YouTipHighcharts Area Inverted
# Highcharts Invert X-axis and Y-axis
[Highcharts Area Chart](#)
The following example demonstrates an inverted area chart with the x-axis and y-axis swapped.
We have already learned the basic configuration syntax of Highcharts in previous chapters. Next, let's look at other configurations. Add the `inverted` property in the `chart` configuration.
### chart Configuration
Set the `inverted` property of the `chart` to `true` to make the X-axis vertical and the Y-axis horizontal.
var chart = { type: 'area', inverted: true};
### Example
Filename: highcharts_area_inverted.htm
$(document).ready(function() { var chart = { type: 'area', inverted: true }; var title = { text: 'Average fruit consumption during one week' }; var subtitle = { style: { position: 'absolute', right: '0px', bottom: '10px' } }; var legend = { layout: 'vertical', align: 'left', verticalAlign: 'top', x: -150, y: 100, floating: true, borderWidth: 1, backgroundColor: (Highcharts.theme && Highcharts.theme.legendBackgroundColor) || '#FFFFFF' }; var xAxis = { categories: ['Monday','Tuesday','Wednesday','Thursday','Friday','Saturday','Sunday'] }; var yAxis = { title: { text: 'Number of units' }, labels: { formatter: function () { return this.value; } }, min: 0 }; var plotOptions = { area: { fillOpacity: 0.5 } }; var credits = { enabled: false }; var series= [{ name: 'John', data: [3, 4, 3, 5, 4, 10, 12] }, { name: 'Jane', data: [1, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4] } ]; var json = {}; json.chart = chart; json.title = title; json.subtitle = subtitle; json.xAxis = xAxis; json.yAxis = yAxis; json.legend = legend; json.plotOptions = plotOptions; json.credits = credits; json.series = series; $('#container').highcharts(json); });
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The output of the above example is:
[Highcharts Area Chart](#)