Chart.js/docs/axes/_common_ticks.md

### Common tick options to all axes

Namespace: `options.scales[scaleId].ticks`

| Name | Type | Scriptable | Default | Description
| ---- | ---- | :-------------------------------: | ------- | -----------
| `backdropColor` | [`Color`](../../general/colors.md) | Yes | `'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75)'` | Color of label backdrops.
| `backdropPadding` | [`Padding`](../../general/padding.md) | | `2` | Padding of label backdrop.
| `callback` | `function` | | | Returns the string representation of the tick value as it should be displayed on the chart. See [callback](/axes/labelling.md#creating-custom-tick-formats).
| `display` | `boolean` | | `true` | If true, show tick labels.
| `color` | [`Color`](/general/colors.md) | Yes | `Chart.defaults.color` | Color of ticks.
| `font` | `Font` | Yes | `Chart.defaults.font` | See [Fonts](/general/fonts.md)
| `major` | `object` | | `{}` | [Major ticks configuration](/axes/styling.md#major-tick-configuration).
| `padding` | `number` | | `3` | Sets the offset of the tick labels from the axis
| `showLabelBackdrop` | `boolean` | Yes | `true` for radial scale, `false` otherwise | If true, draw a background behind the tick labels.
| `textStrokeColor` | [`Color`](/general/colors.md) | Yes | `` | The color of the stroke around the text.
| `textStrokeWidth` | `number` | Yes | `0` | Stroke width around the text.
| `z` | `number` | | `0` | z-index of tick layer. Useful when ticks are drawn on chart area. Values &lt;= 0 are drawn under datasets, &gt; 0 on top.
Update anchorlinks and offscreen canvas compatibility (#8395) 2021-02-08 19:54:39 +01:00			`### Common tick options to all axes`
Update axis documentation (#8061) 2020-11-16 21:05:29 +01:00
Clarify options placement (#8427) * improve clarity of docs by showing party qualified names in table and place of the namespace above * add missing line * remove partial qualified names, made some tables unusable and made it overall bit unclear. Added the namespace above each table * fix sidebars tabs to spaces * implement kurkles feedback 2021-02-19 17:44:05 +01:00			Namespace: `options.scales[scaleId].ticks`

Update axis documentation (#8061) 2020-11-16 21:05:29 +01:00			`\| Name \| Type \| Scriptable \| Default \| Description`
			`\| ---- \| ---- \| :-------------------------------: \| ------- \| -----------`
Cartesian scale tick backdrop (#8931) 2021-04-18 11:49:22 +02:00			\| `backdropColor` \| [`Color`](../../general/colors.md) \| Yes \| `'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75)'` \| Color of label backdrops.
Tick backdrop padding is not scriptable (#9191) * Tick backdrop padding is not scriptable * Remove unneeded change * Update _scriptable for callback 2021-05-30 22:59:49 +02:00			\| `backdropPadding` \| [`Padding`](../../general/padding.md) \| \| `2` \| Padding of label backdrop.
Dissociate border options from grid options (#8823) * Dissociate border options from grid options * Update docs 2021-04-04 20:19:07 +02:00			\| `callback` \| `function` \| \| \| Returns the string representation of the tick value as it should be displayed on the chart. See [callback](/axes/labelling.md#creating-custom-tick-formats).
Update axis documentation (#8061) 2020-11-16 21:05:29 +01:00			\| `display` \| `boolean` \| \| `true` \| If true, show tick labels.
Dissociate border options from grid options (#8823) * Dissociate border options from grid options * Update docs 2021-04-04 20:19:07 +02:00			\| `color` \| [`Color`](/general/colors.md) \| Yes \| `Chart.defaults.color` \| Color of ticks.
			\| `font` \| `Font` \| Yes \| `Chart.defaults.font` \| See [Fonts](/general/fonts.md)
			\| `major` \| `object` \| \| `{}` \| [Major ticks configuration](/axes/styling.md#major-tick-configuration).
Changes defaults in documentation, applied by PR 8657 (#8660) 2021-03-18 08:57:56 +01:00			\| `padding` \| `number` \| \| `3` \| Sets the offset of the tick labels from the axis
Cartesian scale tick backdrop (#8931) 2021-04-18 11:49:22 +02:00			\| `showLabelBackdrop` \| `boolean` \| Yes \| `true` for radial scale, `false` otherwise \| If true, draw a background behind the tick labels.
Dissociate border options from grid options (#8823) * Dissociate border options from grid options * Update docs 2021-04-04 20:19:07 +02:00			\| `textStrokeColor` \| [`Color`](/general/colors.md) \| Yes \| `` \| The color of the stroke around the text.
Create standardized text render method (#8227) * Create standardized text render method * Document renderText options and enable configurable decoration width * Add tests for font rendering * Split color definition to it's own file * renderText supports setting styles * Mock context needs to track textBaseline * renderText can set textAlign and textBaseline * renderText does not mutate the context + translate/rotate * Explicitly set the text decoration style * Move useStroke logic into renderText * Cartesian scale: Update computeLabelItems to avoid duplicate allocations 2020-12-26 17:23:02 +01:00			\| `textStrokeWidth` \| `number` \| Yes \| `0` \| Stroke width around the text.
Update axis documentation (#8061) 2020-11-16 21:05:29 +01:00			\| `z` \| `number` \| \| `0` \| z-index of tick layer. Useful when ticks are drawn on chart area. Values <= 0 are drawn under datasets, > 0 on top.