diff --git a/src/font.rs b/src/font.rs
index 5c24922..02354cd 100644
--- a/src/font.rs
+++ b/src/font.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,57 @@
-use pango::{prelude::FontMapExt, Font, FontDescription};
+use std::fmt::Display;
+
+use pango::{
+    prelude::{FontExt, FontMapExt},
+    Font as PangoFont, FontDescription, Language, SCALE,
+};
 use pangocairo::FontMap;
 
-pub trait FontExt {
-    fn load_from_string(value: &str) -> Option<Font> {
+pub struct Font {
+    font: PangoFont,
+    language: Language,
+}
+
+impl Font {
+    pub fn new(font: PangoFont) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            font,
+            language: Language::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_language(self, language: Language) -> Self {
+        Self { language, ..self }
+    }
+
+    pub fn family(&self) -> String {
+        self.font.describe().family().unwrap().to_string()
+    }
+
+    pub fn size(&self) -> i32 {
+        self.font.describe().size() / SCALE
+    }
+
+    pub fn height(&self) -> i32 {
+        self.font.metrics(Some(&self.language)).height() / SCALE
+    }
+
+    pub fn load_from_string(family: &str, size: usize) -> Option<Font> {
+        let font_str = format!("{family} {size}");
         let fontmap = FontMap::default();
         let context = fontmap.create_context();
-        let desc = FontDescription::from_string(value);
-        fontmap.load_font(&context, &desc)
+        let desc = FontDescription::from_string(&font_str);
+        fontmap.load_font(&context, &desc).map(Font::new)
     }
 }
 
-impl FontExt for pango::Font {}
+impl Default for Font {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Font::load_from_string("monospace", 10).unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Display for Font {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "\"{}\" {}", self.family(), self.size())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a990987..618ef25 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,48 +1,58 @@
 pub mod color;
 pub mod font;
 
+use std::fmt::Display;
+
 use color::ColorPair;
-use font::FontExt;
-use pango::{prelude::FontExt as _, Font, Language, SCALE};
+use font::Font;
 use wmenu_rs::{Menu as WMenu, MenuError};
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Error {
+    WMenu(MenuError),
+}
+
+impl Display for Error {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Error::WMenu(menu_error) => write!(f, "{menu_error}"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for Error {}
+
+impl From<MenuError> for Error {
+    fn from(value: MenuError) -> Self {
+        Self::WMenu(value)
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct Config {
     pub bottom: bool,
     pub padding: usize,
     pub lines: i32,
-    pub font: String,
-    pub font_size: u8,
+    pub font_family: String,
+    pub font_size: usize,
+    pub language: Option<String>,
     pub normal_color: ColorPair,
     pub prompt_color: ColorPair,
     pub selection_color: ColorPair,
 }
 
 impl Config {
-    // TODO: add font struct to handle these methods
-    fn font_string(&self) -> String {
-        format!("{} {}", self.font, self.font_size)
-    }
-
-    fn font_height(&self, font: &str) -> i32 {
-        let font = Font::load_from_string(font).unwrap();
-        // TODO: let user pick language
-        let metrics = font.metrics(Some(&Language::default()));
-
-        metrics.height() / SCALE
-    }
-
-    // TODO: add ability to override height/line_height
     fn apply(self, wmenu: &mut WMenu) {
-        let font_string = self.font_string();
-        let font_height = self.font_height(&font_string);
+        let font =
+            Font::load_from_string(self.font_family.as_str(), self.font_size).unwrap_or_default();
+
+        let font_height = font.height();
         let line_height = font_height + 2;
 
-        let mut height = line_height;
-
-        // FIXME: ugly
-        if self.lines > 0 {
-            height = height + height * self.lines;
-        }
+        let height = if self.lines > 0 {
+            line_height + line_height * self.lines
+        } else {
+            line_height
+        };
 
         wmenu
             .height(height)
@@ -50,7 +60,7 @@ impl Config {
             .padding(self.padding.try_into().unwrap())
             .lines(self.lines.try_into().unwrap())
             .line_height(line_height)
-            .font(&font_string)
+            .font(&font.to_string())
             .normal_bg(self.normal_color.bg.into())
             .normal_fg(self.normal_color.fg.into())
             .prompt_bg(self.prompt_color.bg.into())
@@ -66,8 +76,9 @@ impl Default for Config {
             bottom: false,
             lines: 0,
             padding: 16,
-            font: "monospace".to_string(),
+            font_family: "monospace".to_string(),
             font_size: 12,
+            language: None,
             normal_color: (0x222222ff, 0xbbbbbbffu32).into(),
             prompt_color: (0x005577ff, 0xeeeeeeffu32).into(),
             selection_color: (0x005577ff, 0x227799ffu32).into(),
@@ -104,9 +115,8 @@ impl Menu {
         self
     }
 
-    // TODO: wrap MenuError with new error type
-    pub fn run(&self) -> Result<String, MenuError> {
-        self.inner().run()
+    pub fn run(&self) -> Result<String, Error> {
+        Ok(self.inner().run()?)
     }
 }