diff --git a/crates/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs b/crates/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs
index b952b281..ccbf66f9 100644
--- a/crates/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs
+++ b/crates/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ impl FontData {
     }
 }
 
+impl AsRef<[u8]> for FontData {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        self.font.as_ref()
+    }
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 /// Extra scale and vertical tweak to apply to all text of a certain font.