# Changing label on x-axis

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-label-on-x-axis/88505>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [June 7, 2017, 6:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-label-on-x-axis/88505 "2017-06-07T06:13:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Varun\_Patel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/57b2e6/32.png) [@Varun\_Patel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Varun_Patel)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 6:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-label-on-x-axis/88505/1 "2017-06-07T06:13:25Z")

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I am using bar chart to generate data. Using Date-Histogram and splitting it monthly.

Here x-axis shows starting date of the month, but i want to have month name (viz Jan, Feb etc). So is it included in latest release?

Also when i am using date histogram, first record with the month is not visible,  
For eg: I have range from January to December  
The Graph will split monthly but record of January will not have any indication in x- axis.

Please let me know if i need to upgrade my kibana. Currently using version 5.2.0.

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**Author:** ![erion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/779978/32.png) [@erion](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/erion)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 8:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-label-on-x-axis/88505/2 "2017-06-07T08:39:23Z")

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If i understud correctly you need to use a screpted field. here you can find documentation [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/scripted-fields.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/scripted-fields.html).  
For create that you should use Painless Scripting Language and here you can find the documentation [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/modules-scripting-painless.html#modules-scripting-painless-dates](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/modules-scripting-painless.html#modules-scripting-painless-dates) .

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**Author:** ![Varun\_Patel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/57b2e6/32.png) [@Varun\_Patel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Varun_Patel)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 9:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-label-on-x-axis/88505/3 "2017-06-07T09:00:55Z")

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no i am not talking about scripted field. I want label on x-axis as month name rather than date.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-label-on-x-axis/88505/4 "2017-06-07T09:42:57Z")

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That's not currently possible, you can only do by date.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 9:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-label-on-x-axis/88505/5 "2017-07-05T09:43:42Z")

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