 69: E
+    0x00, 0x7E, 0x60, 0x60, 0x7C, 0x60, 0x60, 0x7E, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 70: F
+    0x00, 0x7E, 0x60, 0x60, 0x7C, 0x60, 0x60, 0x60, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 71: G
+    0x00, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x60, 0x6E, 0x66, 0x66, 0x3E, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 72: H
+    0x00, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x7E, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 73: I
+    0x00, 0x7E, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x7E, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 74: J
+    0x00, 0x06, 0x06, 0x06, 0x06, 0x06, 0x66, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 75: K
+    0x00, 0x66, 0x6C, 0x78, 0x70, 0x78, 0x6C, 0x66, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 76: L
+    0x00, 0x60, 0x60, 0x60, 0x60, 0x60, 0x60, 0x7E, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 77: M
+    0x00, 0xC6, 0xEE, 0xFE, 0xD6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 78: N
+    0x00, 0x66, 0x76, 0x7E, 0x7E, 0x6E, 0x66, 0x66, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 79: O
+    0x00, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 80: P
+    0x00, 0x7C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x7C, 0x60, 0x60, 0x60, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 81: Q
+    0x00, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x6A, 0x6C, 0x36, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 82: R
+    0x00, 0x7C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x7C, 0x6C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 83: S
+    0x00, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x60, 0x3C, 0x06, 0x66, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 84: T
+    0x00, 0x7E, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 85: U
+    0x00, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 86: V
+    0x00, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x3C, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 87: W
+    0x00, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xD6, 0xFE, 0xEE, 0xC6, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 88: X
+    0x00, 0x66, 0x66, 0x3C, 0x18, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 89: Y
+    0x00, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x3C, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 90: Z
+    0x00, 0x7E, 0x06, 0x0C, 0x18, 0x30, 0x60, 0x7E, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 91: [
+    0x00, 0x3C, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 92: backslash
+    0x00, 0x40, 0x60, 0x30, 0x18, 0x0C, 0x06, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 93: ]
+    0x00, 0x3C, 0x0C, 0x0C, 0x0C, 0x0C, 0x0C, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 94: ^
+    0x00, 0x18, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 95: _
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 96: `
+    0x00, 0x30, 0x18, 0x0C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 97: a
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3C, 0x06, 0x3E, 0x66, 0x3E, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 98: b
+    0x00, 0x60, 0x60, 0x7C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x7C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 99: c
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x60, 0x66, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 100: d
+    0x00, 0x06, 0x06, 0x3E, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x3E, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 101: e
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x7E, 0x60, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 102: f
+    0x00, 0x1C, 0x30, 0x30, 0x7C, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 103: g
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3E, 0x66, 0x66, 0x3E, 0x06, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 104: h
+    0x00, 0x60, 0x60, 0x7C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 105: i
+    0x00, 0x18, 0x00, 0x38, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 106: j
+    0x00, 0x0C, 0x00, 0x1C, 0x0C, 0x0C, 0x0C, 0x0C, 0x78, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 107: k
+    0x00, 0x60, 0x60, 0x66, 0x6C, 0x78, 0x6C, 0x66, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 108: l
+    0x00, 0x38, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 109: m
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xEC, 0xFE, 0xD6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 110: n
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 111: o
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 112: p
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x7C, 0x60, 0x60, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 113: q
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3E, 0x66, 0x66, 0x3E, 0x06, 0x06, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 114: r
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7C, 0x66, 0x60, 0x60, 0x60, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 115: s
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3E, 0x60, 0x3C, 0x06, 0x7C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 116: t
+    0x00, 0x30, 0x30, 0x7C, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x1C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 117: u
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x3E, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 118: v
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x3C, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 119: w
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xD6, 0xFE, 0x6C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 120: x
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x66, 0x3C, 0x18, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 121: y
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x3E, 0x06, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 122: z
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7E, 0x0C, 0x18, 0x30, 0x7E, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 123: {
+    0x00, 0x0E, 0x18, 0x18, 0x70, 0x18, 0x18, 0x0E, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 124: |
+    0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 125: }
+    0x00, 0x70, 0x18, 0x18, 0x0E, 0x18, 0x18, 0x70, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    // 126: ~
+    0x00, 0x32, 0x4C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+];
+
 impl FontAtlas {
-    /// Generate a minimal font atlas.
+    /// Generate a bitmap font atlas with real 8x12 PC BIOS-style glyphs.
     /// Each glyph is 8x12 pixels. Atlas is 16 cols x 6 rows = 128x72.
-    /// Space (32) = all zeros. Other chars get a simple recognizable pattern.
     pub fn generate() -> Self {
         let glyph_width: u32 = 8;
         let glyph_height: u32 = 12;
@@ -22,41 +217,20 @@ impl FontAtlas {
 
         let mut pixels = vec![0u8; (width * height) as usize];
 
-        // ASCII 32 (space) through 126 (~) = 95 characters
+        // Unpack 1-bit-per-pixel FONT_DATA into R8 pixel atlas
         for code in 32u8..=126u8 {
             let index = (code - 32) as u32;
             let col = index % cols;
             let row = index / cols;
             let base_x = col * glyph_width;
             let base_y = row * glyph_height;
+            let data_offset = (index as usize) * 12;
 
-            if code == 32 {
-                // Space: all zeros (already zero)
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            // Generate a recognizable pattern based on char code.
-            // Draw a border frame + inner pattern derived from code value.
-            for py in 0..glyph_height {
-                for px in 0..glyph_width {
-                    let pixel_idx = ((base_y + py) * width + (base_x + px)) as usize;
-
-                    let on_border = px == 0 || px == glyph_width - 1
-                        || py == 0 || py == glyph_height - 1;
-
-                    // Inner pattern: use bits of char code to create variation
-                    let inner_bit = ((code as u32).wrapping_mul(px + 1).wrapping_mul(py + 1)) & 0x3;
-                    let on_inner = inner_bit == 0 && px > 1 && px < glyph_width - 2
-                        && py > 2 && py < glyph_height - 2;
-
-                    // Horizontal bar in middle for letter-like appearance
-                    let mid_y = glyph_height / 2;
-                    let on_midbar = py == mid_y && px > 1 && px < glyph_width - 2;
-
-                    // Vertical stem on left side
-                    let on_stem = px == 2 && py > 1 && py < glyph_height - 2;
-
-                    if on_border || on_inner || on_midbar || on_stem {
+            for py in 0..12u32 {
+                let row_byte = FONT_DATA[data_offset + py as usize];
+                for px in 0..8u32 {
+                    if (row_byte >> (7 - px)) & 1 != 0 {
+                        let pixel_idx = ((base_y + py) * width + (base_x + px)) as usize;
                         pixels[pixel_idx] = 255;
                     }
                 }