diff --git a/examples/gkurve/label.zig b/examples/gkurve/label.zig
index b20ca799..a821b9b7 100644
--- a/examples/gkurve/label.zig
+++ b/examples/gkurve/label.zig
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub fn writer(label: *Label, app: *App, position: Vec2, text_color: Vec4) Writer
 
 pub fn init(lib: ft.Library, font_path: []const u8, face_index: i32, char_size: i32, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !Label {
     return Label{
-        .face = try lib.newFace(font_path, face_index),
+        .face = try lib.createFace(font_path, face_index),
         .size = char_size,
         .char_map = std.AutoHashMap(u21, GlyphInfo).init(allocator),
         .allocator = allocator,
diff --git a/examples/gkurve/resizable_label.zig b/examples/gkurve/resizable_label.zig
index 1b69f864..cc9502d4 100644
--- a/examples/gkurve/resizable_label.zig
+++ b/examples/gkurve/resizable_label.zig
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ pub fn writer(label: *ResizableLabel, app: *App, position: Vec4, text_color: Vec
 
 pub fn init(self: *ResizableLabel, lib: ft.Library, font_path: []const u8, face_index: i32, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, white_texture: UVData) !void {
     self.* = ResizableLabel{
-        .face = try lib.newFace(font_path, face_index),
+        .face = try lib.createFace(font_path, face_index),
         .char_map = std.AutoHashMap(u21, CharVertices).init(allocator),
         .allocator = allocator,
         .tessellator = undefined,
diff --git a/freetype/src/freetype/Library.zig b/freetype/src/freetype/Library.zig
index 2ff65b0d..cac4c39b 100644
--- a/freetype/src/freetype/Library.zig
+++ b/freetype/src/freetype/Library.zig
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ pub fn deinit(self: Library) void {
     _ = c.FT_Done_FreeType(self.handle);
 }
 
-pub fn newFace(self: Library, path: []const u8, face_index: i32) Error!Face {
+pub fn createFace(self: Library, path: []const u8, face_index: i32) Error!Face {
     return self.openFace(.{
         .flags = .{ .path = true },
         .data = .{ .path = path },
     }, face_index);
 }
 
-pub fn newFaceMemory(self: Library, bytes: []const u8, face_index: i32) Error!Face {
+pub fn createFaceMemory(self: Library, bytes: []const u8, face_index: i32) Error!Face {
     return self.openFace(.{
         .flags = .{ .memory = true },
         .data = .{ .memory = bytes },
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub fn version(self: Library) Version {
     return v;
 }
 
-pub fn newStroker(self: Library) Error!Stroker {
+pub fn createStroker(self: Library) Error!Stroker {
     var s: c.FT_Stroker = undefined;
     try intToError(c.FT_Stroker_New(self.handle, &s));
     return Stroker{ .handle = s };
diff --git a/freetype/test/main.zig b/freetype/test/main.zig
index ed0beaeb..99d112a5 100644
--- a/freetype/test/main.zig
+++ b/freetype/test/main.zig
@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@ comptime {
     _ = @import("utils");
 }
 
-test "new face from file" {
+test "create face from file" {
     const lib = try freetype.Library.init();
-    _ = try lib.newFace(firasans_font_path, 0);
+    _ = try lib.createFace(firasans_font_path, 0);
 }
 
-test "new face from memory" {
+test "create face from memory" {
     const lib = try freetype.Library.init();
-    _ = try lib.newFaceMemory(firasans_font_data, 0);
+    _ = try lib.createFaceMemory(firasans_font_data, 0);
 }
 
-test "new stroker" {
+test "create stroker" {
     const lib = try freetype.Library.init();
-    _ = try lib.newStroker();
+    _ = try lib.createStroker();
 }
 
 test "set lcd filter" {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ test "set lcd filter" {
 
 test "load glyph" {
     const lib = try freetype.Library.init();
-    const face = try lib.newFace(firasans_font_path, 0);
+    const face = try lib.createFace(firasans_font_path, 0);
 
     try face.setPixelSizes(100, 100);
     try face.setCharSize(10 * 10, 0, 72, 0);
@@ -49,20 +49,20 @@ test "load glyph" {
 
 test "attach file" {
     const lib = try freetype.Library.init();
-    const face = try lib.newFace("upstream/assets/DejaVuSans.pfb", 0);
+    const face = try lib.createFace("upstream/assets/DejaVuSans.pfb", 0);
     try face.attachFile("upstream/assets/DejaVuSans.pfm");
 }
 
 test "attach from memory" {
     const lib = try freetype.Library.init();
-    const face = try lib.newFace("upstream/assets/DejaVuSans.pfb", 0);
+    const face = try lib.createFace("upstream/assets/DejaVuSans.pfb", 0);
     const file = @embedFile("../upstream/assets/DejaVuSans.pfm");
     try face.attachMemory(file);
 }
 
 test "charmap iterator" {
     const lib = try freetype.Library.init();
-    const face = try lib.newFace(firasans_font_path, 0);
+    const face = try lib.createFace(firasans_font_path, 0);
     var iterator = face.getCharmapIterator();
     var old_char: usize = 0;
     while (iterator.next()) |c| {
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@ test "charmap iterator" {
 
 test "get name index" {
     const lib = try freetype.Library.init();
-    const face = try lib.newFace(firasans_font_path, 0);
+    const face = try lib.createFace(firasans_font_path, 0);
     try testing.expectEqual(@as(u32, 1120), face.getNameIndex("summation").?);
 }
 
 test "get index name" {
     const lib = try freetype.Library.init();
-    const face = try lib.newFace(firasans_font_path, 0);
+    const face = try lib.createFace(firasans_font_path, 0);
     var buf: [32]u8 = undefined;
     try face.getGlyphName(1120, &buf);
     try testing.expectEqualStrings(std.mem.sliceTo(&buf, 0), "summation");
-}
+}
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