diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index 301bdcb..4b98178 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ package main // import "eriol.xyz/piken"
 
 import (
 	"encoding/csv"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -84,3 +86,14 @@ func readCsvFile(filepath string) (records [][]string, err error) {
 	return records, nil
 
 }
+
+// Convert an unicode codepoint into a string.
+func codePointToGlyph(codepoint string) (string, error) {
+
+	s, err := strconv.ParseInt(codepoint, 16, 32)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%c", s), nil
+
+}