diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 637e8b1..e84ed83 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ set (SOURCES
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/ui/elements/ui_radio.cpp
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/ui/elements/ui_scroll_container.cpp
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/ui/elements/ui_slider.cpp
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/ui/elements/ui_span.cpp
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/ui/elements/ui_style.cpp
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/ui/elements/ui_text_input.cpp
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/ui/elements/ui_toggle.cpp
diff --git a/patches/play_patches.c b/patches/play_patches.c
index 04f7b88..1b6307a 100644
--- a/patches/play_patches.c
+++ b/patches/play_patches.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ RECOMP_PATCH void Play_Init(GameState* thisx) {
         if (CHECK_EVENTINF(EVENTINF_TRIGGER_DAYTELOP)) {
             CLEAR_EVENTINF(EVENTINF_TRIGGER_DAYTELOP);
             STOP_GAMESTATE(&this->state);
-            // Use non-relocatable reference to DayTelop_Init instead.
+            // @recomp Use non-relocatable reference to DayTelop_Init instead.
             SET_NEXT_GAMESTATE(&this->state, DayTelop_Init_NORELOCATE, sizeof(DayTelopState));
             return;
         }
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ RECOMP_PATCH void Play_Init(GameState* thisx) {
     if (gSaveContext.save.entrance == -1) {
         gSaveContext.save.entrance = 0;
         STOP_GAMESTATE(&this->state);
-        // Use non-relocatable reference to TitleSetup_Init instead.
+        // @recomp Use non-relocatable reference to TitleSetup_Init instead.
         SET_NEXT_GAMESTATE(&this->state, TitleSetup_Init_NORELOCATE, sizeof(TitleSetupState));
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/ui/elements/ui_element.cpp b/src/ui/elements/ui_element.cpp
index efb35d7..e53cd4b 100644
--- a/src/ui/elements/ui_element.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/elements/ui_element.cpp
@@ -247,9 +247,18 @@ bool Element::is_enabled() const {
 }
 
 void Element::set_text(std::string_view text) {
+    // TODO escape this
     base->SetInnerRML(std::string(text));
 }
 
+std::string Element::get_input_text() {
+    return base->GetAttribute("value", std::string{});
+}
+
+void Element::set_input_text(std::string_view val) {
+    base->SetAttribute("value", std::string{ val });
+}
+
 void Element::set_src(std::string_view src) {
     base->SetAttribute("src", std::string(src));
 }
@@ -317,8 +326,8 @@ void Element::queue_update() {
     cur_context.queue_element_update(resource_id);
 }
 
-void Element::register_callback(PTR(void) callback, PTR(void) userdata) {
-    callbacks.emplace_back(UICallback{.callback = callback, .userdata = userdata});
+void Element::register_callback(ContextId context, PTR(void) callback, PTR(void) userdata) {
+    callbacks.emplace_back(UICallback{.context = context, .callback = callback, .userdata = userdata});
 }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ui/elements/ui_element.h b/src/ui/elements/ui_element.h
index 319615f..0897e72 100644
--- a/src/ui/elements/ui_element.h
+++ b/src/ui/elements/ui_element.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 namespace recompui {
 struct UICallback {
+    ContextId context;
     PTR(void) callback;
     PTR(void) userdata;
 };
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ public:
     void set_enabled(bool enabled);
     bool is_enabled() const;
     void set_text(std::string_view text);
+    std::string get_input_text();
+    void set_input_text(std::string_view text);
     void set_src(std::string_view src);
     void set_style_enabled(std::string_view style_name, bool enabled);
     bool is_element() override { return true; }
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ public:
     float get_client_width();
     float get_client_height();
     void queue_update();
-    void register_callback(PTR(void) callback, PTR(void) userdata);
+    void register_callback(ContextId context, PTR(void) callback, PTR(void) userdata);
 };
 
 void queue_ui_callback(recompui::ResourceId resource, const Event& e, const UICallback& callback);
diff --git a/src/ui/elements/ui_span.cpp b/src/ui/elements/ui_span.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cd8ef1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/elements/ui_span.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include "ui_span.h"
+
+#include <cassert>
+
+namespace recompui {
+
+    Span::Span(Element *parent) : Element(parent, 0, "span") {
+        set_font_style(FontStyle::Normal);
+    }
+
+    Span::Span(Element *parent, const std::string &text) : Span(parent) {
+        set_text(text);
+    }
+
+};
diff --git a/src/ui/elements/ui_span.h b/src/ui/elements/ui_span.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d74c53d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/elements/ui_span.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "ui_element.h"
+#include "ui_label.h"
+
+namespace recompui {
+
+    class Span : public Element {
+    public:
+        Span(Element *parent);
+        Span(Element *parent, const std::string &text);
+    };
+
+} // namespace recompui
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ui/ui_api.cpp b/src/ui/ui_api.cpp
index 8bab53b..ff2ba2f 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui_api.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/ui_api.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "elements/ui_radio.h"
 #include "elements/ui_scroll_container.h"
 #include "elements/ui_slider.h"
+#include "elements/ui_span.h"
 #include "elements/ui_style.h"
 #include "elements/ui_text_input.h"
 #include "elements/ui_toggle.h"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "librecomp/overlays.hpp"
 #include "librecomp/helpers.hpp"
+#include "librecomp/addresses.hpp"
 #include "ultramodern/error_handling.hpp"
 
 using namespace recompui;
@@ -32,26 +34,6 @@ ContextId get_context(uint8_t* rdram, recomp_context* ctx) {
     return ContextId{ .slot_id = context_id };
 }
 
-template <int arg_index>
-std::string arg_string(uint8_t* rdram, recomp_context* ctx) {
-    PTR(char) str = _arg<arg_index, PTR(char)>(rdram, ctx);
-
-    // Get the length of the byteswapped string.
-    size_t len = 0;
-    while (MEM_B(str, len) != 0x00) {
-        len++;
-    }
-
-    std::string ret{};
-    ret.reserve(len + 1);
-
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-        ret += (char)MEM_B(str, i);
-    }
-
-    return ret;
-}
-
 template <int arg_index>
 ResourceId arg_resource_id(uint8_t* rdram, recomp_context* ctx) {
     uint32_t slot_id = _arg<arg_index, uint32_t>(rdram, ctx);
@@ -106,6 +88,17 @@ void return_resource(recomp_context* ctx, ResourceId resource) {
     _return<uint32_t>(ctx, resource.slot_id);
 }
 
+void return_string(uint8_t* rdram, recomp_context* ctx, const std::string& ret) {
+    gpr addr = (reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(recomp::alloc(rdram, ret.size() + 1)) - rdram) + 0xFFFFFFFF80000000ULL;
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < ret.size(); i++) {
+        MEM_B(i, addr) = ret[i];
+    }
+    MEM_B(ret.size(), addr) = '\x00';
+    
+    _return<PTR(char)>(ctx, addr);
+}
+
 // Contexts
 void recompui_create_context(uint8_t* rdram, recomp_context* ctx) {
     (void)rdram;
@@ -161,10 +154,37 @@ void recompui_create_element(uint8_t* rdram, recomp_context* ctx) {
     return_resource(ctx, ret->get_resource_id());
 }
 
+void recompui_create_label(uint8_t* rdram, recomp_context* ctx) {
+    ContextId ui_context = get_context(rdram, ctx);
+    Element* parent = arg_element<1>(rdram, ctx, ui_context);
+    std::string text = _arg_string<2>(rdram, ctx);
+    uint32_t style = _arg<3, uint32_t>(rdram, ctx);
+
+    Element* ret = ui_context.create_element<Label>(parent, text, static_cast<LabelStyle>(style));
+    return_resource(ctx, ret->get_resource_id());
+}
+
+void recompui_create_span(uint8_t* rdram, recomp_context* ctx) {
+    ContextId ui_context = get_context(rdram, ctx);
+    Element* parent = arg_element<1>(rdram, ctx, ui_context);
+    std::string text = _arg_string<2>(rdram, ctx);
+
+    Element* ret = ui_context.create_element<Span>(parent, text);
+    return_resource(ctx, ret->get_resource_id());
+}
+
+void recompui_create_textinput(uint8_t* rdram, recomp_context* ctx) {
+    ContextId ui_context = get_context(rdram, ctx);
+    Element* parent = arg_element<1>(rdram, ctx, ui_context);
+
+    Element* ret = ui_context.create_element<TextInput>(parent);
+    return_resource(ctx, ret->get_resource_id());
+}
+
 void recompui_create_button(uint8_t* rdram, recomp_context* ctx) {
     ContextId ui_context = get_context(rdram, ctx);
     Element* parent = arg_element<1>(rdram, ctx, ui_context);
-    std::string text = arg_string<2>(rdram, ctx);
+    std::string text = _arg_string<2>(rdram, ctx);
     uint32_t style = _arg<3, uint32_t>(rdram, ctx);
 
     Button* ret = ui_context.create_element<Button>(parent, text, static_cast<ButtonStyle>(style));
@@ -697,7 +717,45 @@ void recompui_set_tab_index(uint8_t* rdram, recomp_context* ctx) {
     resource->set_tab_index(static_cast<TabIndex>(tab_index));
 }
 
+// Getters
+void recompui_get_input_text(uint8_t* rdram, recomp_context* ctx) {
+    Style* resource = arg_style<0>(rdram, ctx);
+
+    if (!resource->is_element()) {
+        recompui::message_box("Fatal error in mod - attempted to get text of non-element");
+        assert(false);
+        ultramodern::error_handling::quick_exit(__FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__);
+    }
+    
+    Element* element = static_cast<Element*>(resource);
+    std::string ret = element->get_input_text();
+    return_string(rdram, ctx, ret);
+}
+
+// Setters
+void recompui_set_input_text(uint8_t* rdram, recomp_context* ctx) {
+    Style* resource = arg_style<0>(rdram, ctx);
+
+    if (!resource->is_element()) {
+        recompui::message_box("Fatal error in mod - attempted to set text of non-element");
+        assert(false);
+        ultramodern::error_handling::quick_exit(__FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__);
+    }
+
+    Element* element = static_cast<Element*>(resource);
+    element->set_input_text(_arg_string<1>(rdram, ctx));
+}
+
+// Callbacks
 void recompui_register_callback(uint8_t* rdram, recomp_context* ctx) {
+    ContextId ui_context = recompui::get_current_context();
+
+    if (ui_context == ContextId::null()) {
+        recompui::message_box("Fatal error in mod - attempted to register callback with no active context");
+        assert(false);
+        ultramodern::error_handling::quick_exit(__FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__);
+    }
+
     Style* resource = arg_style<0>(rdram, ctx);
 
     if (!resource->is_element()) {
@@ -710,7 +768,7 @@ void recompui_register_callback(uint8_t* rdram, recomp_context* ctx) {
     PTR(void) callback = _arg<1, PTR(void)>(rdram, ctx);
     PTR(void) userdata = _arg<2, PTR(void)>(rdram, ctx);
 
-    element->register_callback(callback, userdata);
+    element->register_callback(ui_context, callback, userdata);
 }
 
 #define REGISTER_FUNC(name) recomp::overlays::register_base_export(#name, name)
@@ -724,6 +782,9 @@ void recompui::register_ui_exports() {
     REGISTER_FUNC(recompui_hide_context);
     REGISTER_FUNC(recompui_create_style);
     REGISTER_FUNC(recompui_create_element);
+    REGISTER_FUNC(recompui_create_label);
+    // REGISTER_FUNC(recompui_create_span);
+    REGISTER_FUNC(recompui_create_textinput);
     REGISTER_FUNC(recompui_create_button);
     REGISTER_FUNC(recompui_set_position);
     REGISTER_FUNC(recompui_set_left);
@@ -794,5 +855,7 @@ void recompui::register_ui_exports() {
     REGISTER_FUNC(recompui_set_column_gap);
     REGISTER_FUNC(recompui_set_drag);
     REGISTER_FUNC(recompui_set_tab_index);
+    REGISTER_FUNC(recompui_get_input_text);
+    REGISTER_FUNC(recompui_set_input_text);
     REGISTER_FUNC(recompui_register_callback);
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/ui_api_events.cpp b/src/ui/ui_api_events.cpp
index c9b5014..a0c2731 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui_api_events.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/ui_api_events.cpp
@@ -106,11 +106,15 @@ extern "C" void recomp_run_ui_callbacks(uint8_t* rdram, recomp_context* ctx) {
 
     while (queued_callbacks.try_dequeue(cur_callback)) {
         if (convert_event(cur_callback.event, *event_data)) {
+            recompui::ContextId cur_context = cur_callback.callback.context;
+            cur_context.open();
+
             ctx->r4 = static_cast<int32_t>(cur_callback.resource.slot_id);
             ctx->r5 = stack_frame;
             ctx->r6 = cur_callback.callback.userdata;
 
             LOOKUP_FUNC(cur_callback.callback.callback)(rdram, ctx);
+            cur_context.close();
         }
     }