labs {ggplot2} | R Documentation |
Change axis labels and legend titles
labs(...) xlab(label) ylab(label) ggtitle(label)
label |
The text for the axis or plot title. |
... |
a list of new names in the form aesthetic = "new name" |
p <- qplot(mpg, wt, data = mtcars) p + labs(title = "New plot title") p + labs(x = "New x label") p + xlab("New x label") p + ylab("New y label") p + ggtitle("New plot title") # This should work indepdendently of other functions that modify the # the scale names p + ylab("New y label") + ylim(2, 4) p + ylim(2, 4) + ylab("New y label") # The labs function also modifies legend labels p <- qplot(mpg, wt, data = mtcars, colour = cyl) p + labs(colour = "Cylinders") # Can also pass in a list, if that is more convenient p + labs(list(title = "Title", x = "X", y = "Y"))