D3.js axis.tickPadding() Function

Last Updated : 13 Aug, 2020

The d3.axis.tickPadding() Function in D3.js is used to set the padding to the specified value in pixels and returns the axis.

Syntax:

axis.tickPadding([padding])

Parameters: This function accepts a single parameter as mentioned above and described below:

padding: This parameter is size to set the padding.

Return Value: This function returns the axis.

Below programs illustrate the d3.axis.tickPadding() function in D3.js:

Example 1:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>  
<html>  
    
<head>  
    <title>  
        D3.js | D3.axis.tickPadding() Function  
    </title>  
    
    <script type="text/javascript" 
        src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js">  
    </script>  
    
    <style>  
        svg text {  
            fill: green;  
            font: 15px sans-serif;  
            text-anchor: middle;  
        }  
    </style>  
</head>  
    
<body>  
    <script>  
        var width = 400, height = 400;  
        var svg = d3.select("body")  
            .append("svg")  
            .attr("width", width)  
            .attr("height", height);  
     
        var yscale = d3.scaleLinear()  
            .domain([0, 1])  
            .range([height - 50, 0]);  
     
        var y_axis = d3.axisRight()  
            .scale(yscale).tickPadding([-20]); 
     
        svg.append("g")  
            .attr("transform", "translate(100,20)")  
            .call(y_axis)   
    </script>  
</body>  
</html>

Output:

Example 2:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>  
<html>  
    
<head>  
    <title>  
        D3.js | D3.axis.tickPadding() Function  
    </title>  
    
    <script type="text/javascript" 
        src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js">  
    </script>  
    
    <style>  
        svg text {  
            fill: green;  
            font: 15px sans-serif;  
            text-anchor: middle;  
        }  
    </style>  
</head>  
    
<body>  
    <script>  
        var width = 400, height = 400;  
        var svg = d3.select("body")  
            .append("svg")  
            .attr("width", width)  
            .attr("height", height);  
     
        var xscale = d3.scaleLinear()  
            .domain([0, 10])  
            .range([0, width - 60]);  
     
        var x_axis = d3.axisBottom()  
            .scale(xscale).tickPadding([40]).tickSizeInner([0]); 
     
        var xAxisTranslate = height / 2;  
     
        svg.append("g")  
            .attr("transform", "translate(50, "  
                + xAxisTranslate + ")")  
            .call(x_axis)   
    </script> 
</body>  
</html>