diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index b98d237..a0779d1 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ class ABC3D_settings(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
             default=(1.5707963267948966, 0.0, 0.0), # 90 degrees in radians
             subtype='EULER',
             )
+    offset: bpy.props.FloatProperty(
+            name="Offset",
+            default=0.0,
+            subtype='NONE',
+            )
 
 class ABC3D_available_font(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
     font_name: bpy.props.StringProperty(name="")
@@ -230,6 +235,12 @@ class ABC3D_text_properties(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
             default=1.0,
             subtype='NONE',
             )
+    offset: bpy.props.FloatProperty(
+            update=update_callback,
+            name="Offset",
+            default=0.0,
+            subtype='NONE',
+            )
     compensate_curvature: bpy.props.BoolProperty(
             update=update_callback,
             name="Compensate Curvature",
@@ -453,6 +464,7 @@ class ABC3D_PT_TextManagement(bpy.types.Panel):
                     delif(mom,f"{utils.prefix()}_letter_spacing")
                     delif(mom,f"{utils.prefix()}_orientation")
                     delif(mom,f"{utils.prefix()}_translation")
+                    delif(mom,f"{utils.prefix()}_offset")
                 abc3d_data.available_texts.remove(i)
 
             for i, t in enumerate(abc3d_data.available_texts):
@@ -575,6 +587,7 @@ class ABC3D_PT_TextPropertiesPanel(bpy.types.Panel):
         layout.row().prop(props, "text")
         layout.row().prop(props, "letter_spacing")
         layout.row().prop(props, "font_size")
+        layout.row().prop(props, "offset")
         layout.row().prop(props, "compensate_curvature")
         layout.row().prop(props, "ignore_orientation")
         layout.column().prop(props, "translation")
@@ -792,6 +805,7 @@ class ABC3D_OT_RemoveText(bpy.types.Operator):
             delif(mom,f"{utils.prefix()}_letter_spacing")
             delif(mom,f"{utils.prefix()}_orientation")
             delif(mom,f"{utils.prefix()}_translation")
+            delif(mom,f"{utils.prefix()}_offset")
         if self.remove_objects:
             remove_list = []
             for g in abc3d_data.available_texts[i].glyphs:
@@ -852,6 +866,11 @@ class ABC3D_OT_PlaceText(bpy.types.Operator):
             default=1.0,
             subtype='NONE',
             )
+    offset: bpy.props.FloatProperty(
+            name="Offset",
+            default=0.0,
+            subtype='NONE',
+            )
     translation: bpy.props.FloatVectorProperty(
             name="Translation",
             default=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
@@ -902,6 +921,7 @@ class ABC3D_OT_PlaceText(bpy.types.Operator):
             t['text'] = self.text
             t['letter_spacing'] = self.letter_spacing
             t['font_size'] = self.font_size
+            t['offset'] = self.offset
             t['translation'] = self.translation
             t['orientation'] = self.orientation
             t['distribution_type'] = distribution_type
@@ -1258,6 +1278,7 @@ class ABC3D_PT_RightPropertiesPanel(bpy.types.Panel):
         layout.row().prop(available_text, "text")
         layout.row().prop(available_text, "letter_spacing")
         layout.row().prop(available_text, "font_size")
+        layout.row().prop(available_text, "offset")
         layout.row().prop(available_text, "compensate_curvature")
         layout.row().prop(available_text, "ignore_orientation")
         layout.column().prop(available_text, "translation")
diff --git a/butils.py b/butils.py
index b93a5ea..7e4fe10 100644
--- a/butils.py
+++ b/butils.py
@@ -416,24 +416,24 @@ def load_font_from_filepath(filepath, glyphs="", font_name="", face_name=""):
 
     modified_font_faces = []
     all_glyph_os = []
-    remove_list = []
     all_objects = []
     for o in bpy.context.scene.objects:
         if marker_property in o:
             if "type" in o and o["type"] == "glyph":
                 all_glyph_os.append(o)
-            else:
-                remove_list.append(o)
 
     for o in all_glyph_os:
         glyph_id = o["glyph"]
         font_name = o["font_name"]
         face_name = o["face_name"]
-        del o[marker_property]
 
         glyph_obj = move_in_fontcollection(
                         o,
                         fontcollection)
+
+        if glyph_obj == o:
+            del o[marker_property]
+
         Font.add_glyph(
                 font_name,
                 face_name,
@@ -446,9 +446,6 @@ def load_font_from_filepath(filepath, glyphs="", font_name="", face_name=""):
         modified_font_faces.append({"font_name": font_name,
                                     "face_name": face_name})
 
-        if glyph_obj != o:
-            remove_list.append(o)
-
     for mff in modified_font_faces:
         glyphs = []
         face = Font.fonts[mff["font_name"]].faces[mff["face_name"]]
@@ -675,7 +672,7 @@ def set_text_on_curve(text_properties, recursive=True):
     selected_objects = []
 
     curve_length = get_curve_length(mom)
-    advance = 0
+    advance = text_properties.offset
     glyph_advance = 0
     is_command = False
     for i, c in enumerate(text_properties.text):