# Title

The chart title defines text to draw at the top of the chart.

## Title Configuration

The title configuration is passed into the `options.title` namespace. The global options for the chart title is defined in `Chart.defaults.global.title`.

Name | Type | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
`display` | `Boolean` | `false` | is the title shown
`position` | `String` | `'top'` | Position of title. more...
`fontSize` | `Number` | `12` | Font size
`fontFamily` | `String` | `"'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif"` | Font family for the title text.
`fontColor` | `Color` | `'#666'` | Font color
`fontStyle` | `String` | `'bold'` | Font style
`padding` | `Number` | `10` | Number of pixels to add above and below the title text.
`lineHeight` | `Number/String` | `1.2` | Height of an individual line of text (see MDN)
`text` | `String/String[]` | `''` | Title text to display. If specified as an array, text is rendered on multiple lines.

### Position

Possible title position values are:

- `'top'`
- `'left'`
- `'bottom'`
- `'right'`

## Example Usage

The example below would enable a title of 'Custom Chart Title' on the chart that is created.

    var chart = new Chart(ctx, {
        type: 'line',
        data: data,
        options: {
            title: {
                display: true,
                text: 'Custom Chart Title'
            }
        }
    })

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