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If I want to label the $x$-axis of a ListLinePlot , how do I do that?

There are two types of label:

  • a units label which would go to the right of the axis,

and then potentially you could have an

  • axis label below it.

What would be the way to enter both types of text?

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  • $\begingroup$ ListLinePlot[RandomReal[1, 6], AxesLabel -> {"meter\ndistance", "y"}] ? $\endgroup$
    – Szabolcs
    Commented Jan 16, 2014 at 17:09

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Labeled is quite short solution:

Labeled[ListLinePlot[RandomReal[1, 6], AxesLabel -> {"x", "y"}], 
        {"x label", "y label"}, 
        {Bottom, Left}, RotateLabel -> True]

enter image description here

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Try this:

   Row[{
  Rotate[Style["Second label Y", 16, Bold], 90 Degree],
  Spacer[10],
  Column[{
    ListLinePlot[RandomReal[1, 6], 
     AxesLabel -> {Style["x", 16, Italic], Style["y", 16, Italic]}, 
     ImageSize -> 350],
    Style["Second label X", 16, Bold]
    }, Alignment -> Center]
  }]

You should obtain something of this sort: enter image description here

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It's probably late to mention, but I always add frame in my plot

`ListPlot[t1b9, PlotRange -> {{0, 0.5}, {0.045, 0.05}}, Frame -> True, FrameLabel -> {"t_1","Energy (kJ/mol)"}]`

which produces the following graph, t1b9 is just the data collection I used for my plot

enter image description here

Hope this helps!

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  • $\begingroup$ For clarity, please provide the complete code and resulting plot with two labels per axis, as the other two answers do. $\endgroup$
    – bbgodfrey
    Commented Jan 4, 2017 at 5:20

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