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diff --git a/src/gleam/int.gleam b/src/gleam/int.gleam
index 1a31c0c..f23f0f9 100644
--- a/src/gleam/int.gleam
+++ b/src/gleam/int.gleam
@@ -18,6 +18,21 @@ pub fn absolute_value(num: Int) -> Int {
   }
 }
 
+/// Returns the absolute distance of the inputs as a positive Int
+///
+/// ## Examples
+///
+///    > distance(-10, 10)
+///    20
+///
+///    > distance(0.0, -2)
+///    2
+///
+pub fn distance(a: Int, b: Int) -> Int {
+  a - b
+  |> absolute_value()
+}
+
 /// Parses a given string as an int if possible.
 ///
 /// ## Examples
diff --git a/test/gleam/int_test.gleam b/test/gleam/int_test.gleam
index 4cd8e32..510e166 100644
--- a/test/gleam/int_test.gleam
+++ b/test/gleam/int_test.gleam
@@ -15,6 +15,32 @@ pub fn absolute_value_test() {
   |> should.equal(123)
 }
 
+pub fn distance_test() {
+  int.distance(0, 0)
+  |> should.equal(0)
+
+  int.distance(1, 2)
+  |> should.equal(1)
+
+  int.distance(2, 1)
+  |> should.equal(1)
+
+  int.distance(-1, 0)
+  |> should.equal(1)
+
+  int.distance(0, -1)
+  |> should.equal(1)
+
+  int.distance(10, 20)
+  |> should.equal(10)
+
+  int.distance(-10, -20)
+  |> should.equal(10)
+
+  int.distance(-10, 10)
+  |> should.equal(20)
+}
+
 pub fn clamp_test() {
   int.clamp(40, min: 30, max: 50)
   |> should.equal(40)