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TickLabelPositioning

is an option for AxisObject that specifies how the tick labels should be positioned relative to the ticks.

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TickLabelPositioning

TickLabelPositioning

is an option for AxisObject that specifies how the tick labels should be positioned relative to the ticks.

Details

  • TickLabelPositioningspec uses the specification spec for all the collections of labels on the axis.
  • TickLabelPositioning{spec1,…,specn} uses the specification speci for the i^(th) collection of ticks.
  • Possible settings for speci are:
  • "Base"at the base of the tick where it meets the axis
    "Tip"at the tip of the tick
    Beforeend of the label before the tick
    Afterstart of the label after the tick
  • By default, tick labels are positioned on the opposite side of the axis from the tick.

Examples

Basic Examples  (3)

Tick labels are placed at the base of the tick by default:

Wolfram Language code: Graphics[{AxisObject[Line[{{0, 2}, {10, 2}}], {0, 10}, TickDirection -> Down], AxisObject[Line[{{0, -2}, {10, -2}}], {0, 10}, TickDirection -> Up]}]

Place the labels at the tip of the tick:

Wolfram Language code: Graphics[{AxisObject[Line[{{0, 2}, {10, 2}}], {0, 10}, TickDirection -> Down, TickLabelPositioning -> "Tip"], AxisObject[Line[{{0, -2}, {10, -2}}], {0, 10}, TickDirection -> Up, TickLabelPositioning -> "Tip"]}]

Align the top of the labels with the top of the ticks after the tick line:

Wolfram Language code: Graphics[ AxisObject[Line[{{0, 2}, {10, 2}}], {0, 5}, TickDirection -> Up, TickPositions -> {{Range[0, 5]}}, TickLengths -> 1, TickLabelPositioning -> {{After, Top}}, TickLengths -> {0.4, 0.2}]]

Align the bottom of the labels with the bottom of the ticks before the tick line:

Wolfram Language code: Graphics[ AxisObject[Line[{{0, 2}, {10, 2}}], {0, 5}, TickDirection -> Up, TickPositions -> {{Range[0, 5]}}, TickLengths -> 1, TickLabelPositioning -> {{Before, Bottom}}, TickLengths -> {0.4, 0.2}]]
Wolfram Research (2021), TickLabelPositioning, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TickLabelPositioning.html (updated 2021).

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

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

APA

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

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_ticklabelpositioning, author="Wolfram Research", title="{TickLabelPositioning}", year="2021", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TickLabelPositioning.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2026_ticklabelpositioning, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={TickLabelPositioning}, year={2021}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TickLabelPositioning.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}