diff --git a/cig.h b/cig.h
index c98fa91..4535a15 100644
--- a/cig.h
+++ b/cig.h
@@ -294,6 +294,9 @@ void *map_create_func(map_create_func_args_t args);
 int map_len(void *this);
 int map_cap(void *this);
 uint32_t fnv_1a(const uint8_t *bytes, const unsigned int size);
+// Used for debugging the mapping array. Prints out nerdfonts icons to indicate
+// the state of each mapping slot.
+void map_print_mapping_state(void *this, FILE *file);
 
 // CLI /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
diff --git a/map.c b/map.c
index f856d7b..7e9ef99 100644
--- a/map.c
+++ b/map.c
@@ -1,14 +1,39 @@
 #include "cig.h"
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 #define FLAG_FREE      (-1)
 #define FLAG_TOMBSTONE (-2)
 
+
 // TODO: when setting a key to a gravestone, then while the mapping
 // item to the right is FLAG_FREE, you can set this one to FLAG_FREE,
 // go one index less, and if that is also a FLAG_GRAVESTONE, you can
 // continue the process.
 
+#define ESC "\033["
+#define RED ESC "31m"
+#define DEFAULT ESC "0m"
+#define COLORED(COLOR, TEXT) COLOR TEXT DEFAULT
+
+void map_print_mapping_state(void *this, FILE *file) {
+	map_header_t *header = PTR_FROM_FIELD_PTR(map_header_t, bytes, this);
+	for ( int i = 0; i < header->mapping_capacity; i++ ) {
+		int mapping = header->mapping_arr[i];
+
+		if (mapping == FLAG_TOMBSTONE) {
+			fprintf(file, "󰮢");
+		} else if (mapping == FLAG_FREE) {
+			fprintf(file, "");
+		} else if (mapping < 0) {
+			fprintf(file, COLORED(RED, ""));
+		} else {
+			fprintf(file, "");
+		}
+	}
+	fprintf(file, "\n");
+}
+
 static inline unsigned int mapping_cap(unsigned int capacity) {
 	return capacity * 2;
 }