# Rotate Axis Labels

## Content



Use the [AnnoAngle](/componentone/api/wpf/online-chart/dotnet-framework-api/C1.WPF.C1Chart.4.6.2/C1.WPF.C1Chart.Axis.AnnoAngle.html) property to rotate the axis annotation counterclockwise from the specified number of degrees. This property is especially useful if the X-axis is crowded with annotation. Rotating the annotations +/- 30 or 60 degrees allows a much larger number of annotations in a confined space on horizontal axes. By utilizing the **AnnoAngle** property, the X-axis annotation does not overlap, as shown below:

![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/9e1b6c55-78c5-4648-896a-23e777db9f27/images/graphics/axisannotationrotation.png)

```xml
<c1chart:C1Chart.View>
                <c1chart:ChartView>
                    <c1chart:ChartView.AxisX>
                        <c1chart:Axis Min="0" MajorUnit="10" AnnoFormat="c" AutoMin="false" AutoMax="false" Max="200" AnnoAngle="60"  />
                    </c1chart:ChartView.AxisX>
                </c1chart:ChartView>
            </c1chart:C1Chart.View>
```

```csharp
// Financial formatting
c1Chart1.View.AxisX.AnnoFormat = "c";
c1Chart1.View.AxisX.Min = 0;
c1Chart1.View.AxisX.AnnoAngle = "60";
```

## See Also

[Custom Axis Annotation](/componentone/docs/wpf/online-chart/overview/ChartFeatures/Axis/Annotation/Annotationcus)