diff --git a/fontmanager.go b/fontmanager.go
index 2d092b1..3b02414 100644
--- a/fontmanager.go
+++ b/fontmanager.go
@@ -122,18 +122,30 @@ func (fm *fontManager) loadBuildInFont() error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		// Get the font
-		font, err := parseFontContent(string(fontStr))
+		// Load the font
+		err = fm.loadBinDataFont(string(fontStr), name)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		// Register the font object in the fontLib
-		fm.fontLib[name] = font
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Load a bindata font
+func (fm *fontManager) loadBinDataFont(fontStr string, fontName string) error {
+
+	// Get the font
+	font, err := parseFontContent(fontStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Register the font object in the fontLib
+	fm.fontLib[fontName] = font
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Parse a font from a content string
 // Used to load fonts from disk and the builtin fonts
 func parseFontContent(cont string) (*font, error) {
diff --git a/render.go b/render.go
index 2006bd6..0bd066a 100644
--- a/render.go
+++ b/render.go
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ func (ar *AsciiRender) LoadFont(fontPath string) error {
 	return ar.fontMgr.loadFontList(fontPath)
 }
 
+// LoadBinDataFont loads provided bindata font string
+func (ar *AsciiRender) LoadBinDataFont(fontStr string, fontName string) error {
+	return ar.fontMgr.loadBinDataFont(fontStr, fontName)
+}
+
 // Render renders a string with the default options
 // Calls the RenderOpts method with a new RenderOptions object
 func (ar *AsciiRender) Render(str string) (string, error) {