diff --git a/bashplotlib/histogram.py b/bashplotlib/histogram.py
index fe0a5f7..3775e0b 100644
--- a/bashplotlib/histogram.py
+++ b/bashplotlib/histogram.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def plot_hist(f, height=20.0, bincount=None, binwidth=None, pch="o", colour="def
     nlen = max(len(str(min_y)), len(str(max_y))) + 1
 
     if title:
-        print(box_text(title, max(len(hist) * 2, len(title)), nlen))
+        print(box_text([title], max(len(hist) * 2, len(title)), nlen))
     print()
 
     used_labs = set()
@@ -202,17 +202,15 @@ def plot_hist(f, height=20.0, bincount=None, binwidth=None, pch="o", colour="def
     center += 15
 
     if showSummary:
-        print()
-        print("-" * (2 + center))
-        print("|" + "Summary".center(center) + "|")
-        print("-" * (2 + center))
-        summary = "|" + ("observations: %d" % n).center(center) + "|\n"
-        summary += "|" + ("min value: %f" % min_val).center(center) + "|\n"
-        summary += "|" + ("mean : %f" % mean).center(center) + "|\n"
-        summary += "|" + ("std dev : %f" % sd).center(center) + "|\n"
-        summary += "|" + ("max value: %f" % max_val).center(center) + "|\n"
-        summary += "-" * (2 + center)
-        print(summary)
+        summary_lines = [
+            "## Summary ##".center(center),
+            ("observations: %d" % n).center(center),
+            ("mean : %f" % mean).center(center),
+            ("std dev : %f" % sd).center(center),
+            ("max value: %f" % max_val).center(center),
+            ("min value: %f" % min_val).center(center),
+        ]
+        print(box_text(summary_lines, center))
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/bashplotlib/scatterplot.py b/bashplotlib/scatterplot.py
index 69cab9d..31d22c5 100644
--- a/bashplotlib/scatterplot.py
+++ b/bashplotlib/scatterplot.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def _plot_scatter(xs, ys, size, pch, colour, title, cs):
     plotted = set()
 
     if title:
-        print(box_text(title, 2 * (len(get_scale(xs, False, size)) + 1)))
+        print(box_text([title], 2 * (len(get_scale(xs, False, size)) + 1)))
 
     print("-" * (2 * (len(get_scale(xs, False, size)) + 2)))
     for y in get_scale(ys, True, size):
diff --git a/bashplotlib/utils/helpers.py b/bashplotlib/utils/helpers.py
index cf209ee..a3b5dd3 100644
--- a/bashplotlib/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/bashplotlib/utils/helpers.py
@@ -76,11 +76,12 @@ def abbreviate(labels, rfill=' '):
     return abbrev
 
 
-def box_text(text, width, offset=0):
+def box_text(lines, width, offset=0):
     """
     Return text inside an ascii textbox
     """
     box = " " * offset + "-" * (width+2) + "\n"
-    box += " " * offset + "|" + text.center(width) + "|" + "\n"
+    for line in lines:
+        box += " " * offset + "|" + line.center(width) + "|" + "\n"
     box += " " * offset + "-" * (width+2)
     return box