diff --git a/lime/text/Font.hx b/lime/text/Font.hx
index a3f8e5e6a..ee74ca720 100644
--- a/lime/text/Font.hx
+++ b/lime/text/Font.hx
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ class Font {
 	}
 	
 	
-	public function getCharIndex (char:String):Int {
+	public function getCharIndex (character:String):Int {
 		
 		#if (cpp || neko || nodejs)
-		return lime_font_get_char_index (__handle, char);
+		return lime_font_get_char_index (__handle, character);
 		#else
 		return -1;
 		#end
@@ -86,6 +86,17 @@ class Font {
 	}
 	
 	
+	public function getCharIndices (characters:String):Array<Int> {
+		
+		#if (cpp || neko || nodejs)
+		return lime_font_get_char_indices (__handle, characters);
+		#else
+		return null;
+		#end
+		
+	}
+	
+	
 	public function getGlyphMetrics (glyphs:GlyphSet = null):Map<Int, Glyph> {
 		
 		if (glyphs == null) {
@@ -440,6 +451,7 @@ class Font {
 	#if (cpp || neko || nodejs)
 	private static var lime_font_get_ascender = System.load ("lime", "lime_font_get_ascender", 1);
 	private static var lime_font_get_char_index = System.load ("lime", "lime_font_get_char_index", 2);
+	private static var lime_font_get_char_indices = System.load ("lime", "lime_font_get_char_indices", 2);
 	private static var lime_font_get_descender = System.load ("lime", "lime_font_get_descender", 1);
 	private static var lime_font_get_family_name = System.load ("lime", "lime_font_get_family_name", 1);
 	private static var lime_font_get_glyph_metrics = System.load ("lime", "lime_font_get_glyph_metrics", 2);
diff --git a/project/include/text/Font.h b/project/include/text/Font.h
index 7f2725d26..3d9bf04a5 100644
--- a/project/include/text/Font.h
+++ b/project/include/text/Font.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ namespace lime {
 			value Decompose (int em);
 			int GetAscender ();
 			int GetCharIndex (char* character);
+			value GetCharIndices (char* characters);
 			int GetDescender ();
 			wchar_t *GetFamilyName ();
 			value GetGlyphMetrics (GlyphSet *glyphSet);
diff --git a/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp b/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
index c626e380c..b2dc16b37 100644
--- a/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
+++ b/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		#ifdef LIME_FREETYPE
 		Font *font = (Font*)(intptr_t)val_float (fontHandle);
-		return alloc_int (font->GetCharIndex ((char*)val_wstring (character)));
+		return alloc_int (font->GetCharIndex ((char*)val_string (character)));
 		#else
 		return alloc_int (-1);
 		#endif
@@ -153,6 +153,18 @@ namespace lime {
 	}
 	
 	
+	value lime_font_get_char_indices (value fontHandle, value characters) {
+		
+		#ifdef LIME_FREETYPE
+		Font *font = (Font*)(intptr_t)val_float (fontHandle);
+		return font->GetCharIndices ((char*)val_string (characters));
+		#else
+		return alloc_null ();
+		#endif
+		
+	}
+	
+	
 	value lime_font_get_descender (value fontHandle) {
 		
 		#ifdef LIME_FREETYPE
@@ -659,6 +671,7 @@ namespace lime {
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_audio_load, 1);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_font_get_ascender, 1);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_font_get_char_index, 2);
+	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_font_get_char_indices, 2);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_font_get_descender, 1);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_font_get_family_name, 1);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_font_get_glyph_metrics, 2);
diff --git a/project/src/text/Font.cpp b/project/src/text/Font.cpp
index e88c01d4a..7f80d2c84 100644
--- a/project/src/text/Font.cpp
+++ b/project/src/text/Font.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 
 // from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2948308/how-do-i-read-utf-8-characters-via-a-pointer
-#define IS_IN_RANGE(c, f, l)	 (((c) >= (f)) && ((c) <= (l)))
+#define IS_IN_RANGE(c, f, l) (((c) >= (f)) && ((c) <= (l)))
 
 
 unsigned long readNextChar (char*& p)
@@ -633,13 +633,32 @@ namespace lime {
 	
 	int Font::GetCharIndex (char* character) {
 		
-		long charCode = readNextChar (character); 
+		long charCode = readNextChar (character);
 		
 		return FT_Get_Char_Index ((FT_Face)face, charCode);
 		
 	}
 	
 	
+	value Font::GetCharIndices (char* characters) {
+		
+		value indices = alloc_array (0);
+		unsigned long character;
+		int index;
+		
+		while (*characters != 0) {
+			
+			character = readNextChar (characters);
+			index = FT_Get_Char_Index ((FT_Face)face, character);
+			val_array_push (indices, alloc_int (index));
+			
+		}
+		
+		return indices;
+		
+	}
+	
+	
 	int Font::GetDescender () {
 		
 		return ((FT_Face)face)->descender;