# \#makie-hist

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## [Makie.hist/hist! can't add a label for legend if bar\_labels is specified](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-hist-hist-cant-add-a-label-for-legend-if-bar-labels-is-specified/99352)

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**Author:** [@Allan\_Baker](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Allan_Baker)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-hist-hist-cant-add-a-label-for-legend-if-bar-labels-is-specified/99352 "2023-05-26T13:33:08Z")

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It seems like the legend doesn’t work for all situations. This works: use GLMakie h1=hist(rand(16,),bins = 10, label="a", strokewidth = 1, strokecolor = :black, normalization = :probability) axislegend() And this wo…