diff --git a/src/Text/AbstractFont.cpp b/src/Text/AbstractFont.cpp
index aad5e564a..c677e354e 100644
--- a/src/Text/AbstractFont.cpp
+++ b/src/Text/AbstractFont.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,18 @@ void AbstractFont::close() {
     if(isOpened()) doClose();
 }
 
+UnsignedInt AbstractFont::glyphId(const char32_t character) {
+    CORRADE_ASSERT(isOpened(), "Text::AbstractFont::glyphId(): no font opened", 0);
+
+    return doGlyphId(character);
+}
+
+Vector2 AbstractFont::glyphAdvance(const UnsignedInt glyph) {
+    CORRADE_ASSERT(isOpened(), "Text::AbstractFont::glyphAdvance(): no font opened", {});
+
+    return doGlyphAdvance(glyph);
+}
+
 void AbstractFont::createGlyphCache(GlyphCache* const cache, const std::string& characters) {
     CORRADE_ASSERT(isOpened(), "Text::AbstractFont::createGlyphCache(): no font opened", );
     CORRADE_ASSERT(!characters.empty() || features() & Feature::Enumerable,
diff --git a/src/Text/AbstractFont.h b/src/Text/AbstractFont.h
index 6b1450bc2..fb5bac9d5 100644
--- a/src/Text/AbstractFont.h
+++ b/src/Text/AbstractFont.h
@@ -147,6 +147,24 @@ class MAGNUM_TEXT_EXPORT AbstractFont: public PluginManager::AbstractPlugin {
         /** @brief Font size */
         Float size() const { return _size; }
 
+        /**
+         * @brief Glyph ID for given character
+         *
+         * @note This function is not meant to be used in performance-critical
+         *      code, only for font observations and conversions.
+         */
+        UnsignedInt glyphId(char32_t character);
+
+        /**
+         * @brief Glyph advance
+         * @param glyph     Glyph ID
+         *
+         * @note This function is not meant to be used in performance-critical
+         *      code, only for font observations and conversions.
+         * @see glyphId()
+         */
+        Vector2 glyphAdvance(UnsignedInt glyph);
+
         /**
          * @brief Create glyph cache for given character set
          * @param cache         Glyph cache instance
@@ -210,6 +228,12 @@ class MAGNUM_TEXT_EXPORT AbstractFont: public PluginManager::AbstractPlugin {
         /** @brief Implementation for close() */
         virtual void doClose() = 0;
 
+        /** @brief Implementation for glyphId() */
+        virtual UnsignedInt doGlyphId(char32_t character) = 0;
+
+        /** @brief Implementation for glyphAdvance() */
+        virtual Vector2 doGlyphAdvance(UnsignedInt glyph) = 0;
+
         /**
          * @brief Implementation for createGlyphCache()
          *
diff --git a/src/Text/Test/AbstractFontTest.cpp b/src/Text/Test/AbstractFontTest.cpp
index ae0c147e9..6d3541c0f 100644
--- a/src/Text/Test/AbstractFontTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Text/Test/AbstractFontTest.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ class SingleDataFont: public Text::AbstractFont {
 
         void doCreateGlyphCache(GlyphCache*, const std::u32string&) override {}
 
+        UnsignedInt doGlyphId(char32_t) override { return 0; }
+
+        Vector2 doGlyphAdvance(UnsignedInt) override { return {}; }
+
         AbstractLayouter* doLayout(const GlyphCache*, Float, const std::string&) {
             return nullptr;
         }