---
product: "AG Charts"
title: "Axis Position"
description: "Control where each axis is rendered in an AG Charts cartesian chart and how axes cross with crossAt."
framework: vue
version: "14.2.0"
related:
    - title: "Axis Configuration"
      url: "https://www.ag-grid.com/charts/archive/14.2.0/vue/axes-configuration/"
    - title: "Axis Types"
      url: "https://www.ag-grid.com/charts/archive/14.2.0/vue/axes-types/"
    - title: "Axis Intervals"
      url: "https://www.ag-grid.com/charts/archive/14.2.0/vue/axes-intervals/"
    - title: "Axis Domain"
      url: "https://www.ag-grid.com/charts/archive/14.2.0/vue/axes-domain/"
    - title: "Axis Labels"
      url: "https://www.ag-grid.com/charts/archive/14.2.0/vue/axes-labels/"
    - title: "Time Axes"
      url: "https://www.ag-grid.com/charts/archive/14.2.0/vue/axes-time/"
    - title: "Grid Lines & Band Shading"
      url: "https://www.ag-grid.com/charts/archive/14.2.0/vue/axes-grid-lines/"
    - title: "Secondary Axes"
      url: "https://www.ag-grid.com/charts/archive/14.2.0/vue/axes-secondary/"
llms: "https://www.ag-grid.com/charts/archive/14.2.0/llms.txt"
---

# Axis Position

Cartesian axes can be positioned on the `top`, `bottom`, `left`, or `right` edge of the chart.

## Axis Placement

The axis `position` property controls where the axis is rendered. By default, horizontal axes appear at the bottom of the chart and vertical axes appear on the left.

#### Axis Positions

```ts
import { createApp, defineComponent, ref } from "vue";
import { AgCharts } from "ag-charts-vue3";
import type { AgChartOptions } from "ag-charts-types";
import {
  BarSeriesModule,
  CategoryAxisModule,
  LegendModule,
  LineSeriesModule,
  ModuleRegistry,
  NumberAxisModule,
} from "ag-charts-community";

ModuleRegistry.registerModules([
  BarSeriesModule,
  CategoryAxisModule,
  LegendModule,
  LineSeriesModule,
  NumberAxisModule,
]);

const ChartExample = defineComponent({
  template: `
    <ag-charts
      :options="options"
    />
  `,
  components: {
    "ag-charts": AgCharts,
  },
  setup(props) {
    const options = ref<AgCartesianChartOptions>({
      title: {
        text: "Company Financials (2023)",
      },
      data: [
        { quarter: "Q1", revenue: 8.5, profitMargin: 22 },
        { quarter: "Q2", revenue: 11.2, profitMargin: 27 },
        { quarter: "Q3", revenue: 9.8, profitMargin: 25 },
        { quarter: "Q4", revenue: 13.4, profitMargin: 31 },
      ],
      axes: {
        x: {
          title: { text: "Quarter" },
        },
        y: {
          position: "left",
          title: { text: "Revenue ($M)" },
          line: {
            stroke: "red",
            width: 3,
          },
        },
        ySecondary: {
          type: "number",
          position: "right",
          title: { text: "Profit Margin (%)" },
          label: {
            formatter: ({ value }) => `${value}%`,
          },
          line: {
            stroke: "red",
            width: 3,
          },
        },
      },
      series: [
        {
          type: "bar",
          xKey: "quarter",
          yKey: "revenue",
        },
        {
          type: "line",
          xKey: "quarter",
          yKey: "profitMargin",
          yKeyAxis: "ySecondary",
        },
      ],
    });

    return {
      options,
    };
  },
});

createApp(ChartExample).mount("#app");
```

[Live example: Axis Positions](https://www.ag-grid.com/charts/archive/14.2.0/vue3/axes-position/examples/axis-position-basic/)

```js
{
    axes: {
        x: {
            type: 'category',
            position: 'bottom',
            title: { text: 'Quarter' },
        },
        y: {
            type: 'number',
            position: 'left',
            title: { text: 'Revenue ($M)' },
        },
        ySecondary: {
            type: 'number',
            position: 'right',
            title: { text: 'Profit Margin (%)' },
        },
    },
}
```

[Secondary Axes](https://www.ag-grid.com/charts/archive/14.2.0/vue/axes-secondary/) default to the opposite edge from the primary axis, but it is possible to have multiple axes on the same edge. These are displayed alongside each other.

## Axis Crossing Point

The `crossAt` option allows an axis to intersect a perpendicular axis at a specific axis value instead of the chart edge. This is useful for centring the chart origin or aligning axes to highlight particular thresholds.

The axis title, [labels](https://www.ag-grid.com/charts/archive/14.2.0/vue/axes-labels/) and [crosshair label](https://www.ag-grid.com/charts/archive/14.2.0/vue/axes-crosshairs/) can be positioned alongside the axis or at the edge of the chart.

#### CrossAt

```ts
import { createApp, defineComponent, ref } from "vue";
import { AgCharts } from "ag-charts-vue3";
import type { AgChartOptions } from "ag-charts-types";
import {
  CrosshairModule,
  LegendModule,
  LineSeriesModule,
  ModuleRegistry,
  NumberAxisModule,
} from "ag-charts-enterprise";
import { getData } from "./data";
import clone from "clone";

ModuleRegistry.registerModules([
  CrosshairModule,
  LegendModule,
  LineSeriesModule,
  NumberAxisModule,
]);

const ChartExample = defineComponent({
  template: `
    <div class="example-controls">
      <div class="controls-row">
        <label for="title-placement-select">Title Placement:</label>
        <select class="gap-right" id="title-placement-select" v-on:change="setTitlePlacement($event.target.value)">
          <option value="crossing">crossing</option>
          <option value="edge">edge</option>
        </select>
        <label for="label-placement-select">Label Placement:</label>
        <select class="gap-right" id="label-placement-select" v-on:change="setLabelPlacement($event.target.value)">
          <option value="crossing">crossing</option>
          <option value="edge">edge</option>
        </select>
        <label for="crosshair-label-placement-select">Crosshair Label Placement:</label>
        <select id="crosshair-label-placement-select" v-on:change="setCrosshairLabelPlacement($event.target.value)">
          <option value="edge">edge</option>
          <option value="crossing">crossing</option>
        </select>
      </div>
    </div>
    <ag-charts
      :options="options"
    />
  `,
  components: {
    "ag-charts": AgCharts,
  },
  setup(props) {
    const options = ref<AgCartesianChartOptions>({
      theme: {
        overrides: {
          common: {
            axes: {
              number: {
                line: {
                  enabled: true,
                  stroke: "red",
                },
                label: {
                  color: "red",
                },
              },
            },
          },
        },
      },
      title: { text: "Axes crossing at 0", fontWeight: "bold" },
      data: getData(),
      axes: {
        x: {
          type: "number",
          title: { text: "X Axis" },
          crossAt: {
            value: 0,
          },
        },
        y: {
          type: "number",
          title: { text: "Y Axis" },
          crossAt: {
            value: 0,
          },
        },
      },
      series: [
        {
          type: "line",
          xKey: "x",
          yKey: "y",
          yName: "Function plot",
          strokeWidth: 3,
          marker: { size: 0 },
        },
      ],
    });

    const setTitlePlacement = (placement) => {
      const optionsCopy = clone(options.value);

      optionsCopy.axes.x.crossAt.titlePlacement = placement;
      optionsCopy.axes.y.crossAt.titlePlacement = placement;

      options.value = optionsCopy;
    };
    const setLabelPlacement = (placement) => {
      const optionsCopy = clone(options.value);

      optionsCopy.axes.x.crossAt.labelPlacement = placement;
      optionsCopy.axes.y.crossAt.labelPlacement = placement;

      options.value = optionsCopy;
    };
    const setCrosshairLabelPlacement = (placement) => {
      const optionsCopy = clone(options.value);

      optionsCopy.axes.x.crossAt.crosshairLabelPlacement = placement;
      optionsCopy.axes.y.crossAt.crosshairLabelPlacement = placement;

      options.value = optionsCopy;
    };

    return {
      options,
      setTitlePlacement,
      setLabelPlacement,
      setCrosshairLabelPlacement,
    };
  },
});

createApp(ChartExample).mount("#app");
```

[Live example: CrossAt](https://www.ag-grid.com/charts/archive/14.2.0/vue3/axes-position/examples/axis-cross-at/)

```js
{
    axes: {
        x: {
            type: 'number',
            // place the bottom axis at '0' on the left axis scale
            crossAt: {
                value: 0,
                titlePlacement: 'crossing',
                labelPlacement: 'crossing',
                crosshairLabelPlacement: 'edge',
            },
        },
        y: {
            type: 'number',
            // place the left axis at '0' on the bottom axis scale
            crossAt: {
                value: 0,
                titlePlacement: 'crossing',
                labelPlacement: 'crossing',
                crosshairLabelPlacement: 'edge',
            },
        },
    },
}
```

In this example:

- Both axes have a `crossAt.value` set. It is also possible to set it on a single axis only.
- The `crossAt.titlePlacement`, `crossAt.labelPlacement` and `crossAt.crosshairLabelPlacement` properties control where these elements are placed.
- The `crossAt.value` must be of the same type as the perpendicular axis domain, such as `Number` or `Date`.
- The `crossAt` target value should be within the domain of the perpendicular axis.

When the target value leaves the visible range, such as by [Zooming](https://www.ag-grid.com/charts/archive/14.2.0/vue/zoom/), the axis will stick to the edge of the chart and remain in view. Set `sticky: false` to allow the axis to be moved out of view in this scenario.

## Band Alignment

The `bandAlignment` option controls the band layout when using [fixed width bars](https://www.ag-grid.com/charts/archive/14.2.0/vue/bars/#fixed-width).

#### Band Alignment

```ts
import { createApp, defineComponent, ref } from "vue";
import { AgCharts } from "ag-charts-vue3";
import type { AgChartOptions } from "ag-charts-types";
import {
  BarSeriesModule,
  CategoryAxisModule,
  LegendModule,
  ModuleRegistry,
  NumberAxisModule,
} from "ag-charts-enterprise";
import { getData } from "./data";
import clone from "clone";

ModuleRegistry.registerModules([
  BarSeriesModule,
  CategoryAxisModule,
  NumberAxisModule,
  LegendModule,
]);

const ChartExample = defineComponent({
  template: `
    <div class="example-controls">
      <div class="controls-row">
        <div class="button-group" role="group" aria-label="Band Alignment">
          <input type="radio" id="alignment-justify" name="band-alignment" value="justify" v-on:change="alignmentChange($event)">
            <label for="alignment-justify">Justify</label>
            <input type="radio" id="alignment-start" name="band-alignment" value="start" checked="" v-on:change="alignmentChange($event)">
              <label for="alignment-start">Start</label>
              <input type="radio" id="alignment-center" name="band-alignment" value="center" v-on:change="alignmentChange($event)">
                <label for="alignment-center">Center</label>
                <input type="radio" id="alignment-end" name="band-alignment" value="end" v-on:change="alignmentChange($event)">
                  <label for="alignment-end">End</label>
                </div>
              </div>
            </div>
            <ag-charts
              :options="options"
            />
  `,
  components: {
    "ag-charts": AgCharts,
  },
  setup(props) {
    const options = ref<AgCartesianChartOptions<DataType>>({
      data: getData(),
      title: {
        text: "Total Visitors to Museums and Galleries",
      },
      footnote: {
        text: "Source: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport",
      },
      series: [
        {
          type: "bar",
          xKey: "quarter",
          yKey: "museums",
          yName: "Museums",
          width: 10,
        },
        {
          type: "bar",
          xKey: "quarter",
          yKey: "galleries",
          yName: "Galleries",
          width: 10,
        },
        {
          type: "bar",
          xKey: "quarter",
          yKey: "heritage",
          yName: "Heritage Sites",
          width: 10,
        },
      ],
      axes: {
        x: {
          type: "category",
          bandAlignment: "start",
        },
        y: {
          type: "number",
          title: {
            text: "Total Visitors (Millions)",
          },
        },
      },
      formatter: {
        y(params) {
          const value = params.value;
          const millions = value / 1000000;
          const accuracy = ["series-label", "axis-label"].includes(
            params.source,
          )
            ? 0
            : 1;
          return `${millions.toFixed(accuracy)}M`;
        },
      },
    });

    const alignmentChange = (event) => {
      const optionsCopy = clone(options.value);

      const alignment = event.target.value;
      optionsCopy.axes.x.bandAlignment = alignment;

      options.value = optionsCopy;
    };

    return {
      options,
      alignmentChange,
    };
  },
});

createApp(ChartExample).mount("#app");
```

[Live example: Band Alignment](https://www.ag-grid.com/charts/archive/14.2.0/vue3/axes-position/examples/band-alignment/)

```js
{
    axes: {
        x: {
            type: 'category',
            bandAlignment: 'start',
        },
    },
}
```

See the [Series Bars](https://www.ag-grid.com/charts/archive/14.2.0/vue/bars/#band-alignment) documentation for more details.