diff --git a/jquery.fittext.js b/jquery.fittext.js
index 0b3ddef..eda6fa6 100644
--- a/jquery.fittext.js
+++ b/jquery.fittext.js
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 
       // Store the object
       var $this = $(this);
+	  
+      // Check for compressor, min, and max data attributes on current active element
+      compressor            = $this.data('compression') !== undefined ? $this.data('compression') : compressor;
+      settings.minFontSize  = $this.data('min') !== undefined ? $this.data('min') : settings.minFontSize;
+      settings.maxFontSize  = $this.data('max') !== undefined ? $this.data('max') : settings.maxFontSize;
 
       // Resizer() resizes items based on the object width divided by the compressor * 10
       var resizer = function () {