diff --git a/src/db/db/dbHershey.h b/src/db/db/dbHershey.h
index 85387e4fc..b5b60d0f3 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbHershey.h
+++ b/src/db/db/dbHershey.h
@@ -180,12 +180,11 @@ struct DB_PUBLIC_TEMPLATE hershey
    */
   db::DBox bbox () const
   {
-    db::DBox b = hershey_text_box (m_string, m_font) * (1.0 / m_scale);
+    db::DBox b = hershey_text_box (m_string, m_font);
     if (! m_linestarts.empty ()) {
-      return b.moved (m_linestarts.front () - db::DPoint ());
-    } else {
-      return b;
+      b.move (m_linestarts.back () - db::DPoint ());
     }
+    return b * m_scale;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layTextInfo.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layTextInfo.cc
index 1a3b4af3b..d72f39510 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layTextInfo.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layTextInfo.cc
@@ -104,21 +104,22 @@ TextInfo::bbox (const db::DText &text, const db::DCplxTrans &vp_trans) const
 
     //  compute the actual top left position
     double ytop;
+    double htot = double (ff.line_height () * (lines - 1) + ff.height ());
     if (valign == db::VAlignBottom || valign == db::NoVAlign) {
       ytop = b.bottom ();
-      ytop += double (ff.line_height () * (lines - 1) + ff.height ());
+      ytop += htot;
     } else if (valign == db::VAlignCenter) {
       ytop = b.center ().y ();
-      ytop += double ((ff.line_height () * (lines - 1) + ff.height ()) / 2);
+      ytop += htot * 0.5;
     } else {
       ytop = b.top ();
     }
 
     //  compute the bottom position
-    double ybottom = ytop - ff.line_height () * (lines - 1);
+    double ybottom = ytop - htot;
 
     //  left and right position
-    bool first = false;
+    bool first = true;
     double xleft = 0.0, xright = 0.0;
 
     const char *cp = text.string ();
@@ -140,7 +141,6 @@ TextInfo::bbox (const db::DText &text, const db::DCplxTrans &vp_trans) const
       } else {
         xl = b.left ();
       }
-      xl -= 0.5;
 
       double xr = xl + double (ff.width () * length);
 
diff --git a/src/laybasic/unit_tests/layTextInfoTests.cc b/src/laybasic/unit_tests/layTextInfoTests.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d872feb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/laybasic/unit_tests/layTextInfoTests.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+
+/*
+
+  KLayout Layout Viewer
+  Copyright (C) 2006-2023 Matthias Koefferlein
+
+  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+
+*/
+
+#include "layTextInfo.h"
+#include "layLayoutViewBase.h"
+
+#include "tlUnitTest.h"
+
+TEST(1)
+{
+  lay::LayoutViewBase lv (0, false, 0);
+  lv.resize (200, 100);
+  lv.zoom_box (db::DBox (0, 0, 200, 100));
+
+  lv.default_text_size (21);
+  lv.text_font (db::Font::DefaultFont);
+
+  db::DText text;
+  text.string ("ABC");
+  text.trans (db::DTrans (db::DVector (10.0, 20.0)));
+
+  db::DText text2;
+  text2.string ("ABC\nCDEFGH");
+  text2.trans (db::DTrans (db::DVector (10.0, 20.0)));
+
+  db::DText text3;
+
+  lay::TextInfo ti (&lv);
+  EXPECT_EQ (ti.bbox (text, db::DCplxTrans ()).to_string (), "(12,22;36,37)");
+  EXPECT_EQ (ti.bbox (text, db::DCplxTrans (2.0)).to_string (), "(6,11;18,18.5)");
+  EXPECT_EQ (ti.bbox (text2, db::DCplxTrans ()).to_string (), "(12,22;60,52)");
+
+  text3 = text2;
+  text3.valign (db::VAlignCenter);
+  EXPECT_EQ (ti.bbox (text3, db::DCplxTrans ()).to_string (), "(12,5;60,35)");
+  text3.valign (db::VAlignTop);
+  EXPECT_EQ (ti.bbox (text3, db::DCplxTrans ()).to_string (), "(12,-12;60,18)");
+
+  text3 = text2;
+  text3.halign (db::HAlignCenter);
+  EXPECT_EQ (ti.bbox (text3, db::DCplxTrans ()).to_string (), "(-14,22;34,52)");
+  text3.halign (db::HAlignRight);
+  EXPECT_EQ (ti.bbox (text3, db::DCplxTrans ()).to_string (), "(-40,22;8,52)");
+
+  lv.text_font (db::Font::StickFont);
+  ti = lay::TextInfo (&lv);
+
+  EXPECT_EQ (ti.bbox (text, db::DCplxTrans ()).to_string (), "(12,22;72,47)");
+  EXPECT_EQ (ti.bbox (text2, db::DCplxTrans ()).to_string (), "(12,22;134,83)");
+
+  text3 = text2;
+  text3.valign (db::VAlignCenter);
+  EXPECT_EQ (ti.bbox (text3, db::DCplxTrans ()).to_string (), "(12,-10.5;134,50.5)");
+  text3.valign (db::VAlignTop);
+  EXPECT_EQ (ti.bbox (text3, db::DCplxTrans ()).to_string (), "(12,-43;134,18)");
+
+  text3 = text2;
+  text3.halign (db::HAlignCenter);
+  EXPECT_EQ (ti.bbox (text3, db::DCplxTrans ()).to_string (), "(-51,22;71,83)");
+  text3.halign (db::HAlignRight);
+  EXPECT_EQ (ti.bbox (text3, db::DCplxTrans ()).to_string (), "(-114,22;8,83)");
+
+  lv.default_text_size (4.2);
+  ti = lay::TextInfo (&lv);
+
+  EXPECT_EQ (ti.bbox (text, db::DCplxTrans ()).to_string (), "(12,22;24,27)");
+  EXPECT_EQ (ti.bbox (text2, db::DCplxTrans ()).to_string (), "(12,22;36.4,34.2)");
+
+
+}
diff --git a/src/laybasic/unit_tests/unit_tests.pro b/src/laybasic/unit_tests/unit_tests.pro
index 3e585c8ca..face73fbb 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/unit_tests/unit_tests.pro
+++ b/src/laybasic/unit_tests/unit_tests.pro
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ SOURCES = \
   layParsedLayerSource.cc \
   layRenderer.cc \
   layAbstractMenuTests.cc \
+  layTextInfoTests.cc \
   laySnapTests.cc
 
 INCLUDEPATH += $$TL_INC $$LAYBASIC_INC $$DB_INC $$GSI_INC $$OUT_PWD/../laybasic