How do I add text labels to axes in d3?
For instance, I have a simple line graph with an x and y axis.
On my x-axis, I have ticks from 1 to 10. I want the word "days" to appear underneath it so people know the x axis is counting days.
Similarly, on the y-axis, I have the numbers 1-10 as ticks, and I want the words "sandwiches eaten" to appear sideways.
Is there a simple way to do this?
Axis labels aren't built-in to D3's axis component, but you can add labels yourself simply by adding an SVG text element. A good example of this is my recreation of Gapminder’s animated bubble chart, The Wealth & Health of Nations. The x-axis label looks like this:
svg.append("text")
.attr("class", "x label")
.attr("text-anchor", "end")
.attr("x", width)
.attr("y", height - 6)
.text("income per capita, inflation-adjusted (dollars)");
And the y-axis label like this:
svg.append("text")
.attr("class", "y label")
.attr("text-anchor", "end")
.attr("y", 6)
.attr("dy", ".75em")
.attr("transform", "rotate(-90)")
.text("life expectancy (years)");
You can also use a stylesheet to style these labels as you like, either together (.label) or individually (.x.label, .y.label).