diff --git a/tape/decode.go b/tape/decode.go
index 466324b..bcf3fd1 100644
--- a/tape/decode.go
+++ b/tape/decode.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package tape
 
 import "io"
+import "math"
 
 // Decodable is any type that can decode itself from a decoder.
 type Decodable interface {
@@ -125,3 +126,17 @@ func (this *Decoder) ReadGBEU() (value uint64, n int, err error) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// ReadFloat32 decldes a 32-bit floating point value from the input reader.
+func (this *Decoder) ReadFloat32() (value float32, n int, err error) {
+	bits, nn, err := this.ReadUint32()
+	n += nn; if err != nil { return 0, n, err }
+	return math.Float32frombits(bits), n, nil
+}
+
+// ReadFloat64 decldes a 64-bit floating point value from the input reader.
+func (this *Decoder) ReadFloat64() (value float64, n int, err error) {
+	bits, nn, err := this.ReadUint64()
+	n += nn; if err != nil { return 0, n, err }
+	return math.Float64frombits(bits), n, nil
+}
diff --git a/tape/encode.go b/tape/encode.go
index 121f1e9..b84c70f 100644
--- a/tape/encode.go
+++ b/tape/encode.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package tape
 
 import "io"
+import "math"
 
 // Encodable is any type that can write itself to an encoder.
 type Encodable interface {
@@ -118,3 +119,13 @@ func (this *Encoder) EncodeGBEU(value uint64) (n int, err error) {
 	
 	return this.Write(buffer[:])
 }
+
+// WriteFloat32 encodes a 32-bit floating point value to the output writer.
+func (this *Encoder) WriteFloat32(value float32) (n int, err error) {
+	return this.WriteUint32(math.Float32bits(value))
+}
+
+// WriteFloat64 encodes a 64-bit floating point value to the output writer.
+func (this *Encoder) WriteFloat64(value float64) (n int, err error) {
+	return this.WriteUint64(math.Float64bits(value))
+}