# Symbol to label X axis at slight or 90 degree (horizontal) **URL:** \ **Category:** Q&A\ **Created:** [September 6, 2021, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/symbol-to-label-x-axis-at-slight-or-90-degree-horizontal/2063 "2021-09-06T12:12:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![parker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c6cbf5/32.png) [@parker](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/parker)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/symbol-to-label-x-axis-at-slight-or-90-degree-horizontal/2063/1 "2021-09-06T12:12:45Z")
Hello, Good afternoon all, trust we all are doing great. Please, I want to label my plot (X axis) at an angle 90 (Horizontal label), I tried to go through the documentation could not locate the symbol for it, please I need help for the symbol below is is the code Thanks and kind regards gmt psxy -R1/143/0.0/16.0 -JX12c Amp.dat -Sc0.1i+b0 -Gblue -Bxa1f1+l"stations" -Bya5f1+l"amplitude (mm)" \> t.ps ![Bar_gragh.png](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/uploads/gmt/original/2X/0/04f5def00be38b92975dc3ab8f3cef4b33ac36ec.png) part of the data 1015 0.446 1029 0.307 1038 0.457 1043 0.093 1046 0.527 1072 0.141 1122 0.433 1146 0.678 1166 0.44 1173 0.154 1179 0.135 1202 0.144 1224 0.769 1230 2.379 1234 1.456 1239 1.089 1248 1.097 1267 0.918 1307 0.336 1308 0.331 1316 0.954 1318 0.623 1319 1.564 1322 14.96 1334 1.073 1339 1.282 1341 0.681 1354 1.388 1360 0.321 1366 0.776 1371 1.493 1397 0.578 1398 0.519 1443 1.041 1446 0.411 1563 0.467 1676 1.822 1688 5.692 2174 3.946 2317 0.653 2465 1.234 2481 1.376 2603 0.797 2625 1.501 2630 1.084 2733 0.99 2772 0.512 3157 1.34 3158 1.232 3186 0.878 3557 0.321 3852 0.908 4187 0.081 4189 1.099 4190 0.193 4192 0.841 4194 1.173 4197 1.796 4198 1.745 ---
**Author:** ![Joaquim](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/joaquim/32/16_2.png) [@Joaquim](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Joaquim)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/symbol-to-label-x-axis-at-slight-or-90-degree-horizontal/2063/2 "2021-09-06T15:21:02Z")
See the modifier **+a** of the **-B** option. Something like `-Bxa1f1+a90+l"stations"` should do it (or close because you are asking for a too much annotations). Note, you posted in the `GMT.jl` channel but there is nothing Julian in your question. ---
**Author:** ![parker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c6cbf5/32.png) [@parker](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/parker)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/symbol-to-label-x-axis-at-slight-or-90-degree-horizontal/2063/3 "2021-09-06T16:00:39Z")
oh sorry it was mistake not GMT.j1 it supposed GMT. Thanks for the try it. I am grateful