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TickDirection

is an option for AxisObject that specifies where the ticks are drawn relative to the axis.

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TickDirection

TickDirection

is an option for AxisObject that specifies where the ticks are drawn relative to the axis.

Details

  • TickDirectionspec uses the same specification for all the collections of ticks on an axis.
  • TickDirection{spec1,…,specn} uses the specification speci for the i^(th) collection of ticks.
  • Possible settings for the speci are:
  • Automaticautomatically chosen direction
    "Inward"toward the center of the graphic
    "Outward"away from the center of the graphic
    Leftto the left
    Rightto the right
    Uptoward the top
    Downtoward the bottom

Examples

Basic Examples  (4)

By default, ticks point up and to the right:

Wolfram Language code: Graphics[{AxisObject[Line[{{-2, -3}, {2, -3}}], {0, 10}], AxisObject[Line[{{-2, 3}, {2, 3}}], {0, 10}], AxisObject[Line[{{-3, -2}, {-3, 2}}], {0, 10}], AxisObject[Line[{{3, -2}, {3, 2}}], {0, 10}]}]

Point all the ticks toward the center of the graphic:

Wolfram Language code: Graphics[{AxisObject[Line[{{-2, -3}, {2, -3}}], {0, 10}, TickDirection -> "Inward"], AxisObject[Line[{{-2, 3}, {2, 3}}], {0, 10}, TickDirection -> "Inward"], AxisObject[Line[{{-3, -2}, {-3, 2}}], {0, 10}, TickDirection -> "Inward"], AxisObject[Line[{{3, -2}, {3, 2}}], {0, 10}, TickDirection -> "Inward"]}]

Point all the ticks away from the center of the graphic:

Wolfram Language code: Graphics[{AxisObject[Line[{{-2, -3}, {2, -3}}], {0, 10}, TickDirection -> "Outward"], AxisObject[Line[{{-2, 3}, {2, 3}}], {0, 10}, TickDirection -> "Outward"], AxisObject[Line[{{-3, -2}, {-3, 2}}], {0, 10}, TickDirection -> "Outward"], AxisObject[Line[{{3, -2}, {3, 2}}], {0, 10}, TickDirection -> "Outward"]}]

Use ticks that point to the left or right:

Wolfram Language code: Graphics[{AxisObject[Line[{{-1, -1}, {-1, 1}}], {0, 10}, TickDirection -> Right], AxisObject[Line[{{1, -1}, {1, 1}}], {0, 10}, TickDirection -> Left]}]

Use ticks that point up or down:

Wolfram Language code: Graphics[{AxisObject[Line[{{-1, -1}, {1, -1}}], {0, 10}, TickDirection -> Up], AxisObject[Line[{{-1, 1}, {1, 1}}], {0, 10}, TickDirection -> Down]}]
Wolfram Research (2021), TickDirection, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TickDirection.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2021), TickDirection, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TickDirection.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2021. "TickDirection." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TickDirection.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2021). TickDirection. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TickDirection.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_tickdirection, author="Wolfram Research", title="{TickDirection}", year="2021", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TickDirection.html}", note=[Accessed: 15-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_tickdirection, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={TickDirection}, year={2021}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TickDirection.html}, note=[Accessed: 15-June-2026]}