diff --git a/pkg/harfbuzz/blob.zig b/pkg/harfbuzz/blob.zig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b9eadc56
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+++ b/pkg/harfbuzz/blob.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const c = @import("c.zig");
+const Error = @import("errors.zig").Error;
+
+/// Data type holding the memory modes available to client programs.
+///
+/// Regarding these various memory-modes:
+///
+///   - In no case shall the HarfBuzz client modify memory that is passed to
+///     HarfBuzz in a blob. If there is any such possibility,
+///     HB_MEMORY_MODE_DUPLICATE should be used such that HarfBuzz makes a
+///     copy immediately,
+///
+///   - Use HB_MEMORY_MODE_READONLY otherwise, unless you really really really
+///     know what you are doing,
+///
+///   - HB_MEMORY_MODE_WRITABLE is appropriate if you really made a copy of
+///     data solely for the purpose of passing to HarfBuzz and doing that
+///     just once (no reuse!),
+///
+///   - If the font is mmap()ed, it's okay to use
+///     HB_MEMORY_READONLY_MAY_MAKE_WRITABLE , however, using that mode
+///     correctly is very tricky. Use HB_MEMORY_MODE_READONLY instead.
+pub const MemoryMode = enum(u2) {
+    /// HarfBuzz immediately makes a copy of the data.
+    duplicate = c.HB_MEMORY_MODE_DUPLICATE,
+
+    /// HarfBuzz client will never modify the data, and HarfBuzz will never
+    /// modify the data.
+    readonly = c.HB_MEMORY_MODE_READONLY,
+
+    /// HarfBuzz client made a copy of the data solely for HarfBuzz, so
+    /// HarfBuzz may modify the data.
+    writable = c.HB_MEMORY_MODE_WRITABLE,
+
+    /// See above
+    readonly_may_make_writable = c.HB_MEMORY_MODE_READONLY_MAY_MAKE_WRITABLE,
+};
+
+/// Blobs wrap a chunk of binary data to handle lifecycle management of data
+/// while it is passed between client and HarfBuzz. Blobs are primarily
+/// used to create font faces, but also to access font face tables, as well as
+/// pass around other binary data.
+pub const Blob = struct {
+    handle: *c.hb_blob_t,
+
+    /// Creates a new "blob" object wrapping data . The mode parameter is used
+    /// to negotiate ownership and lifecycle of data .
+    ///
+    /// Note that this function returns a freshly-allocated empty blob even
+    /// if length is zero. This is in contrast to hb_blob_create(), which
+    /// returns the singleton empty blob (as returned by hb_blob_get_empty())
+    /// if length is zero.
+    pub fn create(data: []const u8, mode: MemoryMode) Error!Blob {
+        const handle = c.hb_blob_create_or_fail(
+            data.ptr,
+            @intCast(c_uint, data.len),
+            @enumToInt(mode),
+            null,
+            null,
+        ) orelse return Error.HarfbuzzFailed;
+
+        return Blob{ .handle = handle };
+    }
+
+    /// Decreases the reference count on blob , and if it reaches zero,
+    /// destroys blob , freeing all memory, possibly calling the
+    /// destroy-callback the blob was created for if it has not been
+    /// called already.
+    pub fn destroy(self: *Blob) void {
+        c.hb_blob_destroy(self.handle);
+    }
+
+    /// Attaches a user-data key/data pair to the specified blob.
+    pub fn setUserData(
+        self: Blob,
+        comptime T: type,
+        key: ?*anyopaque,
+        ptr: ?*T,
+        comptime destroycb: ?fn (?*T) callconv(.C) void,
+        replace: bool,
+    ) bool {
+        const Callback = struct {
+            pub fn callback(data: ?*anyopaque) callconv(.C) void {
+                @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, destroycb, .{
+                    @ptrCast(?*T, @alignCast(@alignOf(T), data)),
+                });
+            }
+        };
+
+        return c.hb_blob_set_user_data(
+            self.handle,
+            @ptrCast([*c]c.hb_user_data_key_t, key),
+            ptr,
+            if (destroycb != null) Callback.callback else null,
+            if (replace) 1 else 0,
+        ) > 0;
+    }
+
+    /// Fetches the user data associated with the specified key, attached to
+    /// the specified font-functions structure.
+    pub fn getUserData(
+        self: Blob,
+        comptime T: type,
+        key: ?*anyopaque,
+    ) ?*T {
+        const opt = c.hb_blob_get_user_data(
+            self.handle,
+            @ptrCast([*c]c.hb_user_data_key_t, key),
+        );
+
+        if (opt) |ptr|
+            return @ptrCast(?*T, @alignCast(@alignOf(T), ptr))
+        else
+            return null;
+    }
+};
+
+test {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+
+    const data = "hello";
+    var blob = try Blob.create(data, .readonly);
+    defer blob.destroy();
+
+    var userdata: u8 = 127;
+    var key: u8 = 0;
+    try testing.expect(blob.setUserData(u8, &key, &userdata, null, false));
+    try testing.expect(blob.getUserData(u8, &key).?.* == 127);
+}
diff --git a/pkg/harfbuzz/errors.zig b/pkg/harfbuzz/errors.zig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44a4d055e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/harfbuzz/errors.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pub const Error = error{
+    /// Not very descriptive but harfbuzz doesn't actually have error
+    /// codes so the best we can do!
+    HarfbuzzFailed,
+};
diff --git a/pkg/harfbuzz/main.zig b/pkg/harfbuzz/main.zig
index 777a4d571..6959edc2f 100644
--- a/pkg/harfbuzz/main.zig
+++ b/pkg/harfbuzz/main.zig
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 pub const c = @import("c.zig");
+pub usingnamespace @import("blob.zig");
+pub usingnamespace @import("errors.zig");
 pub usingnamespace @import("version.zig");
 
 test {