diff --git a/demos/canvas.zig b/demos/canvas.zig
index 654b764..c31f7d8 100644
--- a/demos/canvas.zig
+++ b/demos/canvas.zig
@@ -12,20 +12,33 @@ pub const main = ona.App.game
 	.with_module(gui)
 	.with_system(.load, ona.system_fn(load), .{ .label = "Hello Ona" }).build();
 
-pub fn load(canvas: ona.Write(gui.Canvas)) !void {
+fn load(canvas: ona.Write(gui.Canvas)) !void {
 	const item = try canvas.state.append("", .{
-		.left = 0,
-		.top = 0,
+		.x = 0,
+		.y = 0,
 		.width = 256,
 		.height = 256,
 	});
 
-	canvas.state.set_block(item, .{
-		.has_background = .default,
+	try canvas.state.set_block(item, .{
 		.has_color = gfx.colors.purple,
 	});
 
 	try canvas.state.set_label(item, .{
 		.has_text = "Hello, world",
 	});
+
+	const item2 = try canvas.state.append("", .{
+		.x = 128,
+		.y = 128,
+		.width = 256,
+		.height = 256,
+	});
+
+	try canvas.state.set_block(item2, .{
+		.has_color = .{0, 1, 0, 1},
+	});
+
+	canvas.state.set_parent(item2, item);
 }
+
diff --git a/demos/effects.zig b/demos/effects.zig
index a1d458a..c159fc6 100644
--- a/demos/effects.zig
+++ b/demos/effects.zig
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ fn update(effects: ona.Write(Effects), loop: ona.Read(ona.Loop)) void {
 	}
 }
 
-fn render(commands: gfx.Commands(.background), effects: ona.Write(Effects), loop: ona.Read(ona.Loop), display: ona.Write(gfx.Display)) !void {
+fn render(commands: gfx.Commands, effects: ona.Write(Effects), loop: ona.Read(ona.Loop), display: ona.Write(gfx.Display)) !void {
 	try commands.set_target(.{
 		.texture = effects.state.render_texture,
 		.clear_color = gfx.colors.black,
diff --git a/demos/inputs.zig b/demos/inputs.zig
index af87f2c..e34c59b 100644
--- a/demos/inputs.zig
+++ b/demos/inputs.zig
@@ -6,43 +6,46 @@ const ona = @import("ona");
 
 const std = @import("std");
 
-const Spawned = struct {
-	visual: struct {
+const Visuals = struct {
+	spawned: SpawnMap = SpawnMap.init(ona.heap.allocator),
+	random: std.Random.Xoroshiro128,
+	mouse_position: @Vector(2, f32) = @splat(0),
+
+	const SpawnMap = ona.SlotMap(struct {
 		color: gfx.Color,
 		position: gfx.Vector2,
 		rotation: f32,
-	},
-
-	lifetime_seconds: f32,
-};
-
-const Visuals = struct {
-	spawned: ona.stack.Parallel(Spawned) = .{},
-	random: std.Random.Xoroshiro128,
-	mouse_position: @Vector(2, f32) = @splat(0),
+		lifetime_seconds: f32,
+	});
 };
 
 fn cleanup(visuals: ona.Write(Visuals)) !void {
 	visuals.state.spawned.deinit();
 }
 
-fn load(visuals: ona.Write(Visuals)) !void {
-	const initial_spawn_capacity = 1024;
-
-	try visuals.state.spawned.grow(initial_spawn_capacity);
-}
-
 pub const main = ona.App.game
 	.with_module(gfx)
 	.with_module(hid)
 	.with_state(Visuals{.random = std.Random.Xoroshiro128.init(47342563891212)})
-	.with_system(.load, ona.system_fn(load), .{.label = "load visuals"})
 	.with_system(.update, ona.system_fn(update), .{.label = "spawn visuals"})
 	.with_system(.render, ona.system_fn(render), .{.label = "render visuals"})
 	.with_system(.exit, ona.system_fn(cleanup), .{.label = "clean up visuals"}).build();
 
 fn update(visuals: ona.Write(Visuals), events: ona.Receive(hid.Event), display: ona.Read(gfx.Display)) !void {
-	update_spawned(&visuals.state.spawned);
+	const float_speed = 6;
+
+	for (0 .. visuals.state.spawned.next) |i| {
+		const spawned = visuals.state.spawned.get(i) orelse {
+			continue;
+		};
+
+		spawned.lifetime_seconds -= 1.0 / 60.0;
+		spawned.position -= .{0, float_speed};
+
+		if (spawned.lifetime_seconds <= 0) {
+			std.debug.assert(visuals.state.spawned.remove(i) != null);
+		}
+	}
 
 	const random = visuals.state.random.random();
 	const width: f32 = @floatFromInt(display.state.width);
@@ -51,26 +54,20 @@ fn update(visuals: ona.Write(Visuals), events: ona.Receive(hid.Event), display:
 	for (events.messages()) |event| {
 		switch (event) {
 			.key_down => {
-				try visuals.state.spawned.push_grow(.{
+				_ = try visuals.state.spawned.insert(.{
 					.lifetime_seconds = 2.5 + (5 * random.float(f32)),
-
-					.visual = .{
-						.color = .{random.float(f32), random.float(f32), random.float(f32), random.float(f32)},
-						.position = .{width * random.float(f32), height},
-						.rotation = std.math.pi * random.float(f32),
-					},
+					.color = .{random.float(f32), random.float(f32), random.float(f32), random.float(f32)},
+					.position = .{width * random.float(f32), height},
+					.rotation = std.math.pi * random.float(f32),
 				});
 			},
 
 			.mouse_down => {
-				try visuals.state.spawned.push_grow(.{
+				_ = try visuals.state.spawned.insert(.{
 					.lifetime_seconds = 2.5 + (5 * random.float(f32)),
-
-					.visual = .{
-						.color = .{random.float(f32), random.float(f32), random.float(f32), random.float(f32)},
-						.position = visuals.state.mouse_position,
-						.rotation = std.math.pi * random.float(f32),
-					},
+					.color = .{random.float(f32), random.float(f32), random.float(f32), random.float(f32)},
+					.position = visuals.state.mouse_position,
+					.rotation = std.math.pi * random.float(f32),
 				});
 			},
 
@@ -83,35 +80,8 @@ fn update(visuals: ona.Write(Visuals), events: ona.Receive(hid.Event), display:
 	}
 }
 
-fn update_spawned(spawned: *ona.stack.Parallel(Spawned)) void {
-	const float_speed = 6;
-
-	for (spawned.values.slice(.visual)) |*visual| {
-		visual.position -= .{0, float_speed};
-	}
-
-	{
-		var range = spawned.len();
-		var index: usize = 0;
-
-		while (index < range) : (index += 1) {
-			const lifetime_seconds = spawned.values.get(.lifetime_seconds, index).?;
-
-			lifetime_seconds.* -= 1.0 / 60.0;
-
-			if (lifetime_seconds.* <= 0) {
-				range -= 1;
-
-				std.mem.swap(f32, lifetime_seconds, spawned.values.get(.lifetime_seconds, range).?);
-			}
-		}
-
-		std.debug.assert(spawned.pop_many(spawned.len() - range));
-	}
-}
-
-fn render(visuals: ona.Write(Visuals), commands: gfx.Commands(.foreground)) !void {
-	for (visuals.state.spawned.values.slice(.visual)) |visual| {
+fn render(visuals: ona.Write(Visuals), commands: gfx.Commands) !void {
+	for (visuals.state.spawned.values()) |visual| {
 		try commands.draw_texture(.{
 			.anchor = @splat(0.5),
 			.position = visual.position,
diff --git a/src/gfx/gfx.zig b/src/gfx/gfx.zig
index dd0d0d4..19ec459 100644
--- a/src/gfx/gfx.zig
+++ b/src/gfx/gfx.zig
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ pub const Command = union (enum) {
 	draw_font: DrawFont,
 	draw_texture: DrawTexture,
 	set_effect: SetEffect,
+	set_scissor: SetScissor,
 	set_target: SetTarget,
 
 	pub const DrawFont = struct {
@@ -146,6 +147,10 @@ pub const Command = union (enum) {
 		properties: []const u8,
 	};
 
+	pub const SetScissor = struct {
+		has_rect: ?Rect,
+	};
+
 	pub const SetTarget = struct {
 		texture: ?Texture = null,
 		clear_color: ?Color,
@@ -154,120 +159,120 @@ pub const Command = union (enum) {
 	};
 };
 
-pub fn Commands(comptime layer: Layer) type {
-	return struct {
-		pending: *List,
+pub const Commands = struct {
+	pending: *List,
 
-		pub const List = struct {
-			arena: std.heap.ArenaAllocator,
-			stack: ona.stack.Sequential(Command),
+	pub const List = struct {
+		arena: std.heap.ArenaAllocator,
+		stack: ona.stack.Sequential(Command),
 
-			fn clear(self: *List) void {
-				self.stack.clear();
+		fn clear(self: *List) void {
+			self.stack.clear();
 
-				if (!self.arena.reset(.retain_capacity)) {
-					std.log.warn("failed to reset the buffer of a gfx queue with retained capacity", .{});
-				}
+			if (!self.arena.reset(.retain_capacity)) {
+				std.log.warn("failed to reset the buffer of a gfx queue with retained capacity", .{});
 			}
+		}
 
-			fn deinit(self: *List) void {
-				self.arena.deinit();
-				self.stack.deinit();
+		fn deinit(self: *List) void {
+			self.arena.deinit();
+			self.stack.deinit();
 
-				self.* = undefined;
-			}
+			self.* = undefined;
+		}
 
-			fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) List {
-				return .{
-					.arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(allocator),
-					.stack = .{.allocator = allocator},
-				};
-			}
-		};
-
-		pub const Param = struct {
-			swap_lists: [2]List,
-			swap_state: u1 = 0,
-
-			fn deinit(self: *Param) void {
-				for (&self.swap_lists) |*list| {
-					list.deinit();
-				}
-
-				self.* = undefined;
-			}
-
-			fn pending_list(self: *Param) *List {
-				return &self.swap_lists[self.swap_state];
-			}
-
-			fn rotate(self: *Param) void {
-				const swapped_state = self.swap_state ^ 1;
-
-				self.swap_lists[swapped_state].clear();
-
-				self.swap_state = swapped_state;
-			}
-
-			pub fn submitted_commands(self: Param) []const Command {
-				return self.swap_lists[self.swap_state ^ 1].stack.values;
-			}
-		};
-
-		const Self = @This();
-
-		pub fn bind(_: ona.World.BindContext) std.mem.Allocator.Error!Param {
+		fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) List {
 			return .{
-				.swap_lists = .{
-					List.init(ona.heap.allocator),
-					List.init(ona.heap.allocator),
-				},
+				.arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(allocator),
+				.stack = .{.allocator = allocator},
 			};
 		}
-
-		pub fn init(param: *Param) Self {
-			return .{
-				.pending = param.pending_list(),
-			};
-		}
-
-		pub fn draw_font(self: Self, command: Command.DrawFont) std.mem.Allocator.Error!void {
-			try self.pending.stack.push_grow(.{
-				.draw_font = .{
-					.text = try self.pending.arena.allocator().dupe(u8, command.text),
-					.position = command.position,
-					.size = command.size,
-					.font = command.font,
-					.tint = command.tint,
-					.depth = command.depth,
-				},
-			});
-		}
-
-		pub fn draw_texture(self: Self, command: Command.DrawTexture) std.mem.Allocator.Error!void {
-			try self.pending.stack.push_grow(.{.draw_texture = command});
-		}
-
-		pub fn set_effect(self: Self, command: Command.SetEffect) std.mem.Allocator.Error!void {
-			try self.pending.stack.push_grow(.{
-				.set_effect = .{
-					.properties = try self.pending.arena.allocator().dupe(u8, command.properties),
-					.effect = command.effect,
-				},
-			});
-		}
-
-		pub const _ = layer;
-
-		pub fn unbind(param: *Param, _: ona.World.UnbindContext) void {
-			param.deinit();
-		}
-
-		pub fn set_target(self: Self, command: Command.SetTarget) std.mem.Allocator.Error!void {
-			try self.pending.stack.push_grow(.{.set_target = command});
-		}
 	};
-}
+
+	pub const Param = struct {
+		swap_lists: [2]List,
+		swap_state: u1 = 0,
+
+		fn deinit(self: *Param) void {
+			for (&self.swap_lists) |*list| {
+				list.deinit();
+			}
+
+			self.* = undefined;
+		}
+
+		fn pending_list(self: *Param) *List {
+			return &self.swap_lists[self.swap_state];
+		}
+
+		fn rotate(self: *Param) void {
+			const swapped_state = self.swap_state ^ 1;
+
+			self.swap_lists[swapped_state].clear();
+
+			self.swap_state = swapped_state;
+		}
+
+		pub fn submitted_commands(self: Param) []const Command {
+			return self.swap_lists[self.swap_state ^ 1].stack.values;
+		}
+	};
+
+	const Self = @This();
+
+	pub fn bind(_: ona.World.BindContext) std.mem.Allocator.Error!Param {
+		return .{
+			.swap_lists = .{
+				List.init(ona.heap.allocator),
+				List.init(ona.heap.allocator),
+			},
+		};
+	}
+
+	pub fn init(param: *Param) Self {
+		return .{
+			.pending = param.pending_list(),
+		};
+	}
+
+	pub fn draw_font(self: Self, command: Command.DrawFont) std.mem.Allocator.Error!void {
+		try self.pending.stack.push_grow(.{
+			.draw_font = .{
+				.text = try self.pending.arena.allocator().dupe(u8, command.text),
+				.position = command.position,
+				.size = command.size,
+				.font = command.font,
+				.tint = command.tint,
+				.depth = command.depth,
+			},
+		});
+	}
+
+	pub fn draw_texture(self: Self, command: Command.DrawTexture) std.mem.Allocator.Error!void {
+		try self.pending.stack.push_grow(.{.draw_texture = command});
+	}
+
+	pub fn set_effect(self: Self, command: Command.SetEffect) std.mem.Allocator.Error!void {
+		try self.pending.stack.push_grow(.{
+			.set_effect = .{
+				.properties = try self.pending.arena.allocator().dupe(u8, command.properties),
+				.effect = command.effect,
+			},
+		});
+	}
+
+	pub fn set_scissor(self: Self, command: Command.SetScissor) std.mem.Allocator.Error!void {
+		try self.pending.stack.push_grow(.{.set_scissor = command});
+	}
+
+	pub fn set_target(self: Self, command: Command.SetTarget) std.mem.Allocator.Error!void {
+		try self.pending.stack.push_grow(.{.set_target = command});
+	}
+
+	pub fn unbind(param: *Param, _: ona.World.UnbindContext) void {
+		param.deinit();
+	}
+};
 
 pub const Descs = struct {
 	arena: std.heap.ArenaAllocator,
@@ -437,19 +442,28 @@ pub const Font = enum (u32) {
 	};
 };
 
-pub const Layer = enum {
-	background,
-	foreground,
-	overlay,
-
-	const values = std.enums.values(Layer);
-};
-
 pub const Rect = extern struct {
 	left: f32,
 	top: f32,
 	right: f32,
 	bottom: f32,
+
+	pub fn area(self: Rect) f32 {
+		const width, const height = self.size();
+
+		return width * height;
+	}
+
+	pub fn size(self: Rect) Vector2 {
+		return .{self.right - self.left, self.bottom - self.top};
+	}
+
+	pub const zero = Rect{
+		.left = 0,
+		.top = 0,
+		.right = 0,
+		.bottom = 0,
+	};
 };
 
 pub const Texture = enum (u32) {
@@ -513,13 +527,7 @@ const Work = union (enum) {
 		width: u16,
 		height: u16,
 		finished: *std.Thread.ResetEvent,
-		commands_set: CommandsSet,
-
-		const CommandsSet = struct {
-			?*ona.Params(Commands(.background)).Node,
-			?*ona.Params(Commands(.foreground)).Node,
-			?*ona.Params(Commands(.overlay)).Node,
-		};
+		has_commands: ?*ona.Params(Commands).Node,
 	};
 
 	const UnloadEffect = struct {
@@ -654,12 +662,10 @@ pub fn synchronize(exclusive: ona.Exclusive(&.{Assets, Display})) !void {
 	assets.frame_rendered.wait();
 	assets.frame_rendered.reset();
 
-	inline for (Layer.values) |layer| {
-		var has_command_param = exclusive.world.get_params(Commands(layer)).has_head;
+	var has_command_param = exclusive.world.get_params(Commands).has_head;
 
-		while (has_command_param) |command_param| : (has_command_param = command_param.has_next) {
-			command_param.param.rotate();
-		}
+	while (has_command_param) |command_param| : (has_command_param = command_param.has_next) {
+		command_param.param.rotate();
 	}
 
 	var display_width, var display_height = [_]c_int{0, 0};
@@ -670,27 +676,17 @@ pub fn synchronize(exclusive: ona.Exclusive(&.{Assets, Display})) !void {
 		ext.SDL_SetWindowSize(assets.window, display.width, display.height);
 	}
 
-	var commands_filled: usize = 0;
-	var commands_set = Work.RenderFrame.CommandsSet{null, null, null};
-
-	inline for (0 .. Layer.values.len, Layer.values) |i, layer| {
-		if (exclusive.world.get_params(Commands(layer)).has_head) |command_param| {
-			commands_set[i] = command_param;
-			commands_filled += 1;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (commands_filled == 0) {
-		assets.frame_rendered.set();
-	} else {
+	if (exclusive.world.get_params(Commands).has_head) |has_commands| {
 		assets.pending_work.enqueue(.{
 			.render_frame = .{
-				.commands_set = commands_set,
+				.has_commands = has_commands,
 				.width = display.width,
 				.height = display.height,
 				.clear_color = display.clear_color,
 				.finished = &assets.frame_rendered,
 			},
 		});
+	} else {
+		assets.frame_rendered.set();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/gfx/rendering.zig b/src/gfx/rendering.zig
index 7b0f042..f964d2f 100644
--- a/src/gfx/rendering.zig
+++ b/src/gfx/rendering.zig
@@ -224,6 +224,24 @@ const Frame = struct {
 		}
 	}
 
+	pub fn set_scissor(self: *Frame, resources: *Resources, command: gfx.Command.SetScissor) void {
+		self.flush(resources);
+
+		if (command.has_rect) |rect| {
+			const width, const height = rect.size();
+
+			sokol.gfx.applyScissorRect(
+				@intFromFloat(rect.left),
+				@intFromFloat(rect.top),
+				@intFromFloat(width),
+				@intFromFloat(height),
+				true,
+			);
+		} else {
+			sokol.gfx.applyScissorRect(0, 0, self.width, self.height, true);
+		}
+	}
+
 	pub fn set_target(self: *Frame, resources: *Resources, command: gfx.Command.SetTarget) void {
 		sokol.gfx.endPass();
 
@@ -402,28 +420,27 @@ pub fn process_work(pending_work: *gfx.Assets.WorkQueue, window: *ext.SDL_Window
 			.render_frame => |*render_frame| {
 				frame.start(render_frame.width, render_frame.height);
 
-				inline for (&render_frame.commands_set) |has_commands| {
-					var has_commands_currently = has_commands;
+				var has_commands = render_frame.has_commands;
 
-					while (has_commands_currently) |commands| : (has_commands_currently = commands.has_next) {
-						for (commands.param.submitted_commands()) |command| {
-							try switch (command) {
-								.draw_font => |draw_font| frame.draw_font(&resources, draw_font),
-								.draw_texture => |draw_texture| frame.draw_texture(&resources, draw_texture),
-								.set_effect => |set_effect| frame.set_effect(&resources, set_effect),
-								.set_target => |set_target| frame.set_target(&resources, set_target),
-							};
-						}
+				while (has_commands) |commands| : (has_commands = commands.has_next) {
+					for (commands.param.submitted_commands()) |command| {
+						try switch (command) {
+							.draw_font => |draw_font| frame.draw_font(&resources, draw_font),
+							.draw_texture => |draw_texture| frame.draw_texture(&resources, draw_texture),
+							.set_effect => |set_effect| frame.set_effect(&resources, set_effect),
+							.set_scissor => |set_scissor| frame.set_scissor(&resources, set_scissor),
+							.set_target => |set_target| frame.set_target(&resources, set_target),
+						};
+					}
 
-						frame.flush(&resources);
+					frame.flush(&resources);
 
-						if (frame.current_target_texture != null) {
-							frame.set_target(&resources, .{
-								.clear_color = null,
-								.clear_depth = null,
-								.clear_stencil = null,
-							});
-						}
+					if (frame.current_target_texture != null) {
+						frame.set_target(&resources, .{
+							.clear_color = null,
+							.clear_depth = null,
+							.clear_stencil = null,
+						});
 					}
 				}
 
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.zig b/src/gui/gui.zig
index 0bfceda..f877d78 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.zig
+++ b/src/gui/gui.zig
@@ -5,45 +5,74 @@ const ona = @import("ona");
 const std = @import("std");
 
 pub const Box = struct {
-	left: f32,
-	top: f32,
+	x: f32,
+	y: f32,
 	width: f32,
 	height: f32,
+
+	pub fn rect(self: Box) gfx.Rect {
+		return .{
+			.left = self.x,
+			.top = self.y,
+			.right = self.x + self.width,
+			.bottom = self.y + self.height,
+		};
+	}
 };
 
 pub const Canvas = struct {
-	nodes: ona.stack.Parallel(Node) = .{},
-	drawable_blocks: ona.stack.Sequential(DrawableBlock) = .{},
-	drawable_labels: ona.stack.Sequential(DrawableLabel) = .{},
+	nodes: NodeMap = NodeMap.init(ona.heap.allocator),
+	drawable_blocks: DrawableBlockMap = DrawableBlockMap.init(ona.heap.allocator),
+	drawable_labels: DrawableLabelMap = DrawableLabelMap.init(ona.heap.allocator),
 
 	fn Drawable(comptime State: type) type {
 		return struct {
-			state: State,
+			clip: gfx.Rect,
+			box: Box,
 			depth: f32,
+			state: State,
 		};
 	}
 
-	const DrawableBlock = Drawable(struct {
+	const DrawableBlockMap = ona.SlotMap(Drawable(struct {
 		background: gfx.Texture = .default,
 		color: gfx.Color = gfx.colors.white,
-	});
+	}));
 
-	const DrawableLabel = Drawable(struct {
+	const DrawableLabelMap = ona.SlotMap(Drawable(struct {
 		text: ona.stack.Sequential(u8) = .{},
 		color: gfx.Color = gfx.colors.black,
 		font: gfx.Font = .default,
-	});
+	}));
 
-	const Node = struct {
+	const NodeMap = ona.SlotMap(struct {
 		name: []u8,
 		box: Box,
 		parent_index: u32 = unused_index,
 		block_index: u32 = unused_index,
 		label_index: u32 = unused_index,
-		style_index: u32 = unused_index,
 
-		const unused_index = std.math.maxInt(u32);
-	};
+		const Self = @This();
+
+		fn clip(self: Self, nodes: NodeMap) gfx.Rect {
+			if (self.parent_index == unused_index) {
+				return self.box.rect();
+			}
+
+			return nodes.get(self.parent_index).?.box.rect();
+		}
+
+		fn depth(self: Self, nodes: NodeMap) f32 {
+			var parent_index = self.parent_index;
+			var value: f32 = 0;
+
+			while (parent_index != unused_index) : (parent_index = nodes.get(parent_index).?.parent_index) {
+				value += 1;
+			}
+
+			return value;
+		}
+	});
 
 	pub fn append(self: *Canvas, name: []const u8, box: Box) std.mem.Allocator.Error!Item {
 		const duped_name = try ona.heap.allocator.dupe(u8, name);
@@ -52,48 +81,17 @@ pub const Canvas = struct {
 			ona.heap.allocator.free(duped_name);
 		}
 
-		const index = self.nodes.len();
-
-		try self.nodes.push_grow(.{
+		return @enumFromInt(try self.nodes.insert(.{
 			.name = duped_name,
 			.box = box,
-		});
-
-		errdefer {
-			std.debug.assert(self.nodes.pop());
-		}
-
-		const node_count = self.nodes.len();
-
-		try self.drawable_blocks.grow(ona.scalars.sub(node_count, self.drawable_blocks.cap) orelse 0);
-		try self.drawable_labels.grow(ona.scalars.sub(node_count, self.drawable_labels.cap) orelse 0);
-
-		return @enumFromInt(index);
-	}
-
-	fn calculate_depth(self: Canvas, item: Item) f32 {
-		const parent_indices = self.nodes.values.slice(.parent_index);
-		var depth: f32 = 0;
-		var index = @intFromEnum(item);
-
-		while (true) : (depth += 1) {
-			const parent_index = parent_indices[index];
-
-			if (parent_index == Node.unused_index) {
-				break;
-			}
-
-			index = parent_index;
-		}
-
-		return depth;
+		}));
 	}
 
 	fn deinit(self: *Canvas) void {
 		self.nodes.deinit();
 		self.drawable_blocks.deinit();
 
-		for (self.drawable_labels.values) |*drawable_label| {
+		for (self.drawable_labels.values()) |*drawable_label| {
 			drawable_label.state.text.deinit();
 		}
 
@@ -102,21 +100,19 @@ pub const Canvas = struct {
 		self.* = undefined;
 	}
 
-	const label_depth_offset = 0.5;
+	pub fn set_block(self: *Canvas, item: Item, set: SetBlock) std.mem.Allocator.Error!void {
+		const node = self.nodes.get(@intFromEnum(item)).?;
 
-	pub fn set_block(self: *Canvas, item: Item, set: SetBlock) void {
-		const block_index = self.nodes.values.get(.block_index, @intFromEnum(item)).?;
-
-		if (block_index.* == Node.unused_index) {
-			block_index.* = @intCast(self.drawable_blocks.len());
-
-			std.debug.assert(self.drawable_blocks.push(.{
-				.depth = self.calculate_depth(item),
+		if (node.block_index == unused_index) {
+			node.block_index = @intCast(try self.drawable_blocks.insert(.{
+				.clip = node.clip(self.nodes),
+				.depth = node.depth(self.nodes),
+				.box = node.box,
 				.state = .{},
 			}));
 		}
 
-		const block = &self.drawable_blocks.values[block_index.*];
+		const block = self.drawable_blocks.get(node.block_index).?;
 
 		if (set.has_background) |background| {
 			block.state.background = background;
@@ -128,18 +124,18 @@ pub const Canvas = struct {
 	}
 
 	pub fn set_label(self: *Canvas, item: Item, set: SetLabel) std.mem.Allocator.Error!void {
-		const label_index = self.nodes.values.get(.label_index, @intFromEnum(item)).?;
+		const node = self.nodes.get(@intFromEnum(item)).?;
 
-		if (label_index.* == Node.unused_index) {
-			label_index.* = @intCast(self.drawable_labels.len());
-
-			std.debug.assert(self.drawable_labels.push(.{
-				.depth = self.calculate_depth(item) + label_depth_offset,
+		if (node.label_index == unused_index) {
+			node.label_index = @intCast(try self.drawable_labels.insert(.{
+				.clip = node.clip(self.nodes),
+				.depth = node.depth(self.nodes),
+				.box = node.box,
 				.state = .{},
 			}));
 		}
 
-		const label = &self.drawable_labels.values[label_index.*];
+		const label = self.drawable_labels.get(node.label_index).?;
 
 		if (set.has_text) |text| {
 			label.state.text.pop_all();
@@ -159,28 +155,29 @@ pub const Canvas = struct {
 	}
 
 	pub fn set_parent(self: *Canvas, item: Item, has_parent: ?Item) void {
-		const item_index = @intFromEnum(item);
-		const parent_index = self.nodes.values.get(.parent_index, item_index).?;
+		const node = self.nodes.get(@intFromEnum(item)).?;
 
-		parent_index.* = if (has_parent) |parent| @intFromEnum(parent) else Node.unused_index;
+		node.parent_index = if (has_parent) |parent| @intFromEnum(parent) else unused_index;
 
-		const label_index = self.nodes.values.get(.parent_index, item_index).?.*;
-		const block_index = self.nodes.values.get(.parent_index, item_index).?.*;
-		const label_index_exists = label_index != Node.unused_index;
-		const block_index_exists = block_index != Node.unused_index;
+		const depth = node.depth(self.nodes);
+		const clip = node.clip(self.nodes);
 
-		if (label_index_exists or block_index_exists) {
-			const depth = self.calculate_depth(item);
+		if (node.block_index != unused_index) {
+			const block = self.drawable_blocks.get(node.block_index).?;
 
-			if (label_index_exists) {
-				self.drawable_labels[label_index].depth = depth + label_depth_offset;
-			}
+			block.depth = depth;
+			block.clip = clip;
+		}
 
-			if (block_index_exists) {
-				self.drawable_labels[label_index].depth = depth;
-			}
+		if (node.label_index != unused_index) {
+			const label = self.drawable_labels.get(node.label_index).?;
+
+			label.depth = depth;
+			label.clip = clip;
 		}
 	}
+
+	const unused_index = std.math.maxInt(u32);
 };
 
 pub const Item = enum (u32) {
@@ -202,29 +199,40 @@ pub fn exit(canvas: ona.Write(Canvas)) !void {
 	canvas.state.deinit();
 }
 
-pub fn render(commands: gfx.Commands(.overlay), canvas: ona.Read(Canvas)) !void {
-	const boxes = canvas.state.nodes.values.slice(.box);
+pub fn render(commands: gfx.Commands, canvas: ona.Read(Canvas)) !void {
+	// TODO: Investigate if scissor rects are necessary for clipping content that overflows.
+	for (canvas.state.drawable_blocks.values()) |block| {
+		try commands.set_scissor(.{
+			.has_rect = block.clip,
+		});
 
-	for (canvas.state.drawable_blocks.values, boxes) |block, box| {
 		try commands.draw_texture(.{
+			.size = .{block.box.width, block.box.height},
+			.position = .{block.box.x, block.box.y},
 			.depth = block.depth,
-			.position = .{box.left, box.top},
-			.size = .{box.width, box.height},
 			.texture = block.state.background,
 			.tint = block.state.color,
 		});
 	}
 
-	for (canvas.state.drawable_labels.values, boxes) |label, box| {
+	for (canvas.state.drawable_labels.values()) |label| {
+		try commands.set_scissor(.{
+			.has_rect = label.clip,
+		});
+
 		try commands.draw_font(.{
+			.size = .{label.box.width, label.box.height},
 			.depth = label.depth,
 			.text = label.state.text.values,
-			.position = .{box.left, box.top},
-			.size = .{box.width, box.height},
+			.position = .{label.box.x, label.box.y},
 			.tint = label.state.color,
 			.font = label.state.font,
 		});
 	}
+
+	try commands.set_scissor(.{
+		.has_rect = null,
+	});
 }
 
 pub fn setup(world: *ona.World) !void {
diff --git a/src/ona/World.zig b/src/ona/World.zig
index b248fec..56a47c0 100644
--- a/src/ona/World.zig
+++ b/src/ona/World.zig
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ const Schedule = struct {
 
 						errdefer {
 							bundle.deinit();
-							std.debug.assert(schedule.parallel_work_bundles.pop());
+							std.debug.assert(schedule.parallel_work_bundles.pop() != null);
 						}
 
 						try populate_bundle(bundle, &schedule.graph, node);
diff --git a/src/ona/dag.zig b/src/ona/dag.zig
index 50c8694..b67c2ed 100644
--- a/src/ona/dag.zig
+++ b/src/ona/dag.zig
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ pub fn Graph(comptime Payload: type) type {
 		}
 
 		pub fn clear_edges(self: *Self) void {
-			for (self.table.values.slice(.edges)) |*edges| {
+			for (self.table.values.get(.edges)) |*edges| {
 				edges.clear();
 			}
 		}
 
 		pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
-			for (self.table.values.slice(.edges)) |*edges| {
+			for (self.table.values.get(.edges)) |*edges| {
 				edges.deinit();
 			}
 
@@ -50,15 +50,17 @@ pub fn Graph(comptime Payload: type) type {
 				return null;
 			}
 
-			return self.table.values.get(.edges, @intFromEnum(node)).?.values;
+			return self.table.values.get(.edges)[@intFromEnum(node)].values;
 		}
 
 		pub fn exists(self: Self, node: Node) bool {
-			if (self.table.values.get(.is_occupied, @intFromEnum(node))) |is_occupied| {
-				return is_occupied.*;
+			const node_index = @intFromEnum(node);
+
+			if (node_index >= self.table.values.len) {
+				return false;
 			}
 
-			return false;
+			return self.table.values.get(.is_occupied)[node_index];
 		}
 
 		pub fn get(self: Self, node: Node) ?*Payload {
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ pub fn Graph(comptime Payload: type) type {
 				return null;
 			}
 
-			return self.table.values.get(.payload, @intFromEnum(node)).?;
+			return &self.table.values.get(.payload)[@intFromEnum(node)];
 		}
 
 		pub fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) Self {
@@ -76,13 +78,11 @@ pub fn Graph(comptime Payload: type) type {
 		}
 
 		pub fn insert_edge(self: *Self, dependant_node: Node, edge_node: Node) std.mem.Allocator.Error!bool {
-			if (!self.exists(edge_node)) {
+			if (!self.exists(edge_node) or !self.exists(dependant_node)) {
 				return false;
 			}
 
-			const edges = self.table.values.get(.edges, @intFromEnum(dependant_node)) orelse {
-				return false;
-			};
+			const edges = &self.table.values.get(.edges)[@intFromEnum(dependant_node)];
 
 			if (std.mem.indexOfScalar(Node, edges.values, edge_node) == null) {
 				try edges.push_grow(edge_node);
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ pub fn Graph(comptime Payload: type) type {
 
 		pub fn nodes(self: *const Self) Nodes {
 			return .{
-				.occupied_table = self.table.values.slice(.is_occupied),
+				.occupied_table = self.table.values.get(.is_occupied),
 			};
 		}
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ pub fn Graph(comptime Payload: type) type {
 				return false;
 			}
 
-			std.debug.assert(self.table.values.set(.is_visited, @intFromEnum(node), true));
+			self.table.values.get(.is_visited)[@intFromEnum(node)] = true;
 
 			return true;
 		}
@@ -118,14 +118,14 @@ pub fn Graph(comptime Payload: type) type {
 
 			const node_index = @intFromEnum(node);
 
-			self.table.values.get(.is_occupied, node_index).?.* = false;
+			self.table.values.get(.is_occupied)[node_index] = false;
 			self.node_count -= 1;
 
-			return self.table.values.get(.payload, node_index).?.*;
+			return self.table.values.get(.payload)[node_index];
 		}
 
 		pub fn reset_visited(self: *Self) void {
-			@memset(self.table.values.slice(.is_visited), false);
+			@memset(self.table.values.get(.is_visited), false);
 		}
 
 		pub fn visited(self: Self, node: Node) ?bool {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ pub fn Graph(comptime Payload: type) type {
 				return null;
 			}
 
-			return self.table.values.get(.is_visited, @intFromEnum(node)).?.*;
+			return self.table.values.get(.is_visited)[@intFromEnum(node)];
 		}
 	};
 }
diff --git a/src/ona/ona.zig b/src/ona/ona.zig
index f430dd8..4aeb1ee 100644
--- a/src/ona/ona.zig
+++ b/src/ona/ona.zig
@@ -635,6 +635,127 @@ pub fn Shared(comptime Value: type, comptime info: ShareInfo) type {
 	};
 }
 
+pub fn SlotMap(comptime Value: type) type {
+	const Index = @Type(.{.Int = .{
+		.bits = @bitSizeOf(usize) - 1,
+		.signedness = .unsigned,
+	}});
+
+	comptime std.debug.assert(@sizeOf(Index) == @sizeOf(usize));
+
+	return struct {
+		slots: stack.Sequential(Slot),
+		entries: stack.Parallel(Entry),
+		next: Index = 0,
+
+		const Entry = struct {
+			value: Value,
+			erased: usize,
+		};
+
+		const Self = @This();
+
+		const Slot = packed struct {
+			index: Index,
+			is_occupied: bool,
+		};
+
+		pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
+			self.slots.deinit();
+			self.entries.deinit();
+		}
+
+		pub fn get(self: Self, index: usize) ?*Value {
+			if (index >= self.slots.len()) {
+				return null;
+			}
+
+			const slot = self.slots.values[index];
+
+			if (!slot.is_occupied) {
+				return null;
+			}
+
+			return &self.entries.values.get(.value)[slot.index];
+		}
+
+		pub fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) Self {
+			return .{
+				.slots = .{.allocator = allocator},
+				.entries = .{.allocator = allocator},
+			};
+		}
+
+		pub fn insert(self: *Self, value: Value) std.mem.Allocator.Error!usize {
+			const index = self.next;
+			const slots_len: Index = @intCast(self.slots.len());
+
+			if (self.next == slots_len) {
+				try self.slots.push_grow(.{
+					.index = slots_len + 1,
+					.is_occupied = false,
+				});
+			}
+
+			const slot = &self.slots.values[index];
+
+			std.debug.assert(!slot.is_occupied);
+
+			self.next = slot.index;
+
+			slot.* = .{
+				.index = index,
+				.is_occupied = true,
+			};
+
+			try self.entries.push_grow(.{
+				.value = value,
+				.erased = index,
+			});
+
+			return index;
+		}
+
+		pub fn remove(self: *Self, index: usize) ?Value {
+			if (index >= self.slots.len()) {
+				return null;
+			}
+
+			const slot = self.slots.values[index];
+
+			if (!slot.is_occupied) {
+				return null;
+			}
+
+			const value = self.entries.values.get(.value)[slot.index];
+
+			std.debug.assert(self.entries.values.write(slot.index, .{
+				.value = self.entries.get(.value).?.*,
+				.erased = self.entries.get(.erased).?.*,
+			}));
+
+			std.debug.assert(self.entries.pop());
+
+			if (!self.entries.is_empty()) {
+				self.slots.values[self.entries.values.get(.erased)[slot.index]] = slot;
+			}
+
+			self.slots.values[index] = .{
+				.index = self.next,
+				.is_occupied = false,
+			};
+
+			self.next = @intCast(index);
+
+			return value;
+		}
+
+		pub fn values(self: Self) []Value {
+			return self.entries.values.get(.value);
+		}
+	};
+}
+
 pub const SystemInfo = struct {
 	execute: *const fn ([]const *const Parameter, *const [max_parameters]*anyopaque) anyerror!void,
 	parameters: [max_parameters]*const Parameter = undefined,
diff --git a/src/ona/slices.zig b/src/ona/slices.zig
index 42defe9..2542e3a 100644
--- a/src/ona/slices.zig
+++ b/src/ona/slices.zig
@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ pub fn Parallel(comptime Type: type) type {
 
 		const all_fields = std.enums.values(Field);
 
+		pub fn get(self: Self, comptime field: Field) []align (alignment) Element(field) {
+			return self.ptr(field)[0 .. self.len];
+		}
+
 		pub fn ptr(self: Self, comptime field: Field) [*]align (alignment) Element(field) {
 			return @as([*]align (alignment) Element(field), @ptrCast(self.ptrs[@intFromEnum(field)]));
 		}
 
-		pub fn slice(self: Self, comptime field: Field) []align (alignment) Element(field) {
-			return self.ptr(field)[0 .. self.len];
-		}
-
-		pub fn slice_all(self: Self, off: usize, len: usize) ?Self {
+		pub fn slice(self: Self, off: usize, len: usize) ?Self {
 			if (len > self.len or off > len) {
 				return null;
 			}
@@ -57,31 +57,13 @@ pub fn Parallel(comptime Type: type) type {
 			return sliced;
 		}
 
-		pub fn get(self: Self, comptime field: Field, index: usize) ?*Element(field) {
-			if (index >= self.len) {
-				return null;
-			}
-
-			return &self.ptr(field)[index];
-		}
-
-		pub fn set(self: Self, comptime field: Field, index: usize, value: Element(field)) bool {
-			if (index >= self.len) {
-				return false;
-			}
-
-			self.slice(field)[index] = value;
-
-			return true;
-		}
-
-		pub fn set_all(self: Self, index: usize, value: Type) bool {
+		pub fn write(self: Self, index: usize, value: Type) bool {
 			if (index >= self.len) {
 				return false;
 			}
 
 			inline for (0 .. fields.len) |i| {
-				self.slice(all_fields[i])[index] = @field(value, fields[i].name);
+				self.get(all_fields[i])[index] = @field(value, fields[i].name);
 			}
 
 			return true;
@@ -123,12 +105,12 @@ pub fn parallel_alloc(comptime Element: type, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, n: u
 
 pub fn parallel_copy(comptime Element: type, target: Parallel(Element), origin: Parallel(Element)) void {
 	inline for (comptime std.enums.values(Parallel(Element).Field)) |field| {
-		@memcpy(target.slice(field), origin.slice(field));
+		@memcpy(target.get(field), origin.get(field));
 	}
 }
 
 pub fn parallel_free(comptime Element: type, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, buffers: Parallel(Element)) void {
 	inline for (comptime std.enums.values(Parallel(Element).Field)) |field| {
-		allocator.free(buffers.slice(field));
+		allocator.free(buffers.get(field));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/ona/stack.zig b/src/ona/stack.zig
index fff9ff2..bb4ceb6 100644
--- a/src/ona/stack.zig
+++ b/src/ona/stack.zig
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ pub fn Sequential(comptime Value: type) type {
 		}
 
 		pub fn grow(self: *Self, additional: usize) std.mem.Allocator.Error!void {
-			if (additional == 0) {
+			const grown_capacity = self.values.len + additional;
+
+			if (grown_capacity <= self.cap) {
 				return;
 			}
 
-			const grown_capacity = self.cap + additional;
 			const buffer = try self.allocator.alloc(Value, grown_capacity);
 
 			errdefer self.allocator.deallocate(buffer);
@@ -59,14 +60,16 @@ pub fn Sequential(comptime Value: type) type {
 			return self.values.len;
 		}
 
-		pub fn pop(self: *Self) bool {
+		pub fn pop(self: *Self) ?Value {
 			if (self.values.len == 0) {
-				return false;
+				return null;
 			}
 
-			self.values = self.values[0 .. self.values.len - 1];
+			const tail_index = self.values.len - 1;
 
-			return true;
+			defer self.values = self.values[0 .. tail_index];
+
+			return self.values[tail_index];
 		}
 
 		pub fn pop_all(self: *Self) void {
@@ -116,9 +119,7 @@ pub fn Sequential(comptime Value: type) type {
 		}
 
 		pub fn push_grow(self: *Self, value: Value) std.mem.Allocator.Error!void {
-			if (self.values.len == self.cap) {
-				try self.grow(@max(1, self.cap));
-			}
+			try self.grow(@max(1, self.values.len));
 
 			const offset_index = self.values.len;
 
@@ -231,20 +232,29 @@ pub fn Parallel(comptime Value: type) type {
 				return null;
 			}
 
-			return &self.slices.field_slice(field)[self.len() - 1];
+			return @alignCast(&self.values.get(field)[self.len() - 1]);
 		}
 
 		pub fn grow(self: *Self, additional: usize) std.mem.Allocator.Error!void {
-			const grown_capacity = self.cap + additional;
+			const grown_capacity = self.values.len + additional;
+
+			if (grown_capacity <= self.cap) {
+				return;
+			}
+
 			const buffer = try ona.slices.parallel_alloc(Value, self.allocator, grown_capacity);
 
 			if (self.cap != 0) {
-				ona.slices.parallel_copy(Value, buffer.slice_all(0, self.values.len).?, self.values);
-				ona.slices.parallel_free(Value, self.allocator, self.values.slice_all(0, self.cap).?);
+				ona.slices.parallel_copy(Value, buffer.slice(0, self.values.len).?, self.values);
+				ona.slices.parallel_free(Value, self.allocator, self.values.slice(0, self.cap).?);
 			}
 
 			self.cap = grown_capacity;
-			self.values = buffer.slice_all(0, self.values.len).?;
+			self.values = buffer.slice(0, self.values.len).?;
+		}
+
+		pub fn is_empty(self: Self) bool {
+			return self.values.len == 0;
 		}
 
 		pub fn len(self: Self) usize {
@@ -256,7 +266,7 @@ pub fn Parallel(comptime Value: type) type {
 				return false;
 			}
 
-			self.values = self.values.slice_all(0, self.values.len - 1).?;
+			self.values = self.values.slice(0, self.values.len - 1).?;
 
 			return true;
 		}
@@ -266,21 +276,19 @@ pub fn Parallel(comptime Value: type) type {
 				return false;
 			};
 
-			self.values = self.values.slice_all(0, new_length).?;
+			self.values = self.values.slice(0, new_length).?;
 
 			return true;
 		}
 
 		pub fn push_grow(self: *Self, value: Value) std.mem.Allocator.Error!void {
-			if (self.len() == self.cap) {
-				try self.grow(@max(1, self.cap));
-			}
+			try self.grow(@max(1, self.values.len));
 
 			const tail_index = self.values.len;
 
 			self.values.len += 1;
 
-			std.debug.assert(self.values.set_all(tail_index, value));
+			std.debug.assert(self.values.write(tail_index, value));
 		}
 	};
 }