ScalePadding
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ScalePadding
is an option for gauge functions that specifies how much space to leave around the scale.
Details

- Padding specified by ScalePadding describes the extent of the gauge background that should be drawn around the scale.
- For each direction specified, ScalePadding can take the following values:
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Automatic an automatic amount of padding None leave no padding in that direction s s coordinate units Scaled[s] a fraction s of the plot - ScalePadding can take the following forms for linear scaled gauges:
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p the same horizantal and vertical padding {pr,py} different horizantal and vertical padding {{px left,px right},...} different padding on each side of the axis etc.
- ScalePadding can take the following forms for circularly scaled gauges:
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p angular padding p on each end of the scale {pmin,pmax} padding pmin before the scale and pmax after None no padding around the scale Automatic automatically determined padding Full pad to the nearest chord of a circle All pad the scale to make a complete circle
Examples
Basic Examples (3)Summary of the most common use cases
By default there is a set amount of padding around the scale:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0d6d59nq3m-o6frpu

Specify a constant horizontal and vertical or angular padding:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0d6d59nq3m-clt5qb

Use a scaled value for the constant horizontal and vertical padding:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0d6d59nq3m-0dmv05

Specify different horizontal and vertical padding on each side:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0d6d59nq3m-3th0tp

Wolfram Research (2012), ScalePadding, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ScalePadding.html.
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Wolfram Research (2012), ScalePadding, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ScalePadding.html.
Wolfram Research (2012), ScalePadding, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ScalePadding.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2012. "ScalePadding." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ScalePadding.html.
Wolfram Language. 2012. "ScalePadding." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ScalePadding.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2012). ScalePadding. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ScalePadding.html
Wolfram Language. (2012). ScalePadding. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ScalePadding.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_scalepadding, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ScalePadding}", year="2012", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ScalePadding.html}", note=[Accessed: 09-May-2025
]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_scalepadding, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ScalePadding}, year={2012}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ScalePadding.html}, note=[Accessed: 09-May-2025
]}