diff --git a/sch2fig/dwg.c b/sch2fig/dwg.c
index 698a3b7..9de8e75 100644
--- a/sch2fig/dwg.c
+++ b/sch2fig/dwg.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <math.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
 #include "util.h"
@@ -231,6 +232,155 @@ void dwg_glabel(int x, int y, const char *s, int dir, int dim,
 }
 
 
+static int make_box(enum box_type box, int h, int *vx, int *vy)
+{
+	int r = h / 2;
+
+	switch (box) {
+	case box_simple:
+		vx[0] = 0;
+		vy[0] = -r;
+		vx[1] = 2 * r;
+		vy[1] = -r;
+		vx[2] = 2 * r;
+		vy[2] = r;
+		vx[3] = 0;
+		vy[3] = r;
+		return 4;
+	case box_right:
+		vx[0] = 0;
+		vy[0] = -r;
+		vx[1] = r;
+		vy[1] = -r;
+		vx[2] = 2 * r;
+		vy[2] = 0;
+		vx[3] =  r;
+		vy[3] = r;
+		vx[4] = 0;
+		vy[4] = r;
+		return 5;
+	case box_left:
+		vx[0] = r;
+		vy[0] = -r;
+		vx[1] = 2 * r;
+		vy[1] = -r;
+		vx[2] = 2 * r;
+		vy[2] = r;
+		vx[3] = r;
+		vy[3] = r;
+		vx[4] = 0;
+		vy[4] = 0;
+		return 5;
+	case box_both:
+		vx[0] = 0;
+		vy[0] = 0;
+		vx[1] = r;
+		vy[1] = -r;
+		vx[2] = 2 * r;
+		vy[2] = 0;
+		vx[3] = r;
+		vy[3] = r;
+		return 4;
+	default:
+		assert(0);
+	}
+}
+
+
+/* @@@ rx, ry are from text.c; should go to misc.h or misc.c */
+
+
+static int rx(int x, int y, int rot)
+{
+	float a = rot / 180.0 * M_PI;
+
+	return cos(a) * x + sin(a) * y;
+}
+
+
+static int ry(int x, int y, int rot)
+{
+	float a = rot / 180.0 * M_PI;
+
+	return -sin(a) * x + cos(a) * y;
+}
+
+
+void dwg_hlabel(int x, int y, const char *s, int dir, int dim,
+    enum fig_shape shape)
+{
+	struct text txt = {
+		.s = s,
+		.size = dim,
+		.x = x,
+		.y = y,
+		.rot = 0,
+		.hor = 0,
+		.vert = text_mid,
+	};
+	int vx[6], vy[6];
+	int rot;
+	int n, i;
+
+	switch (shape) {
+	case fig_unspec:
+		n = make_box(box_simple, dim, vx, vy);
+		break;
+	case fig_in:
+		n = make_box(box_left, dim, vx, vy);
+		break;
+	case fig_out:
+		n = make_box(box_right, dim, vx, vy);
+		break;
+	case fig_bidir:
+		n = make_box(box_both, dim, vx, vy);
+		break;
+	default:
+		assert(0);
+	}
+
+	switch (dir) {
+	case 0:	/* right */
+		rot = 180;
+		txt.hor = text_max;
+		break;
+	case 1:	/* up */
+		rot = 90;
+		txt.hor = text_min;
+		break;
+	case 2:	/* left */
+		rot = 0;
+		txt.hor = text_min;
+		break;
+	case 3:	/* down */
+		rot = 270;
+		txt.hor = text_max;
+		break;
+	default:
+		assert(0);
+	}
+
+	txt.x += rx((1 + HLABEL_OFFSET_F) * dim, 0, rot);
+	txt.y += ry((1 + HLABEL_OFFSET_F)  * dim, 0, rot);
+
+	for (i = 0; i != n; i++) {
+		int tmp;
+
+		tmp = x + rx(vx[i], vy[i], rot);
+		vy[i] = y + ry(vx[i], vy[i], rot);
+		vx[i] = tmp;
+	}
+
+	vx[n] = vx[0];
+	vy[n] = vy[0];
+
+	txt.rot = rot % 180;
+
+	text_fig(&txt, COLOR_HLABEL, LAYER_HLABEL);
+	fig_poly(n + 1, vx, vy, COLOR_HLABEL, COLOR_NONE, LAYER_HLABEL);
+}
+
+
 void dwg_junction(int x, int y)
 {
 	fig_circ(x, y, JUNCTION_R, COLOR_NONE, COLOR_WIRE, LAYER_WIRES);
diff --git a/sch2fig/dwg.h b/sch2fig/dwg.h
index 28e498c..88ce0db 100644
--- a/sch2fig/dwg.h
+++ b/sch2fig/dwg.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 void dwg_label(int x, int y, const char *s, int dir, int dim,
     enum fig_shape shape);
+void dwg_hlabel(int x, int y, const char *s, int dir, int dim,
+    enum fig_shape shape);
 void dwg_glabel(int x, int y, const char *s, int dir, int dim,
     enum fig_shape shape);
 
diff --git a/sch2fig/sch.c b/sch2fig/sch.c
index 1028dfa..2253410 100644
--- a/sch2fig/sch.c
+++ b/sch2fig/sch.c
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@ bool sch_parse(struct sch_ctx *ctx, const char *line)
 		if (sscanf(line, "Text HLabel %d %d %d %d %ms",
 		    &ctx->x, &ctx->y, &ctx->dir, &ctx->dim, &s) == 5) {
 			ctx->state = sch_text;
-			unsupported("Text HLabel");
-			ctx->text = NULL;
+			ctx->shape = decode_shape(s);
+			ctx->text = dwg_hlabel;
 			return 1;
 		}
 		if (sscanf(line, "Text Label %d %d %d %d",
diff --git a/sch2fig/style.h b/sch2fig/style.h
index 0b10946..12e4119 100644
--- a/sch2fig/style.h
+++ b/sch2fig/style.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define	COLOR_CYAN3		16
 #define	COLOR_RED4		18
 #define	COLOR_RED3		19
+#define	COLOR_BROWN2		26
 
 #define	COLOR_COMP_DWG		COLOR_RED4
 #define	COLOR_COMP_DWG_BG	COLOR_YELLOW
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 #define	COLOR_WIRE		COLOR_GREEN4
 #define	COLOR_NOCONN		COLOR_BLUE
 #define	COLOR_GLABEL		COLOR_RED4
+#define	COLOR_HLABEL		COLOR_BROWN2	/* @@@ */
 #define	COLOR_LABEL		COLOR_BLACK
 #define	COLOR_FIELD		COLOR_CYAN4
 #define	COLOR_PIN_NAME		COLOR_FIELD
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@
 #define	FONT_HELVETICA_BOLD	18
 
 #define	LAYER_GLABEL		20
+#define	LAYER_HLABEL		LAYER_GLABEL
 #define	LAYER_LABEL		LAYER_GLABEL
 #define	LAYER_TEXT		30
 #define	LAYER_NOCONN		40
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@
 
 #define	LABEL_OFFSET		15	// eeschema has more like 10
 #define	GLABEL_OFFSET		20
+#define	HLABEL_OFFSET_F		0.4	// * text size
 #define	PIN_NUM_OFFSET		15	// eeschema has more like 10
 
 #endif /* !STYLE_H */