### Common tick options to all axes Namespace: `options.scales[scaleId].ticks` | Name | Type | Scriptable | Default | Description | ---- | ---- | :-------------------------------: | ------- | ----------- | `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](./styling.mdx#major-tick-configuration). | `padding` | `number` | | `3` | Sets the offset of the tick labels from the axis | `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 <= 0 are drawn under datasets, > 0 on top.