diff --git a/pixelocr/glyphdb.py b/pixelocr/glyphdb.py
index 37bb3e6..bb4853c 100644
--- a/pixelocr/glyphdb.py
+++ b/pixelocr/glyphdb.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 
 import pickle
-from collections import OrderedDict
+from collections import OrderedDict, namedtuple
 from datetime import datetime
 from os import path
 
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ from .utils import cached_property
 from .image import Image
 
 
+Style = namedtuple('Style', ['color', 'bold', 'italic'])
+
+
 class GlyphData(object):
     def __init__(self, image_data, elevation, text, bold=False, italic=False, date_added=None):
         self.image_data = image_data
@@ -40,6 +43,10 @@ class GlyphData(object):
     def color(self):
         return self.image.color
 
+    @property
+    def style(self):
+        return Style(self.color, self.bold, self.italic)
+
     @cached_property
     def image(self):
         return Image.deserialize(self.image_data)
@@ -80,6 +87,7 @@ class GlyphDB(object):
         data = GlyphData.from_glyph(glyph, text, bold=bold, italic=italic)
         key = self._key_from_glyph(glyph)
         self._dict[key] = data
+        return data
 
     def add(self, data):
         key = self._key_from_data(data)