diff --git a/bashplotlib/scatterplot.py b/bashplotlib/scatterplot.py
index 69cab9d..8e3b313 100644
--- a/bashplotlib/scatterplot.py
+++ b/bashplotlib/scatterplot.py
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 import csv
 import sys
 import optparse
+from email.policy import default
+from pydoc import describe
+
 from .utils.helpers import *
 from .utils.commandhelp import scatter
 
@@ -28,28 +31,51 @@ def get_scale(series, is_y=False, steps=20):
     return scaled_series
 
 
-def _plot_scatter(xs, ys, size, pch, colour, title, cs):
+def _plot_scatter(xs, ys, size, pch, colour, title, title_align, cs, xtitle, ytitle):
     plotted = set()
+    width = len(get_scale(xs, False, size))
+    xscale = get_scale(xs,False,size)
 
     if title:
-        print(box_text(title, 2 * (len(get_scale(xs, False, size)) + 1)))
+        print(box_text(title, title_align, 2 * (width + 1)))
+
+    if ytitle:
+        print("y: " + ytitle)
 
-    print("-" * (2 * (len(get_scale(xs, False, size)) + 2)))
-    for y in get_scale(ys, True, size):
+    print("-" * (2 * (width + 2)))
+    for y in get_scale(ys, True, size):    #y axis loop
         print("|", end=' ')
-        for x in get_scale(xs, False, size):
+
+        for x in get_scale(xs, False, size): #x axis loop
             point = " "
             for (i, (xp, yp)) in enumerate(zip(xs, ys)):
                 if xp <= x and yp >= y and (xp, yp) not in plotted:
                     point = pch
-                    plotted.add((xp, yp))
+                    plotted.add((xp, yp))       # add the point on the graph
                     if cs:
                         colour = cs[i]
-            printcolour(point + " ", True, colour)
+            #printcolour(point + " ", True, colour)
+
+            if point == pch:
+                printcolour(point + " ", True, colour)
+            else:
+                if x == 0  and y == 0:
+                    printcolour("o ", True, colour)
+                elif y == 0:
+                    printcolour("- ", True, colour)
+                elif x == 0:
+                    printcolour("| ", True, colour)
+                else:
+                    printcolour(point + " ", True, colour)
+
+
         print(" |")
-    print("-" * (2 * (len(get_scale(xs, False, size)) + 2)))
+    print("-" * (2 * (width + 2)))
+
+    if xtitle:
+        print(str("x: " + xtitle).rjust(width))
 
-def plot_scatter(f, xs, ys, size, pch, colour, title):
+def plot_scatter(f, xs, ys, size, pch, colour, title, title_align="center", xtitle="", ytitle=""):
     """
     Form a complex number.
 
@@ -61,6 +87,9 @@ def plot_scatter(f, xs, ys, size, pch, colour, title):
         pch -- shape of the points (any character)
         colour -- colour of the points
         title -- title of the plot
+        title_align -- alignment for the title of the plot
+        xtitle -- title for x-axis
+        ytitle -- title for y-axis
     """
     cs = None
     if f:
@@ -81,7 +110,7 @@ def plot_scatter(f, xs, ys, size, pch, colour, title):
         with open(ys) as fh:
             ys = [float(str(row).strip()) for row in fh]
 
-    _plot_scatter(xs, ys, size, pch, colour, title, cs)
+    _plot_scatter(xs, ys, size, pch, colour, title, title_align, cs, xtitle, ytitle)
     
 
 
@@ -97,6 +126,8 @@ def main():
     parser.add_option('-p', '--pch', help='shape of point', default="x", dest='pch')
     parser.add_option('-c', '--colour', help='colour of the plot (%s)' %
                       colour_help, default='default', dest='colour')
+    parser.add_option('--xtitle', help='title for x-axis of graph', default='', dest='xtitle')
+    parser.add_option('--ytitle', help='title for y-axis of graph', default='', dest='ytitle')
 
     opts, args = parser.parse_args()
 
diff --git a/bashplotlib/utils/helpers.py b/bashplotlib/utils/helpers.py
index cf209ee..bf408d5 100644
--- a/bashplotlib/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/bashplotlib/utils/helpers.py
@@ -76,11 +76,22 @@ def abbreviate(labels, rfill=' '):
     return abbrev
 
 
-def box_text(text, width, offset=0):
+def box_text(text, title_align, width, offset=0):
     """
     Return text inside an ascii textbox
     """
-    box = " " * offset + "-" * (width+2) + "\n"
-    box += " " * offset + "|" + text.center(width) + "|" + "\n"
-    box += " " * offset + "-" * (width+2)
+
+    if title_align == "right":
+        text = str.rjust(text, width)
+    elif title_align == "left":
+        text = str.ljust(text,width)
+    else:
+        text = text.center(width)
+
+    if len(text) > width:
+        text = text[:width-3] + "..."
+
+    box = " " * offset + "+" + "-" * (width) + "+" + "\n"
+    box += " " * offset + "|" + text + "|" + "\n"
+    box += " " * offset + "+" + "-" * (width) + "+"
     return box