diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0810f6a..88f2046 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Refer to [https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/)
 
 ### Changelog:
 
+2020-06-13 - Added the pango patch
+
 2020-06-10 - Added the case-insensitive patch
 
 2020-05-29 - Added the alpha patch (derived from Baitinq's [build](https://github.com/Baitinq/dmenu)) and the color emoji patch
@@ -77,6 +79,9 @@ Refer to [https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/)
       - this means that you can continue feeding dmenu while you type
       - the patch is meant to be used along with the incremental patch in order to use stdout to feed stdin
 
+   - [pango](https://github.com/StillANixRookie/dmenu-pango/)
+      - adds simple markup for dmenu using pango markup
+
    - [password](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/password/)
       - with this patch dmenu will not directly display the keyboard input, but instead replace it with dots
       - all data from stdin will be ignored
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 02b88ab..e4fda08 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ static int center = 1;                      /* -c  option; if 0, dmenu won't be
 static int min_width = 500;                 /* minimum width when centered */
 #endif // CENTER_PATCH
 /* -fn option overrides fonts[0]; default X11 font or font set */
+#if PANGO_PATCH
+static char font[] = "monospace 10";
+#else
 #if XRESOURCES_PATCH
 static char *fonts[] =
 #else
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ static const char *fonts[] =
 {
 	"monospace:size=10"
 };
+#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 static const char *prompt      = NULL;      /* -p  option; prompt to the left of input field */
 
 #if ALPHA_PATCH
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index b79896e..45b75a0 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -19,11 +19,15 @@ FREETYPEINC = /usr/include/freetype2
 #FREETYPEINC = $(X11INC)/freetype2
 
 # Uncomment this for the alpha patch / ALPHA_PATCH
-# XRENDER = -lXrender
+#XRENDER = -lXrender
+
+# Uncomment for the pango patch / PANGO_PATCH
+#PANGOINC = `pkg-config --cflags xft pango pangoxft`
+#PANGOLIB = `pkg-config --libs xft pango pangoxft`
 
 # includes and libs
-INCS = -I$(X11INC) -I$(FREETYPEINC)
-LIBS = -L$(X11LIB) -lX11 $(XINERAMALIBS) $(FREETYPELIBS) -lm $(XRENDER)
+INCS = -I$(X11INC) -I$(FREETYPEINC) ${PANGOINC}
+LIBS = -L$(X11LIB) -lX11 $(XINERAMALIBS) $(FREETYPELIBS) -lm $(XRENDER) ${PANGOLIB}
 
 # flags
 CPPFLAGS = -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE -D_BSD_SOURCE -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=700 -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200809L -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" $(XINERAMAFLAGS)
diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index b318b70..fef13b2 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@
 #define INTERSECT(x,y,w,h,r)  (MAX(0, MIN((x)+(w),(r).x_org+(r).width)  - MAX((x),(r).x_org)) \
                              * MAX(0, MIN((y)+(h),(r).y_org+(r).height) - MAX((y),(r).y_org)))
 #define LENGTH(X)             (sizeof X / sizeof X[0])
+#if PANGO_PATCH
+#define TEXTW(X)              (drw_font_getwidth(drw, (X), False) + lrpad)
+#define TEXTWM(X)             (drw_font_getwidth(drw, (X), True) + lrpad)
+#else
 #define TEXTW(X)              (drw_fontset_getwidth(drw, (X)) + lrpad)
+#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 #if ALPHA_PATCH
 #define OPAQUE                0xffU
 #define OPACITY               "_NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY"
@@ -160,10 +165,18 @@ calcoffsets(void)
 		n = mw - (promptw + inputw + TEXTW("<") + TEXTW(">"));
 	/* calculate which items will begin the next page and previous page */
 	for (i = 0, next = curr; next; next = next->right)
+		#if PANGO_PATCH
+		if ((i += (lines > 0) ? bh : MIN(TEXTWM(next->text), n)) > n)
+		#else
 		if ((i += (lines > 0) ? bh : MIN(TEXTW(next->text), n)) > n)
+		#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 			break;
 	for (i = 0, prev = curr; prev && prev->left; prev = prev->left)
+		#if PANGO_PATCH
+		if ((i += (lines > 0) ? bh : MIN(TEXTWM(prev->left->text), n)) > n)
+		#else
 		if ((i += (lines > 0) ? bh : MIN(TEXTW(prev->left->text), n)) > n)
+		#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 			break;
 }
 
@@ -205,9 +218,15 @@ drawitem(struct item *item, int x, int y, int w)
 		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
 
 	#if FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
+	#if PANGO_PATCH
+	r = drw_text(drw, x, y, w, bh, lrpad / 2, item->text, 0, True);
+	#else
 	r = drw_text(drw, x, y, w, bh, lrpad / 2, item->text, 0);
+	#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 	drawhighlights(item, x, y, w);
 	return r;
+	#elif PANGO_PATCH
+	return drw_text(drw, x, y, w, bh, lrpad / 2, item->text, 0, True);
 	#else
 	return drw_text(drw, x, y, w, bh, lrpad / 2, item->text, 0);
 	#endif // FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
@@ -224,7 +243,9 @@ drawmenu(void)
 	#endif // SCROLL_PATCH
 	struct item *item;
 	int x = 0, y = 0, w;
-	#if LINE_HEIGHT_PATCH
+	#if LINE_HEIGHT_PATCH && PANGO_PATCH
+	int fh = drw->font->h;
+	#elif LINE_HEIGHT_PATCH
 	int fh = drw->fonts->h;
 	#endif // LINE_HEIGHT_PATCH
 	#if PASSWORD_PATCH
@@ -236,7 +257,11 @@ drawmenu(void)
 
 	if (prompt && *prompt) {
 		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeSel]);
+		#if PANGO_PATCH
+		x = drw_text(drw, x, 0, promptw, bh, lrpad / 2, prompt, 0, True);
+		#else
 		x = drw_text(drw, x, 0, promptw, bh, lrpad / 2, prompt, 0);
+		#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 	}
 	/* draw input field */
 	w = (lines > 0 || !matches) ? mw - x : inputw;
@@ -279,10 +304,20 @@ drawmenu(void)
 	if (passwd) {
 		censort = ecalloc(1, sizeof(text));
 		memset(censort, '.', strlen(text));
+		#if PANGO_PATCH
+		drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, censort, 0, False);
+		#else
 		drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, censort, 0);
+		#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 		free(censort);
 	} else
+		#if PANGO_PATCH
+		drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, text, 0, False);
+		#else
 		drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, text, 0);
+		#endif // PANGO_PATCH
+	#elif PANGO_PATCH
+	drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, text, 0, False);
 	#else
 	drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, text, 0);
 	#endif // PASSWORD_PATCH
@@ -312,15 +347,27 @@ drawmenu(void)
 		w = TEXTW("<");
 		if (curr->left) {
 			drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
+			#if PANGO_PATCH
+			drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, "<", 0, True);
+			#else
 			drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, "<", 0);
+			#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 		}
 		x += w;
 		for (item = curr; item != next; item = item->right)
+			#if PANGO_PATCH
+			x = drawitem(item, x, 0, MIN(TEXTWM(item->text), mw - x - TEXTW(">")));
+			#else
 			x = drawitem(item, x, 0, MIN(TEXTW(item->text), mw - x - TEXTW(">")));
+			#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 		if (next) {
 			w = TEXTW(">");
 			drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
+			#if PANGO_PATCH
+			drw_text(drw, mw - w, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, ">", 0, True);
+			#else
 			drw_text(drw, mw - w, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, ">", 0);
+			#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 		}
 	}
 	drw_map(drw, win, 0, 0, mw, mh);
@@ -863,7 +910,11 @@ readstdin(void)
 		if (!(items[i].text = strdup(buf)))
 			die("cannot strdup %u bytes:", strlen(buf) + 1);
 		items[i].out = 0;
+		#if PANGO_PATCH
+		drw_font_getexts(drw->font, buf, strlen(buf), &tmpmax, NULL, True);
+		#else
 		drw_font_getexts(drw->fonts, buf, strlen(buf), &tmpmax, NULL);
+		#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 		if (tmpmax > inputw) {
 			inputw = tmpmax;
 			imax = i;
@@ -871,7 +922,11 @@ readstdin(void)
 	}
 	if (items)
 		items[i].text = NULL;
+	#if PANGO_PATCH
+	inputw = items ? TEXTWM(items[imax].text) : 0;
+	#else
 	inputw = items ? TEXTW(items[imax].text) : 0;
+	#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 	lines = MIN(lines, i);
 }
 #endif // NON_BLOCKING_STDIN_PATCH
@@ -966,13 +1021,19 @@ setup(void)
 	#endif // WMTYPE_PATCH
 
 	/* calculate menu geometry */
+	#if PANGO_PATCH
+	bh = drw->font->h + 2;
+	#else
 	bh = drw->fonts->h + 2;
+	#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 	#if LINE_HEIGHT_PATCH
 	bh = MAX(bh,lineheight);	/* make a menu line AT LEAST 'lineheight' tall */
 	#endif // LINE_HEIGHT_PATCH
 	lines = MAX(lines, 0);
 	mh = (lines + 1) * bh;
-	#if CENTER_PATCH
+	#if CENTER_PATCH && PANGO_PATCH
+	promptw = (prompt && *prompt) ? TEXTWM(prompt) - lrpad / 4 : 0;
+	#elif CENTER_PATCH
 	promptw = (prompt && *prompt) ? TEXTW(prompt) - lrpad / 4 : 0;
 	#endif // CENTER_PATCH
 #ifdef XINERAMA
@@ -1060,7 +1121,11 @@ setup(void)
 		#endif // CENTER_PATCH / XYW_PATCH
 	}
 	#if !CENTER_PATCH
+	#if PANGO_PATCH
+	promptw = (prompt && *prompt) ? TEXTWM(prompt) - lrpad / 4 : 0;
+	#else
 	promptw = (prompt && *prompt) ? TEXTW(prompt) - lrpad / 4 : 0;
+	#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 	#endif // CENTER_PATCH
 	inputw = MIN(inputw, mw/3);
 	match();
@@ -1276,7 +1341,11 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-p"))   /* adds prompt to left of input field */
 			prompt = argv[++i];
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-fn"))  /* font or font set */
+			#if PANGO_PATCH
+			strcpy(font, argv[++i]);
+			#else
 			fonts[0] = argv[++i];
+			#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 		#if LINE_HEIGHT_PATCH
 		else if(!strcmp(argv[i], "-h")) { /* minimum height of one menu line */
 			lineheight = atoi(argv[++i]);
@@ -1336,15 +1405,27 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	#endif // ALPHA_PATCH
 	#if XRESOURCES_PATCH
 	readxresources();
+	#if PANGO_PATCH
+	if (!drw_font_create(drw, font))
+		die("no fonts could be loaded.");
+	#else
 	if (!drw_fontset_create(drw, (const char**)fonts, LENGTH(fonts)))
 		die("no fonts could be loaded.");
 
 	free(fonts[0]);
+	#endif // PANGO_PATCH
+	#elif PANGO_PATCH
+	if (!drw_font_create(drw, font))
+		die("no fonts could be loaded.");
 	#else
 	if (!drw_fontset_create(drw, fonts, LENGTH(fonts)))
 		die("no fonts could be loaded.");
-	#endif // XRESOURCES_PATCH
+	#endif // XRESOURCES_PATCH | PANGO_PATCH
+	#if PANGO_PATCH
+	lrpad = drw->font->h;
+	#else
 	lrpad = drw->fonts->h;
+	#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 
 #ifdef __OpenBSD__
 	if (pledge("stdio rpath", NULL) == -1)
diff --git a/drw.c b/drw.c
index fecbb4e..33f8f20 100644
--- a/drw.c
+++ b/drw.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "drw.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
+#if !PANGO_PATCH
 #define UTF_INVALID 0xFFFD
 #define UTF_SIZ     4
 
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ utf8decode(const char *c, long *u, size_t clen)
 
 	return len;
 }
+#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 
 Drw *
 #if ALPHA_PATCH
@@ -115,6 +117,41 @@ drw_free(Drw *drw)
 	free(drw);
 }
 
+#if PANGO_PATCH
+/* This function is an implementation detail. Library users should use
+ * drw_font_create instead.
+ */
+static Fnt *
+xfont_create(Drw *drw, const char *fontname)
+{
+	Fnt *font;
+	PangoFontMap *fontmap;
+	PangoContext *context;
+	PangoFontDescription *desc;
+	PangoFontMetrics *metrics;
+
+	if (!fontname) {
+		die("no font specified.");
+	}
+
+	font = ecalloc(1, sizeof(Fnt));
+	font->dpy = drw->dpy;
+
+	fontmap = pango_xft_get_font_map(drw->dpy, drw->screen);
+	context = pango_font_map_create_context(fontmap);
+	desc = pango_font_description_from_string(fontname);
+	font->layout = pango_layout_new(context);
+	pango_layout_set_font_description(font->layout, desc);
+
+	metrics = pango_context_get_metrics(context, desc, pango_language_from_string ("en-us"));
+	font->h = pango_font_metrics_get_height(metrics) / PANGO_SCALE;
+
+	pango_font_metrics_unref(metrics);
+	g_object_unref(context);
+
+	return font;
+}
+#else
 /* This function is an implementation detail. Library users should use
  * drw_fontset_create instead.
  */
@@ -158,7 +195,7 @@ xfont_create(Drw *drw, const char *fontname, FcPattern *fontpattern)
 	 * and lots more all over the internet.
 	 */
 	FcBool iscol;
-	if(FcPatternGetBool(xfont->pattern, FC_COLOR, 0, &iscol) == FcResultMatch && iscol) {
+	if (FcPatternGetBool(xfont->pattern, FC_COLOR, 0, &iscol) == FcResultMatch && iscol) {
 		XftFontClose(drw->dpy, xfont);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -172,18 +209,38 @@ xfont_create(Drw *drw, const char *fontname, FcPattern *fontpattern)
 
 	return font;
 }
+#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 
 static void
 xfont_free(Fnt *font)
 {
 	if (!font)
 		return;
+	#if PANGO_PATCH
+	if (font->layout)
+		g_object_unref(font->layout);
+	#else
 	if (font->pattern)
 		FcPatternDestroy(font->pattern);
 	XftFontClose(font->dpy, font->xfont);
+	#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 	free(font);
 }
 
+#if PANGO_PATCH
+Fnt*
+drw_font_create(Drw* drw, const char font[])
+{
+	Fnt *fnt = NULL;
+
+	if (!drw || !font)
+		return NULL;
+
+	fnt = xfont_create(drw, font);
+
+	return (drw->font = fnt);
+}
+#else
 Fnt*
 drw_fontset_create(Drw* drw, const char *fonts[], size_t fontcount)
 {
@@ -201,7 +258,16 @@ drw_fontset_create(Drw* drw, const char *fonts[], size_t fontcount)
 	}
 	return (drw->fonts = ret);
 }
+#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 
+#if PANGO_PATCH
+void
+drw_font_free(Fnt *font)
+{
+	if (font)
+		xfont_free(font);
+}
+#else
 void
 drw_fontset_free(Fnt *font)
 {
@@ -210,6 +276,7 @@ drw_fontset_free(Fnt *font)
 		xfont_free(font);
 	}
 }
+#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 
 void
 #if ALPHA_PATCH
@@ -260,12 +327,14 @@ drw_scm_create(Drw *drw, const char *clrnames[], size_t clrcount)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#if !PANGO_PATCH
 void
 drw_setfontset(Drw *drw, Fnt *set)
 {
 	if (drw)
 		drw->fonts = set;
 }
+#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 
 void
 drw_setscheme(Drw *drw, Clr *scm)
@@ -286,6 +355,73 @@ drw_rect(Drw *drw, int x, int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h, int filled, int
 		XDrawRectangle(drw->dpy, drw->drawable, drw->gc, x, y, w - 1, h - 1);
 }
 
+#if PANGO_PATCH
+int
+drw_text(Drw *drw, int x, int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h, unsigned int lpad, const char *text, int invert, Bool markup)
+{
+	char buf[1024];
+	int ty;
+	unsigned int ew;
+	XftDraw *d = NULL;
+	size_t i, len;
+	int render = x || y || w || h;
+
+	if (!drw || (render && !drw->scheme) || !text || !drw->font)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!render) {
+		w = ~w;
+	} else {
+		XSetForeground(drw->dpy, drw->gc, drw->scheme[invert ? ColFg : ColBg].pixel);
+		XFillRectangle(drw->dpy, drw->drawable, drw->gc, x, y, w, h);
+		#if ALPHA_PATCH
+		d = XftDrawCreate(drw->dpy, drw->drawable, drw->visual, drw->cmap);
+		#else
+		d = XftDrawCreate(drw->dpy, drw->drawable,
+		                  DefaultVisual(drw->dpy, drw->screen),
+		                  DefaultColormap(drw->dpy, drw->screen));
+		#endif // ALPHA_PATCH
+		x += lpad;
+		w -= lpad;
+	}
+
+	len = strlen(text);
+
+	if (len) {
+		drw_font_getexts(drw->font, text, len, &ew, NULL, markup);
+		/* shorten text if necessary */
+		for (len = MIN(len, sizeof(buf) - 1); len && ew > w; len--)
+			drw_font_getexts(drw->font, text, len, &ew, NULL, markup);
+
+		if (len) {
+			memcpy(buf, text, len);
+			buf[len] = '\0';
+			if (len < strlen(text))
+				for (i = len; i && i > len - 3; buf[--i] = '.')
+					; /* NOP */
+
+			if (render) {
+				ty = y + (h - drw->font->h) / 2;
+				if (markup)
+					pango_layout_set_markup(drw->font->layout, buf, len);
+				else
+					pango_layout_set_text(drw->font->layout, buf, len);
+				pango_xft_render_layout(d, &drw->scheme[invert ? ColBg : ColFg],
+					drw->font->layout, x * PANGO_SCALE, ty * PANGO_SCALE);
+				if (markup) /* clear markup attributes */
+					pango_layout_set_attributes(drw->font->layout, NULL);
+			}
+			x += ew;
+			w -= ew;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (d)
+		XftDrawDestroy(d);
+
+	return x + (render ? w : 0);
+}
+#else
 int
 drw_text(Drw *drw, int x, int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h, unsigned int lpad, const char *text, int invert)
 {
@@ -420,6 +556,7 @@ drw_text(Drw *drw, int x, int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h, unsigned int lp
 
 	return x + (render ? w : 0);
 }
+#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 
 void
 drw_map(Drw *drw, Window win, int x, int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h)
@@ -431,6 +568,15 @@ drw_map(Drw *drw, Window win, int x, int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h)
 	XSync(drw->dpy, False);
 }
 
+#if PANGO_PATCH
+unsigned int
+drw_font_getwidth(Drw *drw, const char *text, Bool markup)
+{
+	if (!drw || !drw->font || !text)
+		return 0;
+	return drw_text(drw, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, text, 0, markup);
+}
+#else
 unsigned int
 drw_fontset_getwidth(Drw *drw, const char *text)
 {
@@ -438,7 +584,29 @@ drw_fontset_getwidth(Drw *drw, const char *text)
 		return 0;
 	return drw_text(drw, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, text, 0);
 }
+#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 
+#if PANGO_PATCH
+void
+drw_font_getexts(Fnt *font, const char *text, unsigned int len, unsigned int *w, unsigned int *h, Bool markup)
+{
+	if (!font || !text)
+		return;
+
+	PangoRectangle r;
+	if (markup)
+		pango_layout_set_markup(font->layout, text, len);
+	else
+		pango_layout_set_text(font->layout, text, len);
+	pango_layout_get_extents(font->layout, 0, &r);
+	if (markup) /* clear markup attributes */
+		pango_layout_set_attributes(font->layout, NULL);
+	if (w)
+		*w = r.width / PANGO_SCALE;
+	if (h)
+		*h = font->h;
+}
+#else
 void
 drw_font_getexts(Fnt *font, const char *text, unsigned int len, unsigned int *w, unsigned int *h)
 {
@@ -453,6 +621,7 @@ drw_font_getexts(Fnt *font, const char *text, unsigned int len, unsigned int *w,
 	if (h)
 		*h = font->h;
 }
+#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 
 Cur *
 drw_cur_create(Drw *drw, int shape)
diff --git a/drw.h b/drw.h
index bd357c8..a51e6e3 100644
--- a/drw.h
+++ b/drw.h
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 /* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */
 
+#if PANGO_PATCH
+#include <pango/pango.h>
+#include <pango/pangoxft.h>
+#endif // PANGO_PATCH
+
 typedef struct {
 	Cursor cursor;
 } Cur;
@@ -7,9 +12,13 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct Fnt {
 	Display *dpy;
 	unsigned int h;
+	#if PANGO_PATCH
+	PangoLayout *layout;
+	#else
 	XftFont *xfont;
 	FcPattern *pattern;
 	struct Fnt *next;
+	#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 } Fnt;
 
 enum { ColFg, ColBg }; /* Clr scheme index */
@@ -28,7 +37,11 @@ typedef struct {
 	Drawable drawable;
 	GC gc;
 	Clr *scheme;
+	#if PANGO_PATCH
+	Fnt *font;
+	#else
 	Fnt *fonts;
+	#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 } Drw;
 
 /* Drawable abstraction */
@@ -41,10 +54,17 @@ void drw_resize(Drw *drw, unsigned int w, unsigned int h);
 void drw_free(Drw *drw);
 
 /* Fnt abstraction */
+#if PANGO_PATCH
+Fnt *drw_font_create(Drw* drw, const char font[]);
+void drw_font_free(Fnt* set);
+unsigned int drw_font_getwidth(Drw *drw, const char *text, Bool markup);
+void drw_font_getexts(Fnt *font, const char *text, unsigned int len, unsigned int *w, unsigned int *h, Bool markup);
+#else
 Fnt *drw_fontset_create(Drw* drw, const char *fonts[], size_t fontcount);
 void drw_fontset_free(Fnt* set);
 unsigned int drw_fontset_getwidth(Drw *drw, const char *text);
 void drw_font_getexts(Fnt *font, const char *text, unsigned int len, unsigned int *w, unsigned int *h);
+#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 
 /* Colorscheme abstraction */
 #if ALPHA_PATCH
@@ -60,12 +80,18 @@ Cur *drw_cur_create(Drw *drw, int shape);
 void drw_cur_free(Drw *drw, Cur *cursor);
 
 /* Drawing context manipulation */
+#if !PANGO_PATCH
 void drw_setfontset(Drw *drw, Fnt *set);
+#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 void drw_setscheme(Drw *drw, Clr *scm);
 
 /* Drawing functions */
 void drw_rect(Drw *drw, int x, int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h, int filled, int invert);
+#if PANGO_PATCH
+int drw_text(Drw *drw, int x, int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h, unsigned int lpad, const char *text, int invert, Bool markup);
+#else
 int drw_text(Drw *drw, int x, int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h, unsigned int lpad, const char *text, int invert);
+#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 
 /* Map functions */
 void drw_map(Drw *drw, Window win, int x, int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h);
diff --git a/patch/fuzzyhighlight.c b/patch/fuzzyhighlight.c
index c327552..5d32972 100644
--- a/patch/fuzzyhighlight.c
+++ b/patch/fuzzyhighlight.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ drawhighlights(struct item *item, int x, int y, int maxw)
 				y,
 				MIN(maxw - indent, TEXTW(highlight) - lrpad),
 				bh, 0, highlight, 0
+				#if PANGO_PATCH
+				, True
+				#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 			);
 			highlight[1] = c;
 			i++;
diff --git a/patch/xresources.c b/patch/xresources.c
index b434325..d324863 100644
--- a/patch/xresources.c
+++ b/patch/xresources.c
@@ -12,9 +12,15 @@ readxresources(void)
 		XrmValue xval;
 
 		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.font", "*", &type, &xval))
+			#if PANGO_PATCH
+			strcpy(font, xval.addr);
+			#else
 			fonts[0] = strdup(xval.addr);
+			#endif // PANGO_PATCH
+		#if !PANGO_PATCH
 		else
 			fonts[0] = strdup(fonts[0]);
+		#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.background", "*", &type, &xval))
 			colors[SchemeNorm][ColBg] = strdup(xval.addr);
 		else
diff --git a/patches.def.h b/patches.def.h
index 083a664..9fdffd2 100644
--- a/patches.def.h
+++ b/patches.def.h
@@ -83,6 +83,29 @@
  */
 #define NON_BLOCKING_STDIN_PATCH 0
 
+/* This patch adds simple markup for dmenu using pango markup.
+ * This depends on the pango library v1.44 or greater.
+ * You need to uncomment the corresponding lines in config.mk to use the pango libraries
+ * when including this patch.
+ *
+ * Note that the pango patch is incompatible with the scroll patch and will result in
+ * compilation errors if both are enabled.
+ *
+ * Note that the pango patch does not protect against the BadLength error from Xft
+ * when color glyphs are used, which means that dmenu will crash if color emoji is used.
+ *
+ * If you need color emoji then you may want to install this patched library from the AUR:
+ * https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/libxft-bgra/
+ *
+ * A long term fix for the libXft library is pending approval of this pull request:
+ * https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxft/-/merge_requests/1
+ *
+ * Also see:
+ * https://developer.gnome.org/pygtk/stable/pango-markup-language.html
+ * https://github.com/StillANixRookie/dmenu-pango
+ */
+#define PANGO_PATCH 0
+
 /* With this patch dmenu will not directly display the keyboard input, but instead replace
  * it with dots. All data from stdin will be ignored.
  * https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/password/
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index f633b51..531ab25 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 /* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */
 
+#ifndef MAX
 #define MAX(A, B)               ((A) > (B) ? (A) : (B))
+#endif
+#ifndef MIN
 #define MIN(A, B)               ((A) < (B) ? (A) : (B))
+#endif
 #define BETWEEN(X, A, B)        ((A) <= (X) && (X) <= (B))
 
 void die(const char *fmt, ...);