diff --git a/src/hb-buffer-private.hh b/src/hb-buffer-private.hh
index 67c431d39..ceccecdce 100644
--- a/src/hb-buffer-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-buffer-private.hh
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
 ASSERT_STATIC (sizeof (hb_glyph_info_t) == 20);
 ASSERT_STATIC (sizeof (hb_glyph_info_t) == sizeof (hb_glyph_position_t));
 
-template <> class hb_mark_as_flags_t<hb_buffer_flags_t> {};
-template <> class hb_mark_as_flags_t<hb_buffer_serialize_flags_t> {};
+HB_MARK_AS_FLAG_T (hb_buffer_flags_t);
+HB_MARK_AS_FLAG_T (hb_buffer_serialize_flags_t);
 
 enum hb_buffer_scratch_flags_t {
   HB_BUFFER_SCRATCH_FLAG_DEFAULT			= 0x00000000u,
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ enum hb_buffer_scratch_flags_t {
   HB_BUFFER_SCRATCH_FLAG_COMPLEX2			= 0x04000000u,
   HB_BUFFER_SCRATCH_FLAG_COMPLEX3			= 0x08000000u,
 };
-template <> class hb_mark_as_flags_t<hb_buffer_scratch_flags_t> {};
+HB_MARK_AS_FLAG_T (hb_buffer_scratch_flags_t);
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh
index 04958a816..5b21f1427 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ struct LookupFlag : USHORT
 
 } /* namespace OT */
 /* This has to be outside the namespace. */
-template <> class hb_mark_as_flags_t<OT::LookupFlag::Flags> {};
+HB_MARK_AS_FLAG_T (OT::LookupFlag::Flags);
 namespace OT {
 
 struct Lookup
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-private.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-private.hh
index 049b232de..45897ed5a 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-private.hh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ enum hb_ot_layout_glyph_props_flags_t
 					  HB_OT_LAYOUT_GLYPH_PROPS_LIGATED |
 					  HB_OT_LAYOUT_GLYPH_PROPS_MULTIPLIED
 };
-template <> class hb_mark_as_flags_t<hb_ot_layout_glyph_props_flags_t> {};
+HB_MARK_AS_FLAG_T (hb_ot_layout_glyph_props_flags_t);
 
 
 /*
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ enum hb_unicode_props_flags_t {
   UPROPS_MASK_IGNORABLE = 0x80u,
   UPROPS_MASK_GEN_CAT   = 0x1Fu
 };
-template <> class hb_mark_as_flags_t<hb_unicode_props_flags_t> {};
+HB_MARK_AS_FLAG_T (hb_unicode_props_flags_t);
 
 static inline void
 _hb_glyph_info_set_unicode_props (hb_glyph_info_t *info, hb_buffer_t *buffer)
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-map-private.hh b/src/hb-ot-map-private.hh
index 1e3ff67e3..6f62c77de 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-map-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-map-private.hh
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ enum hb_ot_map_feature_flags_t {
   F_MANUAL_ZWJ		= 0x0004u, /* Don't skip over ZWJ when matching. */
   F_GLOBAL_SEARCH	= 0x0008u  /* If feature not found in LangSys, look for it in global feature list and pick one. */
 };
-template <> class hb_mark_as_flags_t<hb_ot_map_feature_flags_t> {};
+HB_MARK_AS_FLAG_T (hb_ot_map_feature_flags_t);
 /* Macro version for where const is desired. */
 #define F_COMBINE(l,r) (hb_ot_map_feature_flags_t ((unsigned int) (l) | (unsigned int) (r)))
 
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-arabic.cc b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-arabic.cc
index 575ab6100..507547714 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-arabic.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-arabic.cc
@@ -469,8 +469,9 @@ apply_stch (const hb_ot_shape_plan_t *plan,
   DEBUG_MSG (ARABIC, NULL, "overlap for stretching is %d", overlap);
   int sign = font->x_scale < 0 ? -1 : +1;
   unsigned int extra_glyphs_needed = 0; // Set during MEASURE, used during CUT
+  typedef enum { MEASURE, CUT } step_t;
 
-  for (enum step_t { MEASURE, CUT } step = MEASURE; step <= CUT; step = (step_t) (step + 1))
+  for (step_t step = MEASURE; step <= CUT; step = (step_t) (step + 1))
   {
     unsigned int count = buffer->len;
     hb_glyph_info_t *info = buffer->info;
diff --git a/src/hb-private.hh b/src/hb-private.hh
index 5ed7ff3b2..32f8d5e37 100644
--- a/src/hb-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-private.hh
@@ -119,6 +119,15 @@ extern "C" void  hb_free_impl(void *ptr);
 #define HB_FUNC __func__
 #endif
 
+/* Use templates for bitwise ops on enums or MSVC's DEFINE_ENUM_FLAG_OPERATORS */
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+# pragma warning(disable:4200)
+# pragma warning(disable:4800)
+# define HB_MARK_AS_FLAG_T(flags_t)	DEFINE_ENUM_FLAG_OPERATORS (##flags_t##);
+#else
+# define HB_MARK_AS_FLAG_T(flags_t)	template <> class hb_mark_as_flags_t<flags_t> {};
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Borrowed from https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215411
  * HB_FALLTHROUGH is an annotation to suppress compiler warnings about switch
@@ -895,6 +904,7 @@ hb_in_ranges (T u, T lo1, T hi1, T lo2, T hi2, T lo3, T hi3)
 /* To my surprise, looks like the function resolver is happy to silently cast
  * one enum to another...  So this doesn't provide the type-checking that I
  * originally had in mind... :( */
+#ifndef _MSC_VER
 template <class T> class hb_mark_as_flags_t;
 template <class T> static inline T operator | (T l, T r)
 { hb_mark_as_flags_t<T> unused HB_UNUSED; return T ((unsigned int) l | (unsigned int) r); }
@@ -906,6 +916,7 @@ template <class T> static inline T& operator |= (T &l, T r)
 { hb_mark_as_flags_t<T> unused HB_UNUSED; l = l | r; return l; }
 template <class T> static inline T& operator &= (T& l, T r)
 { hb_mark_as_flags_t<T> unused HB_UNUSED; l = l & r; return l; }
+#endif
 
 
 /* Useful for set-operations on small enums.
diff --git a/util/ansi-print.cc b/util/ansi-print.cc
index e9060af56..e0ce7b356 100644
--- a/util/ansi-print.cc
+++ b/util/ansi-print.cc
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h> /* for isatty() */
 #endif
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#if defined (_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER < 1800)
 static inline long int
 lround (double x)
 {
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ lround (double x)
 }
 #endif
 
+#define ESC_E (char)27
+
 #define MIN(a,b) ((a) < (b) ? (a) : (b))
 
 #define CELL_W 8
@@ -298,7 +300,7 @@ block_best (const biimage_t &bi, bool *inverse)
     }
     if (best_s < score) {
       static const char *lower[7] = {"▁", "▂", "▃", "▄", "▅", "▆", "▇"};
-      unsigned int which = lround (((best_i + 1) * 8) / bi.height);
+      unsigned int which = lround ((double) ((best_i + 1) * 8) / bi.height);
       if (1 <= which && which <= 7) {
 	score = best_s;
 	*inverse = best_inv;
@@ -330,7 +332,7 @@ block_best (const biimage_t &bi, bool *inverse)
     }
     if (best_s < score) {
       static const char *left [7] = {"▏", "▎", "▍", "▌", "▋", "▊", "▉"};
-      unsigned int which = lround (((best_i + 1) * 8) / bi.width);
+      unsigned int which = lround ((double) ((best_i + 1) * 8) / bi.width);
       if (1 <= which && which <= 7) {
 	score = best_s;
 	*inverse = best_inv;
@@ -395,7 +397,7 @@ ansi_print_image_rgb24 (const uint32_t *data,
       bi.set (cell);
       if (bi.unicolor) {
         if (last_bg != bi.bg) {
-	  printf ("\e[%dm", 40 + bi.bg);
+	  printf ("%c[%dm", ESC_E, 40 + bi.bg);
 	  last_bg = bi.bg;
 	}
 	printf (" ");
@@ -405,13 +407,13 @@ ansi_print_image_rgb24 (const uint32_t *data,
         const char *c = block_best (bi, &inverse);
 	if (inverse) {
 	  if (last_bg != bi.fg || last_fg != bi.bg) {
-	    printf ("\e[%d;%dm", 30 + bi.bg, 40 + bi.fg);
+	    printf ("%c[%d;%dm", ESC_E, 30 + bi.bg, 40 + bi.fg);
 	    last_bg = bi.fg;
 	    last_fg = bi.bg;
 	  }
 	} else {
 	  if (last_bg != bi.bg || last_fg != bi.fg) {
-	    printf ("\e[%d;%dm", 40 + bi.bg, 30 + bi.fg);
+	    printf ("%c[%d;%dm", ESC_E, 40 + bi.bg, 30 + bi.fg);
 	    last_bg = bi.bg;
 	    last_fg = bi.fg;
 	  }
@@ -419,7 +421,7 @@ ansi_print_image_rgb24 (const uint32_t *data,
 	printf ("%s", c);
       }
     }
-    printf ("\e[0m\n"); /* Reset */
+    printf ("%c[0m\n", ESC_E); /* Reset */
     last_bg = last_fg = -1;
   }
 }
diff --git a/util/helper-cairo.cc b/util/helper-cairo.cc
index 50e22ab0e..450e5cf95 100644
--- a/util/helper-cairo.cc
+++ b/util/helper-cairo.cc
@@ -341,25 +341,25 @@ helper_cairo_create_context (double w, double h,
   }
   if (0)
     ;
-    else if (0 == strcasecmp (extension, "ansi"))
+    else if (0 == g_ascii_strcasecmp (extension, "ansi"))
       constructor2 = _cairo_ansi_surface_create_for_stream;
   #ifdef CAIRO_HAS_PNG_FUNCTIONS
-    else if (0 == strcasecmp (extension, "png"))
+    else if (0 == g_ascii_strcasecmp (extension, "png"))
       constructor2 = _cairo_png_surface_create_for_stream;
   #endif
   #ifdef CAIRO_HAS_SVG_SURFACE
-    else if (0 == strcasecmp (extension, "svg"))
+    else if (0 == g_ascii_strcasecmp (extension, "svg"))
       constructor = cairo_svg_surface_create_for_stream;
   #endif
   #ifdef CAIRO_HAS_PDF_SURFACE
-    else if (0 == strcasecmp (extension, "pdf"))
+    else if (0 == g_ascii_strcasecmp (extension, "pdf"))
       constructor = cairo_pdf_surface_create_for_stream;
   #endif
   #ifdef CAIRO_HAS_PS_SURFACE
-    else if (0 == strcasecmp (extension, "ps"))
+    else if (0 == g_ascii_strcasecmp (extension, "ps"))
       constructor = cairo_ps_surface_create_for_stream;
    #ifdef HAS_EPS
-    else if (0 == strcasecmp (extension, "eps"))
+    else if (0 == g_ascii_strcasecmp (extension, "eps"))
       constructor = _cairo_eps_surface_create_for_stream;
    #endif
   #endif
@@ -478,16 +478,16 @@ helper_cairo_line_from_buffer (helper_cairo_line_t *l,
   for (i = 0; i < (int) l->num_glyphs; i++)
   {
     l->glyphs[i].index = hb_glyph[i].codepoint;
-    l->glyphs[i].x = scalbn ( hb_position->x_offset + x, scale_bits);
-    l->glyphs[i].y = scalbn (-hb_position->y_offset + y, scale_bits);
+    l->glyphs[i].x = scalbn ((double)  hb_position->x_offset + x, scale_bits);
+    l->glyphs[i].y = scalbn ((double) -hb_position->y_offset + y, scale_bits);
     x +=  hb_position->x_advance;
     y += -hb_position->y_advance;
 
     hb_position++;
   }
   l->glyphs[i].index = -1;
-  l->glyphs[i].x = scalbn (x, scale_bits);
-  l->glyphs[i].y = scalbn (y, scale_bits);
+  l->glyphs[i].x = scalbn ((double) x, scale_bits);
+  l->glyphs[i].y = scalbn ((double) y, scale_bits);
 
   if (l->num_clusters) {
     memset ((void *) l->clusters, 0, l->num_clusters * sizeof (l->clusters[0]));
diff --git a/util/options.cc b/util/options.cc
index ca8f90669..882e06072 100644
--- a/util/options.cc
+++ b/util/options.cc
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ font_options_t::get_font (void) const
   else
   {
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < ARRAY_LENGTH (supported_font_funcs); i++)
-      if (0 == strcasecmp (font_funcs, supported_font_funcs[i].name))
+      if (0 == g_ascii_strcasecmp (font_funcs, supported_font_funcs[i].name))
       {
 	set_font_funcs = supported_font_funcs[i].func;
 	break;
diff --git a/util/options.hh b/util/options.hh
index 1ef4131ee..919e4f8b2 100644
--- a/util/options.hh
+++ b/util/options.hh
@@ -474,5 +474,22 @@ struct format_options_t : option_group_t
   hb_bool_t show_extents;
 };
 
+/* fallback implementation for scalbn()/scalbnf() for pre-2013 MSVC */
+#if defined (_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER < 1800)
+
+#ifndef FLT_RADIX
+#define FLT_RADIX 2
+#endif
+
+__inline long double scalbn (long double x, int exp)
+{
+  return x * (pow ((long double) FLT_RADIX, exp));
+}
+
+__inline float scalbnf (float x, int exp)
+{
+  return x * (pow ((float) FLT_RADIX, exp));
+}
+#endif
 
 #endif