# Axes

## Content



The **X**, **Y**, and **Y2** properties of the ChartArea object returns Axis objects that allow you to customize the appearance of the chart axes. The axes are represented by sub-properties of the **ChartArea** property: ChartArea.AxisX, ChartArea.AxisY, and ChartArea.AxisY2. Each of these properties returns an Axis object with the following main properties:

| **Property** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| [Alignment](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.Alignment.html) | Gets or sets the text alignment within the axis display. Inherits from the ChartArea. |
| [Compass](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.Compass.html) | Allows you to set the position of the axis. For example, you may want to display the X-axis above the data instead of below. |
| **C1.Win.C1Chart.Style.Font** | Sets the font used to display the values along the axis. |
| [ForeColor](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.ForeColor.html) | Sets the color used to display the axis, tickmarks, and values. |
| [OnTop](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.OnTop.html) | Gets or sets whether axis and gridlines appear on top of the chart image. |
| [Reversed](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.Reversed.html) | Gets or sets whether the axis is normal or reversed (ascending or descending). |
| [Text](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.Text.html) | Sets a string to display next to the axis (this is typically used to describe the variable and units being depicted by the axis). |
| [Rotation](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.Rotation.html) | Sets the orientation of the Text string. |

## See Also

[Axis Position](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/chartareaandplotarea/axes/axisposition)

[Axis Appearance](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/chartareaandplotarea/axes/axisappearance)

[Axis Title and Rotation](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/chartareaandplotarea/axes/axistitleandrotation)

[Axis Tick Marks](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/chartareaandplotarea/axes/axistickmarks)

[Axis Grid Lines](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/chartareaandplotarea/axes/axisgridlines)

[Axis Bounds](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/chartareaandplotarea/axes/axisbounds)

[Axis Scrolling and Scaling](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/chartareaandplotarea/axes/axisscrollingandscal)

[Axis Logarithmic Scaling](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/chartareaandplotarea/axes/axislogarithmicscali)

[Inverted and Reversed Chart Axes](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/chartareaandplotarea/axes/invertedandreversedc)