diff --git a/buffer.go b/buffer.go
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index 0000000..352a9e8
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+++ b/buffer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+package buf2d
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// Buffer is a 2-dimensional rune buffer
+type Buffer struct {
+	data   [][]fmt.Stringer
+	width  int
+	height int
+	parent *Buffer
+}
+
+// NewBuffer makes a new buffer with the given dimensions
+func NewBuffer(width, height int) *Buffer {
+	b := make([][]fmt.Stringer, height)
+	for y := range b {
+		b[y] = make([]fmt.Stringer, width)
+		for x := range b[y] {
+			b[y][x] = spaceStringer
+		}
+	}
+
+	return &Buffer{
+		data:   b,
+		width:  width,
+		height: height,
+		parent: nil,
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *Buffer) x(x int) int {
+	return limit(x, 0, b.width-1)
+}
+
+func (b *Buffer) y(y int) int {
+	return limit(y, 0, b.height-1)
+}
+
+// Set sets the fmt.Stringer at position (x,y) to c
+func (b *Buffer) Set(x, y int, c fmt.Stringer) {
+	b.data[b.y(y)][b.x(x)] = c
+}
+
+// SetRune sets the fmt.Stringer at position (x,y) to rn
+func (b *Buffer) SetRune(x, y int, rn rune) {
+	b.data[b.y(y)][b.x(x)] = newStringerFromRune(rn)
+}
+
+// Get returns the fmt.Stringer at position (x,y)
+func (b *Buffer) Get(x, y int) fmt.Stringer {
+	return b.data[y][x]
+}
+
+// Size returns width and height of b
+func (b *Buffer) Size() (w, h int) {
+	return b.width, b.height
+}
+
+// Width returns the width of b
+func (b *Buffer) Width() int {
+	return b.width
+}
+
+// Height returns the height of b
+func (b *Buffer) Height() int {
+	return b.height
+}
+
+// ForEach calls f for every rune in this buffer
+func (b *Buffer) ForEach(f func(x, y int, c fmt.Stringer)) {
+	for y, col := range b.data {
+		for x, v := range col {
+			f(x, y, v)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *Buffer) String() string {
+	s := new(strings.Builder)
+	for ci, col := range b.data {
+		for _, v := range col {
+			s.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%v", v))
+		}
+		if ci != len(b.data)-1 {
+			s.WriteRune('\n')
+		}
+	}
+	return s.String()
+}
+
+// Sub returns a buffer which is completely contained in this buffer
+// Modifying the main buffer or the sub buffer will modify the other one as well
+// This method can be used recursively
+// If the given dimensions don't fit in the parent buffer, it will be truncated
+func (b *Buffer) Sub(x, y, w, h int) *Buffer {
+	// sanitize inputs
+	x = limit(x, 0, b.width-1)
+	y = limit(y, 0, b.height-1)
+	w = limit(w, 1, b.width-x)
+	h = limit(h, 1, b.height-y)
+
+	// make slice references
+	data := make([][]fmt.Stringer, h)
+	for dy := 0; dy < h; dy++ {
+		col := b.data[y+dy]
+		data[dy] = col[x : x+w]
+	}
+
+	// make buffer
+	return &Buffer{
+		data:   data,
+		width:  w,
+		height: h,
+		parent: b,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/buffer_test.go b/buffer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1e96aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package buf2d
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestSub(t *testing.T) {
+	b := NewBuffer(10, 10)
+	s := b.Sub(1, 1, b.Width()-1, b.Height()-1)
+	b.SetRune(5, 1, 'a')
+	s.SetRune(5, 5, 'b')
+	b.WriteString("Hello world", 1, 2)
+
+	fmt.Println(b)
+	fmt.Println(strings.Repeat("-", 20))
+	fmt.Println(s)
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42c54d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module git.tordarus.net/tordarus/buf2d
+
+go 1.15
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7473b6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package buf2d
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func limit(v, min, max int) int {
+	return getmax(getmin(v, max), min)
+}
+
+func getmax(x, y int) int {
+	if x > y {
+		return x
+	}
+	return y
+}
+
+func getmin(x, y int) int {
+	if x < y {
+		return x
+	}
+	return y
+}
+
+type stringerImpl string
+
+func (s *stringerImpl) String() string {
+	return string(*s)
+}
+
+func newStringer(str string) fmt.Stringer {
+	var impl stringerImpl = stringerImpl(str)
+	return &impl
+}
+
+func newStringerFromRune(rn rune) fmt.Stringer {
+	return newStringer(string(rn))
+}
+
+var (
+	spaceStringer = newStringer(" ")
+)
diff --git a/write_string.go b/write_string.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9df495c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/write_string.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package buf2d
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// WriteString writes a whole string to the buffer at position (x,y)
+// no word wrap is applied at all. If the string does not fit, it will be truncated
+func (b *Buffer) WriteString(str string, x, y int) {
+	dx := x
+	for _, r := range str {
+		if dx >= b.width {
+			return
+		}
+		b.Set(dx, y, newStringerFromRune(r))
+		dx++
+	}
+}
+
+// WriteMultiLineString writes a multi-line string to the buffer at position (x,y)
+// no word wrap is applied at all. If a line does not fit horizontally, it will be truncated
+// All lines which do not fit vertically will be truncated as well
+func (b *Buffer) WriteMultiLineString(str string, x, y int) {
+	lines := strings.Split(str, "\n")
+	for dy, line := range lines {
+		if dy >= b.height {
+			return
+		}
+
+		b.WriteString(line, x, y+dy)
+	}
+}
+
+// Fill fills the whole buffer with c
+func (b *Buffer) Fill(c fmt.Stringer) {
+	for _, col := range b.data {
+		for ri := range col {
+			col[ri] = c
+		}
+	}
+}