## TickLabels class

Represents the tick-mark labels associated with tick marks on a chart axis.

```javascript
class TickLabels;
```


## Properties

| Property | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [font](#font--)| Font | Readonly. Returns a [Font](../font/) object that represents the font of the specified TickLabels object. |
| [autoScaleFont](#autoScaleFont--)| boolean | True if the text in the object changes font size when the object size changes. The default value is True. |
| [backgroundMode](#backgroundMode--)| BackgroundMode | Gets and sets the display mode of the background |
| [rotationAngle](#rotationAngle--)| number | Represents the text rotation angle clockwise. |
| [isAutomaticRotation](#isAutomaticRotation--)| boolean | Indicates whether the rotation angle is automatic |
| [numberFormat](#numberFormat--)| string | Represents the format string for the TickLabels object. |
| [number](#number--)| number | Represents the format number for the TickLabels object. |
| [numberFormatLinked](#numberFormatLinked--)| boolean | True if the number format is linked to the cells (so that the number format changes in the labels when it changes in the cells). |
| [displayNumberFormat](#displayNumberFormat--)| string | Readonly. Gets and sets the display number format of tick labels. |
| [offset](#offset--)| number | Gets and sets the distance of labels from the category axis. This applies only to the category (x) axis. |
| [readingOrder](#readingOrder--)| TextDirectionType | Represents text reading order. |
| [directionType](#directionType--)| ChartTextDirectionType | Gets and sets the direction of text. |
| [tickLabelItems](#tickLabelItems--)| TickLabelItem[] | Readonly. Gets the display tick labels of the axis. |
| [alignmentType](#alignmentType--)| TickLabelAlignmentType | Gets and sets the text alignment for the tick labels on the axis. |


### font {#font--}

Readonly. Returns a [Font](../font/) object that represents the font of the specified TickLabels object.

```javascript
font : Font;
```


### autoScaleFont {#autoScaleFont--}

True if the text in the object changes font size when the object size changes. The default value is True.

```javascript
autoScaleFont : boolean;
```


### backgroundMode {#backgroundMode--}

Gets and sets the display mode of the background

```javascript
backgroundMode : BackgroundMode;
```


### rotationAngle {#rotationAngle--}

Represents the text rotation angle clockwise.

```javascript
rotationAngle : number;
```


**Remarks**

br>0: Not rotated.</br> <br>255: Top to Bottom.</br> <br>-90: Downward.</br> <br>90: Upward.</br

### isAutomaticRotation {#isAutomaticRotation--}

Indicates whether the rotation angle is automatic

```javascript
isAutomaticRotation : boolean;
```


### numberFormat {#numberFormat--}

Represents the format string for the TickLabels object.

```javascript
numberFormat : string;
```


**Remarks**

The formatting string is same as a custom format string setting to a cell. For example, "$0".

### number {#number--}

Represents the format number for the TickLabels object.

```javascript
number : number;
```


### numberFormatLinked {#numberFormatLinked--}

True if the number format is linked to the cells (so that the number format changes in the labels when it changes in the cells).

```javascript
numberFormatLinked : boolean;
```


### displayNumberFormat {#displayNumberFormat--}

Readonly. Gets and sets the display number format of tick labels.

```javascript
displayNumberFormat : string;
```


### offset {#offset--}

Gets and sets the distance of labels from the category axis. This applies only to the category (x) axis.

```javascript
offset : number;
```


**Remarks**

The default distance is 100 percent, which represents the default spacing between the axis labels and the axis line. The value can be an integer percentage from 0 through 1000, relative to the axis label''s font size.

### readingOrder {#readingOrder--}

Represents text reading order.

```javascript
readingOrder : TextDirectionType;
```


### directionType {#directionType--}

Gets and sets the direction of text.

```javascript
directionType : ChartTextDirectionType;
```


### tickLabelItems {#tickLabelItems--}

Readonly. Gets the display tick labels of the axis.

```javascript
tickLabelItems : TickLabelItem[];
```


**Remarks**

Only available after calling [Chart.Calculate()](../chart.calculate()/) method.

### alignmentType {#alignmentType--}

Gets and sets the text alignment for the tick labels on the axis.

```javascript
alignmentType : TickLabelAlignmentType;
```