diff --git a/llama_cpp/llama.py b/llama_cpp/llama.py
index 5bcfad8..87f69ce 100644
--- a/llama_cpp/llama.py
+++ b/llama_cpp/llama.py
@@ -262,6 +262,17 @@ class Llama:
             },
         }
 
+    def embed(self, input: str) -> List[float]:
+        """Embed a string.
+
+        Args:
+            input: The utf-8 encoded string to embed.
+
+        Returns:
+            A list of embeddings
+        """
+        return list(map(float, self.create_embedding(input)["data"][0]["embedding"]))
+
     def _create_completion(
         self,
         prompt: str,
@@ -341,7 +352,7 @@ class Llama:
                     "model": self.model_path,
                     "choices": [
                         {
-                            "text": text[start :].decode("utf-8"),
+                            "text": text[start:].decode("utf-8"),
                             "index": 0,
                             "logprobs": None,
                             "finish_reason": None,