diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 09cd9c8..d907a09 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 group = org.xbib.graphics
 name = graphics
-version = 4.5.1
+version = 4.5.2
 
 org.gradle.warning.mode = ALL
diff --git a/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/element/Document.java b/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/element/Document.java
index 6100b46..693a9f6 100644
--- a/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/element/Document.java
+++ b/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/element/Document.java
@@ -157,6 +157,14 @@ public class Document implements Element, Closeable, RenderListener {
                 "NotoSans-BoldItalic.ttf");
     }
 
+    public void registerNotoSansHebrewFont() throws IOException {
+        registerFont("notosanshebrew",
+                "NotoSansHebrew-Regular.ttf",
+                "NotoSansHebrew-Bold.ttf",
+                "NotoSansHebrew-Regular.ttf",
+                "NotoSansHebrew-Bold.ttf");
+    }
+
     public void registerNotoSansCJKSCFont() throws IOException {
         registerFont("notosanscjksc",
                 "NotoSansCJKsc-Regular.ttf",
diff --git a/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/element/scripting/command/DocumentCommand.java b/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/element/scripting/command/DocumentCommand.java
index 133d934..4b99de3 100644
--- a/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/element/scripting/command/DocumentCommand.java
+++ b/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/element/scripting/command/DocumentCommand.java
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public class DocumentCommand implements Command {
                 case "times" -> document.registerFont("times", BaseFont.TIMES);
                 case "courier" -> document.registerFont("courier", BaseFont.COURIER);
                 case "notosans" -> document.registerNotoSansFont();
+                case "notosanshebrew" -> document.registerNotoSansHebrewFont();
                 case "notosanscjksc" -> document.registerNotoSansCJKSCFont();
                 case "opensans" -> document.registerOpenSansFont();
                 case "sourcesans" -> document.registerSourceSansFont();
diff --git a/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/element/scripting/command/MarkupCommand.java b/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/element/scripting/command/MarkupCommand.java
index 3992346..ea13759 100644
--- a/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/element/scripting/command/MarkupCommand.java
+++ b/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/element/scripting/command/MarkupCommand.java
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ public class MarkupCommand implements Command {
     @Override
     public void execute(Engine engine, State state, Settings settings) {
         String text = settings.get("text");
+        if (text == null) {
+            text = settings.get("value");
+        }
         TextElement textElement = new TextElement(true, text);
         String[] fonts = settings.getAsArray("font");
         float fontsize = settings.getAsFloat("fontsize", 10.0f);
diff --git a/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/element/scripting/command/TextCommand.java b/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/element/scripting/command/TextCommand.java
index 9145854..8535982 100644
--- a/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/element/scripting/command/TextCommand.java
+++ b/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/element/scripting/command/TextCommand.java
@@ -17,9 +17,15 @@ import static org.xbib.graphics.pdfbox.layout.util.PdfUtil.mmToPt;
 
 public class TextCommand implements Command {
 
+    public TextCommand() {
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void execute(Engine engine, State state, Settings settings) {
         String text = settings.get("text");
+        if (text == null) {
+            text = settings.get("value");
+        }
         TextElement textElement = new TextElement(false, text);
         String[] fonts = settings.getAsArray("font");
         float fontsize = settings.getAsFloat("fontsize", 10.0f);
diff --git a/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/font/FontDescriptor.java b/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/font/FontDescriptor.java
index f1fa5aa..a52c8ec 100644
--- a/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/font/FontDescriptor.java
+++ b/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/font/FontDescriptor.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class FontDescriptor {
                 }
             }
         }
-        throw new IllegalStateException();
+        throw new IllegalStateException("while searching a font for text = '" + text + "'");
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/text/StyledText.java b/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/text/StyledText.java
index 80d08a1..b6268fc 100644
--- a/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/text/StyledText.java
+++ b/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/text/StyledText.java
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ public class StyledText implements TextFragment {
      * @throws IOException by pdfbox.
      */
     public float getAscent() throws IOException {
+        if (text == null || text.isEmpty()) {
+            return 0f;
+        }
         return getFontDescriptor().getSize() * getFontDescriptor().getSelectedFont(text).getFontDescriptor().getAscent() / 1000;
     }
 
@@ -179,6 +182,9 @@ public class StyledText implements TextFragment {
     }
 
     private static float getWidth(FontDescriptor fontDescriptor, String text) {
+        if (text == null || text.isEmpty()) {
+            return 0f;
+        }
         try {
             return fontDescriptor.getSize() * fontDescriptor.getSelectedFont(text).getStringWidth(text) / 1000;
         } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/text/TextLine.java b/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/text/TextLine.java
index e4e32c2..b7ba3bd 100644
--- a/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/text/TextLine.java
+++ b/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/java/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/text/TextLine.java
@@ -203,20 +203,20 @@ public class TextLine implements TextSequence {
                 if (transform != null) {
                     matrix = matrix.multiply(transform.getMatrix());
                 }
-                contentStream.beginText();
-                contentStream.setTextMatrix(matrix);
-                if (!styledText.getFontDescriptor().equals(lastFontDesc)) {
-                    lastFontDesc = styledText.getFontDescriptor();
-                    contentStream.setFont(lastFontDesc.getSelectedFont(styledText.getText()), lastFontDesc.getSize());
-                }
-                if (!styledText.getColor().equals(lastColor)) {
-                    lastColor = styledText.getColor();
-                    contentStream.setNonStrokingColor(lastColor);
-                }
                 if (!styledText.getText().isEmpty()) {
+                    contentStream.beginText();
+                    contentStream.setTextMatrix(matrix);
+                    if (!styledText.getFontDescriptor().equals(lastFontDesc)) {
+                        lastFontDesc = styledText.getFontDescriptor();
+                        contentStream.setFont(lastFontDesc.getSelectedFont(styledText.getText()), lastFontDesc.getSize());
+                    }
+                    if (!styledText.getColor().equals(lastColor)) {
+                        lastColor = styledText.getColor();
+                        contentStream.setNonStrokingColor(lastColor);
+                    }
                     contentStream.showText(styledText.getText());
+                    contentStream.endText();
                 }
-                contentStream.endText();
                 if (drawListener != null) {
                     drawListener.drawn(styledText,
                             new Position(x, y + styledText.getAscent()),
diff --git a/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/resources/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/font/NotoSansHebrew-Bold.ttf b/graphics-pdfbox-layout/src/main/resources/org/xbib/graphics/pdfbox/layout/font/NotoSansHebrew-Bold.ttf
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index 0000000..ca7a0fd
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