diff --git a/src/color.rs b/src/color.rs
index 55a7c9e..ca58981 100644
--- a/src/color.rs
+++ b/src/color.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//!	utility types and functions for color operations
 
 use termion::color::{ Bg, Fg, Rgb, Reset };
 
diff --git a/src/draw.rs b/src/draw.rs
index 7ae7ff6..3ebf02f 100644
--- a/src/draw.rs
+++ b/src/draw.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//!	render handling code
+
 use std::io::{ self, Write };
 
 use termion::{
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ use crate::{
 pub static BLOCK: &str = "█";
 pub static UHALF: &str = "▀";
 
+///	prints a provided vec of lines to stdout
 pub fn draw_lines(lines: Vec<String>, hold: bool) {
 	let mut stdout = io::stdout().into_raw_mode().unwrap();
 
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ pub fn draw_lines(lines: Vec<String>, hold: bool) {
 	stdout.flush().ok();
 }
 
+///	generates lines for foreground colors provided as a vec of strings for the draw_lines method
 pub fn fg_stripes(colors: Vec<Fg<Rgb>>, width: u16, height: u16) -> Vec<String> {
 	let width = width as usize;
 	let height = height as usize;
@@ -68,6 +72,7 @@ pub fn fg_stripes(colors: Vec<Fg<Rgb>>, width: u16, height: u16) -> Vec<String>
 
 	output
 }
+///	generates lines for background colors provided as a vec of strings for the draw_lines method
 pub fn bg_stripes(colors: Vec<Bg<Rgb>>, width: u16, height: u16) -> Vec<String> {
 	let width = width as usize;
 	let height = height as usize;
@@ -92,6 +97,7 @@ pub fn bg_stripes(colors: Vec<Bg<Rgb>>, width: u16, height: u16) -> Vec<String>
 }
 
 impl Flag {
+	///	renders a flag to stdout
 	pub fn draw(self, hold: bool) {
 		let lines = match self {
 			Flag::Stripes(colors)
diff --git a/src/flag.rs b/src/flag.rs
index 76796cf..6db07aa 100644
--- a/src/flag.rs
+++ b/src/flag.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ pub fn bisexual() -> Flag {
 }
 
 
-fn demigender_base(color: Color) -> Vec<Color> {
+fn demigender_base(color: Color) -> Colors {
 	let grey	= rgb(0x7F7F7F);
 	let gray	= rgb(0xC3C3C3);
 	
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 51efe80..808f662 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//!	main method module
+
 use std::{
 	io::{ stdout, IsTerminal },
 	process::exit
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index cd198d9..533e327 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//!	utility functions for working with ansi strings
 
 ///	gets the substring of displayed characters of an ANSI formatted string
 pub fn ansi_substr(source: &str, start: usize, end: usize) -> String {