diff --git a/pumpkin-protocol/src/lib.rs b/pumpkin-protocol/src/lib.rs
index c74ccf65a..2cf603f7a 100644
--- a/pumpkin-protocol/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pumpkin-protocol/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 pub mod bytebuf;
 pub mod client;
 pub mod server;
+pub mod text;
 
 pub mod packet_decoder;
 pub mod packet_encoder;
diff --git a/pumpkin-protocol/src/text.rs b/pumpkin-protocol/src/text.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb56d9226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pumpkin-protocol/src/text.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+use core::str;
+
+use fastnbt::SerOpts;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+// represents a text component
+// Reference: https://wiki.vg/Text_formatting#Text_components
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Default, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Text {
+    pub text: String,
+}
+
+impl Text {
+    pub fn encode(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        fastnbt::to_bytes_with_opts(&self, SerOpts::network_nbt()).unwrap()
+    }
+}