diff --git a/src/layout.rs b/src/layout.rs
index 5e2f5c9c..0496f35a 100644
--- a/src/layout.rs
+++ b/src/layout.rs
@@ -86,8 +86,15 @@ pub struct LayoutSettings {
     pub wrap_hard_breaks: bool,
 }
 
-impl Default for LayoutSettings {
-    fn default() -> LayoutSettings {
+impl LayoutSettings {
+    /// Instatiates a builder for the LayoutSettings allowing for easier configuration.
+    pub const fn builder() -> LayoutSettingsBuilder {
+        LayoutSettingsBuilder::new()
+    }
+
+    /// Const version of the default function allowing, required for implementing the const
+    /// LayoutSettingsBuilder.
+    const fn const_default() -> Self {
         LayoutSettings {
             x: 0.0,
             y: 0.0,
@@ -102,6 +109,87 @@ impl Default for LayoutSettings {
     }
 }
 
+impl Default for LayoutSettings {
+    fn default() -> LayoutSettings {
+        Self::const_default()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Builder helper for the construction of LayoutSettings.
+/// When instatianting the builder a default LayoutSettings is used, by calling the various
+/// configuration methods you can change the values, the methods consume an instance of the builder
+/// and return a new one with the setting modified allowing the chaining of methods.
+pub struct LayoutSettingsBuilder {
+    /// The layout settings that are being configured
+    value: LayoutSettings
+}
+
+impl LayoutSettingsBuilder {
+    /// Instatiates a new LayoutSettingsBuilder
+    pub const fn new() -> Self {
+        let settings = LayoutSettings::const_default();
+        Self {
+            value: settings
+        }
+    }
+    /// The leftmost boundary of the text region.
+    pub const fn x(mut self, x: f32) -> Self {
+        self.value.x = x;
+        self
+    }
+    /// The topmost boundary of the text region.
+    pub const fn y(mut self, y: f32) -> Self {
+        self.value.y = y;
+        self
+    }
+    /// An optional rightmost boundary on the text region. A line of text that exceeds the
+    /// max_width is wrapped to the line below. If the width of a glyph is larger than the
+    /// max_width, the glyph will overflow past the max_width. The application is responsible for
+    /// handling the overflow.
+    pub const fn max_width(mut self, max_width: Option<f32>) -> Self {
+        self.value.max_width = max_width;
+        self
+    }
+    /// An optional bottom boundary on the text region. This is used for positioning the
+    /// vertical_align option. Text that exceeds the defined max_height will overflow past it. The
+    /// application is responsible for handling the overflow.
+    pub const fn max_height(mut self, max_height: Option<f32>) -> Self {
+        self.value.max_height = max_height;
+        self
+    }
+    /// The default is Left. This option does nothing if the max_width isn't set.
+    pub const fn horizontal_align(mut self, horizontal_align: HorizontalAlign) -> Self {
+        self.value.horizontal_align = horizontal_align;
+        self
+    }
+    /// The default is Top. This option does nothing if the max_height isn't set.
+    pub const fn vertical_align(mut self, vertical_align: VerticalAlign) -> Self {
+        self.value.vertical_align = vertical_align;
+        self
+    }
+    /// The height of each line as a multiplier of the default.
+    pub const fn line_height(mut self, line_height: f32) -> Self {
+        self.value.line_height = line_height;
+        self
+    }
+    /// The default is Word. Wrap style is a hint for how strings of text should be wrapped to the
+    /// next line. Line wrapping can happen when the max width/height is reached.
+    pub const fn wrap_style(mut self, wrap_style: WrapStyle) -> Self {
+        self.value.wrap_style = wrap_style;
+        self
+    }
+    /// The default is true. This option enables hard breaks, like new line characters, to
+    /// prematurely wrap lines. If false, hard breaks will not prematurely create a new line.
+    pub const fn wrap_hard_breaks(mut self, wrap_hard_breaks: bool) -> Self {
+        self.value.wrap_hard_breaks = wrap_hard_breaks;
+        self
+    }
+    /// Creates LayoutSettings instance from the parameters set in the builder.
+    pub const fn build(self) -> LayoutSettings {
+        self.value
+    }
+}
+
 /// Configuration for rasterizing a glyph. This struct is also a hashable key that can be used to
 /// uniquely identify a rasterized glyph for applications that want to cache glyphs.
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
@@ -304,9 +392,17 @@ pub struct Layout<U: Copy + Clone = ()> {
 impl<'a, U: Copy + Clone> Layout<U> {
     /// Creates a layout instance. This requires the direction that the Y coordinate increases in.
     /// Layout needs to be aware of your coordinate system to place the glyphs correctly.
+    /// If you want to construct a layout with settings you can use the Layout::with_settings
+    /// function.
     pub fn new(coordinate_system: CoordinateSystem) -> Layout<U> {
         let settings = LayoutSettings::default();
+        Self::with_settings(coordinate_system, settings)
+    }
 
+    /// Creates a layout instance with settings. This requires the direction that the Y coordinate
+    /// increases in.
+    /// Layout needs to be aware of your coordinate system to place the glyphs correctly.
+    pub fn with_settings(coordinate_system: CoordinateSystem, settings: LayoutSettings) -> Layout<U> {
         let mut layout = Layout {
             flip: coordinate_system == CoordinateSystem::PositiveYDown,
             x: 0.0,