diff --git a/include/block.h b/include/block.h
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+++ b/include/block.h
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+#pragma once
+#include <glm/vec2.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+
+enum BLOCKS
+{
+	air = 0, 
+	grass,
+	dirt,
+	stone,
+	ice,
+	BLOCKS_COUNT
+};
+
+class Block
+{
+public:
+	Block() {};
+	Block(int type):type(type){};
+
+	Block(Block &other) { this->type = other.type; }
+
+	uint8_t &getType() { return type; }
+	uint8_t getType() const { return type; }
+
+	bool isTransparent() const
+	{
+		return !isOpaque();
+	}
+
+	bool isTranslucent() const
+	{
+		if(type == ice)
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	bool isOpaque() const
+	{
+		if(type == air || type == ice)
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	bool isAir() const
+	{
+		return type == air;
+	}
+
+	const char *getBlockName() const;
+
+	glm::ivec2 getPositionInAtlas(int face);
+
+	friend std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, const Block &block);
+
+	Block & operator=(const Block &other)
+	{
+		this->type = other.type;
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+private:
+	unsigned char type = 0;
+};
+
diff --git a/src/block.cpp b/src/block.cpp
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+++ b/src/block.cpp
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+#include "block.h"
+
+glm::ivec2 frontFaces[BLOCKS_COUNT] =
+{
+	{0,0},
+	{3, 15}, //grass
+	{2, 15}, // dirt
+	{1, 15}, //stone
+	{3, 11}, //ice
+
+};
+
+glm::ivec2 backFaces[BLOCKS_COUNT] =
+{
+	{0,0},
+	{3, 15}, //grass
+	{2, 15}, // dirt
+	{1, 15}, //stone
+	{3, 11}, //ice
+
+};
+
+glm::ivec2 topFaces[BLOCKS_COUNT] =
+{
+	{0,0},
+	{0, 15}, //grass
+	{2, 15}, // dirt
+	{1, 15}, //stone
+	{3, 11}, //ice
+
+};
+
+glm::ivec2 bottomFaces[BLOCKS_COUNT] =
+{
+	{0,0},
+	{2, 15}, //grass
+	{2, 15}, // dirt
+	{1, 15}, //stone
+	{3, 11}, //ice
+
+};
+
+glm::ivec2 leftFaces[BLOCKS_COUNT] =
+{
+	{0,0},
+	{3, 15}, //grass
+	{2, 15}, // dirt
+	{1, 15}, //stone
+	{3, 11}, //ice
+
+};
+
+glm::ivec2 rightFaces[BLOCKS_COUNT] =
+{
+	{0,0},
+	{3, 15}, //grass
+	{2, 15}, // dirt
+	{1, 15}, //stone
+	{3, 11}, //ice
+
+};
+
+static glm::ivec2 *faces[6] =
+{
+	frontFaces, backFaces, topFaces, bottomFaces, leftFaces, rightFaces
+};
+
+
+glm::ivec2 Block::getPositionInAtlas(int face)
+{
+	return faces[face][type];
+}
+
+
+static const char *blockNames[BLOCKS_COUNT + 1]
+{
+	"air",
+	"grass block",
+	"dirt block",
+	"stone block",
+	"ice"
+	""
+};
+
+const char *Block::getBlockName() const
+{
+	return blockNames[type];
+}
+
+std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, const Block &block)
+{
+	os << block.getBlockName();
+	return os;
+}