diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index db063a3..8827301 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -641,6 +641,41 @@ Nothing
 int h = YourScreen.textFontHeight();
 ```
 
+### `textSize()`
+
+#### Description
+
+Set a text scale factor
+
+#### Syntax
+
+```
+YourScreen.textSize(scale)
+YourScreen.textSize(scaleX, scaleY)
+```
+
+#### Parameters
+
+scale: scale factor used for both x and y
+scaleX: x scale factor
+scaleY: y scale factor
+
+#### Returns
+
+Nothing
+
+#### Example
+
+```
+YourScreen.beginDraw();
+YourScreen.clear();
+YourScreen.stroke(255, 255, 255);
+YourScreen.textFont(Font_5x7);
+YourScreen.textSize(5);
+YourScreen.text("abc", 0, 1);
+YourScreen.endDraw();
+```
+
 ### `set()`
 
 #### Description
diff --git a/examples/ASCIIDraw/ASCIIDraw.ino b/examples/ASCIIDraw/ASCIIDraw.ino
index 398a40d..dfb6bb3 100644
--- a/examples/ASCIIDraw/ASCIIDraw.ino
+++ b/examples/ASCIIDraw/ASCIIDraw.ino
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@
 
 #include <ArduinoGraphics.h>
 
-const byte canvasWidth = 61;
-const byte canvasHeight = 27;
+const byte fontSize = 3;
+const byte canvasWidth = fontSize * (5 * 7) + 26;
+const byte canvasHeight = fontSize * 7 + 20;
 
 class ASCIIDrawClass : public ArduinoGraphics {
   public:
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ void setup() {
   ASCIIDraw.stroke('@', 0, 0);
   const char text[] = "ARDUINO";
   ASCIIDraw.textFont(Font_5x7);
+  ASCIIDraw.textSize(fontSize);
   const byte textWidth = strlen(text) * ASCIIDraw.textFontWidth();
   const byte textHeight = ASCIIDraw.textFontHeight();
   const byte textX = (canvasWidth - textWidth) / 2;
diff --git a/src/ArduinoGraphics.cpp b/src/ArduinoGraphics.cpp
index b47c2b5..8ed68a0 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoGraphics.cpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoGraphics.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 ArduinoGraphics::ArduinoGraphics(int width, int height) :
   _width(width),
   _height(height),
-  _font(NULL)
+  _font(NULL),
+  _textSizeX(1),
+  _textSizeY(1)
 {
 }
 
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@ void ArduinoGraphics::text(const char* str, int x, int y)
     uint8_t const c = (uint8_t)*str++;
 
     if (c == '\n') {
-      y += _font->height;
+      y += _font->height * _textSizeY;
     } else if (c == '\r') {
       x = 0;
     } else if (c == 0xc2 || c == 0xc3) {
@@ -254,10 +256,10 @@ void ArduinoGraphics::text(const char* str, int x, int y)
       }
 
       if (b) {
-        bitmap(b, x, y, _font->width, _font->height);
+        bitmap(b, x, y, _font->width, _font->height, _textSizeX, _textSizeY);
       }
 
-      x += _font->width;
+      x += _font->width * _textSizeX;
     }
   }
 }
@@ -269,38 +271,51 @@ void ArduinoGraphics::textFont(const Font& which)
 
 int ArduinoGraphics::textFontWidth() const
 {
-  return (_font ? _font->width : 0);
+  return (_font ? _font->width * _textSizeX : 0);
 }
 
 int ArduinoGraphics::textFontHeight() const
 {
-  return (_font ? _font->height : 0);
+  return (_font ? _font->height* _textSizeY : 0);
 }
 
-void ArduinoGraphics::bitmap(const uint8_t* data, int x, int y, int width, int height)
+void ArduinoGraphics::textSize(uint8_t sx, uint8_t sy)
 {
-  if (!_stroke) {
+  _textSizeX = (sx > 0)? sx : 1;
+  _textSizeY = (sy > 0)? sy : 1;
+}
+
+
+void ArduinoGraphics::bitmap(const uint8_t* data, int x, int y, int w, int h, uint8_t scale_x, uint8_t scale_y) {
+  if (!_stroke || !scale_x || !scale_y) {
     return;
   }
 
-  if ((data == NULL) || ((x + width) < 0) || ((y + height) < 0) || (x > _width) || (y > _height)) {
+  if ((data == nullptr) || ((x + (w * scale_x) < 0)) || ((y + (h * scale_y) < 0)) || (x > _width) || (y > _height)) {
     // offscreen
     return;
   }
 
-  for (int j = 0; j < height; j++) {
+  int xStart = x;
+  for (int j = 0; j < h; j++) {
     uint8_t b = data[j];
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < width; i++) {
-      if (b & (1 << (7 - i))) {
-        set(x + i, y + j, _strokeR, _strokeG, _strokeB);
-      } else {
-        set(x + i, y + j, _backgroundR, _backgroundG, _backgroundB);
+    for (uint8_t ys = 0; ys < scale_y; ys++) {
+      if (ys >= _height) return;
+      x = xStart;                  // reset for each row
+      for (int i = 0; i < w; i++) {
+        if (b & (1 << (7 - i))) {
+          for (uint8_t xs = 0; xs < scale_x; xs++) set(x++, y, _strokeR, _strokeG, _strokeB);
+        } else {
+          for (uint8_t xs = 0; xs < scale_x; xs++) set(x++, y, _backgroundR, _backgroundG, _backgroundB);
+        }
+        if (x >= _width) break;
       }
+      y++;
     }
   }
 }
 
+
 void ArduinoGraphics::imageRGB(const Image& img, int x, int y, int width, int height)
 {
   const uint8_t* data = img.data();
@@ -359,7 +374,7 @@ void ArduinoGraphics::image(const Image& img, int x, int y)
 
 void ArduinoGraphics::image(const Image& img, int x, int y, int width, int height)
 {
-  if (!img || ((x + width) < 0) || ((y + height) < 0) || (x > _width) || (y > height)) {
+  if (!img || ((x + width) < 0) || ((y + height) < 0) || (x > _width) || (y > _height)) {
     // offscreen
     return;
   }
@@ -438,7 +453,7 @@ void ArduinoGraphics::endText(int scrollDirection)
       beginDraw();
       int const text_x = _textX - i;
       text(_textBuffer, text_x, _textY);
-      bitmap(_font->data[0x20], text_x - 1, _textY, 1, _font->height);
+      bitmap(_font->data[0x20], text_x - 1, _textY, 1, _font->height, _textSizeX, _textSizeY);
       endDraw();
 
       delay(_textScrollSpeed);
@@ -450,7 +465,7 @@ void ArduinoGraphics::endText(int scrollDirection)
       beginDraw();
       int const text_x = _textX - (scrollLength - i - 1);
       text(_textBuffer, text_x, _textY);
-      bitmap(_font->data[0x20], text_x - 1, _textY, 1, _font->height);
+      bitmap(_font->data[0x20], text_x - 1, _textY, 1, _font->height, _textSizeX, _textSizeY);
       endDraw();
 
       delay(_textScrollSpeed);
@@ -462,7 +477,7 @@ void ArduinoGraphics::endText(int scrollDirection)
       beginDraw();
       int const text_y = _textY - i;
       text(_textBuffer, _textX, text_y);
-      bitmap(_font->data[0x20], _textX, text_y - 1, _font->width, 1);
+      bitmap(_font->data[0x20], _textX, text_y - 1, _font->width, 1, _textSizeX, _textSizeY);
       endDraw();
 
       delay(_textScrollSpeed);
@@ -474,7 +489,7 @@ void ArduinoGraphics::endText(int scrollDirection)
       beginDraw();
       int const text_y = _textY - (scrollLength - i - 1);
       text(_textBuffer, _textX, text_y);
-      bitmap(_font->data[0x20], _textX, text_y - 1, _font->width, 1);
+      bitmap(_font->data[0x20], _textX, text_y - 1, _font->width, 1, _textSizeX, _textSizeY);
       endDraw();
 
       delay(_textScrollSpeed);
diff --git a/src/ArduinoGraphics.h b/src/ArduinoGraphics.h
index 1f1c914..3386dfa 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoGraphics.h
+++ b/src/ArduinoGraphics.h
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ class ArduinoGraphics : public Print {
   virtual void text(const char* str, int x = 0, int y = 0);
   virtual void text(const String& str, int x = 0, int y = 0) { text(str.c_str(), x, y); }
   virtual void textFont(const Font& which);
+  virtual void textSize(uint8_t s) {textSize(s, s);}
+  virtual void textSize(uint8_t sx, uint8_t sy);
 
   virtual int textFontWidth() const;
   virtual int textFontHeight() const;
@@ -91,7 +93,8 @@ class ArduinoGraphics : public Print {
   virtual void textScrollSpeed(unsigned long speed = 150);
 
 protected:
-  virtual void bitmap(const uint8_t* data, int x, int y, int width, int height);
+  virtual void bitmap(const uint8_t* data, int x, int y, int w, int h, uint8_t scale_x = 1, 
+                      uint8_t scale_y = 1);
   virtual void imageRGB(const Image& img, int x, int y, int width, int height);
   virtual void imageRGB24(const Image& img, int x, int y, int width, int height);
   virtual void imageRGB16(const Image& img, int x, int y, int width, int height);
@@ -114,6 +117,8 @@ class ArduinoGraphics : public Print {
   uint8_t _textR, _textG, _textB;
   int _textX;
   int _textY;
+  uint8_t _textSizeX;
+  uint8_t _textSizeY;
   unsigned long _textScrollSpeed;
 };