diff --git a/cocos/2d/CCFontAtlas.cpp b/cocos/2d/CCFontAtlas.cpp
index 166ec788a9..6327d1cc31 100644
--- a/cocos/2d/CCFontAtlas.cpp
+++ b/cocos/2d/CCFontAtlas.cpp
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@ bool FontAtlas::prepareLetterDefinitions(unsigned short *utf16String)
 
             Rect tempRect;           
 
-            FontLetterDefinition tempDef;
-            tempDef.offsetX = 0;
+            FontLetterDefinition tempDef;           
             tempDef.anchorX = 0.0f;
             tempDef.anchorY = 1.0f;
 
@@ -143,7 +142,8 @@ bool FontAtlas::prepareLetterDefinitions(unsigned short *utf16String)
                 tempDef.width            = 0;
                 tempDef.height           = 0;
                 tempDef.U                = 0;
-                tempDef.V                = 0;            
+                tempDef.V                = 0;
+                tempDef.offsetX          = 0;
                 tempDef.offsetY          = 0;
                 tempDef.textureID        = 0;
             }
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ bool FontAtlas::prepareLetterDefinitions(unsigned short *utf16String)
                 tempDef.validDefinition = true;
                 tempDef.letteCharUTF16   = utf16String[i];
                 tempDef.width            = tempRect.size.width  + _letterPadding;
-                tempDef.height           = _currentPageLineHeight - 1;             
+                tempDef.height           = _currentPageLineHeight - 1;
+                tempDef.offsetX          = tempRect.origin.x;
                 tempDef.offsetY          = tempRect.origin.y;
                 tempDef.commonLineHeight = _currentPageLineHeight;
                         
diff --git a/cocos/2d/CCFontDefinition.cpp b/cocos/2d/CCFontDefinition.cpp
index 7fd10d86a1..ebb79f3172 100644
--- a/cocos/2d/CCFontDefinition.cpp
+++ b/cocos/2d/CCFontDefinition.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ FontAtlas * FontDefinitionTTF::createFontAtlas()
         if ( item.second.validDefinition )
         {
             FontLetterDefinition tempDefinition = item.second;
-            tempDefinition.offsetX = 0;
             tempDefinition.anchorX = 0.0f;
             tempDefinition.anchorY = 1.0f;
             retAtlas->addLetterDefinition(tempDefinition);
diff --git a/cocos/2d/CCFontFreeType.cpp b/cocos/2d/CCFontFreeType.cpp
index 915a333a48..c503611b71 100644
--- a/cocos/2d/CCFontFreeType.cpp
+++ b/cocos/2d/CCFontFreeType.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ bool FontFreeType::getBBOXFotChar(unsigned short theChar, Rect &outRect) const
         return false;
     
     // store result in the passed rectangle
-    outRect.origin.x    = 0;
+    outRect.origin.x    = _fontRef->glyph->metrics.horiBearingX >> 6;
     outRect.origin.y    = - (_fontRef->glyph->metrics.horiBearingY >> 6);
     outRect.size.width  =   (_fontRef->glyph->metrics.width  >> 6);
     outRect.size.height =   (_fontRef->glyph->metrics.height >> 6);
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ Size * FontFreeType::getAdvancesForTextUTF16(unsigned short *text, int &outNumLe
         int advance = 0;
         int kerning = 0;
         
-        advance = getAdvanceForChar(text[c]) - getBearingXForChar(text[c]);
+        advance = getAdvanceForChar(text[c]);
         
         if (c < (outNumLetters-1))
             kerning = getHorizontalKerningForChars(text[c], text[c+1]);
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ int FontFreeType::getAdvanceForChar(unsigned short theChar) const
         return 0;
     
     // get to the advance for this glyph
-    return (static_cast<int>(_fontRef->glyph->advance.x >> 6));
+    return (static_cast<int>(_fontRef->glyph->metrics.horiAdvance >> 6));
 }
 
 int FontFreeType::getBearingXForChar(unsigned short theChar) const