diff --git a/axi/__init__.py b/axi/__init__.py
index aca498d..c7db8db 100644
--- a/axi/__init__.py
+++ b/axi/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from .planner import Planner
 from .turtle import Turtle
 from .util import draw, reset
 
-from .hershey import text
+from .hershey import text, justify_text
 from .hershey_fonts import (
     ASTROLOGY,
     CURSIVE,
diff --git a/axi/hershey.py b/axi/hershey.py
index 44f9394..ae4ac12 100644
--- a/axi/hershey.py
+++ b/axi/hershey.py
@@ -1,17 +1,46 @@
 from .hershey_fonts import *
 
-def text(string, font=FUTURAL, spacing=0):
+def text(string, font=FUTURAL, spacing=0, extra=0):
     result = []
     x = 0
     for ch in string:
-        i = ord(ch) - 32
-        if i < 0 or i >= 96:
+        index = ord(ch) - 32
+        if index < 0 or index >= 96:
             x += spacing
             continue
-        lt, rt, coords = font[i]
+        lt, rt, coords = font[index]
         for path in coords:
             path = [(x + i - lt, j) for i, j in path]
             if path:
                 result.append(path)
         x += rt - lt + spacing
+        if index == 0:
+            x += extra
     return result
+
+def text_width(string, font=FUTURAL, spacing=0):
+    x = 0
+    for ch in string:
+        index = ord(ch) - 32
+        if index < 0 or index >= 96:
+            x += spacing
+            continue
+        lt, rt, coords = font[index]
+        x += rt - lt + spacing
+    return x
+
+def justify_text(lines, font=FUTURAL, spacing=0):
+    widths = [text_width(x, font, spacing) for x in lines]
+    max_width = max(widths)
+    extras = []
+    for i, (line, width) in enumerate(zip(lines, widths)):
+        spaces = line.count(' ')
+        if spaces == 0:
+            e = 0
+        else:
+            e = float(max_width - width) / spaces
+        if i == len(lines) - 1:
+            e = 0
+        extras.append(e)
+        print width, max_width, spaces, e
+    return [text(line, font, spacing, extra) for line, extra in zip(lines, extras)]