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# Canvas, Axes, and Formatting

Fine-tune how your chart appears by adjusting the canvas size, margins, axis titles, and number/date formatting. These settings are especially important when you’re preparing production-ready visuals.

### Canvas & margins

* **Canvas width/height** — matches the size of the SVG inserted into Figma. Align these dimensions with your layout grid.
* **Margins** — add breathing room around the chart so titles and labels aren’t clipped. Increase margins when enabling legends or long axis labels.

### Titles and subtitles

* Provide clear titles and optional subtitles to describe the chart at a glance.
* Keep them concise; use the same tone as the rest of your presentation.
* Pair with the Style tab’s typography settings for consistent branding.

### Axes

* **X-axis title** — add context (e.g., “Month” or “Sprint”).
* **Y-axis primary/secondary** — label metrics (e.g., “Revenue ($K)”). Secondary axis is useful for multi-metric charts.
* **Min/Max** — override auto-scaling if you need consistent ranges across charts.
* **Tick interval** — define step sizes for the axis. Leave blank to auto-calculate.

### Number formatting

Located under **Simple Formatter**:

* **Prefix/Suffix** — add currency symbols (`$`, `€`) or units (`%`).
* **Grouping & thousands separator** — choose space, comma, or period.
* **Decimals** — control precision.
* **Abbreviate** — toggle compact notation (e.g., “1.2K”).

### Date formatting

* If your x-axis uses dates, you can control it's format (e.g., `%Y-%m-%d`).