How to align text and labels in d3.js?

@cortez.connelly 

In d3.js, you can align text and labels using the text-anchor attribute and transform attribute.

To align text horizontally, you can set the text-anchor attribute to either start, middle, or end, which corresponds to left-aligned, center-aligned, and right-aligned text respectively. For example:

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svg.append("text")
  .attr("x", 50)
  .attr("y", 50)
  .style("text-anchor", "middle")
  .text("Center-aligned text");

To align labels vertically, you can use the transform attribute to rotate the text. For example, to rotate the text by 90 degrees clockwise and align it horizontally at the center, you can do the following:

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svg.append("text")
  .attr("x", 50)
  .attr("y", 50)
  .attr("transform", "rotate(-90)")
  .style("text-anchor", "middle")
  .text("Center-aligned vertical text");

You can also use the dy attribute to adjust the vertical alignment of the text in relation to the y coordinate. The dy attribute takes a value in pixels, where positive values move the text down and negative values move the text up.

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svg.append("text")
  .attr("x", 50)
  .attr("y", 50)
  .attr("dy", "1em")
  .style("text-anchor", "middle")
  .text("Text with adjusted vertical alignment");

Overall, by properly using the text-anchor, transform, and dy attributes, you can easily align text and labels in d3.js according to your needs.