# Charts: is there a way to rotate the axis name?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/charts-is-there-a-way-to-rotate-the-axis-name/115679>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** vision\
**Created:** [May 23, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/charts-is-there-a-way-to-rotate-the-axis-name/115679 "2026-05-23T19:20:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![ajangula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@ajangula](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ajangula)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/charts-is-there-a-way-to-rotate-the-axis-name/115679/1 "2026-05-23T19:20:34Z")

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Hi,  
In charts, is there a way to rotate the axis name?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/5/0/50b16535713c27a3bbc94d6b922074e1cbf7df90.png)

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**Author:** ![justinedwards.jle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/justinedwards.jle/32/37854_2.png) [@justinedwards.jle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justinedwards.jle)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/charts-is-there-a-way-to-rotate-the-axis-name/115679/2 "2026-05-24T21:04:44Z")

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• Right click on the chart, and select chart customizer

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/5/1/51e44351202406f2b65c21ad81393e3cc1871b24.png)

• Select the Y-Axes tab, and select the Axis in the left list box

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/5/6/5681b600c510497ed021398d5461965de862ccce.png)

• In the properties pane, adjust the Axis Label Angle property. ( **Note:** the angle adjustment uses radians instead of degrees)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/f/2f1dc06b251011e7c5273e5ef388752d7003c055.png)

**Result:**

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/0/b/0b830840180b5577f3df63525c875c701d078a73.png)