diff --git a/framework/platform-dx/sprite.cpp b/framework/platform-dx/sprite.cpp
index f750a3a..afa4352 100644
--- a/framework/platform-dx/sprite.cpp
+++ b/framework/platform-dx/sprite.cpp
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ namespace xna {
 			DxGlyph g;
 			g.Subrect.left = glyphs[i].Left();
 			g.Subrect.right = glyphs[i].Right();
-			g.Subrect.bottom = glyphs[i].Bottom();
 			g.Subrect.top = glyphs[i].Top();
+			g.Subrect.bottom = glyphs[i].Bottom();
 			g.Character = static_cast<Uint>(charMap[i]);
 			g.XOffset = kerning[i].X;
-			g.YOffset = kerning[i].Y;
+			g.YOffset = cropping[i].Y;
 			g.XAdvance = kerning[i].Z;
 			dxGlyps[i] = g;
 		}		
@@ -90,6 +90,19 @@ namespace xna {
 		return vec2;
 	}
 
+	Vector2 SpriteFont::MeasureString(WString const& text, bool ignoreWhiteSpace)
+	{
+		if (!impl->_dxSpriteFont)
+			return Vector2();
+
+		const auto size = impl->_dxSpriteFont->MeasureString(text.c_str(), ignoreWhiteSpace);
+		Vector2 vec2{};
+		vec2.X = size.m128_f32[0];
+		vec2.Y = size.m128_f32[1];
+
+		return vec2;
+	}
+
 	static constexpr void ConvertSpriteSort(SpriteSortMode value, DirectX::SpriteSortMode& target) {
 		target = static_cast<DirectX::SpriteSortMode>(static_cast<int>(value));
 	}
diff --git a/inc/graphics/sprite.hpp b/inc/graphics/sprite.hpp
index 46258d5..943dc0d 100644
--- a/inc/graphics/sprite.hpp
+++ b/inc/graphics/sprite.hpp
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ namespace xna {
 			std::vector<Vector3> const& kerning,
 			std::optional<Char> defaultCharacter);
 		~SpriteFont();
-		Vector2 MeasureString(String const& text, bool ignoreWhiteSpace = false);
-		Vector2 MeasureString(WString const& text, bool ignoreWhiteSpace = false);
+		Vector2 MeasureString(String const& text, bool ignoreWhiteSpace = true);
+		Vector2 MeasureString(WString const& text, bool ignoreWhiteSpace = true);
 
 	private:
 		sptr<Texture2D> textureValue = nullptr;
diff --git a/samples/02_PlatfformerStarterKit/game.cpp b/samples/02_PlatfformerStarterKit/game.cpp
index 8d14a35..ebcfc79 100644
--- a/samples/02_PlatfformerStarterKit/game.cpp
+++ b/samples/02_PlatfformerStarterKit/game.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ namespace PlatformerStarterKit {
 			
 			DrawHud();
 
+			/*auto b = graphicsDevice->Viewport().Bounds();
+			auto p = Vector2(0, 0);
+			spriteBatch->DrawString(hudFont, " !\"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@", p, Colors::Black);
+			p.Y += 50;
+			spriteBatch->DrawString(hudFont, "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\\]^_`", p, Colors::Black);
+			p.Y += 50;
+			spriteBatch->DrawString(hudFont, "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~", p, Colors::Black);*/
+
 			spriteBatch->End();
 
 			Game::Draw(gameTime);