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Asked: 2026-05-20T20:35:56+00:00

I can never seem to get text to rotate correctly inside a plot, whereas

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I can never seem to get text to rotate correctly inside a plot, whereas the same text rotates perfectly otherwise. For example,

Plot[Sin[x], {x, -2 Pi, 2 Pi}, 
 Epilog -> 
  First@Graphics[Rotate[Text["Sine", {Pi, 1/2}], -30 Degree]]]

gives the following.

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The text is skewed and hardly legible. How do I rotate the text correctly?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The skewing happens because the text is directly included and the scale of the two axis is not the same. If you set AspectRatio to Automatic the scale will be the same and the text is readable: 

    Plot[Sin[x], {x, -2 Pi, 2 Pi}, 
 Epilog -> First@Graphics[Rotate[Text["Sine", {Pi, 1/2}], -30 Degree]],
 AspectRatio -> Automatic
]

    Mathematica graphics

    To keep the aspect ratio (which is probably what you want), wrap the text in Inset:

    Plot[Sin[x], {x, -2 Pi, 2 Pi},
 Epilog -> Inset[Rotate[Text["Sine"], -70 Degree], {Pi, 1/2}]
]

    Mathematica graphics

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