diff --git a/MLEM/Formatting/Codes/AnimatedCode.cs b/MLEM/Formatting/Codes/AnimatedCode.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e5eba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MLEM/Formatting/Codes/AnimatedCode.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+
+namespace MLEM.Formatting.Codes {
+    public class AnimatedCode : Code {
+
+        public AnimatedCode(Match match) : base(match) {
+        }
+
+        public override bool EndsHere(Code other) {
+            return other is AnimatedCode;
+        }
+
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/MLEM/Formatting/Codes/Code.cs b/MLEM/Formatting/Codes/Code.cs
index e6fe7cc..549666a 100644
--- a/MLEM/Formatting/Codes/Code.cs
+++ b/MLEM/Formatting/Codes/Code.cs
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
 using MLEM.Font;
+using MLEM.Misc;
 
 namespace MLEM.Formatting.Codes {
-    public class Code {
+    public class Code : GenericDataHolder {
 
         public readonly Match Match;
         public Token Token { get; internal set; }
@@ -25,7 +26,10 @@ namespace MLEM.Formatting.Codes {
             return null;
         }
 
-        public virtual bool DrawCharacter(GameTime time, SpriteBatch batch, char c, string cString, Vector2 pos, GenericFont font, Color color, float scale, float depth) {
+        public virtual void Update(GameTime time) {
+        }
+
+        public virtual bool DrawCharacter(GameTime time, SpriteBatch batch, char c, string cString, int indexInToken, ref Vector2 pos, GenericFont font, ref Color color, ref float scale, float depth) {
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/MLEM/Formatting/Codes/FontCode.cs b/MLEM/Formatting/Codes/FontCode.cs
index 69bce99..3228763 100644
--- a/MLEM/Formatting/Codes/FontCode.cs
+++ b/MLEM/Formatting/Codes/FontCode.cs
@@ -14,5 +14,9 @@ namespace MLEM.Formatting.Codes {
             return this.font;
         }
 
+        public override bool EndsHere(Code other) {
+            return other is FontCode;
+        }
+
     }
 }
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diff --git a/MLEM/Formatting/Codes/ShadowCode.cs b/MLEM/Formatting/Codes/ShadowCode.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8eee17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MLEM/Formatting/Codes/ShadowCode.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
+using MLEM.Extensions;
+using MLEM.Font;
+
+namespace MLEM.Formatting.Codes {
+    public class ShadowCode : FontCode {
+
+        private readonly Color color;
+        private readonly Vector2 offset;
+
+        public ShadowCode(Match match, Color color, Vector2 offset) : base(match, null) {
+            this.color = color;
+            this.offset = offset;
+        }
+
+        public override bool DrawCharacter(GameTime time, SpriteBatch batch, char c, string cString, int indexInToken, ref Vector2 pos, GenericFont font, ref Color color, ref float scale, float depth) {
+            font.DrawString(batch, cString, pos + this.offset * scale, this.color.CopyAlpha(color), 0, Vector2.Zero, scale, SpriteEffects.None, depth);
+            // we return false since we still want regular drawing to occur
+            return false;
+        }
+
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/MLEM/Formatting/Codes/WobblyCode.cs b/MLEM/Formatting/Codes/WobblyCode.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c20c64d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MLEM/Formatting/Codes/WobblyCode.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+using System;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
+using MLEM.Font;
+
+namespace MLEM.Formatting.Codes {
+    public class WobblyCode : AnimatedCode {
+
+        private readonly float modifier;
+        private readonly float heightModifier;
+        public TimeSpan TimeIntoAnimation;
+
+        public WobblyCode(Match match, float modifier, float heightModifier) : base(match) {
+            this.modifier = modifier;
+            this.heightModifier = heightModifier;
+        }
+
+        public override void Update(GameTime time) {
+            this.TimeIntoAnimation += time.ElapsedGameTime;
+        }
+
+        public override bool DrawCharacter(GameTime time, SpriteBatch batch, char c, string cString, int indexInToken, ref Vector2 pos, GenericFont font, ref Color color, ref float scale, float depth) {
+            var offset = new Vector2(0, (float) Math.Sin(this.Token.Index + indexInToken + this.TimeIntoAnimation.TotalSeconds * this.modifier) * font.LineHeight * this.heightModifier * scale);
+            pos += offset;
+            // we return false since we still want regular drawing to occur, we just changed the position
+            return false;
+        }
+
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/MLEM/Formatting/TextFormatter.cs b/MLEM/Formatting/TextFormatter.cs
index 45a00c6..e466703 100644
--- a/MLEM/Formatting/TextFormatter.cs
+++ b/MLEM/Formatting/TextFormatter.cs
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using MLEM.Extensions;
 using MLEM.Font;
 using MLEM.Formatting.Codes;
+using MLEM.Misc;
 
 namespace MLEM.Formatting {
-    public class TextFormatter {
+    public class TextFormatter : GenericDataHolder {
 
         public readonly Dictionary<Regex, Code.Constructor> Codes = new Dictionary<Regex, Code.Constructor>();
 
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ namespace MLEM.Formatting {
             // font codes
             this.Codes.Add(new Regex("<b>"), (f, m) => new FontCode(m, boldFont?.Invoke()));
             this.Codes.Add(new Regex("<i>"), (f, m) => new FontCode(m, italicFont?.Invoke()));
-            this.Codes.Add(new Regex("</(b|i)>"), (f, m) => new FontCode(m, null));
+            this.Codes.Add(new Regex(@"<s(?: #([0-9\w]{6,8}) (([+-.0-9]*)))?>"), (f, m) => new ShadowCode(m, m.Groups[1].Success ? ColorExtensions.FromHex(m.Groups[1].Value) : Color.Black, new Vector2(float.TryParse(m.Groups[2].Value, out var offset) ? offset : 2)));
+            this.Codes.Add(new Regex("</(b|i|s)>"), (f, m) => new FontCode(m, null));
 
             // color codes
             foreach (var c in typeof(Color).GetProperties()) {
@@ -28,6 +30,10 @@ namespace MLEM.Formatting {
             }
             this.Codes.Add(new Regex(@"<c #([0-9\w]{6,8})>"), (f, m) => new ColorCode(m, ColorExtensions.FromHex(m.Groups[1].Value)));
             this.Codes.Add(new Regex("</c>"), (f, m) => new ColorCode(m, null));
+
+            // animation codes
+            this.Codes.Add(new Regex(@"<a wobbly(?: ([+-.0-9]*) ([+-.0-9]*))?>"), (f, m) => new WobblyCode(m, float.TryParse(m.Groups[1].Value, out var mod) ? mod : 5, float.TryParse(m.Groups[2].Value, out var heightMod) ? heightMod : 1 / 8F));
+            this.Codes.Add(new Regex("</a>"), (f, m) => new AnimatedCode(m));
         }
 
         public TokenizedString Tokenize(string s) {
diff --git a/MLEM/Formatting/Token.cs b/MLEM/Formatting/Token.cs
index bf3f948..78d4a1b 100644
--- a/MLEM/Formatting/Token.cs
+++ b/MLEM/Formatting/Token.cs
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
 using MLEM.Font;
 using MLEM.Formatting.Codes;
+using MLEM.Misc;
 
 namespace MLEM.Formatting {
-    public class Token {
+    public class Token : GenericDataHolder {
 
         public readonly Code[] AppliedCodes;
         public readonly int Index;
@@ -33,9 +34,9 @@ namespace MLEM.Formatting {
             return this.AppliedCodes.Select(c => c.GetFont()).FirstOrDefault();
         }
 
-        public void DrawCharacter(GameTime time, SpriteBatch batch, char c, string cString, Vector2 pos, GenericFont font, Color color, float scale, float depth) {
+        public void DrawCharacter(GameTime time, SpriteBatch batch, char c, string cString, int indexInToken, Vector2 pos, GenericFont font, Color color, float scale, float depth) {
             foreach (var code in this.AppliedCodes) {
-                if (code.DrawCharacter(time, batch, c, cString, pos, font, color, scale, depth))
+                if (code.DrawCharacter(time, batch, c, cString, indexInToken, ref pos, font, ref color, ref scale, depth))
                     return;
             }
 
diff --git a/MLEM/Formatting/TokenizedString.cs b/MLEM/Formatting/TokenizedString.cs
index df3e590..89a28f7 100644
--- a/MLEM/Formatting/TokenizedString.cs
+++ b/MLEM/Formatting/TokenizedString.cs
@@ -4,18 +4,23 @@ using System.Text;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
 using MLEM.Font;
+using MLEM.Formatting.Codes;
+using MLEM.Misc;
 
 namespace MLEM.Formatting {
-    public struct TokenizedString {
+    public class TokenizedString : GenericDataHolder {
 
         public readonly string RawString;
         public readonly string String;
         public readonly Token[] Tokens;
+        public readonly Code[] AllCodes;
 
         public TokenizedString(string rawString, string strg, Token[] tokens) {
             this.RawString = rawString;
             this.String = strg;
             this.Tokens = tokens;
+            // since a code can be present in multiple tokens, we use Distinct here
+            this.AllCodes = tokens.SelectMany(t => t.AppliedCodes).Distinct().ToArray();
         }
 
         public void Split(GenericFont font, float width, float scale) {
@@ -42,12 +47,18 @@ namespace MLEM.Formatting {
             }
         }
 
+        public void Update(GameTime time) {
+            foreach (var code in this.AllCodes)
+                code.Update(time);
+        }
+
         public void Draw(GameTime time, SpriteBatch batch, Vector2 pos, GenericFont font, Color color, float scale, float depth) {
             var innerOffset = new Vector2();
             foreach (var token in this.Tokens) {
                 var drawFont = token.GetFont() ?? font;
                 var drawColor = token.GetColor() ?? color;
-                foreach (var c in token.Substring) {
+                for (var i = 0; i < token.Substring.Length; i++) {
+                    var c = token.Substring[i];
                     if (c == '\n') {
                         innerOffset.X = 0;
                         innerOffset.Y += font.LineHeight * scale;
@@ -55,7 +66,7 @@ namespace MLEM.Formatting {
                     }
 
                     var cString = c.ToString();
-                    token.DrawCharacter(time, batch, c, cString, pos + innerOffset, drawFont, drawColor, scale, depth);
+                    token.DrawCharacter(time, batch, c, cString, i, pos + innerOffset, drawFont, drawColor, scale, depth);
                     innerOffset.X += font.MeasureString(cString).X * scale;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/Sandbox/GameImpl.cs b/Sandbox/GameImpl.cs
index bc47c87..3274fc3 100644
--- a/Sandbox/GameImpl.cs
+++ b/Sandbox/GameImpl.cs
@@ -113,15 +113,16 @@ namespace Sandbox {
             };*/
 
             var formatter = new TextFormatter();
-            var strg = "This <c CornflowerBlue>is a formatted string</c> with <c #ff0000>two bits of formatting</c>! It also includesavery<c Pink>long</c>wordthatis<c Blue>formatted</c>aswell.";
+            var strg = "This <c CornflowerBlue>is a formatted string</c> with <c #ff0000>two bits of formatting</c>! It also includesavery<c Pink>long</c>wordthatis<c Blue>formatted</c>aswell. Additionally, it <a wobbly>wobbles</a> and has a <s>shadow</s> or a <s #ff0000 4>weird shadow</s>";
             this.tokenized = formatter.Tokenize(strg);
             this.tokenized.Split(font, 400, 1);
 
             this.OnDraw += (g, time) => {
                 this.SpriteBatch.Begin();
-                this.tokenized.Draw(time, this.SpriteBatch, new Vector2(100, 20), font, Color.White, 1, 0);
+                this.tokenized.Draw(time, this.SpriteBatch, new Vector2(400, 20), font, Color.White, 1, 0);
                 this.SpriteBatch.End();
             };
+            this.OnUpdate += (g, time) => this.tokenized.Update(time);
         }
 
         protected override void DoUpdate(GameTime gameTime) {