# How to give y ticks in box plot

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-give-y-ticks-in-box-plot/92261>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** makie, algebraofgraphics\
**Created:** [December 29, 2022, 7:53am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-give-y-ticks-in-box-plot/92261 "2022-12-29T07:53:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![sai\_matcha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/sai_matcha/32/35801_2.png) [@sai\_matcha](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sai_matcha)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 7:53am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-give-y-ticks-in-box-plot/92261/1 "2022-12-29T07:53:07Z")

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Hi i have used below code for blox plot. Can someone say how can i give x and y labs to this, and x and y ticks to axis .

eg: i want to give y axis name as “concentration”, x axis name as “Time in hrs”  
Yticks as (0,10,25,35, 50,75,100), and x ticks as (1, 23.5)

```julia
box_10mg_q24 = data(df_pop_10mg_q24hr) * mapping(:time,:DV) * visual(BoxPlot)

draw(box_10mg_q24 )

```

Thnaks in advance

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**Author:** ![jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@jules](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jules)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 8:18am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-give-y-ticks-in-box-plot/92261/2 "2022-12-29T08:18:47Z")

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Labels are explained here [Mapping · Algebra of Graphics](https://aog.makie.org/stable/layers/mapping/#Pair-syntax)

Axis settings here [Axis tweaking · Algebra of Graphics](https://aog.makie.org/stable/gallery/gallery/customization/axis/#Axis-tweaking)