diff --git a/include/Color.hpp b/include/Color.hpp
index edf6b200..fdb25f7a 100644
--- a/include/Color.hpp
+++ b/include/Color.hpp
@@ -159,15 +159,35 @@ class Color : public ::Color {
         ::DrawLineStrip(points, numPoints, *this);
     }
 
+    void DrawText(const char* text, int posX = 0, int posY = 0, int fontSize = 10.0f) const {
+        ::DrawText(text, posX, posY, fontSize, *this);
+    }
+
     void DrawText(const std::string& text, int posX = 0, int posY = 0, int fontSize = 10.0f) const {
         ::DrawText(text.c_str(), posX, posY, fontSize, *this);
     }
 
+    void DrawText(const ::Font& font, const char* text, ::Vector2 position,
+            float fontSize, float spacing) const {
+        ::DrawTextEx(font, text, position, fontSize, spacing, *this);
+    }
+
     void DrawText(const ::Font& font, const std::string& text, ::Vector2 position,
             float fontSize, float spacing) const {
         ::DrawTextEx(font, text.c_str(), position, fontSize, spacing, *this);
     }
 
+    void DrawText(
+            const ::Font& font,
+            const char* text,
+            ::Vector2 position,
+            ::Vector2 origin,
+            float rotation,
+            float fontSize,
+            float spacing) const {
+        ::DrawTextPro(font, text, position, origin, rotation, fontSize, spacing, *this);
+    }
+
     void DrawText(
             const ::Font& font,
             const std::string& text,
diff --git a/include/Font.hpp b/include/Font.hpp
index 7ac33dd0..60c119b0 100644
--- a/include/Font.hpp
+++ b/include/Font.hpp
@@ -210,6 +210,14 @@ class Font : public ::Font {
         return ::IsFontReady(*this);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Draw text using font and additional parameters.
+     */
+    void DrawText(const char* text, ::Vector2 position, float fontSize,
+            float spacing, ::Color tint = WHITE) const {
+        ::DrawTextEx(*this, text, position,  fontSize,  spacing,  tint);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Draw text using font and additional parameters.
      */
@@ -218,6 +226,16 @@ class Font : public ::Font {
         ::DrawTextEx(*this, text.c_str(), position,  fontSize,  spacing,  tint);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Draw text using font and additional parameters.
+     */
+    void DrawText(const char* text, int posX, int posY, float fontSize,
+            float spacing, ::Color tint = WHITE) const {
+        ::DrawTextEx(*this, text,
+            { static_cast<float>(posX), static_cast<float>(posY) },
+            fontSize, spacing, tint);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Draw text using font and additional parameters.
      */
@@ -228,6 +246,20 @@ class Font : public ::Font {
             fontSize, spacing, tint);
     }
 
+    void DrawText(
+            const char* text,
+            ::Vector2 position,
+            ::Vector2 origin,
+            float rotation,
+            float fontSize,
+            float spacing,
+            ::Color tint = WHITE) const {
+        ::DrawTextPro(*this, text,
+            position, origin,
+            rotation, fontSize,
+            spacing, tint);
+    }
+
     void DrawText(
             const std::string& text,
             ::Vector2 position,
@@ -265,6 +297,13 @@ class Font : public ::Font {
             spacing, tint);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Measure string size for Font
+     */
+    Vector2 MeasureText(const char* text, float fontSize, float spacing) const {
+        return ::MeasureTextEx(*this, text, fontSize, spacing);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Measure string size for Font
      */
@@ -279,6 +318,14 @@ class Font : public ::Font {
         return ::GetGlyphIndex(*this, character);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create an image from text (custom sprite font)
+     */
+    ::Image ImageText(const char* text, float fontSize,
+            float spacing, ::Color tint) const {
+        return ::ImageTextEx(*this, text, fontSize, spacing, tint);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create an image from text (custom sprite font)
      */
diff --git a/include/Functions.hpp b/include/Functions.hpp
index ddae8a50..ae67c7f5 100644
--- a/include/Functions.hpp
+++ b/include/Functions.hpp
@@ -240,18 +240,41 @@ namespace raylib {
 /**
  * Draw text (using default font)
  */
-    [[maybe_unused]] RLCPPAPI inline void DrawText(const std::string& text, int posX, int posY, int fontSize, ::Color color) {
+[[maybe_unused]] RLCPPAPI inline void DrawText(const char* text, int posX, int posY, int fontSize, ::Color color) {
+    ::DrawText(text, posX, posY, fontSize, color);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Draw text (using default font)
+ */
+[[maybe_unused]] RLCPPAPI inline void DrawText(const std::string& text, int posX, int posY, int fontSize, ::Color color) {
     ::DrawText(text.c_str(), posX, posY, fontSize, color);
 }
 
 /**
  * Draw text using font and additional parameters
  */
-    [[maybe_unused]] RLCPPAPI inline void DrawTextEx(const Font& font, const std::string& text, Vector2 position,
+[[maybe_unused]] RLCPPAPI inline void DrawTextEx(const Font& font, char* text, Vector2 position,
+        float fontSize, float spacing, ::Color tint) {
+    ::DrawTextEx(font, text, position, fontSize, spacing, tint);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Draw text using font and additional parameters
+ */
+[[maybe_unused]] RLCPPAPI inline void DrawTextEx(const Font& font, const std::string& text, Vector2 position,
         float fontSize, float spacing, ::Color tint) {
     ::DrawTextEx(font, text.c_str(), position, fontSize, spacing, tint);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Draw text using Font and pro parameters (rotation)
+ */
+[[maybe_unused]] RLCPPAPI inline void DrawTextPro(const Font& font, const char* text, Vector2 position,
+        Vector2 origin, float rotation, float fontSize, float spacing, ::Color tint) {
+    ::DrawTextPro(font, text, position, origin, rotation, fontSize, spacing, tint);
+}
+
 /**
  * Draw text using Font and pro parameters (rotation)
  */
@@ -277,10 +300,24 @@ namespace raylib {
 /**
  * Measure string width for default font
  */
-    [[maybe_unused]] RLCPPAPI inline int MeasureText(const std::string& text, int fontSize) {
+[[maybe_unused]] RLCPPAPI inline int MeasureText(const char* text, int fontSize) {
+    return ::MeasureText(text, fontSize);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Measure string width for default font
+ */
+[[maybe_unused]] RLCPPAPI inline int MeasureText(const std::string& text, int fontSize) {
     return ::MeasureText(text.c_str(), fontSize);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check if two text string are equal
+ */
+[[maybe_unused]] RLCPPAPI inline bool TextIsEqual(const char* text1, const char* text2) {
+    return ::TextIsEqual(text1, text2);
+}
+
 /**
  * Check if two text string are equal
  */
@@ -288,6 +325,13 @@ namespace raylib {
     return ::TextIsEqual(text1.c_str(), text2.c_str());
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check if two text string are equal
+ */
+[[maybe_unused]] RLCPPAPI inline unsigned int TextLength(const char* text) {
+    return ::TextLength(text);
+}
+
 /**
  * Check if two text string are equal
  */
diff --git a/include/Image.hpp b/include/Image.hpp
index a000c730..00a4c8e6 100644
--- a/include/Image.hpp
+++ b/include/Image.hpp
@@ -645,6 +645,16 @@ class Image : public ::Image {
         ::ImageDraw(this, src, srcRec, dstRec, tint);
     }
 
+    void DrawText(const char* text, ::Vector2 position, int fontSize,
+            ::Color color = {255, 255, 255, 255}) {
+        ::ImageDrawText(this,
+            text,
+            static_cast<int>(position.x),
+            static_cast<int>(position.y),
+            fontSize,
+            color);
+    }
+
     void DrawText(const std::string& text, ::Vector2 position, int fontSize,
             ::Color color = {255, 255, 255, 255}) {
         ::ImageDrawText(this,
@@ -660,11 +670,21 @@ class Image : public ::Image {
         ::ImageDrawText(this, text.c_str(), x, y, fontSize, color);
     }
 
+    void DrawText(const char* text, int x, int y, int fontSize,
+            ::Color color = {255, 255, 255, 255}) {
+        ::ImageDrawText(this, text, x, y, fontSize, color);
+    }
+
     void DrawText(const ::Font& font, const std::string& text, ::Vector2 position,
             float fontSize, float spacing, ::Color tint = {255, 255, 255, 255}) {
         ::ImageDrawTextEx(this, font, text.c_str(), position, fontSize, spacing, tint);
     }
 
+    void DrawText(const ::Font& font, const char* text, ::Vector2 position,
+            float fontSize, float spacing, ::Color tint = {255, 255, 255, 255}) {
+        ::ImageDrawTextEx(this, font, text, position, fontSize, spacing, tint);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Load color data from image as a Color array (RGBA - 32bit)
      */