diff --git a/lib/src/lottie_drawable.dart b/lib/src/lottie_drawable.dart
index 657dd483..6ca62973 100644
--- a/lib/src/lottie_drawable.dart
+++ b/lib/src/lottie_drawable.dart
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class LottieDrawable {
   }
 
   bool get useTextGlyphs {
-    return delegates?.text == null && composition.characters.isNotEmpty;
+    return true; // delegates?.text == null && composition.characters.isNotEmpty;
   }
 
   ui.Image getImageAsset(String ref) {
diff --git a/lib/src/model/layer/text_layer.dart b/lib/src/model/layer/text_layer.dart
index e54b1a47..34dee4e1 100644
--- a/lib/src/model/layer/text_layer.dart
+++ b/lib/src/model/layer/text_layer.dart
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ class TextLayer extends BaseLayer {
     var parentScale = parentMatrix.getScale();
 
     var text = documentData.text;
+    var textDelegate = lottieDrawable.delegates?.text;
+    if (textDelegate != null) {
+      text = textDelegate(text);
+    }
 
     // Line height
     var lineHeight = documentData.lineHeight * window.devicePixelRatio;