diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/github/clans/fab/FloatingActionButton.java b/library/src/main/java/com/github/clans/fab/FloatingActionButton.java
index e9c98df..58933d3 100755
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/github/clans/fab/FloatingActionButton.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/github/clans/fab/FloatingActionButton.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class FloatingActionButton extends ImageButton {
     private int mIconSize = Util.dpToPx(getContext(), 24f);
     private Animation mShowAnimation;
     private Animation mHideAnimation;
-    private String mLabelText;
+    private CharSequence mLabelText;
     private OnClickListener mClickListener;
     private Drawable mBackgroundDrawable;
     private boolean mUsingElevation;
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ public void toggle(boolean animate) {
         }
     }
 
-    public void setLabelText(String text) {
+    public void setLabelText(CharSequence text) {
         mLabelText = text;
         TextView labelView = getLabelView();
         if (labelView != null) {
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ public void setLabelText(String text) {
         }
     }
 
-    public String getLabelText() {
+    public CharSequence getLabelText() {
         return mLabelText;
     }
 
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/github/clans/fab/FloatingActionMenu.java b/library/src/main/java/com/github/clans/fab/FloatingActionMenu.java
index 0b80e4c..2a64eac 100755
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/github/clans/fab/FloatingActionMenu.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/github/clans/fab/FloatingActionMenu.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class FloatingActionMenu extends ViewGroup {
 
     private int mLabelsPosition;
     private Context mLabelsContext;
-    private String mMenuLabelText;
+    private CharSequence mMenuLabelText;
     private boolean mUsingMenuLabel;
 
     public interface OnMenuToggleListener {
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ public void onClick(View v) {
     }
 
     private void addLabel(FloatingActionButton fab) {
-        String text = fab.getLabelText();
+        CharSequence text = fab.getLabelText();
 
         if (TextUtils.isEmpty(text)) return;
 
@@ -998,11 +998,11 @@ public void removeAllMenuButtons() {
         }
     }
 
-    public void setMenuButtonLabelText(String text) {
+    public void setMenuButtonLabelText(CharSequence text) {
         mMenuButton.setLabelText(text);
     }
 
-    public String getMenuButtonLabelText() {
+    public CharSequence getMenuButtonLabelText() {
         return mMenuLabelText;
     }
 
diff --git a/sample/src/main/java/com/github/clans/fab/sample/MenusFragment.java b/sample/src/main/java/com/github/clans/fab/sample/MenusFragment.java
index af0a82c..51081b3 100644
--- a/sample/src/main/java/com/github/clans/fab/sample/MenusFragment.java
+++ b/sample/src/main/java/com/github/clans/fab/sample/MenusFragment.java
@@ -4,11 +4,18 @@
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
 import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
+import android.graphics.Color;
+import android.graphics.Typeface;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;
+import android.text.Spannable;
+import android.text.SpannableStringBuilder;
+import android.text.Spanned;
+import android.text.style.ForegroundColorSpan;
+import android.text.style.StyleSpan;
 import android.view.ContextThemeWrapper;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -98,6 +105,11 @@ public void onClick(View v) {
         fabEdit = (FloatingActionButton) view.findViewById(R.id.fab_edit);
         fabEdit.setShowAnimation(AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(getActivity(), R.anim.scale_up));
         fabEdit.setHideAnimation(AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(getActivity(), R.anim.scale_down));
+
+        Spannable spannedText = new SpannableStringBuilder("This is spanned text");
+        spannedText.setSpan(new ForegroundColorSpan(Color.RED), 0, 4, Spanned.SPAN_INCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE);
+        spannedText.setSpan(new StyleSpan(Typeface.BOLD_ITALIC), 8, 16, Spanned.SPAN_INCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE);
+        fab3.setLabelText(spannedText);
     }
 
     @Override