diff --git a/src/layout.js b/src/layout.js
index 9bd83c8..49e0e66 100644
--- a/src/layout.js
+++ b/src/layout.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   getFontScale,
   getFontSize,
   getText,
+  getRotation,
   getTransform,
   rotate,
 } from './utils';
@@ -170,12 +171,17 @@ export function layout({
     // @ts-ignore
     .padding(padding)
     .words(clonedeep(sortedWords))
-    .rotate(() => {
+    .rotate((word) => {
       if (rotations === undefined) {
         // Default rotation algorithm
         return (~~(random() * 6) - 3) * 30;
       }
 
+      // get rotation from word
+      if (getRotate(word)){
+        return getRotate(word);
+      }
+
       return rotate(rotations, rotationAngles, random);
     })
     .spiral(spiral)
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 0c0252b..f158f18 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ export function getText(word) {
   return word.text;
 }
 
+export function getRotation(word) {
+  return word.rotation;
+}
+
 export function getTransform(word) {
   const translate = `translate(${word.x}, ${word.y})`;
   const rotate =