# How to make Y axis in vertical ascending/descending format?

**URL:** <https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/how-to-make-y-axis-in-vertical-ascending-descending-format/2901>\
**Category:** Q&A\
**Created:** [May 10, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/how-to-make-y-axis-in-vertical-ascending-descending-format/2901 "2022-05-10T14:15:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![sidiq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sidiq](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/sidiq)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/how-to-make-y-axis-in-vertical-ascending-descending-format/2901/1 "2022-05-10T14:15:33Z")

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Hi, how to plot Y axis in vertical ascending or descending like this?

 ![ascending](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/uploads/gmt/original/2X/0/044016e6b9fe8bfd1eb5bfbe4c428da232306415.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Esteban82](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/esteban82/32/54_2.png) [@Esteban82](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Esteban82)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/how-to-make-y-axis-in-vertical-ascending-descending-format/2901/2 "2022-05-10T17:15:19Z")

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Hi sidiq.

I think you have to set `MAP_ANNOT_OBLIQUE` to `lat_parallel`

> **[gmt.conf — GMT 6.4.0 documentation](https://docs.generic-mapping-tools.org/dev/gmt.conf.html#term-MAP_ANNOT_OBLIQUE)**

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**Author:** ![sidiq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sidiq](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/sidiq)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/how-to-make-y-axis-in-vertical-ascending-descending-format/2901/3 "2022-05-14T14:38:52Z")

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thank you, it works