diff --git a/cell/cell_test.go b/cell/cell_test.go
index 153c5cc..329fdb7 100644
--- a/cell/cell_test.go
+++ b/cell/cell_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func TestNewOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		want *Options
 	}{
 		{
+
 			desc: "no provided options",
 			want: &Options{},
 		},
@@ -72,6 +73,21 @@ func TestNewOptions(t *testing.T) {
 				BgColor: ColorMagenta,
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			desc: "setting font attributes",
+			opts: []Option{
+				Bold(),
+				Italic(),
+				Underline(),
+				Strikethrough(),
+			},
+			want: &Options{
+				Bold:          true,
+				Italic:        true,
+				Underline:     true,
+				Strikethrough: true,
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
diff --git a/terminal/tcell/cell_options.go b/terminal/tcell/cell_options.go
index 7195181..d783747 100644
--- a/terminal/tcell/cell_options.go
+++ b/terminal/tcell/cell_options.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func cellOptsToStyle(opts *cell.Options, colorMode terminalapi.ColorMode) tcell.
 	fg = fixColor(fg, colorMode)
 	bg = fixColor(bg, colorMode)
 
-	// FIXME: tcell doesn't have a strikethrough style option
+	// FIXME: tcell doesn't have a strikethrough style option until #254 is resolved.
 	st = st.Foreground(fg).Background(bg).Bold(opts.Bold).Italic(opts.Italic).Underline(opts.Underline)
 	return st
 }
diff --git a/terminal/termbox/cell_options.go b/terminal/termbox/cell_options.go
index 9f2a638..547c7e3 100644
--- a/terminal/termbox/cell_options.go
+++ b/terminal/termbox/cell_options.go
@@ -31,22 +31,21 @@ func cellColor(c cell.Color) tbx.Attribute {
 // cellOptsToFg converts the cell options to the termbox foreground attribute.
 func cellOptsToFg(opts *cell.Options) (tbx.Attribute, error) {
 	a := cellColor(opts.FgColor)
-	var err error
 	if opts.Bold {
 		a |= tbx.AttrBold
 	}
 	// FIXME: Termbox doesn't have an italics attribute
 	if opts.Italic {
-		err = errors.New("Termbox: Unsupported attribute: Italic")
+		return 0, errors.New("Termbox: Unsupported attribute: Italic")
 	}
 	if opts.Underline {
 		a |= tbx.AttrUnderline
 	}
 	// FIXME: Termbox doesn't have a strikethrough attribute
 	if opts.Strikethrough {
-		err = errors.New("Termbox: Unsupported attribute: Strikethrough")
+		return 0, errors.New("Termbox: Unsupported attribute: Strikethrough")
 	}
-	return a, err
+	return a, nil
 }
 
 // cellOptsToBg converts the cell options to the termbox background attribute.
diff --git a/terminal/termbox/cell_options_test.go b/terminal/termbox/cell_options_test.go
index 66d9e1d..6c40426 100644
--- a/terminal/termbox/cell_options_test.go
+++ b/terminal/termbox/cell_options_test.go
@@ -52,18 +52,24 @@ func TestCellColor(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestCellFontModifier(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		opt  cell.Options
-		want tbx.Attribute
+		opt     cell.Options
+		want    tbx.Attribute
+		wantErr bool
 	}{
-		{cell.Options{Bold: true}, tbx.AttrBold},
-		{cell.Options{Underline: true}, tbx.AttrUnderline},
+		{cell.Options{Bold: true}, tbx.AttrBold, false},
+		{cell.Options{Underline: true}, tbx.AttrUnderline, false},
+		{cell.Options{Italic: true}, 0, true},
+		{cell.Options{Strikethrough: true}, 0, true},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%v", tc.opt), func(t *testing.T) {
 			got, err := cellOptsToFg(&tc.opt)
+			if (err != nil) != tc.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("cellOptsToFg(%v) => unexpected error: %v, wantErr: %v", tc.opt, err, tc.wantErr)
+			}
 			if err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("cellOptsToFg(%v) failed: %s", tc.opt, err)
+				return
 			}
 			if got != tc.want {
 				t.Errorf("cellOptsToFg(%v) => got %v, want %v", tc.opt, got, tc.want)