diff --git a/NeoPatterns.cpp b/NeoPatterns.cpp
index 5d9923a..6e82ec4 100644
--- a/NeoPatterns.cpp
+++ b/NeoPatterns.cpp
@@ -499,8 +499,8 @@ void NeoPatterns::Text(String text, uint8_t interval)
   Direction = REVERSE;
   Color1 = 16711680;
   textposition = 0;
+  charposition = 8;
   // charposition = 0;
-  charposition = 0;
 }
 
 void NeoPatterns::TextUpdate()
@@ -560,13 +560,9 @@ void NeoPatterns::TextUpdate()
       // if (charx > charposition) {
       // x > 8-charposition
       if (8-x>charposition) {
-        // Display the first character
+        // Display the second character
         uint64_t mask = 1LL << (uint64_t)charxyToPos(charposition+x, y);
-        Serial.print(".");
-        Serial.print(charposition+x);
-        Serial.print("=");
-        Serial.print(charxyToPos(charposition+x, y));
-        if ( (font[FontChar]&mask) == 0) {
+        if ( (font[FontCharNext]&mask) == 0) {
           setPixelColor(currentpos, Color(0, 0, 100)); //bit is 0 at pos i
         } else {
           uint8_t _r = (uint8_t)(Color1 >> 16);
@@ -575,9 +571,9 @@ void NeoPatterns::TextUpdate()
           setPixelColor(currentpos, Color(_r, _g, _b)); //bit is 1 at pos i
         }
       } else {
-        // Display the second character
-        uint64_t mask = 1LL << (uint64_t)charxyToPos(charposition+x-9, y);
-        if ( (font[FontCharNext]&mask) == 0) {
+        // Display the first character
+        uint64_t mask = 1LL << (uint64_t)charxyToPos(charposition+x-8, y);
+        if ( (font[FontChar]&mask) == 0) {
           setPixelColor(currentpos, Color(0, 100, 0)); //bit is 0 at pos i
         } else {
           uint8_t _r = (uint8_t)(Color1 >> 16);
@@ -625,10 +621,10 @@ void NeoPatterns::TextUpdate()
 
   show();
 
-  charposition++;
-  if (charposition == 9)
+  charposition--;
+  if (charposition == 0)
   {
-    charposition = 0;
+    charposition = 8;
     textposition++;
   }
   Increment();