diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index cd8f185..7960277 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ Project: Starfighter depends on the following libraries to build:
 * SDL2 <http://libsdl.org>
 * SDL2_image <http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_image/>
 * SDL2_mixer <http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/>
+* SDL2_ttf <http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_ttf/>
+* utf8proc <https://juliastrings.github.io/utf8proc/>
 
 Once you have all dependencies installed, you can do the following from
 a terminal window:
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c7e1f28..a7c97e3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -21,12 +21,29 @@ STARFIGHTER_CFLAGS="-DVERSION=\\\"$PACKAGE_VERSION\\\""
 
 # Checks for libraries.
 PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([SDL2_mixer], [
-	PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SDL], [sdl2 SDL2_image SDL2_mixer])
+	PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([SDL2_ttf], [
+		PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SDL], [sdl2 SDL2_image SDL2_mixer SDL2_ttf])
+	], [
+		PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SDL], [sdl2 SDL2_image SDL2_mixer])
+		STARFIGHTER_CFLAGS="$STARFIGHTER_CFLAGS -DNOFONT"
+		echo "Note: SDL_ttf not found; Unicode will not be supported."
+	])
 ], [
-	PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SDL], [sdl2 SDL2_image])
+	PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([SDL2_ttf], [
+		PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SDL], [sdl2 SDL2_image SDL2_ttf])
+	], [
+		PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SDL], [sdl2 SDL2_image])
+		STARFIGHTER_CFLAGS="$STARFIGHTER_CFLAGS -DNOFONT"
+		echo "Note: SDL_ttf not found; Unicode will not be supported."
+	])
 	STARFIGHTER_CFLAGS="$STARFIGHTER_CFLAGS -DNOSOUND"
 	echo "Note: SDL_mixer not found; audio will not be supported."
 ])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([UTF8PROC], [libutf8proc], [
+], [
+	STARFIGHTER_CFLAGS="$STARFIGHTER_CFLAGS -DNOFONT"
+	echo "Note: utf8proc not found; Unicode will not be supported."
+])
 
 AC_ARG_VAR([SF_SCREEN_WIDTH], [The width of the game window in pixels])
 AC_ARG_VAR([SF_SCREEN_HEIGHT], [The height of the game window in pixels])
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 7c1590d..fffb858 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 bin_PROGRAMS = starfighter
 
 starfighter_CPPFLAGS = $(STARFIGHTER_CFLAGS) -DDATADIR=\"$(pkgdatadir)\" -Wall
-starfighter_CFLAGS = $(SDL_CFLAGS) -lm
-starfighter_LDADD = $(SDL_LIBS)
+starfighter_CFLAGS = $(SDL_CFLAGS) $(UTF8PROC_CFLAGS) -lm
+starfighter_LDADD = $(SDL_LIBS) $(UTF8PROC_LIBS)
 
 starfighter_SOURCES = \
 	Starfighter.c \
diff --git a/src/gfx.c b/src/gfx.c
index 88dbaea..490b4e1 100644
--- a/src/gfx.c
+++ b/src/gfx.c
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-// Not ready yet
-#define NOFONT
-
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>