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Y-axis (left axis / right axis)

Options​

To access the controls, navigate to the Chart > Options then select the Axis control button to the right of the label. From there you can control four areas:

  1. Left-Axis/Right-Axis:
    • Title
    • Domain
    • Scale
  2. Labels:
    • Show Labels
    • Show Axis Line
    • Show Ticks
    • Font
    • Format (Number of decimals, Label rotation, Ticks (Auto, Number))
  3. Reference Line On/Off Checkbox
  4. Grid: On/Off Checkbox
tip

These control only the axis itself to customize the series mapped to the axis use the dropdown next to the series/field.

Reference lines​

Reference lines offer a quick way to set targets on a chart. There is limited configuration for these, so more complex use cases may be better served with table calculations as a regular, independent series.

Notes​

  • When tuning axis colors note that there is not independent configuration for light and dark mode. The default palette will adjust colors (ie. dark axis in light mode; light axis in dark mode), but when they are hard-coded they will be respected in light and dark mode.
  • The configuration can be reset (note, entirely for the viz to defaults) under Tab > Reset Chart
  • Long-tail axis configuration is available in the Vega-lite spec