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2 changes: 0 additions & 2 deletions doc/devel/tag_glossary.rst
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+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
|``component: annotation`` | |
+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
|``component: label`` | |
+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
|``component: ticks`` | |
+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
|``component: spines`` |frequently paired with ``component: axis`` |
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41 changes: 28 additions & 13 deletions galleries/examples/ticks/ticklabels_rotation.py
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===================
Rotated tick labels
===================

Rotating tick labels can be useful when the labels are long and overlap with each other.
Adjust the tick properties using `~.Axes.tick_params`: Set the angle in degrees via
the *rotation* parameter. Set the *rotation_mode* parameter to "xtick" / "ytick" to
make the text point towards the tick, see also `~.Text.set_rotation_mode`.
"""

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

x = [1, 2, 3, 4]
y = [1, 4, 9, 6]
labels = ['Frogs', 'Hogs', 'Bogs', 'Slogs']
population = {
'India': 1417.492,
'China': 1404.89,
'United States': 341.784857,
'Indonesia': 284.438782,
'Pakistan': 241.499431,
'Nigeria': 223.8,
'Brazil': 213.421037,
'Bangladesh': 169.828911,
'Russia': 146.028325,
'Mexico': 131.001723,
'Japan': 122.95,
'Philippines': 114.1236,
'DR Congo': 112.832,
'Ethiopia': 111.652998,
'Egypt': 107.868296,
'Vietnam': 102.3,
}

fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax.plot(x, y)
# A tick label rotation can be set using Axes.tick_params.
ax.tick_params("y", rotation=45)
# Alternatively, if setting custom labels with set_xticks/set_yticks, it can
# be set at the same time as the labels.
# For both APIs, the rotation can be an angle in degrees, or one of the strings
# "horizontal" or "vertical".
ax.set_xticks(x, labels, rotation='vertical')

ax.bar(population.keys(), population.values())
ax.tick_params("x", rotation=45, rotation_mode="xtick")
ax.set_ylabel("population (millions)")
plt.show()

# %%
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# in this example:
#
# - `matplotlib.axes.Axes.tick_params` / `matplotlib.pyplot.tick_params`
# - `matplotlib.axes.Axes.set_xticks` / `matplotlib.pyplot.xticks`
#
# .. tags:: component: ticks, plot-type: bar