diff --git a/day-18/go.mod b/day-18/go.mod
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+++ b/day-18/go.mod
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+module github.com/onyx-and-iris/aoc2023/day-18
+
+go 1.21.5
diff --git a/day-18/imager.go b/day-18/imager.go
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+++ b/day-18/imager.go
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+package main
+
+type coords struct {
+	X int
+	Y int
+}
+
+func newCoords(x, y int) coords {
+	return coords{X: x, Y: y}
+}
+
+type imager struct {
+	point coords
+	space []coords
+}
+
+// newImager returns an imager type
+func newImager() *imager {
+	return &imager{point: newCoords(0, 0), space: make([]coords, 0)}
+}
+
+// add appends new coordinates to all points that describe the polygon
+func (i *imager) add(direction string, count int) {
+	for j := 0; j < count; j++ {
+		switch direction {
+		case "U":
+			i.point.Y--
+		case "D":
+			i.point.Y++
+		case "L":
+			i.point.X--
+		case "R":
+			i.point.X++
+		}
+		i.space = append(i.space, newCoords(i.point.X, i.point.Y))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/day-18/makefile b/day-18/makefile
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+++ b/day-18/makefile
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+TEST="test.txt"
+INPUT="input.txt"
+
+test:
+	go run . < $(TEST)
+
+run:
+	go run . < $(INPUT)
+
+all: test
diff --git a/day-18/one.go b/day-18/one.go
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+++ b/day-18/one.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"math"
+	"regexp"
+)
+
+var r = regexp.MustCompile(`(?P<direction>[A-Z]) (?P<count>[0-9]+) \((?P<colour>.*)\)`)
+
+func fromRegex(imager *imager, lines []string) {
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		direction, count := func() (string, int) {
+			x := getParams(r, line)
+			return x["direction"], mustConv(x["count"])
+		}()
+		imager.add(direction, count)
+	}
+}
+
+func buildImage(withParser func(imager *imager, lines []string), imager *imager, lines []string) {
+	withParser(imager, lines)
+}
+
+// one returns the area of the polygon described by imager.space
+func one(lines []string) int {
+	imager := newImager()
+	buildImage(fromRegex, imager, lines)
+
+	area := 0
+	for i := 0; i < len(imager.space); i++ {
+		next := imager.space[(i+1)%len(imager.space)]
+		area += imager.space[i].X*next.Y - imager.space[i].Y*next.X
+	}
+
+	// add perimeter to area within perimeter
+	area = len(imager.space) + (int(math.Abs(float64(area))) / 2)
+
+	return area - len(imager.space)/2 + 1
+}
diff --git a/day-18/solution.go b/day-18/solution.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6340f80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/day-18/solution.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	log.SetLevel(log.InfoLevel)
+}
+
+func main() {
+	lines := readlines()
+
+	ans := one(lines)
+	fmt.Printf("solution one: %d\n", ans)
+
+	ans = two(lines)
+	fmt.Printf("solution two: %d\n", ans)
+
+}
diff --git a/day-18/two.go b/day-18/two.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b68418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/day-18/two.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"math"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func fromHex(imager *imager, lines []string) {
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		direction, count := func() (string, int) {
+			var dirs = []string{"R", "D", "L", "U"}
+			m := getParams(r, line)
+			code := strings.TrimLeft(m["colour"], "#")
+			return dirs[mustConv(string(code[len(code)-1]))], mustConvHex(code[:len(code)-1])
+		}()
+		imager.add(direction, count)
+	}
+}
+
+// two returns the area of the polygon described by imager.space
+// it uses the hex codes to define points
+func two(lines []string) int {
+	imager := newImager()
+	buildImage(fromHex, imager, lines)
+
+	area := 0
+	for i := 0; i < len(imager.space); i++ {
+		next := imager.space[(i+1)%len(imager.space)]
+		area += imager.space[i].X*next.Y - imager.space[i].Y*next.X
+	}
+
+	// add perimeter to area within perimeter
+	area = len(imager.space) + (int(math.Abs(float64(area))) / 2)
+
+	return area - len(imager.space)/2 + 1
+}
diff --git a/day-18/util.go b/day-18/util.go
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/day-18/util.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+// readlines reads lines from stdin.
+// it returns them as an array of strings
+func readlines() []string {
+	lines := []string{}
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		lines = append(lines, scanner.Text())
+	}
+
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	return lines
+}
+
+func getParams(rexp *regexp.Regexp, url string) map[string]string {
+	match := rexp.FindStringSubmatch(url)
+
+	m := make(map[string]string)
+	for i, name := range rexp.SubexpNames() {
+		if i > 0 && i <= len(match) {
+			m[name] = match[i]
+		}
+	}
+	return m
+}
+
+// mustConv converts string to int
+// it will panic if an error occurs
+func mustConv(s string) int {
+	n, err := strconv.Atoi(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return n
+}
+
+// mustConv converts string to int
+// it will panic if an error occurs
+func mustConvHex(s string) int {
+	n, err := strconv.ParseInt(s, 16, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return int(n)
+}