# Labeling Axes

When creating a chart, you want to tell the viewer what data they are viewing. To do this, you need to label the axis.

## Scale Title Configuration

The scale label configuration is nested under the scale configuration in the `scaleLabel` key. It defines options for the scale title. Note that this only applies to cartesian axes.

Name | Type | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
`display` | `Boolean` | `false` | If true, display the axis title.
`labelString` | `String` | `''` | The text for the title. (i.e. "# of People" or "Response Choices").
`lineHeight` | `Number/String` | `1.2` | Height of an individual line of text (see MDN)
`fontColor` | `Color` | `'#666'` | Font color for scale title.
`fontFamily` | `String` | `"'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif"` | Font family for the scale title, follows CSS font-family options.
`fontSize` | `Number` | `12` | Font size for scale title.
`fontStyle` | `String` | `'normal'` | Font style for the scale title, follows CSS font-style options (i.e. normal, italic, oblique, initial, inherit).
`padding` | `Number/Object` | `4` | Padding to apply around scale labels. Only `top` and `bottom` are implemented.

## Creating Custom Tick Formats

It is also common to want to change the tick marks to include information about the data type. For example, adding a dollar sign ('$'). To do this, you need to override the `ticks.callback` method in the axis configuration. In the following example, every label of the Y axis would be displayed with a dollar sign at the front..

If the callback returns `null` or `undefined` the associated grid line will be hidden.

    var chart = new Chart(ctx, {
        type: 'line',
        data: data,
        options: {
            scales: {
                yAxes: [{
                    ticks: {
                        // Include a dollar sign in the ticks
                        callback: function(value, index, values) {
                            return '$' + value;
                        }
                    }
                }]
            }
        }
    });

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