diff --git a/Sources/TerminalUI Demo/Demo.swift b/Sources/TerminalUI Demo/Demo.swift
index 87b4d0c..398201b 100644
--- a/Sources/TerminalUI Demo/Demo.swift	
+++ b/Sources/TerminalUI Demo/Demo.swift	
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@ import TerminalUI
 struct Demo: App {
 
   var body: some View {
-    Text("daniel")
-      .bold()
-      .italic()
-      .underline()
-      .blinking()
-      .inverse()
+    Color.red.padding(top: 5, leading: 2, bottom: 10, trailing: 8)
   }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/TerminalUI/Rendering/Dimensions.swift b/Sources/TerminalUI/Rendering/Dimensions.swift
index 817323e..aaba466 100644
--- a/Sources/TerminalUI/Rendering/Dimensions.swift
+++ b/Sources/TerminalUI/Rendering/Dimensions.swift
@@ -2,34 +2,44 @@
 // MARK: Horizontal
 
 /// A measurement of the horizontal dimension.
-struct Horizontal: Equatable, Hashable {
+public struct Horizontal: Equatable, Hashable {
   fileprivate let value: Int
 }
 
+extension Horizontal: AdditiveArithmetic {
+  public static func + (lhs: Horizontal, rhs: Horizontal) -> Horizontal {
+    Horizontal(value: lhs.value + rhs.value)
+  }
+
+  public static func - (lhs: Horizontal, rhs: Horizontal) -> Horizontal {
+    Horizontal(value: lhs.value - rhs.value)
+  }
+}
+
 extension Horizontal: Comparable {
-  static func < (lhs: Horizontal, rhs: Horizontal) -> Bool {
+  public static func < (lhs: Horizontal, rhs: Horizontal) -> Bool {
     lhs.value < rhs.value
   }
 }
 
 extension Horizontal: CustomStringConvertible {
-  var description: String {
+  public var description: String {
     value.description
   }
 }
 
 extension Horizontal: ExpressibleByIntegerLiteral {
-  init(integerLiteral value: Int) {
+  public init(integerLiteral value: Int) {
     self.init(value: value)
   }
 }
 
 extension Horizontal: Strideable {
-  func advanced(by n: Int) -> Horizontal {
+  public func advanced(by n: Int) -> Horizontal {
     Horizontal(value: value + n)
   }
 
-  func distance(to other: Horizontal) -> Int {
+  public func distance(to other: Horizontal) -> Int {
     value - other.value
   }
 }
@@ -43,34 +53,44 @@ extension Horizontal {
 // MARK: - Vertical
 
 /// A measurement of the vertical dimension.
-struct Vertical: Equatable, Hashable {
+public struct Vertical: Equatable, Hashable {
   fileprivate let value: Int
 }
 
+extension Vertical: AdditiveArithmetic {
+  public static func + (lhs: Vertical, rhs: Vertical) -> Vertical {
+    Vertical(value: lhs.value + rhs.value)
+  }
+
+  public static func - (lhs: Vertical, rhs: Vertical) -> Vertical {
+    Vertical(value: lhs.value - rhs.value)
+  }
+}
+
 extension Vertical: Comparable {
-  static func < (lhs: Vertical, rhs: Vertical) -> Bool {
+  public static func < (lhs: Vertical, rhs: Vertical) -> Bool {
     lhs.value < rhs.value
   }
 }
 
 extension Vertical: CustomStringConvertible {
-  var description: String {
+  public var description: String {
     value.description
   }
 }
 
 extension Vertical: ExpressibleByIntegerLiteral {
-  init(integerLiteral value: Int) {
+  public init(integerLiteral value: Int) {
     self.init(value: value)
   }
 }
 
 extension Vertical: Strideable {
-  func advanced(by n: Int) -> Vertical {
+  public func advanced(by n: Int) -> Vertical {
     Vertical(value: value + n)
   }
 
-  func distance(to other: Vertical) -> Int {
+  public func distance(to other: Vertical) -> Int {
     value - other.value
   }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/TerminalUI/ViewModifiers/Padding.swift b/Sources/TerminalUI/ViewModifiers/Padding.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2605d52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/TerminalUI/ViewModifiers/Padding.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+
+extension View {
+
+  public func padding(_ length: Int) -> some View {
+    padding(.all(length))
+  }
+
+  public func padding(
+    top: Vertical = 0,
+    leading: Horizontal = 0,
+    bottom: Vertical = 0,
+    trailing: Horizontal = 0
+  ) -> some View {
+    padding(EdgeInsets(
+      top: top,
+      leading: leading,
+      bottom: bottom,
+      trailing: trailing
+    ))
+  }
+
+  public func padding(_ edgeInsets: EdgeInsets) -> some View {
+    Padding(content: self, edgeInsets: edgeInsets)
+  }
+}
+
+private struct Padding<Content: View>: Builtin, View {
+
+  let content: Content
+  let edgeInsets: EdgeInsets
+
+  func render(in canvas: any Canvas, size: Size, environment: EnvironmentValues) {
+    content.render(
+      in: canvas.inset(edgeInsets),
+      size: size.inset(edgeInsets),
+      environment: environment
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+extension Canvas {
+  func inset(_ insets: EdgeInsets) -> Canvas {
+    InsetCanvas(base: self, insets: insets)
+  }
+}
+
+private struct InsetCanvas<Base: Canvas>: Canvas {
+  let base: Base
+  let insets: EdgeInsets
+
+  func draw(_ pixel: Pixel, at position: Position) {
+    base.draw(pixel, at: position.offset(by: insets))
+  }
+}
+
+extension Position {
+  func offset(by edgeInsets: EdgeInsets) -> Position {
+    Position(x: x + edgeInsets.leading, y: y + edgeInsets.top)
+  }
+}
+
+extension Size {
+  func inset(_ edgeInsets: EdgeInsets) -> Size {
+    Size(
+      width: width - edgeInsets.leading - edgeInsets.trailing,
+      height: height - edgeInsets.top - edgeInsets.bottom
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+public struct EdgeInsets {
+  let top: Vertical
+  let leading: Horizontal
+  let bottom: Vertical
+  let trailing: Horizontal
+
+  public init(
+    top: Vertical,
+    leading: Horizontal,
+    bottom: Vertical,
+    trailing: Horizontal
+  ) {
+    self.top = top
+    self.leading = leading
+    self.bottom = bottom
+    self.trailing = trailing
+  }
+}
+
+extension EdgeInsets {
+  static func all(_ length: Int) -> EdgeInsets {
+    EdgeInsets(
+      top: Vertical(length),
+      leading: Horizontal(length),
+      bottom: Vertical(length),
+      trailing: Horizontal(length)
+    )
+  }
+}