# Axis Title and Rotation

## Content



Adding a title to an axis clarifies what is charted along that axis. Axis titles can be added to **Area**, **XY-Plot**, **Bar**, **HiLo**, **HiLoOpenClose** or **Candle** charts. The title or the annotation along the axis can also be rotated. To see how to rotate the axis annotation see, [Axis Annotation Rotation](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/chartareaandplotarea/axesannotation/axisannotationrotati).

### Adding an Axis Title

Use the axis [Text](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.Text.html) property to add a title to an axis. To remove the title, delete the default text for the AxisX or AxisY object.


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> **Note**: An axis title for the Y axis cannot be added to Polar, Radar or Filled Radar charts.

### Rotating Axis Title

Use the [Rotation](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.Axis.Rotation.html) property to rotate the axis title to 90, 180, or 270 degrees. The 90 and 270-degree rotations are most efficient for vertical axes.

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## See Also

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