diff --git a/src/gopheros/device/video/console/device.go b/src/gopheros/device/video/console/device.go
index 8956396..c4891f1 100644
--- a/src/gopheros/device/video/console/device.go
+++ b/src/gopheros/device/video/console/device.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package console
 
-import "image/color"
+import (
+	"gopheros/device/video/console/font"
+	"image/color"
+)
 
 // ScrollDir defines a scroll direction.
 type ScrollDir uint8
@@ -43,3 +46,11 @@ type Device interface {
 	// supported colors should be a no-op.
 	SetPaletteColor(uint8, color.RGBA)
 }
+
+// FontSetter is an interface implemented by console devices that
+// support loadable bitmap fonts.
+//
+// SetFont selects a bitmap font to be used by the console.
+type FontSetter interface {
+	SetFont(*font.Font)
+}
diff --git a/src/gopheros/device/video/console/font/font.go b/src/gopheros/device/video/console/font/font.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a7c94c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gopheros/device/video/console/font/font.go
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package font
+
+var (
+	// The list of available fonts.
+	availableFonts []*Font
+)
+
+// Font describes a bitmap font that can be used by a console device.
+type Font struct {
+	// The name of the font
+	Name string
+
+	// The width of each glyph in pixels.
+	GlyphWidth uint32
+
+	// The height of each glyph in pixels.
+	GlyphHeight uint32
+
+	// The recommended console resolution for this font.
+	RecommendedWidth  uint32
+	RecommendedHeight uint32
+
+	// Font priority (lower is better). When auto-detecting a font to use, the font with
+	// the lowest priority will be preferred
+	Priority uint32
+
+	// The number of bytes describing a row in a glyph.
+	BytesPerRow uint32
+
+	// The font bitmap. Each character consists of BytesPerRow * Height
+	// bytes where each bit indicates whether a pixel should be set to the
+	// foreground or the background color.
+	Data []byte
+}
+
+// FindByName looks up a font instance by name. If the font is not found then
+// the function returns nil.
+func FindByName(name string) *Font {
+	for _, f := range availableFonts {
+		if f.Name == name {
+			return f
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// BestFit returns the best font from the available font list given the
+// specified console dimensions. If multiple fonts match the dimension criteria
+// then their priority attribute is used to select one.
+//
+// The algorithm for selecting the best font is the following:
+//  For each font:
+//    - calculate the sum of abs differences between the font recommended dimension
+//      and the console dimensions.
+//    - if the font score is lower than the current best font's score then the
+//      font becomes the new best font.
+//    - if the font score is equal to the current best font's score then the
+//      font with the lowest priority becomes the new best font.
+func BestFit(consoleWidth, consoleHeight uint32) *Font {
+	var (
+		best                           *Font
+		bestDelta                      uint32
+		absDeltaW, absDeltaH, absDelta uint32
+	)
+
+	for _, f := range availableFonts {
+		if f.RecommendedWidth > consoleWidth {
+			absDeltaW = f.RecommendedWidth - consoleWidth
+		} else {
+			absDeltaW = consoleWidth - f.RecommendedWidth
+		}
+
+		if f.RecommendedHeight > consoleHeight {
+			absDeltaH = f.RecommendedHeight - consoleHeight
+		} else {
+			absDeltaH = consoleHeight - f.RecommendedHeight
+		}
+
+		absDelta = absDeltaW + absDeltaH
+
+		if best == nil {
+			best = f
+			bestDelta = absDelta
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if best.Priority < f.Priority || absDelta > bestDelta {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		best = f
+		bestDelta = absDelta
+	}
+
+	return best
+}
diff --git a/src/gopheros/device/video/console/font/font_test.go b/src/gopheros/device/video/console/font/font_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2c8fd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gopheros/device/video/console/font/font_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package font
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestFindByName(t *testing.T) {
+	defer func(origList []*Font) {
+		availableFonts = origList
+	}(availableFonts)
+
+	availableFonts = []*Font{
+		&Font{Name: "foo"},
+		&Font{Name: "bar"},
+	}
+
+	exp := availableFonts[1]
+	if got := FindByName("bar"); got != exp {
+		t.Fatalf("expected to get font: %v; got %v", exp, got)
+	}
+
+	if got := FindByName("not-existing-font"); got != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected to get nil for a font that does not exist; got %v", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBestFit(t *testing.T) {
+	defer func(origList []*Font) {
+		availableFonts = origList
+	}(availableFonts)
+
+	availableFonts = []*Font{
+		&Font{Name: "retina1", RecommendedWidth: 2560, RecommendedHeight: 1600, Priority: 2},
+		&Font{Name: "retina2", RecommendedWidth: 2560, RecommendedHeight: 1600, Priority: 1},
+		&Font{Name: "default", RecommendedWidth: 800, RecommendedHeight: 600, Priority: 0},
+		&Font{Name: "standard", RecommendedWidth: 1024, RecommendedHeight: 768, Priority: 0},
+	}
+
+	specs := []struct {
+		consW, consH uint32
+		expName      string
+	}{
+		{320, 200, "default"},
+		{800, 600, "default"},
+		{1024, 768, "standard"},
+		{3000, 3000, "retina2"},
+		{2500, 600, "retina2"},
+	}
+
+	for specIndex, spec := range specs {
+		got := BestFit(spec.consW, spec.consH)
+		if got == nil {
+			t.Errorf("[spec %d] unable to find a font", specIndex)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if got.Name != spec.expName {
+			t.Errorf("[spec %d] expected to get font %q; got %q", specIndex, spec.expName, got.Name)
+		}
+	}
+}