Configuring ticks

Ticks are discrete points placed along an axis. Their position determines how the data points will be plotted in relation to the axis. In numeric scales, the axis.ticks property configures numerical parameters such as the maximum and minimum values that an axis will display and the amount of ticks to show. In any Cartesian scale, it can be used apply styles to tick labels and configure padding and other positioning parameters. Tick markers are configured separately in the axis.gridLines property.

The following table lists tick properties that can be configured for any Cartesian scale:

Property

Value

Description

display

true (default) or false

Shows or hides tick labels.

fontSize

Number

The font size ...

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