R Control Grid Lines of Axes in ggplot2 Graphic (Example Code)
In this R programming tutorial you’ll learn how to control the grid lines of a ggplot2 graph.
Preparing the Example
data(iris) # Example data head(iris) # Display head # Sepal.Length Sepal.Width Petal.Length Petal.Width Species # 1 5.1 3.5 1.4 0.2 setosa # 2 4.9 3.0 1.4 0.2 setosa # 3 4.7 3.2 1.3 0.2 setosa # 4 4.6 3.1 1.5 0.2 setosa # 5 5.0 3.6 1.4 0.2 setosa # 6 5.4 3.9 1.7 0.4 setosa |
data(iris) # Example data head(iris) # Display head # Sepal.Length Sepal.Width Petal.Length Petal.Width Species # 1 5.1 3.5 1.4 0.2 setosa # 2 4.9 3.0 1.4 0.2 setosa # 3 4.7 3.2 1.3 0.2 setosa # 4 4.6 3.1 1.5 0.2 setosa # 5 5.0 3.6 1.4 0.2 setosa # 6 5.4 3.9 1.7 0.4 setosa
install.packages("ggplot2") # Install ggplot2 package library("ggplot2") # Load ggplot2 package |
install.packages("ggplot2") # Install ggplot2 package library("ggplot2") # Load ggplot2 package
my_plot <- ggplot(iris, # Draw ggplot2 graphic with regular grid aes(x = Sepal.Length, y = Petal.Length)) + geom_point() my_plot |
my_plot <- ggplot(iris, # Draw ggplot2 graphic with regular grid aes(x = Sepal.Length, y = Petal.Length)) + geom_point() my_plot
Example: Adjust Major & Minor Grid Lines on X- and Y-Axes of ggplot2 Graph
my_plot + # Change major & minor grid lines theme(panel.grid.major.x = element_blank(), panel.grid.major.y = element_blank()) + scale_x_continuous(minor_breaks = seq(4, 6, 0.1)) + scale_y_continuous(minor_breaks = c(1.5, 5)) |
my_plot + # Change major & minor grid lines theme(panel.grid.major.x = element_blank(), panel.grid.major.y = element_blank()) + scale_x_continuous(minor_breaks = seq(4, 6, 0.1)) + scale_y_continuous(minor_breaks = c(1.5, 5))
Further Resources & Related Tutorials
Below, you may find some further resources on topics such as plot legends, ggplot2, and graphics in R.