Column labels and axis selectors for a small display

Column labels and axis selectors must be visible and easy to use if the small-screen mobile dashboard is going to be effective.


Visualization feature	Design practice
Text column labels	Make them as short as possible.
Number column labels	Use short number formats and as few decimal points as possible.
X-axis and Y-axis column labels	Consider whether horizontal or vertical orientation for the X and Y axis labels are the most suitable configuration for your plot.

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Column labels and axis selectors for a small display

Column labels and axis selectors must be visible and easy to use if the small-screen mobile dashboard is going to be effective.


Visualization feature	Design practice
Text column labels	Make them as short as possible.
Number column labels	Use short number formats and as few decimal points as possible.
X-axis and Y-axis column labels	Consider whether horizontal or vertical orientation for the X and Y axis labels are the most suitable configuration for your plot.