# Common options to all axes
Namespace: options.scales[scaleId]
| Name | Type | Default | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| type | string | Type of scale being employed. Custom scales can be created and registered with a string key. This allows changing the type of an axis for a chart. | |
| alignToPixels | boolean | false | Align pixel values to device pixels. | 
| backgroundColor | Color | Background color of the scale area. | |
| display | boolean|string | true | Controls the axis global visibility (visible when true, hidden whenfalse). Whendisplay: 'auto', the axis is visible only if at least one associated dataset is visible. | 
| grid | object | Grid line configuration. more... | |
| min | number | User defined minimum number for the scale, overrides minimum value from data. more... | |
| max | number | User defined maximum number for the scale, overrides maximum value from data. more... | |
| reverse | boolean | false | Reverse the scale. | 
| stacked | boolean|string | false | Should the data be stacked. more... | 
| suggestedMax | number | Adjustment used when calculating the maximum data value. more... | |
| suggestedMin | number | Adjustment used when calculating the minimum data value. more... | |
| ticks | object | Tick configuration. more... | |
| weight | number | 0 | The weight used to sort the axis. Higher weights are further away from the chart area. |