diff --git a/examples/gui/platform/src/gui.rs b/examples/gui/platform/src/gui.rs
index f6b8ee58ca..fd0cf096a2 100644
--- a/examples/gui/platform/src/gui.rs
+++ b/examples/gui/platform/src/gui.rs
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@ use crate::{
     },
     roc::{RocElem, RocElemTag},
 };
+use cgmath::{Vector2, Vector4};
+use glyph_brush::OwnedSection;
 use pipelines::RectResources;
 use roc_std::RocStr;
 use std::error::Error;
 use wgpu::{CommandEncoder, LoadOp, RenderPass, TextureView};
+use wgpu_glyph::GlyphBrush;
 use winit::{
     dpi::PhysicalSize,
     event,
@@ -230,6 +233,8 @@ fn run_event_loop(title: &str, root: RocElem) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
 
                 display_elem(
                     &root,
+                    &mut staging_belt,
+                    &mut glyph_brush,
                     &mut cmd_encoder,
                     &view,
                     &gpu_device,
@@ -396,6 +401,8 @@ pub fn render(title: RocStr, root: RocElem) {
 
 fn display_elem(
     elem: &RocElem,
+    staging_belt: &mut wgpu::util::StagingBelt,
+    glyph_brush: &mut GlyphBrush<()>,
     cmd_encoder: &mut CommandEncoder,
     texture_view: &TextureView,
     gpu_device: &wgpu::Device,
@@ -425,6 +432,8 @@ fn display_elem(
 
             display_elem(
                 &*button.child,
+                staging_belt,
+                glyph_brush,
                 cmd_encoder,
                 texture_view,
                 gpu_device,
@@ -434,6 +443,22 @@ fn display_elem(
         }
         Text => {
             let text = unsafe { &elem.entry().text };
+
+            glyph_brush.queue(owned_section_from_str(text.as_str()).to_borrowed());
+
+            // TODO don't hardcode any of this!
+            let area_bounds = (200, 300);
+
+            glyph_brush
+                .draw_queued(
+                    gpu_device,
+                    staging_belt,
+                    cmd_encoder,
+                    texture_view,
+                    area_bounds.0,
+                    area_bounds.1,
+                )
+                .expect("Failed to draw text element");
         }
         Row => {
             todo!("Row");
@@ -443,3 +468,36 @@ fn display_elem(
         }
     }
 }
+
+fn owned_section_from_str(string: &str) -> OwnedSection {
+    let layout = layout_from_str(string, false);
+
+    // TODO don't hardcode any of this!
+    let position: Vector2<f32> = Vector2::new(50.0, 60.0);
+    let area_bounds: Vector2<f32> = Vector2::new(200.0, 300.0);
+    let color /*: RgbaTup */ = colors::WHITE;
+    let size: f32 = 40.0;
+
+    OwnedSection {
+        screen_position: position.into(),
+        bounds: area_bounds.into(),
+        layout,
+        ..OwnedSection::default()
+    }
+    .add_text(
+        glyph_brush::OwnedText::new(string)
+            .with_color(Vector4::from(color))
+            .with_scale(size),
+    )
+}
+
+fn layout_from_str(
+    string: &str,
+    is_centered: bool,
+) -> wgpu_glyph::Layout<wgpu_glyph::BuiltInLineBreaker> {
+    wgpu_glyph::Layout::default().h_align(if is_centered {
+        wgpu_glyph::HorizontalAlign::Center
+    } else {
+        wgpu_glyph::HorizontalAlign::Left
+    })
+}
diff --git a/examples/gui/platform/src/rects_and_texts.rs b/examples/gui/platform/src/rects_and_texts.rs
index f82d2f516a..3eed8654ac 100644
--- a/examples/gui/platform/src/rects_and_texts.rs
+++ b/examples/gui/platform/src/rects_and_texts.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::graphics::primitives::text::{owned_section_from_text, Text};
 pub struct RectsAndTexts {
     pub text_sections_behind: Vec<glyph_brush::OwnedSection>, // displayed in front of rect_behind, behind everything else
     pub text_sections_front: Vec<glyph_brush::OwnedSection>,  // displayed in front of everything
-    pub rects_behind: Vec<RectElt>,                              // displayed at lowest depth
+    pub rects_behind: Vec<RectElt>,                           // displayed at lowest depth
     pub rects_front: Vec<RectElt>, // displayed in front of text_sections_behind, behind text_sections_front
 }
 
@@ -19,10 +19,21 @@ impl RectsAndTexts {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn init(rects_behind: Vec<RectElt>, texts_behind: Vec<Text>, rects_front: Vec<RectElt>, texts_front: Vec<Text>) -> Self {
+    pub fn init(
+        rects_behind: Vec<RectElt>,
+        texts_behind: Vec<Text>,
+        rects_front: Vec<RectElt>,
+        texts_front: Vec<Text>,
+    ) -> Self {
         Self {
-            text_sections_behind: texts_behind.iter().map(|txt| owned_section_from_text(txt)).collect(),
-            text_sections_front: texts_front.iter().map(|txt| owned_section_from_text(txt)).collect(),
+            text_sections_behind: texts_behind
+                .iter()
+                .map(|txt| owned_section_from_text(txt))
+                .collect(),
+            text_sections_front: texts_front
+                .iter()
+                .map(|txt| owned_section_from_text(txt))
+                .collect(),
             rects_behind,
             rects_front,
         }