# Legend grows outside the image

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/legend-grows-outside-the-image/78823>\
**Category:** Visualization\
**Tags:** plotting, plots, gr\
**Created:** [March 31, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/legend-grows-outside-the-image/78823 "2022-03-31T16:13:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![feanor12](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/feanor12/32/8212_2.png) [@feanor12](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/feanor12)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/legend-grows-outside-the-image/78823/1 "2022-03-31T16:13:21Z")

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I realized that when using Plots with GR the legend can grow outside the image.  
Is there a way to center the legend?  
The right edge of the legend seems to be fixed at the center of the image as it grows.

```julia
plot(rand(10),rand(10),label="abc"^15,legend=:outerbottom)

```

 ![grafik](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/6/0/60db49ecab747201a77ed9f832148b2f87246614.png)

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**Author:** ![rafael.guerra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/rafael.guerra/32/216610_2.png) [@rafael.guerra](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rafael.guerra)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/legend-grows-outside-the-image/78823/2 "2022-03-31T17:05:51Z")

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Try this:

```julia
using Plots, Measures
plot(rand(10),rand(10),label="abc"^15, bottommargin=1.5cm, legend_position=(0.25,-0.15))

```

 ![Plots_gr_center_legend_outside_plot](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/2/a/2a1fc9335d0d88ce6abc51205cb587c936c309ea.png)