# Linear Scale changing the spacing between tickmarks and numbers

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linear-scale-changing-the-spacing-between-tickmarks-and-numbers/79613>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, perspective\
**Created:** [September 25, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linear-scale-changing-the-spacing-between-tickmarks-and-numbers/79613 "2023-09-25T21:10:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ali.Etezadkhah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b19c9b/32.png) [@Ali.Etezadkhah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ali.Etezadkhah)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linear-scale-changing-the-spacing-between-tickmarks-and-numbers/79613/1 "2023-09-25T21:10:11Z")

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Hi,

Is there a way to reduce the spacing between the numbers and the tick marks on a linear scale component?

 ![linear scale](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/f/8f82dc525185daced1a90763a910def2fb30c3d5.png)

I played with font size and alignment, but was only able to make the size of the numbers larger or smaller. The alignment options didn't seem to affect anything.

Thanks,  
Ali