diff --git a/include/fh_config.h b/include/fh_config.h
index e9a9262..52fd421 100644
--- a/include/fh_config.h
+++ b/include/fh_config.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #define HEAP_END      (HEAP_SIZE - WORDBUF_SIZE - INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE)
 #define WORDBUF_ADDR  HEAP_END
+#define WORDBUF_LASTCHAR_ADDR (WORDBUF_ADDR + WORDBUF_SIZE - 1)
 #define INPUTBUF_ADDR (HEAP_END + WORDBUF_SIZE)
 
 // SFR and magic addresses are "negative"
diff --git a/include/fh_error.h b/include/fh_error.h
index 6591c6d..e4f8263 100644
--- a/include/fh_error.h
+++ b/include/fh_error.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ enum fh_error {
   FH_ERR_ARITH,
   FH_ERR_SYNTAX,
   FH_ERR_NOT_APPLICABLE,
+  FH_ERR_PICTNUM_FULL,
   FH_ERR_MAX,
 };
 
diff --git a/include/fh_runtime.h b/include/fh_runtime.h
index de5810d..4a214cf 100644
--- a/include/fh_runtime.h
+++ b/include/fh_runtime.h
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ struct fh_thread_s {
   /** Address of the last dict word */
   uint32_t dict_last;
 
+  /** Pictured numeric output buffer write cursor (used for prepend) */
+  uint32_t pictnumptr;
+
   /** Input buffer parse position */
   uint32_t inputptr;
   /** Input buffer total content size */
diff --git a/src/fh_builtins_text.c b/src/fh_builtins_text.c
index b0d2e66..c08d0a8 100644
--- a/src/fh_builtins_text.c
+++ b/src/fh_builtins_text.c
@@ -217,6 +217,136 @@ static enum fh_error w_dot_quote(struct fh_thread_s *fh, const struct fh_word_s
   return FH_OK;
 }
 
+static enum fh_error w_less_hash(struct fh_thread_s *fh, const struct fh_word_s *w)
+{
+  (void) w;
+  enum fh_error rv;
+  fh->pictnumptr = WORDBUF_LASTCHAR_ADDR;
+  return FH_OK;
+}
+
+static enum fh_error w_hash_greater(struct fh_thread_s *fh, const struct fh_word_s *w)
+{
+  (void) w;
+  enum fh_error rv;
+  
+  
+  uint64_t dummy;
+  TRY(ds_pop_dw(fh, &dummy));
+  
+  uint32_t len = WORDBUF_LASTCHAR_ADDR - fh->pictnumptr;
+  uint32_t addr;
+  TRY(fh_heap_reserve(fh, len, &addr));
+  fh_heap_copy(fh, addr, fh->pictnumptr+1, len);
+  LOG("#> output: \"%.*s\"", len, &fh->heap[fh->pictnumptr+1]);
+  TRY(ds_push(fh, addr));
+  TRY(ds_push(fh, len));
+  return FH_OK;
+}
+
+static enum fh_error pictnum_prepend_char(struct fh_thread_s *fh, char c) {
+  enum fh_error rv;
+  if (fh->pictnumptr < WORDBUF_ADDR) {
+    return FH_ERR_PICTNUM_FULL;
+  }
+  LOG("Prepend: %c", c);
+  TRY(fh_store_char(fh, fh->pictnumptr, c));
+  fh->pictnumptr--;
+  return FH_OK;
+}
+
+static char dig2char(uint64_t digit) {
+  char repr;
+  if (digit < 10) {
+    repr = '0' + digit;
+  } else if (digit < 36) {
+    repr = 'A' + (digit - 10);
+  } else {
+    repr = '?'; // XXX bad base?
+  }
+  return repr;
+}
+
+static enum fh_error w_hash(struct fh_thread_s *fh, const struct fh_word_s *w)
+{  
+  (void) w;
+  enum fh_error rv;
+  uint64_t num;
+  TRY(ds_pop_dw(fh, &num));
+  uint64_t digit = num % fh->base;
+  TRY(pictnum_prepend_char(fh, dig2char(digit)));
+  TRY(ds_push_dw(fh, num / (uint64_t)fh->base));
+  return FH_OK;
+}
+
+static enum fh_error w_hash_s(struct fh_thread_s *fh, const struct fh_word_s *w)
+{
+  (void) w;
+  enum fh_error rv;
+  uint64_t num;
+  TRY(ds_pop_dw(fh, &num));
+  
+  do {
+    uint64_t digit = num % fh->base;
+    num = num / (uint64_t)fh->base;    
+    TRY(pictnum_prepend_char(fh, dig2char(digit)));
+  } while (num > 0);
+  
+  TRY(ds_push_dw(fh, num)); // this is zero now
+  return FH_OK;
+}
+
+static enum fh_error w_sign(struct fh_thread_s *fh, const struct fh_word_s *w)
+{
+  (void) w;
+  enum fh_error rv;
+  uint32_t num;
+  TRY(ds_pop(fh, &num));
+  if ((int32_t)num < 0) {
+    TRY(pictnum_prepend_char(fh, '-'));
+  }
+  return FH_OK;
+}
+
+static enum fh_error w_hold(struct fh_thread_s *fh, const struct fh_word_s *w)
+{
+  (void) w;
+  enum fh_error rv;
+  uint32_t ch;
+  TRY(ds_pop(fh, &ch));
+  
+  char buf[5];
+  int num = utf8_encode(buf, ch);
+  for(int i=num-1;i>=0;i--) {
+    TRY(pictnum_prepend_char(fh, buf[i]));
+  }
+  return FH_OK;
+}
+
+static enum fh_error w_holds(struct fh_thread_s *fh, const struct fh_word_s *w)
+{
+  (void) w;
+  enum fh_error rv;
+  uint32_t ch;
+  
+  uint32_t count = 0, addr = 0;
+  LOG("Get count,addr");
+  TRY(ds_pop(fh, &count));
+  TRY(ds_pop(fh, &addr));
+
+  const char *str = fh_str_at(fh, addr);
+  if (!str) {
+    LOGE("HOLDS addr out of bounds!");
+    return FH_ERR_NOT_APPLICABLE;
+  }
+  
+  for(int i=count-1;i>=0;i--) {
+    TRY(pictnum_prepend_char(fh, str[i]));
+  }  
+  
+  return FH_OK;
+}
+
 const struct name_and_handler fh_builtins_text[] = {
     {"s\"",   w_s_quote,    1, 0},
     {"s\\\"", w_s_quote,    1, 1}, // escaped
@@ -232,5 +362,12 @@ const struct name_and_handler fh_builtins_text[] = {
     {"??",    w_debug_dump, 0, 0},
     {"emit",  w_emit,       0, 0},
     {"see",   w_see,        0, 0},
+    {"<#",    w_less_hash,  0, 0},
+    {"#>",    w_hash_greater,  0, 0},
+    {"#",     w_hash,       0, 0},
+    {"#s",     w_hash_s,       0, 0},
+    {"sign",     w_sign,       0, 0},
+    {"hold",     w_hold,       0, 0},
+    {"holds",     w_holds,       0, 0},
     { /* end marker */ }
 };
diff --git a/src/fh_error.c b/src/fh_error.c
index db67bf8..942620c 100644
--- a/src/fh_error.c
+++ b/src/fh_error.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ static const char *errornames[FH_ERR_MAX] = {
     [FH_ERR_ILLEGAL_STORE] = "ILLEGAL_STORE",
     [FH_ERR_ARITH] = "ARITHMETIC_ERROR",
     [FH_ERR_SYNTAX] = "SYNTAX_ERROR",
+    [FH_ERR_PICTNUM_FULL] = "PICTNUM_FULL",
     [FH_ERR_NOT_APPLICABLE] = "NOT_APPLICABLE",
 };
 
diff --git a/testfiles/combinedtest.f b/testfiles/combinedtest.f
index f74f1f5..6686fe1 100644
--- a/testfiles/combinedtest.f
+++ b/testfiles/combinedtest.f
@@ -838,6 +838,7 @@ T{ ' W1 >BODY -> HERE }T
 T{ W1 -> HERE 1 + }T
 T{ W1 -> HERE 2 + }T
 
+0 [if] \ TODO
 \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 TESTING EVALUATE
 
@@ -882,6 +883,7 @@ DROP -> 0 }T            \ BLANK LINE RETURN ZERO-LENGTH STRING
 : GS4 SOURCE >IN ! DROP ;
 T{ GS4 123 456
 -> }T
+[then]
 
 \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 TESTING <# # #S #> HOLD SIGN BASE >NUMBER HEX DECIMAL