How to wrap text automatically in ggplot
If you've ever spent time in ggplot trying to get the width of text elements just right, this tip is for you! I recently learned from Nicola Rennie about the element_textbox_simple() function from the ggtext package. This function will automatically wrap your title, subtitle, or other text so that it fits perfectly with your plot.
Code shown in video
library(tidyverse)
library(palmerpenguins)
penguins |>
count(island) |>
ggplot(
aes(
x = island,
y = n
)
) +
geom_col() +
labs(
title = "Biscoe island has the most penguins",
subtitle = "But the other islands are still great. There are penguins living there. So hey, don't ignore those two islands, ok?"
)
penguins |>
count(island) |>
ggplot(
aes(
x = island,
y = n
)
) +
geom_col() +
labs(
title = "Biscoe island has the most penguins",
subtitle = str_wrap("But the other islands are still great. There are penguins living there. So hey, don't ignore those two islands, ok?", width = 10)
)
library(tidyverse)
library(palmerpenguins)
library(ggtext)
penguins |>
count(island) |>
ggplot(
aes(
x = island,
y = n
)
) +
geom_col() +
labs(
title = "Biscoe island has the most penguins",
subtitle = "But the other islands are still great. There are penguins living there. So hey, don't ignore those two islands, ok?"
) +
theme(
plot.subtitle = element_textbox_simple()
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