labs {ggplot2} R Documentation

Modify axis, legend, and plot labels

Description


Good labels are critical for making your plots accessible to
a wider audience. Always ensure the axis and legend labels
display the full variable name. Use the plot title and subtitle
to explain the main findings. It's common to use the caption
to provide information about the data source. tag can be used
for adding identification tags to differentiate between multiple
plots.

Usage

labs(
    x = NULL,
    y = NULL,
    title = NULL,
    subtitle = NULL,
    caption = NULL,
    tag = NULL,
    alt = NULL,
    alt.insight = NULL,
    ... = NULL);

Arguments

x

[as string]

y

[as string]

title

The text for the title. [as string]

subtitle

The text For the subtitle For the plot which will be displayed below the title. [as string]

caption

The text for the caption which will be displayed in the bottom-right of the plot by default. [as string]

tag

The text for the tag label which will be displayed at the top-left of the plot by default.

alt

Text used for the generation of alt-text for the plot. See getalttext for examples.

alt.insight

-

args

A list of new name-value pairs. The name should be an aesthetic. [as list]

Details

You can also set axis and legend labels in the individual scales (using the first argument, the name). If you're changing other scale options, this is recommended. If a plot already has a title, subtitle, caption, etc., And you want To remove it, you can Do so by setting the respective argument To NULL. For example, If plot p has a subtitle, Then p + labs(subtitle = NULL) will remove the subtitle from the plot.

Authors

SMRUCC genomics institute

Value

this function returns data object of type ggplotOption.

clr value class

Examples

[Package ggplot2 version 1.0.0.0 Index]