diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 04e78e6..c7cfe00 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ from bounding_box import bounding_box as bb
 
 Then, just add the bounding box on an image.
  ```python
-bb.add(image, left, top, right, bottom, label, color)
+bb.add(image, left, top, right, bottom, label, color, size)
 ```
 
 This method takes 5 mandatory parameters:
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ If `label` is specified and `color` is not, then a color depending
 on the `label` is randomly chosen.
 If neither `color` and `label` is specified then the bounding box
 color is defaulted to `green`.
+- `size`: A integer representing the label's font size. Defaults to 15px.
 
 ## Examples
 The script to plot exemples of this **README** is available
diff --git a/bounding_box/bounding_box.py b/bounding_box/bounding_box.py
index d5f8850..aeefa05 100644
--- a/bounding_box/bounding_box.py
+++ b/bounding_box/bounding_box.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 
 _FONT_PATH = _os.path.join(_LOC, "Ubuntu-B.ttf")
 _FONT_HEIGHT = 15
-_FONT = ImageFont.truetype(_FONT_PATH, _FONT_HEIGHT)
 
 def _rgb_to_bgr(color):
     return list(reversed(color))
@@ -45,7 +44,9 @@ def _rgb_to_bgr(color):
 def _color_image(image, font_color, background_color):
     return background_color + (font_color - background_color) * image / 255
 
-def _get_label_image(text, font_color_tuple_bgr, background_color_tuple_bgr):
+def _get_label_image(text, font_color_tuple_bgr, background_color_tuple_bgr, size=_FONT_HEIGHT):
+    _FONT = ImageFont.truetype(_FONT_PATH, size)
+
     text_image = _FONT.getmask(text)
     shape = list(reversed(text_image.size))
     bw_image = np.array(text_image).reshape(shape)
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ def _get_label_image(text, font_color_tuple_bgr, background_color_tuple_bgr):
 
     return np.concatenate(image).transpose(1, 2, 0)
 
-def add(image, left, top, right, bottom, label=None, color=None):
+def add(image, left, top, right, bottom, label=None, color=None, size=_FONT_HEIGHT):
     if type(image) is not _np.ndarray:
         raise TypeError("'image' parameter must be a numpy.ndarray")
     try:
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ def add(image, left, top, right, bottom, label=None, color=None):
     if label:
         _, image_width, _ = image.shape
 
-        label_image =  _get_label_image(label, color_text, color)
+        label_image =  _get_label_image(label, color_text, color, size)
         label_height, label_width, _ = label_image.shape
 
         rectangle_height, rectangle_width = 1 + label_height, 1 + label_width
diff --git a/docs/examples.py b/docs/examples.py
index 56b8417..a1dbcd9 100755
--- a/docs/examples.py
+++ b/docs/examples.py
@@ -93,5 +93,12 @@ def main():
     bb.add(image, 864, 51, 959, 266, "Male", "blue")
     show_and_save("POBB", image, out_path)
 
+    in_path = os.path.join("docs", "images", "globe.jpg")
+    out_path = os.path.join("docs", "images", "globe_bb.png")
+    image = cv2.imread(in_path, cv2.IMREAD_COLOR)
+    bb.add(image, 721, 312, 721 + 92, 312 + 32, "Big Text", "olive", 30)
+    bb.add(image, 824, 893, 824 + 125, 893 + 89, "Small Text", "red", 15)
+    show_and_save("Globe and a Magnifying Glass", image, out_path)
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
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