diff --git a/renderer.cpp b/renderer.cpp
index a88aeda..c952ce1 100644
--- a/renderer.cpp
+++ b/renderer.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Renderer::InternalData::InternalData(int id)
 /*!
  *
  * \class QtForkAwesome::Renderer
- * \brief Allows rendering a QtForkAwesome::Icon.
+ * \brief Allows rendering a QtForkAwesome::Icon (or an arbitrary QChar using an arbitrary font file).
  */
 
 /*!
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Renderer::operator bool() const
 /*!
  * \brief Renders the specified \a icon using the specified \a painter.
  */
-void Renderer::render(Icon icon, QPainter *painter, const QRect &rect, const QColor &color)
+void QtForkAwesome::Renderer::render(QChar character, QPainter *painter, const QRect &rect, const QColor &color)
 {
     if (!*this) {
         return;
@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ void Renderer::render(Icon icon, QPainter *painter, const QRect &rect, const QCo
     painter->save();
     painter->setFont(font);
     painter->setPen(color);
-    painter->drawText(rect, QString(QChar(static_cast<IconBaseType>(icon))), QTextOption(Qt::AlignCenter));
+    painter->drawText(rect, QString(character), QTextOption(Qt::AlignCenter));
     painter->restore();
 }
 
 /*!
- * \brief Renders the specified \a icon as pixmap of the specified \a size.
+ * \brief Renders the specified \a character as pixmap of the specified \a size.
  */
-QPixmap QtForkAwesome::Renderer::pixmap(Icon icon, const QSize &size, const QColor &color)
+QPixmap QtForkAwesome::Renderer::pixmap(QChar icon, const QSize &size, const QColor &color)
 {
     const auto scaleFactor =
 #if (QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0))
@@ -105,4 +105,12 @@ QPixmap QtForkAwesome::Renderer::pixmap(Icon icon, const QSize &size, const QCol
     return pm;
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Renders the specified \a icon as pixmap of the specified \a size.
+ */
+QPixmap Renderer::pixmap(Icon icon, const QSize &size, const QColor &color)
+{
+    return pixmap(QChar(static_cast<IconBaseType>(icon)), size, color);
+}
+
 } // namespace QtForkAwesome
diff --git a/renderer.h b/renderer.h
index f47c73e..1778770 100644
--- a/renderer.h
+++ b/renderer.h
@@ -27,13 +27,24 @@ public:
     ~Renderer();
 
     operator bool() const;
+    void render(QChar character, QPainter *painter, const QRect &rect, const QColor &color);
     void render(Icon icon, QPainter *painter, const QRect &rect, const QColor &color);
+
+    QPixmap pixmap(QChar icon, const QSize &size, const QColor &color);
     QPixmap pixmap(Icon icon, const QSize &size, const QColor &color);
 
 private:
     std::unique_ptr<Renderer::InternalData> m_d;
 };
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Renders the specified \a icon using the specified \a painter.
+ */
+inline void Renderer::render(Icon icon, QPainter *painter, const QRect &rect, const QColor &color)
+{
+    render(QChar(static_cast<IconBaseType>(icon)), painter, rect, color);
+}
+
 } // namespace QtForkAwesome
 
 #endif // QT_FORK_AWESOME_RENDERER