diff --git a/preview/index.html b/preview/index.html
index 702811727d..db915f3db8 100644
--- a/preview/index.html
+++ b/preview/index.html
@@ -20,25 +20,22 @@
     import p5 from '../src/app.js';
 
     const sketch = function (p) {
-      p.setup = function () {
-        p.createCanvas(100, 100, p.WEBGL);
+      let font, geom;
+      p.setup = async function () {
+        font = await p.loadFont('font/Lato-Black.ttf');
+        p.createCanvas(400, 400, p.WEBGL);
+        p.textSize(120);
+        p.textAlign(p.CENTER)
+        geom = font.textToModel('p5*js', 0, 0, { extrude: 20 });
       };
 
       p.draw = function () {
         p.background(200);
-        p.strokeCap(p.SQUARE);
-        p.strokeJoin(p.MITER);
-        p.translate(-p.width/2, -p.height/2);
-        p.noStroke();
-        p.beginShape();
-        p.bezierOrder(2);
-        p.fill('red');
-        p.vertex(10, 10);
-        p.fill('lime');
-        p.bezierVertex(40, 25);
-        p.fill('blue');
-        p.bezierVertex(10, 40);
-        p.endShape();
+        p.normalMaterial();
+        p.drawingContext.enable(p.drawingContext.CULL_FACE);
+        p.drawingContext.cullFace(p.drawingContext.FRONT);
+        p.orbitControl();
+        p.model(geom);
       };
     };
 
diff --git a/src/type/p5.Font.js b/src/type/p5.Font.js
index 7d8008de87..12d883a2a0 100644
--- a/src/type/p5.Font.js
+++ b/src/type/p5.Font.js
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ function font(p5, fn) {
       }, []);
     }
 
-    textToContours(str, x, y, width, height, options) {
+    textToContours(str, x = 0, y = 0, width, height, options) {
       ({ width, height, options } = this._parseArgs(width, height, options));
 
       const cmds = this.textToPaths(str, x, y, width, height, options);
@@ -151,7 +151,61 @@ function font(p5, fn) {
         cmdContours[cmdContours.length - 1].push(cmd);
       }
 
-      return cmdContours.map((commands) => pathToPoints(commands, options));
+      return cmdContours.map((commands) => pathToPoints(commands, options, this));
+    }
+
+    textToModel(str, x, y, width, height, options) {
+      ({ width, height, options } = this._parseArgs(width, height, options));
+      const extrude = options?.extrude || 0;
+      const contours = this.textToContours(str, x, y, width, height, options);
+      const geom = this._pInst.buildGeometry(() => {
+        if (extrude === 0) {
+          this._pInst.beginShape();
+          this._pInst.normal(0, 0, 1);
+          for (const contour of contours) {
+            this._pInst.beginContour();
+            for (const { x, y } of contour) {
+              this._pInst.vertex(x, y);
+            }
+            this._pInst.endContour(this._pInst.CLOSE);
+          }
+          this._pInst.endShape();
+        } else {
+          // Draw front faces
+          for (const side of [1, -1]) {
+            this._pInst.beginShape();
+            for (const contour of contours) {
+              this._pInst.beginContour();
+              for (const { x, y } of contour) {
+                this._pInst.vertex(x, y, side * extrude * 0.5);
+              }
+              this._pInst.endContour(this._pInst.CLOSE);
+            }
+            this._pInst.endShape();
+            this._pInst.beginShape();
+          }
+          // Draw sides
+          for (const contour of contours) {
+            this._pInst.beginShape(this._pInst.QUAD_STRIP);
+            for (const v of contour) {
+              for (const side of [-1, 1]) {
+                this._pInst.vertex(v.x, v.y, side * extrude * 0.5);
+              }
+            }
+            this._pInst.endShape();
+          }
+        }
+      });
+      if (extrude !== 0) {
+        geom.computeNormals();
+        for (const face of geom.faces) {
+          if (face.every((idx) => geom.vertices[idx].z <= -extrude * 0.5 + 0.1)) {
+            for (const idx of face) geom.vertexNormals[idx].set(0, 0, -1);
+            face.reverse();
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      return geom;
     }
 
     static async list(log = false) { // tmp
@@ -370,7 +424,7 @@ function font(p5, fn) {
 
     _measureTextDefault(renderer, str) {
       let { textAlign, textBaseline } = renderer.states;
-      let ctx = renderer.drawingContext;
+      let ctx = renderer.textDrawingContext();
       ctx.textAlign = 'left';
       ctx.textBaseline = 'alphabetic';
       let metrics = ctx.measureText(str);
@@ -624,7 +678,7 @@ function font(p5, fn) {
     return path;
   };
 
-  function pathToPoints(cmds, options) {
+  function pathToPoints(cmds, options, font) {
 
     const parseOpts = (options, defaults) => {
       if (typeof options !== 'object') {
@@ -666,10 +720,25 @@ function font(p5, fn) {
     const totalPoints = Math.ceil(path.getTotalLength() * opts.sampleFactor);
     let points = [];
 
+    const mode = font._pInst.angleMode();
+    const DEGREES = font._pInst.DEGREES;
     for (let i = 0; i < totalPoints; i++) {
-      points.push(
-        path.getPointAtLength(path.getTotalLength() * (i / (totalPoints - 1)))
-      );
+      const length = path.getTotalLength() * (i / (totalPoints - 1));
+      points.push({
+        ...path.getPointAtLength(length),
+        get angle() {
+          const angle = path.getAngleAtLength(length);
+          if (mode === DEGREES) {
+            return angle * 180 / Math.PI;
+          } else {
+            return angle;
+          }
+        },
+        // For backwards compatibility
+        get alpha() {
+          return this.angle;
+        }
+      });
     }
 
     if (opts.simplifyThreshold) {
diff --git a/test/unit/visual/cases/typography.js b/test/unit/visual/cases/typography.js
index e9aa7a26be..e8984da241 100644
--- a/test/unit/visual/cases/typography.js
+++ b/test/unit/visual/cases/typography.js
@@ -440,6 +440,33 @@ visualSuite("Typography", function () {
       p5.endShape();
       screenshot();
     });
+
+    for (const mode of ['RADIANS', 'DEGREES']) {
+      visualTest(`Fonts point angles work in ${mode} mode`, async function(p5, screenshot) {
+        p5.createCanvas(100, 100);
+        const font = await p5.loadFont(
+          '/unit/assets/Inconsolata-Bold.ttf'
+        );
+        p5.background(255);
+        p5.strokeWeight(2);
+        p5.textSize(50);
+        p5.angleMode(p5[mode]);
+        const pts = font.textToPoints('p5*js', 0, 50, { sampleFactor: 0.25 });
+        p5.beginShape(p5.LINES);
+        for (const { x, y, angle } of pts) {
+          p5.vertex(
+            x - 5 * p5.cos(angle),
+            y - 5 * p5.sin(angle)
+          );
+          p5.vertex(
+            x + 5 * p5.cos(angle),
+            y + 5 * p5.sin(angle)
+          );
+        }
+        p5.endShape();
+        screenshot();
+      });
+    }
   });
 
   visualSuite('textToContours', function() {
diff --git a/test/unit/visual/cases/webgl.js b/test/unit/visual/cases/webgl.js
index f32f9c2f31..e503f80981 100644
--- a/test/unit/visual/cases/webgl.js
+++ b/test/unit/visual/cases/webgl.js
@@ -492,4 +492,45 @@ visualSuite('WebGL', function() {
       });
     }
   });
+
+  visualSuite('textToModel', () => {
+    visualTest('Flat', async (p5, screenshot) => {
+      p5.createCanvas(50, 50, p5.WEBGL);
+      const font = await p5.loadFont(
+        '/unit/assets/Inconsolata-Bold.ttf'
+      );
+      p5.textSize(20);
+      const geom = font.textToModel('p5*js', 0, 0, {
+        sampleFactor: 2
+      });
+      geom.normalize();
+      p5.background(255);
+      p5.normalMaterial();
+      p5.rotateX(p5.PI*0.1);
+      p5.rotateY(p5.PI*0.1);
+      p5.scale(50/200);
+      p5.model(geom);
+      screenshot();
+    });
+
+    visualTest('Extruded', async (p5, screenshot) => {
+      p5.createCanvas(50, 50, p5.WEBGL);
+      const font = await p5.loadFont(
+        '/unit/assets/Inconsolata-Bold.ttf'
+      );
+      p5.textSize(20);
+      const geom = font.textToModel('p5*js', 0, 0, {
+        extrude: 10,
+        sampleFactor: 2
+      });
+      geom.normalize();
+      p5.background(255);
+      p5.normalMaterial();
+      p5.rotateX(p5.PI*0.1);
+      p5.rotateY(p5.PI*0.1);
+      p5.scale(50/200);
+      p5.model(geom);
+      screenshot();
+    });
+  });
 });
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new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/test/unit/visual/screenshots/Typography/textToPoints/Fonts point angles work in DEGREES mode/metadata.json b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/Typography/textToPoints/Fonts point angles work in DEGREES mode/metadata.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d4bfe30da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/Typography/textToPoints/Fonts point angles work in DEGREES mode/metadata.json	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "numScreenshots": 1
+}
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diff --git a/test/unit/visual/screenshots/Typography/textToPoints/Fonts point angles work in RADIANS mode/000.png b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/Typography/textToPoints/Fonts point angles work in RADIANS mode/000.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6dbe5f2148
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diff --git a/test/unit/visual/screenshots/Typography/textToPoints/Fonts point angles work in RADIANS mode/metadata.json b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/Typography/textToPoints/Fonts point angles work in RADIANS mode/metadata.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d4bfe30da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/Typography/textToPoints/Fonts point angles work in RADIANS mode/metadata.json	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "numScreenshots": 1
+}
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diff --git a/test/unit/visual/screenshots/WebGL/textToModel/Extruded/000.png b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/WebGL/textToModel/Extruded/000.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5751dac472
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diff --git a/test/unit/visual/screenshots/WebGL/textToModel/Extruded/metadata.json b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/WebGL/textToModel/Extruded/metadata.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d4bfe30da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/WebGL/textToModel/Extruded/metadata.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "numScreenshots": 1
+}
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diff --git a/test/unit/visual/screenshots/WebGL/textToModel/Flat/000.png b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/WebGL/textToModel/Flat/000.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..194da82c84
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diff --git a/test/unit/visual/screenshots/WebGL/textToModel/Flat/metadata.json b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/WebGL/textToModel/Flat/metadata.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d4bfe30da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/WebGL/textToModel/Flat/metadata.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "numScreenshots": 1
+}
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