diff --git a/src/poc/mathtext.cpp b/src/poc/mathtext.cpp
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/poc/mathtext.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <locale.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <notcurses.h>
+
+int mathtext(struct notcurses* nc){
+  int dimx, dimy;
+  notcurses_term_dim_yx(nc, &dimy, &dimx);
+  const int HEIGHT = 9;
+  const int WIDTH = dimx;
+  struct ncplane* n = ncplane_new(nc, HEIGHT, WIDTH, dimy - HEIGHT - 1, dimx - WIDTH - 1, NULL);
+  cell b = CELL_TRIVIAL_INITIALIZER;
+  cell_set_bg_alpha(&b, CELL_ALPHA_TRANSPARENT);
+  cell_set_fg_alpha(&b, CELL_ALPHA_TRANSPARENT);
+  ncplane_set_base(n, &b);
+  cell_release(n, &b);
+  if(n){
+    struct ncplane* stdn = notcurses_stdplane(nc);
+    ncplane_set_bg_alpha(n, CELL_ALPHA_TRANSPARENT);
+    // FIXME reenable the left parts of these strings, issue #260*/
+    ncplane_printf_aligned(n, 0, NCALIGN_RIGHT, /*∮E⋅da=Q,n→∞,∑f(i)=∏g(i)*/"⎧⎡⎛┌─────┐⎞⎤⎫");
+    ncplane_printf_aligned(n, 1, NCALIGN_RIGHT, "⎪⎢⎜│a²+b³ ⎟⎥⎪");
+    ncplane_printf_aligned(n, 2, NCALIGN_RIGHT, /*∀x∈ℝ:⌈x⌉=−⌊−x⌋,α∧¬β=¬(¬α∨β)*/"⎪⎢⎜│───── ⎟⎥⎪");
+    ncplane_printf_aligned(n, 3, NCALIGN_RIGHT, "⎪⎢⎜⎷ c₈   ⎟⎥⎪");
+    ncplane_printf_aligned(n, 4, NCALIGN_RIGHT, /*ℕ⊆ℕ₀⊂ℤ⊂ℚ⊂ℝ⊂ℂ(z̄=ℜ(z)−ℑ(z)⋅𝑖)*/"⎨⎢⎜       ⎟⎥⎬");
+    ncplane_printf_aligned(n, 5, NCALIGN_RIGHT, "⎪⎢⎜ ∞     ⎟⎥⎪");
+    ncplane_printf_aligned(n, 6, NCALIGN_RIGHT, /*⊥<a≠b≡c≤d≪⊤⇒(⟦A⟧⇔⟪B⟫)*/"⎪⎢⎜ ⎲     ⎟⎥⎪");
+    ncplane_printf_aligned(n, 7, NCALIGN_RIGHT, "⎪⎢⎜ ⎳aⁱ-bⁱ⎟⎥⎪");
+    ncplane_printf_aligned(n, 8, NCALIGN_RIGHT, /*2H₂+O₂⇌2H₂O,R=4.7kΩ,⌀200µm*/"⎩⎣⎝i=1    ⎠⎦⎭");
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int main(void){
+  if(setlocale(LC_ALL, "") == nullptr){
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+  notcurses_options opts{};
+  opts.inhibit_alternate_screen = true;
+  struct notcurses* nc = notcurses_init(&opts, stdout);
+  if(nc == nullptr){
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+  if(mathtext(nc)){
+    notcurses_stop(nc);
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+  notcurses_render(nc);
+  notcurses_stop(nc);
+  return 0;
+}