# Display of date ranges in x Axis is not readable in visualizations

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/display-of-date-ranges-in-x-axis-is-not-readable-in-visualizations/48303
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [April 25, 2016, 10:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/display-of-date-ranges-in-x-axis-is-not-readable-in-visualizations/48303 "2016-04-25T10:49:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![christophe\_spielmann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christophe_spielmann/32/49567_2.png) [@christophe\_spielmann](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/christophe_spielmann)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2016, 10:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/display-of-date-ranges-in-x-axis-is-not-readable-in-visualizations/48303/1 "2016-04-25T10:49:59Z")

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Kibana 4.2.0  
I have set up a date range visualize as a trend using 'now' as end time.  
Unfortunately the X Axis date range is too large to be displayed correctly.

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/1/14a19a0af31530eb1036444dd7a12a2c13cce0f5.JPG)  
I am not able to find a workaround yet.  
Formatting of terms does not seem to help.

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### Author: ![tylersmalley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tylersmalley/32/8833_2.png) [@tylersmalley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tylersmalley)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/display-of-date-ranges-in-x-axis-is-not-readable-in-visualizations/48303/2 "2016-04-25T17:56:22Z")

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Would you be able to accomplish your needs with a Date Histogram on a minute interval?

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### Author: ![christophe\_spielmann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christophe_spielmann/32/49567_2.png) [@christophe\_spielmann](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/christophe_spielmann)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/display-of-date-ranges-in-x-axis-is-not-readable-in-visualizations/48303/3 "2016-04-28T15:34:35Z")

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rather tricky. But I will it a try

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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 6, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/display-of-date-ranges-in-x-axis-is-not-readable-in-visualizations/48303/4 "2017-07-06T13:54:50Z")

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