diff --git a/Demos/UiDemo.cs b/Demos/UiDemo.cs
index 23d3c1d..765e567 100644
--- a/Demos/UiDemo.cs
+++ b/Demos/UiDemo.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using Coroutine;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
+using MLEM.Animations;
 using MLEM.Extensions;
 using MLEM.Font;
 using MLEM.Formatting;
@@ -96,7 +97,11 @@ namespace Demos {
             // note that all added formatting codes need to be lowercase, while their casing doesn't matter when used
             TextFormatting.FormattingCodes["grass"] = new FormattingCode(image.Texture);
             TextFormatting.FormattingCodes["tree"] = new FormattingCode(tree);
-            root.AddChild(new Paragraph(Anchor.AutoLeft, 1, "Additionally, you can create custom formatting codes that contain [Grass] images! Note that these images have to be square, or [Tree] bad things happen."));
+            // formatting codes can also be sprite animations!
+            var atlas = new UniformTextureAtlas(LoadContent<Texture2D>("Textures/Anim"), 4, 4);
+            TextFormatting.FormattingCodes["walk"] = new FormattingCode(new SpriteAnimation(0.2F, atlas[0, 0], atlas[0, 1], atlas[0, 2], atlas[0, 3]));
+
+            root.AddChild(new Paragraph(Anchor.AutoLeft, 1, "Additionally, you can create custom formatting codes that contain [Grass] images or [Walk] sprite animations! Note that these images have to be square, or [Tree] bad things happen."));
 
             var animatedPar = root.AddChild(new Paragraph(Anchor.AutoLeft, 1, "Defining text animations as formatting codes is also possible, including [Wobbly]wobbly text[Unanimated] as well as a [Typing]dialogue-esc typing effect by default. Of course, more animations can be added though."));
             root.AddChild(new Button(Anchor.AutoCenter, new Vector2(1, 10), "Reset Typing Animation") {
diff --git a/MLEM/Animations/SpriteAnimation.cs b/MLEM/Animations/SpriteAnimation.cs
index 3cd76b9..43de748 100644
--- a/MLEM/Animations/SpriteAnimation.cs
+++ b/MLEM/Animations/SpriteAnimation.cs
@@ -39,19 +39,22 @@ namespace MLEM.Animations {
                 this.TotalTime += frame.Seconds;
         }
 
-        public SpriteAnimation(float timePerFrame, params TextureRegion[] regions)
+        public SpriteAnimation(double timePerFrame, params TextureRegion[] regions)
             : this(Array.ConvertAll(regions, region => new AnimationFrame(region, timePerFrame))) {
         }
 
-        public SpriteAnimation(float timePerFrame, Texture2D texture, params Rectangle[] regions)
+        public SpriteAnimation(double timePerFrame, Texture2D texture, params Rectangle[] regions)
             : this(timePerFrame, Array.ConvertAll(regions, region => new TextureRegion(texture, region))) {
         }
 
         public void Update(GameTime time) {
+            this.SetTime(this.TimeIntoAnimation + time.ElapsedGameTime.TotalSeconds);
+        }
+
+        public void SetTime(double totalTime) {
             if (this.IsFinished || this.IsPaused)
                 return;
-
-            this.TimeIntoAnimation += time.ElapsedGameTime.TotalSeconds;
+            this.TimeIntoAnimation = totalTime;
             if (this.TimeIntoAnimation >= this.TotalTime) {
                 if (!this.IsLooping) {
                     this.IsFinished = true;
@@ -75,9 +78,9 @@ namespace MLEM.Animations {
     public class AnimationFrame {
 
         public readonly TextureRegion Region;
-        public readonly float Seconds;
+        public readonly double Seconds;
 
-        public AnimationFrame(TextureRegion region, float seconds) {
+        public AnimationFrame(TextureRegion region, double seconds) {
             this.Region = region;
             this.Seconds = seconds;
         }
diff --git a/MLEM/Animations/SpriteAnimationGroup.cs b/MLEM/Animations/SpriteAnimationGroup.cs
index b0a4bcd..4a8651b 100644
--- a/MLEM/Animations/SpriteAnimationGroup.cs
+++ b/MLEM/Animations/SpriteAnimationGroup.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace MLEM.Animations {
             return this.animations.Find(anim => anim.Animation.Name == name)?.Animation;
         }
 
-        private void FindAnimationToPlay() {
+        public void FindAnimationToPlay() {
             ConditionedAnimation animToPlay = null;
             if (this.CurrAnimation != null && this.CurrAnimation.ShouldPlay())
                 animToPlay = this.CurrAnimation;
diff --git a/MLEM/Formatting/FormattingCode.cs b/MLEM/Formatting/FormattingCode.cs
index 2a418a1..46a4d05 100644
--- a/MLEM/Formatting/FormattingCode.cs
+++ b/MLEM/Formatting/FormattingCode.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
+using MLEM.Animations;
 using MLEM.Font;
 using MLEM.Textures;
 
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ namespace MLEM.Formatting {
         public readonly Type CodeType;
         public readonly Color Color;
         public readonly TextStyle Style;
-        public readonly TextureRegion Icon;
+        public readonly SpriteAnimation Icon;
         public readonly TextAnimation.DrawCharacter Animation;
 
         public FormattingCode(Color color) {
@@ -21,7 +22,11 @@ namespace MLEM.Formatting {
             this.CodeType = Type.Style;
         }
 
-        public FormattingCode(TextureRegion icon) {
+        public FormattingCode(TextureRegion icon) :
+            this(new SpriteAnimation(0, icon)) {
+        }
+
+        public FormattingCode(SpriteAnimation icon) {
             this.Icon = icon;
             this.CodeType = Type.Icon;
         }
@@ -31,7 +36,7 @@ namespace MLEM.Formatting {
             this.CodeType = Type.Animation;
         }
 
-        public string GetReplacementString(IGenericFont font) {
+        public virtual string GetReplacementString(IGenericFont font) {
             return this.CodeType == Type.Icon ? TextFormatting.GetOneEmString(font) : string.Empty;
         }
 
diff --git a/MLEM/Formatting/TextFormatting.cs b/MLEM/Formatting/TextFormatting.cs
index 4f450b9..c95b869 100644
--- a/MLEM/Formatting/TextFormatting.cs
+++ b/MLEM/Formatting/TextFormatting.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
 using MLEM.Extensions;
 using MLEM.Font;
+using MLEM.Misc;
 using MLEM.Textures;
 
 namespace MLEM.Formatting {
@@ -107,8 +108,8 @@ namespace MLEM.Formatting {
                             currStyle = code.Style;
                             break;
                         case FormattingCode.Type.Icon:
-                            var iconSc = new Vector2(1F / code.Icon.Width, 1F / code.Icon.Height) * regularFont.LineHeight * scale;
-                            batch.Draw(code.Icon, pos + innerOffset, color, 0, Vector2.Zero, iconSc, SpriteEffects.None, depth);
+                            code.Icon.SetTime(timeIntoAnimation.TotalSeconds % code.Icon.TotalTime);
+                            batch.Draw(code.Icon.CurrentRegion, new RectangleF(pos + innerOffset, new Vector2(regularFont.LineHeight * scale)), color, 0, Vector2.Zero, SpriteEffects.None, depth);
                             break;
                         case FormattingCode.Type.Animation:
                             currAnim = code.Animation;