diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e9106b0..7cdaac7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@ libgame.so
 libtownengine.so
 lua
 CMakeLists.txt
-quack
\ No newline at end of file
+quack
+
+# i was told binary files are bad for git ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+data/fonts
\ No newline at end of file