diff --git a/d2common/d2fileformats/d2font/defaults.go b/d2common/d2fileformats/d2font/defaults.go
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+package d2font
+
+// NewFontGlyph creates a new font glyph
+func NewFontGlyph(frame, width, height int) *FontGlyph {
+	// nolint:gomnd // thes bytes are constant
+	// comes from https://d2mods.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42044
+	result := &FontGlyph{
+		unknown1: []byte{0, 0},
+		unknown2: []byte{1, 0, 0},
+		unknown3: []byte{0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+		frame:    frame,
+		width:    width,
+		height:   height,
+	}
+
+	return result
+}