# Title The chart title defines text to draw at the top of the chart. ## Title Configuration The title configuration is passed into the `options.title` namespace. The global options for the chart title is defined in `Chart.defaults.title`. | Name | Type | Default | Description | ---- | ---- | ------- | ----------- | `align` | `string` | `'center'` | Alignment of the title. [more...](#align) | `display` | `boolean` | `false` | Is the title shown? | `position` | `string` | `'top'` | Position of title. [more...](#position) | `fontSize` | `number` | `12` | Font size. | `fontFamily` | `string` | `"'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif"` | Font family for the title text. | `fontColor` | `Color` | `'#666'` | Font color. | `fontStyle` | `string` | `'bold'` | Font style. | `padding` | number|{top: number, bottom: number} | `10` | Adds padding above and below the title text if a single number is specified. It is also possible to change top and bottom padding separately. | `lineHeight` | number|string | `1.2` | Height of an individual line of text. See [MDN](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/line-height). | `text` | string|string[] | `''` | Title text to display. If specified as an array, text is rendered on multiple lines. ### Position Possible title position values are: * `'top'` * `'left'` * `'bottom'` * `'right'` ## Align Alignment of the title. Options are: * `'start'` * `'center'` * `'end'` ## Example Usage The example below would enable a title of 'Custom Chart Title' on the chart that is created. ```javascript var chart = new Chart(ctx, { type: 'line', data: data, options: { title: { display: true, text: 'Custom Chart Title' } } }); ``` This example shows how to specify separate top and bottom title text padding: ```javascript var chart = new Chart(ctx, { type: 'line', data: data, options: { title: { display: true, text: 'Custom Chart Title', padding: { top: 10, bottom: 30 } } } }); ```