diff --git a/pixelocr/gui/glyphedit.py b/pixelocr/gui/glyphedit.py
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+# Copyright (C) 2014  Andrey Golovizin
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+
+from PyQt4.QtCore import (
+    signal,
+    slot,
+)
+
+from PyQt4.QtGui import (
+    QHBoxLayout,
+    QLineEdit,
+    QToolButton,
+    QWidget,
+)
+
+
+class GlyphEdit(QWidget):
+    letterEntered = signal([str])
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.layout = QHBoxLayout(self)
+        self.layout.setSpacing(0)
+        self.layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+
+        self.bold = QToolButton(self)
+        self.bold.setText('B')
+        self.bold.setCheckable(True)
+        self.bold.setShortcut('Ctrl+b')
+
+        self.italic = QToolButton(self)
+        self.italic.setText('I')
+        self.italic.setCheckable(True)
+        self.italic.setShortcut('Ctrl+i')
+
+        self.text = QLineEdit(self)
+        self.text.returnPressed.connect(self.sendLetter)
+
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.bold)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.italic)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.text)
+
+    def sendLetter(self):
+        self.letterEntered.emit(self.text.text())