diff --git a/Characters/Character.cs b/Characters/Character.cs
index eb82f37..7546533 100644
--- a/Characters/Character.cs
+++ b/Characters/Character.cs
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ public partial class Character : CharacterBody2D, IFaction
 
     public AnimationPlayer AttackAnimation { get; set; }
 
+    private UI.DamageText _curDamageText;
+
     public override void _Ready()
     {
         // TODO: 80+ char line
@@ -268,6 +270,20 @@ public partial class Character : CharacterBody2D, IFaction
         float knockback,
         Vector2 knockbackDir = default) => damage;
 
+    protected void CreateDamageText(float damage)
+    {
+        // create damage text
+        var textScene = GD.Load<PackedScene>("res://UI/DamageText.tscn");
+        if (_curDamageText is null || !IsInstanceValid(_curDamageText))
+        {
+            _curDamageText = textScene.Instantiate<UI.DamageText>();
+            this.GetWorld().CurrentMap.AddChild(_curDamageText);
+        }
+        _curDamageText.Damage += damage;
+        _curDamageText.Timer.Start();
+        _curDamageText.GlobalPosition = GlobalPosition;
+        _curDamageText.ShowText();
+    }
 
     protected virtual void OnReceivedDamage(
         float damage,
@@ -281,7 +297,8 @@ public partial class Character : CharacterBody2D, IFaction
         }
 
         float oldHealth = Health;
-        Health -= ReceiveDamage(damage, inflictor, knockback, knockbackDir);
+        damage = ReceiveDamage(damage, inflictor, knockback, knockbackDir);
+        Health -= damage;
 
         var hurtParticles = GetNode<GpuParticles2D>("Effects/HurtParticles");
         if (hurtParticles is not null)
@@ -289,15 +306,9 @@ public partial class Character : CharacterBody2D, IFaction
             hurtParticles.SetDirection(knockbackDir);
         }
 
-        // create damage text
-        var textScene = GD.Load<PackedScene>("res://UI/FloatingText.tscn");
-        var instance = textScene.Instantiate<UI.FloatingText>();
-        instance.Text = Mathf.Round(damage).ToString();
-        instance.GlobalPosition = GlobalPosition;
-        this.GetAncestor<TileMap>().AddChild(instance);
+        CreateDamageText(damage);
 
         // apply knockback
-
         ApplyImpulse(knockbackDir.Normalized() * knockback);
 
         // play damage animation
diff --git a/UI/DamageText.cs b/UI/DamageText.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4800ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/UI/DamageText.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using Godot;
+
+namespace SupaLidlGame.UI;
+
+public partial class DamageText : FloatingText
+{
+    private float _damage = 0;
+
+    public float Damage
+    {
+        get => _damage;
+        set
+        {
+            _damage = value;
+            Text = Mathf.Round(value).ToString();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/UI/DamageText.tscn b/UI/DamageText.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d684740
--- /dev/null
+++ b/UI/DamageText.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=3 format=3 uid="uid://b05ormmtofbw1"]
+
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://be80n7mxp62jd" path="res://UI/FloatingText.tscn" id="1_dggpv"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://UI/DamageText.cs" id="2_psgc1"]
+
+[node name="FloatingText" instance=ExtResource("1_dggpv")]
+z_index = 16
+script = ExtResource("2_psgc1")
diff --git a/UI/FloatingText.cs b/UI/FloatingText.cs
index 6ccb235..8c4d73e 100644
--- a/UI/FloatingText.cs
+++ b/UI/FloatingText.cs
@@ -5,17 +5,55 @@ namespace SupaLidlGame.UI;
 
 public partial class FloatingText : Node2D
 {
-    private Label _label;
+    private string _text;
 
     [Export]
-    public string Text { get; set; }
+    public string Text
+    {
+        get => _text;
+        set
+        {
+            _text = value;
+            if (_label is not null)
+            {
+                _label.Text = value;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public Timer Timer { get; set; }
+
+    protected Label _label;
+
+    protected Tween _tween;
 
     public override void _Ready()
     {
         _label = GetNode<Label>("Label");
-        _label.Text = Text;
+        _label.Text = _text;
 
-        Tween tween = GetTree().CreateTween()
+        Timer = GetNode<Timer>("Timer");
+        Timer.Timeout += Die;
+
+        ShowText();
+    }
+
+    public void Reset()
+    {
+        Modulate = Colors.White;
+        Scale = Vector2.One * 0.5f;
+    }
+
+    public void ShowText()
+    {
+        Reset();
+
+        if (_tween is not null && _tween.IsRunning())
+        {
+            _tween.Kill();
+        }
+
+        _tween = GetTree().CreateTween()
             .SetEase(Tween.EaseType.Out)
             .SetTrans(Tween.TransitionType.Quint)
             .SetParallel();
@@ -27,23 +65,19 @@ public partial class FloatingText : Node2D
             return (float)rng.NextDouble() * (max - min) + min;
         }
 
-        GD.Print(GlobalPosition);
         Position += new Vector2(randomFloat(-8, 8), 0);
         var endPos = Position + new Vector2(0, randomFloat(-16, -8));
         var endMod = new Color(1, 1, 1, 0);
         var endScale = Scale * 0.5f;
 
-        tween.TweenProperty(this, "position", endPos, 0.5f);
-        tween.SetTrans(Tween.TransitionType.Linear);
-        tween.TweenProperty(this, "modulate", endMod, 0.5f).SetDelay(1.0f);
-        tween.TweenProperty(this, "scale", endScale, 0.5f).SetDelay(1.0f);
-        tween.TweenCallback(new Callable(this, nameof(OnTweenFinished)))
-            .SetDelay(2.5f);
-
-        base._Ready();
+        _tween.TweenProperty(this, "position", endPos, 0.5f);
+        _tween.SetTrans(Tween.TransitionType.Linear);
+        _tween.TweenProperty(this, "modulate", endMod, 0.5f).SetDelay(1.0f);
+        _tween.TweenProperty(this, "scale", endScale, 0.5f).SetDelay(1.0f);
+        _tween.Play();
     }
 
-    public void OnTweenFinished()
+    public void Die()
     {
         QueueFree();
     }
diff --git a/UI/FloatingText.tscn b/UI/FloatingText.tscn
index 9f03179..22a37f5 100644
--- a/UI/FloatingText.tscn
+++ b/UI/FloatingText.tscn
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 
 [sub_resource type="LabelSettings" id="LabelSettings_gs6ch"]
 font = ExtResource("1_yns15")
-font_color = Color(1, 0.792157, 0, 1)
+font_color = Color(0.941176, 0.843137, 0.470588, 1)
 outline_size = 2
-outline_color = Color(0.635294, 0.415686, 0, 1)
-shadow_color = Color(0, 0, 0, 1)
+outline_color = Color(0.713726, 0.372549, 0.105882, 1)
+shadow_size = 2
+shadow_color = Color(0.176471, 0.0901961, 0.172549, 1)
 
 [node name="FloatingText" type="Node2D"]
 scale = Vector2(0.5, 0.5)
@@ -24,3 +25,7 @@ text = "gruppa krovi"
 label_settings = SubResource("LabelSettings_gs6ch")
 horizontal_alignment = 1
 vertical_alignment = 1
+
+[node name="Timer" type="Timer" parent="."]
+wait_time = 2.5
+autostart = true