is an option for Graphics, Manipulate, and related functions that specifies labels to be placed on the edges of a frame.


FrameLabel
is an option for Graphics, Manipulate, and related functions that specifies labels to be placed on the edges of a frame.
Details

- FrameLabel->None specifies that no labels should be given.
- FrameLabel->label specifies a label for the bottom edge of the frame.
- FrameLabel->{bottom,left} specifies labels for the bottom and left‐hand edges of the frame.
- FrameLabel->{{left,right},{bottom,top}} specifies labels for each of the edges of the frame.
- Any expression can be specified as a label. It will be given by default in TraditionalForm. Arbitrary strings of text can be given as "text". »
- Labels for the vertical edges of the frame are by default written vertically. RotateLabel->False specifies that they should be horizontal.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (4)
Place labels on the bottom edge of the frame:
Place labels on the bottom and left frame edges:
Overall style of all the label-like elements can be specified by LabelStyle:
Scope (3)
Labels use TraditionalForm by default:
Use StandardForm instead:
Individually styled labels can be used together with LabelStyle, and have higher priority:
Generalizations & Extensions (3)
Specify frame labels for Manipulate:
Use labels based on variables specified in ContourPlot and DensityPlot:
Applications (1)
Use ColorData image as a label:
Properties & Relations (3)
The overall output format can be specified using FormatType:
Vertical frame labels are rotated in graphics, by default:
Vertical frame labels are not rotated in Manipulate, by default:
The vertical label rotation can be specified using RotateLabel:
Possible Issues (1)
See Also
Frame Labeled AxesLabel PlotLabel FrameTicks LabelStyle FrameStyle
Tech Notes
Related Workflows
- Put a Frame around a Cell
History
Introduced in 1991 (2.0) | Updated in 2007 (6.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1991), FrameLabel, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FrameLabel.html (updated 2007).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1991. "FrameLabel." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2007. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FrameLabel.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1991). FrameLabel. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FrameLabel.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_framelabel, author="Wolfram Research", title="{FrameLabel}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FrameLabel.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_framelabel, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={FrameLabel}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FrameLabel.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}