diff --git a/1.7.md b/1.7.md
index ff5310f5..5d583fb7 100644
--- a/1.7.md
+++ b/1.7.md
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ underline_enabled="on"
 
 - Added KDE neon ascii art.
 
+
 ### Colors
 
 - Fixed bug with `--colors` not working with all 256 terminal colors.
@@ -91,3 +92,35 @@ underline_enabled="on"
 would be white or black. This caused issues for those setting the foreground<br \>
 color to red or etc. This change adds a new value for `--colors` and `colors=()`<br \>
 called `fg` which will set the color to your foreground color.
+
+
+### Progress Bars
+
+- You can now enable/disable a border around the progress bars.
+
+```sh
+# $progress_border on
+[=====-----]
+
+# $progress_border off
+=====-----
+```
+
+- You can now individually set the progress bar characters. This means that you can<br \>
+have a seperate character for the elapsed and total portions of the bar.
+
+```sh
+# Examples with $progress_border on
+
+# Elapsed: =
+# Total: -
+[=====-----]
+
+# Elapsed: .
+# Total: " "
+[.....     ]
+
+# Elapsed: /
+# Total: " "
+[/////     ]
+```
diff --git a/config/config b/config/config
index 63c17adf..6a3be279 100644
--- a/config/config
+++ b/config/config
@@ -250,8 +250,13 @@ prompt_height=1
 
 
 # Progress bar character
-# --progress_char char
-progress_char="━"
+# --progress_char elapsed_char total_char
+progress_char_elapsed="-"
+progress_char_total="="
+
+# Progress vorder
+# --progress_border on/off
+progress_border="on"
 
 # Progress bar length in spaces
 # Number of chars long to make the progress bars.
diff --git a/neofetch b/neofetch
index fb8155b6..b55f58ca 100755
--- a/neofetch
+++ b/neofetch
@@ -275,8 +275,13 @@ prompt_height=1
 
 
 # Progress bar character
-# --progress_char char
-progress_char="━"
+# --progress_char elapsed_char total_char
+progress_char_elapsed="="
+progress_char_total="-"
+
+# Progress vorder
+# --progress_border on/off
+progress_border="on"
 
 # Progress bar length in spaces
 # Number of chars long to make the progress bars.
@@ -2561,8 +2566,15 @@ bar() {
     total=$(printf %"$((progress_length - elapsed))"s)
 
     # Set the colors and swap the spaces for $progress_char
-    bar="${progress_color_elapsed}${prog// /$progress_char}"
-    bar+="${progress_color_total}${total// /$progress_char}"
+    bar+="${progress_color_elapsed}${prog// /$progress_char_elapsed}"
+    bar+="${progress_color_total}${total// /$progress_char_total}"
+
+    # Borders
+    if [ "$progress_border" == "on" ]; then
+        bar+="$(color fg)]"
+        bar="$(color fg)[$bar"
+    fi
+
     printf "%b%s\n" "${bar}${clear}"
 }
 
@@ -2796,7 +2808,11 @@ while [ "$1" ]; do
         --block_width) block_width="$2" ;;
 
         # Progress Bars
-        --progress_char) progress_char="$2" ;;
+        --progress_char)
+            progress_char_elapsed="$2"
+            progress_char_total="$3"
+        ;;
+        --progress_border) progress_border="$2" ;;
         --progress_length) progress_length="$2" ;;
         --progress_colors)
             progress_color_elapsed="$2"