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Asked: 2026-06-17T21:03:11+00:00

The y-axis title appears too close to the axis text. ggplot(mpg, aes(cty, hwy)) +

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The y-axis title appears too close to the axis text.

ggplot(mpg, aes(cty, hwy)) + geom_point()

ggplot output

I have tried changing the value of many parameters with theme() but none seems to help.

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  1. Editorial Team

    From ggplot2 2.0.0 you can use the margin = argument of element_text() to change the distance between the axis title and the numbers. Set the values of the margin on top, right, bottom, and left side of the element.

    ggplot(mpg, aes(cty, hwy)) + geom_point()+
  theme(axis.title.y = element_text(margin = margin(t = 0, r = 20, b = 0, l = 0)))

    margin can also be used for other element_text elements (see ?theme), such as axis.text.x, axis.text.y and title.

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    in order to set the margin for axis titles when the axis has a different position (e.g., with scale_x_...(position = "top"), you’ll need a different theme setting – e.g. axis.title.x.top. See https://github.com/tidyverse/ggplot2/issues/4343.

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