diff --git a/src/Chart.vala b/src/Chart.vala
index 0549542..36fb75c 100644
--- a/src/Chart.vala
+++ b/src/Chart.vala
@@ -201,17 +201,7 @@ namespace CairoChart {
 		public double title_indent = 4;
 
 		public virtual void show_text(Text text) {
-			context.select_font_face(text.style.family,
-			                         text.style.slant,
-			                         text.style.weight);
-			context.set_font_size(text.style.size);
-			if (text.style.orientation == Font.Orientation.VERTICAL) {
-				context.rotate(- Math.PI / 2.0);
-				context.show_text(text.text);
-				context.rotate(Math.PI / 2.0);
-			} else {
-				context.show_text(text.text);
-			}
+			text.show(context);
 		}
 
 		protected virtual void draw_chart_title () {
diff --git a/src/Text.vala b/src/Text.vala
index ab07c3c..4938391 100644
--- a/src/Text.vala
+++ b/src/Text.vala
@@ -52,6 +52,20 @@ namespace CairoChart {
 			return sz;
 		}
 
+		public void show (Cairo.Context context) {
+			context.select_font_face(style.family,
+			                         style.slant,
+			                         style.weight);
+			context.set_font_size(style.size);
+			if (style.orientation == Font.Orientation.VERTICAL) {
+				context.rotate(- Math.PI / 2.0);
+				context.show_text(text);
+				context.rotate(Math.PI / 2.0);
+			} else {
+				context.show_text(text);
+			}
+		}
+
 		public Text (string text = "",
 		             Font.Style style = Font.Style(),
 		             Color color = Color()) {