diff --git a/adafruit_display_notification/__init__.py b/adafruit_display_notification/__init__.py
index fbeb361..29cdaba 100755
--- a/adafruit_display_notification/__init__.py
+++ b/adafruit_display_notification/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 Scott Shawcroft for Adafruit Industries
-#
+
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 """
@@ -11,11 +11,15 @@
 """
 
 import displayio
-
 from adafruit_display_text import label
-
 import terminalio
 
+# For older versions, typing may need to be imported
+try:
+    from typing import List, Tuple
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
 __version__ = "0.0.0+auto.0"
 __repo__ = "https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Display_Notification.git"
 
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@
 class NotificationFree(displayio.Group):
     """Widget to show when no notifications are active."""
 
-    def __init__(self, width, height, *, dark_mode=True):
+    def __init__(self, width: int, height: int, *, dark_mode=True):
         # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         super().__init__()
 
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ def __init__(self, width, height, *, dark_mode=True):
 class PlainNotification(displayio.Group):
     """Plain text widget with a title and message."""
 
-    def __init__(self, title, message, width, height, *, dark_mode=True):
+    def __init__(self, title: str, message: str, width: int, height: int, *, dark_mode: bool=True):
         super().__init__()
 
         # Set text, font, and color
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ def __init__(self, title, message, width, height, *, dark_mode=True):
 
     # cribbed from pyportal
     @staticmethod
-    def _wrap_nicely(string, max_chars):
+    def _wrap_nicely(string: str, max_chars: int) -> List[str]:
         """A helper that will return a list of lines with word-break wrapping.
         :param str string: The text to be wrapped.
         :param int max_chars: The maximum number of characters on a line before wrapping.
diff --git a/adafruit_display_notification/apple.py b/adafruit_display_notification/apple.py
index 97a7ec9..524c5e9 100755
--- a/adafruit_display_notification/apple.py
+++ b/adafruit_display_notification/apple.py
@@ -18,9 +18,16 @@
 
 
 def create_notification_widget(
-    notification, max_width, max_height, *, color_count=2**16
-):
-    """Creates a notification widget for the given Apple notification."""
+    notification: object, max_width: int, max_height: int, 
+    *, color_count: int=2**16):
+    """
+        Creates a notification widget for the given Apple notification.
+        :param notification object: Object with attributes title and message
+        :param max_width int: Max Width of the notification
+        :param max_height int: Max Height of the Notication 
+        :param color_count int: Number of colors, default is 2**16
+    
+    """
     # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     return PlainNotification(
         notification.title, notification.message, max_width, max_height