diff --git a/bdfparse.py b/bdfparse.py
index e69de29..4c0aa36 100644
--- a/bdfparse.py
+++ b/bdfparse.py
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+import numpy as np
+
+
+def parse_properties(bdfFile):
+
+    properties = {"COMMENT": []}
+    with open(bdfFile, "r") as bdf:
+        line = bdf.readline()
+
+        while not line.startswith("STARTCHAR"):
+
+            if line.startswith("COMMENT"):
+                properties["COMMENT"].append(
+                    line.replace("COMMENT", "").replace("\n", "")
+                )
+
+            if line.startswith("FONT"):
+                properties["FONT"] = line.replace("FONT", "").replace("\n", "")
+
+            if line.startswith("SIZE"):
+                properties["SIZE"] = line.replace("SIZE", "").replace("\n", "")
+
+            if line.startswith("FONTBOUNDINGBOX"):
+                properties["FONTBOUNDINGBOX"] = [
+                    int(x)
+                    for x in (
+                        line.replace("FONTBOUNDINGBOX ", "").replace("\n", "").split()
+                    )
+                ]
+
+            if line.startswith("STARTPROPERTIES"):
+                properties["STARTPROPERTIES"] = line.replace(
+                    "STARTPROPERTIES", ""
+                ).replace("\n", "")
+
+            if line.startswith("FONTNAME_REGISTRY"):
+                properties["FONTNAME_REGISTRY"] = line.replace(
+                    "FONTNAME_REGISTRY", ""
+                ).replace("\n", "")
+
+            if line.startswith("FOUNDRY"):
+                properties["FOUNDRY"] = line.replace("FOUNDRY", "").replace("\n", "")
+
+            if line.startswith("FAMILY_NAME"):
+                properties["FAMILY_NAME"] = line.replace("FAMILY_NAME", "").replace(
+                    "\n", ""
+                )
+
+            if line.startswith("WEIGHT_NAME"):
+                properties["WEIGHT_NAME"] = line.replace("WEIGHT_NAME", "").replace(
+                    "\n", ""
+                )
+
+            if line.startswith("SLANT"):
+                properties["SLANT"] = line.replace("SLANT", "").replace("\n", "")
+
+            if line.startswith("SETWIDTH_NAME"):
+                properties["SETWIDTH_NAME"] = line.replace("SETWIDTH_NAME", "").replace(
+                    "\n", ""
+                )
+
+            if line.startswith("ADD_STYLE_NAME"):
+                properties["ADD_STYLE_NAME"] = line.replace(
+                    "ADD_STYLE_NAME", ""
+                ).replace("\n", "")
+
+            if line.startswith("PIXEL_SIZE"):
+                properties["PIXEL_SIZE"] = line.replace("PIXEL_SIZE", "").replace(
+                    "\n", ""
+                )
+
+            if line.startswith("POINT_SIZE"):
+                properties["POINT_SIZE"] = line.replace("POINT_SIZE", "").replace(
+                    "\n", ""
+                )
+
+            if line.startswith("RESOLUTION_X"):
+                properties["RESOLUTION_X"] = line.replace("RESOLUTION_X", "").replace(
+                    "\n", ""
+                )
+
+            if line.startswith("RESOLUTION_Y"):
+                properties["RESOLUTION_Y"] = line.replace("RESOLUTION_Y", "").replace(
+                    "\n", ""
+                )
+
+            if line.startswith("SPACING"):
+                properties["SPACING"] = line.replace("SPACING", "").replace("\n", "")
+
+            if line.startswith("AVERAGE_WIDTH"):
+                properties["AVERAGE_WIDTH"] = line.replace("AVERAGE_WIDTH", "").replace(
+                    "\n", ""
+                )
+
+            if line.startswith("CHARSET_REGISTRY"):
+                properties["CHARSET_REGISTRY"] = line.replace(
+                    "CHARSET_REGISTRY", ""
+                ).replace("\n", "")
+
+            if line.startswith("CHARSET_ENCODING"):
+                properties["CHARSET_ENCODING"] = line.replace(
+                    "CHARSET_ENCODING", ""
+                ).replace("\n", "")
+
+            if line.startswith("DEFAULT_CHAR"):
+                properties["DEFAULT_CHAR"] = line.replace("DEFAULT_CHAR", "").replace(
+                    "\n", ""
+                )
+
+            if line.startswith("FONT_DESCENT"):
+                properties["FONT_DESCENT"] = line.replace("FONT_DESCENT", "").replace(
+                    "\n", ""
+                )
+
+            if line.startswith("FONT_ASCENT"):
+                properties["FONT_ASCENT"] = line.replace("FONT_ASCENT", "").replace(
+                    "\n", ""
+                )
+
+            if line.startswith("COPYRIGHT"):
+                properties["COPYRIGHT"] = line.replace("COPYRIGHT", "").replace(
+                    "\n", ""
+                )
+
+            if line.startswith("CAP_HEIGHT"):
+                properties["CAP_HEIGHT"] = line.replace("CAP_HEIGHT", "").replace(
+                    "\n", ""
+                )
+
+            if line.startswith("X_HEIGHT"):
+                properties["X_HEIGHT"] = line.replace("X_HEIGHT", "").replace("\n", "")
+
+            if line.startswith("_GBDFED_INFO"):
+                properties["_GBDFED_INFO"] = line.replace("_GBDFED_INFO", "").replace(
+                    "\n", ""
+                )
+
+            line = bdf.readline()
+    return properties
+
+
+def from_hex(values, columns):
+    return np.array(
+        [list(f"{int(row[:2], 16):0>{columns}b}") for row in values.split("\n")],
+        dtype=int,
+    )
+
+
+def parse_chars(bdfFile):
+    font = {}
+    props = parse_properties(bdfFile)
+    cols = props["FONTBOUNDINGBOX"][0]
+    rows = props["FONTBOUNDINGBOX"][1]
+
+    with open(bdfFile, "r") as bdf:
+        line = bdf.readline()
+
+        # Go through file until chars start.
+        while not line.startswith("CHARS "):
+            line = bdf.readline()
+        characters = int(line.split(" ")[1])
+
+        for character in range(characters):
+            line = bdf.readline()
+            char = line.split(" ")[1].replace("\n", "")
+
+            while not line.startswith("BITMAP"):
+                line = bdf.readline()
+
+            bits = ""
+            for row in range(rows):
+
+                bits += bdf.readline()
+            font[char] = from_hex(bits.strip(), cols)
+            print(char)
+            if bdf.readline().startswith("ENDFONT"):
+                return font
+    return font