# Time series block: X-axis label interval

**URL:** <https://forums.losant.com/t/time-series-block-x-axis-label-interval/173>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Created:** [June 8, 2016, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/time-series-block-x-axis-label-interval/173 "2016-06-08T13:21:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![yoursunny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.losant.com/yoursunny/32/145_2.png) [@yoursunny](https://forums.losant.com/u/yoursunny)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/time-series-block-x-axis-label-interval/173/1 "2016-06-08T13:21:49Z")

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On a dashboard, a **time series block** with 24 hours time range is displayed with one X-axis label every 24 hours. Typically, there are only two labels appearing on the X-axis.  
 ![24-hour time series](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/getstructure/original/1X/824b10fc1f448bbb4ae77aa12a1cc7cb4dd8ddaa.PNG)  
It’s more reasonable to display one label every few hours. The density should depend on the width of the plot. For example, a 2-column plot on a desktop can have one label every 3 hours, while a plot on a 4-inch phone in portrait can have one label every 8 hours.

Similarly, a time series block with 7 day time range is displayed with one X-axis label every 7 days. It’s better to have one label every 1 or 2 days.

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**Author:** ![yoursunny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.losant.com/yoursunny/32/145_2.png) [@yoursunny](https://forums.losant.com/u/yoursunny)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/time-series-block-x-axis-label-interval/173/2 "2016-07-12T23:00:24Z")

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I notice there has been an update since my last post.  
24-hour plot looks nice:

 ![24-hour and 7-day time series block](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/getstructure/original/1X/cc640fe92fecf0874b7bcf3cdc669dafc7110745.PNG)

But the 7-day plot labeling is still weird. As seen in this screenshot taken on Jul 12, there’s a “03:01” X-axis label in the middle which refers to Jul 09 03:01. In this case, it would be more reasonable to label the X-axis with **dates** rather than **times**. In other words, create an X-axis label at the midnight of every day, and show the date on the label.

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**Author:** ![Brandon\_Cannaday](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.losant.com/brandon_cannaday/32/14_2.png) [@Brandon\_Cannaday](https://forums.losant.com/u/Brandon_Cannaday)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/time-series-block-x-axis-label-interval/173/3 "2016-07-13T15:34:33Z")

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Thanks! We did some adjustments based on your earlier feedback. We’ll take a look at the 7 day and see what’s up.

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**Author:** ![yoursunny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.losant.com/yoursunny/32/145_2.png) [@yoursunny](https://forums.losant.com/u/yoursunny)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/time-series-block-x-axis-label-interval/173/4 "2016-07-21T11:21:32Z")

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Yeah it looks great now.  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/getstructure/original/1X/f06764c34be4e5b90bd0251e3f010ce0e8981825.PNG)