diff --git a/src/encoder.rs b/src/encoder.rs
index eded305..e88266b 100644
--- a/src/encoder.rs
+++ b/src/encoder.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::image_buffer::*;
 use crate::marker::Marker;
 use crate::quantization::{QuantizationTable, QuantizationTableType};
 use crate::writer::{JfifWrite, JfifWriter, ZIGZAG};
-use crate::{Density, EncodingError};
+use crate::{PixelDensity, EncodingError};
 
 use alloc::vec;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ macro_rules! add_component {
 /// # The JPEG encoder
 pub struct Encoder<W: JfifWrite> {
     writer: JfifWriter<W>,
-    density: Density,
+    density: PixelDensity,
     quality: u8,
 
     components: Vec<Component>,
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ impl<W: JfifWrite> Encoder<W> {
 
         Encoder {
             writer: JfifWriter::new(w),
-            density: Density::None,
+            density: PixelDensity::default(),
             quality,
             components: vec![],
             quantization_tables,
@@ -259,12 +259,12 @@ impl<W: JfifWrite> Encoder<W> {
     /// Set pixel density for the image
     ///
     /// By default, this value is None which is equal to "1 pixel per pixel".
-    pub fn set_density(&mut self, density: Density) {
+    pub fn set_density(&mut self, density: PixelDensity) {
         self.density = density;
     }
 
     /// Return pixel density
-    pub fn density(&self) -> Density {
+    pub fn density(&self) -> PixelDensity {
         self.density
     }
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9fc0a0e..0ba9ba2 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub use encoder::{ColorType, Encoder, JpegColorType, SamplingFactor};
 pub use error::EncodingError;
 pub use image_buffer::{cmyk_to_ycck, rgb_to_ycbcr, ImageBuffer};
 pub use quantization::QuantizationTableType;
-pub use writer::{Density, JfifWrite};
+pub use writer::{PixelDensity, PixelDensityUnit, JfifWrite};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "benchmark")]
 pub use fdct::fdct;
diff --git a/src/writer.rs b/src/writer.rs
index e818b67..6490e98 100644
--- a/src/writer.rs
+++ b/src/writer.rs
@@ -4,17 +4,58 @@ use crate::marker::{Marker, SOFType};
 use crate::quantization::QuantizationTable;
 use crate::EncodingError;
 
-/// Density settings
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
-pub enum Density {
-    /// No pixel density is set, which means "1 pixel per pixel"
-    None,
+/// Represents the pixel density of an image
+///
+/// For example, a 300 DPI image is represented by:
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # use jpeg_encoder::{PixelDensity, PixelDensityUnit};
+/// let hdpi = PixelDensity::dpi(300);
+/// assert_eq!(hdpi, PixelDensity {density: (300,300), unit: PixelDensityUnit::Inches})
+/// ```
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct PixelDensity {
+    /// A couple of values for (Xdensity, Ydensity)
+    pub density: (u16, u16),
+    /// The unit in which the density is measured
+    pub unit: PixelDensityUnit,
+}
+
+impl PixelDensity {
+    /// Creates the most common pixel density type:
+    /// the horizontal and the vertical density are equal,
+    /// and measured in pixels per inch.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn dpi(density: u16) -> Self {
+        PixelDensity {
+            density: (density, density),
+            unit: PixelDensityUnit::Inches,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for PixelDensity {
+    /// Returns a pixel density with a pixel aspect ratio of 1
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        PixelDensity {
+            density: (1, 1),
+            unit: PixelDensityUnit::PixelAspectRatio,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Represents a unit in which the density of an image is measured
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub enum PixelDensityUnit {
+    /// Represents the absence of a unit, the values indicate only a
+    /// [pixel aspect ratio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_aspect_ratio)
+    PixelAspectRatio,
 
-    /// Horizontal and vertical dots per inch (dpi)
-    Inch { x: u16, y: u16 },
+    /// Pixels per inch (2.54 cm)
+    Inches,
 
-    /// Horizontal and vertical dots per centimeters
-    Centimeter { x: u16, y: u16 },
+    /// Pixels per centimeter
+    Centimeters,
 }
 
 /// Zig-zag sequence of quantized DCT coefficients
@@ -172,30 +213,27 @@ impl<W: JfifWrite> JfifWriter<W> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn write_header(&mut self, density: &Density) -> Result<(), EncodingError> {
+    pub fn write_header(&mut self, density: &PixelDensity) -> Result<(), EncodingError> {
         self.write_marker(Marker::APP(0))?;
         self.write_u16(16)?;
 
         self.write(b"JFIF\0")?;
         self.write(&[0x01, 0x02])?;
 
-        match *density {
-            Density::None => {
+        match density.unit {
+            PixelDensityUnit::PixelAspectRatio => {
                 self.write_u8(0x00)?;
-                self.write_u16(1)?;
-                self.write_u16(1)?;
             }
-            Density::Inch { x, y } => {
+            PixelDensityUnit::Inches => {
                 self.write_u8(0x01)?;
-                self.write_u16(x)?;
-                self.write_u16(y)?;
             }
-            Density::Centimeter { x, y } => {
+            PixelDensityUnit::Centimeters => {
                 self.write_u8(0x02)?;
-                self.write_u16(x)?;
-                self.write_u16(y)?;
             }
         }
+        let (x, y) = density.density;
+        self.write_u16(x)?;
+        self.write_u16(y)?;
 
         self.write(&[0x00, 0x00])
     }