Inverse Axes

Updated on Mar 26, 2026

The RadChart control supports inverse axes. Depending on the axis type there are different properties that specify whether the axis will be inverse or not.

• IsInverse (bool): Defines the plot direction of all axes that inherit from the LineAxis abstract class:
  • CategoricalAxis
  • LinearAxis
  • LogarithmicAxis
  • DateTimeCategoricalAxis
  • DateTimeContinuousAxis
  • PolarAxis
• SweepDirection (SweepDirection): Defines the plot direction of all axes that inherit from the RadialAxis abstract class:
  • NumericalRadialAxis
  • CategoricalRadialAxis

The alternative for inverse axes for RadPieChart is represented by the AngleRange property.

Example for Cartesian chart

Example 1 shows how to invert both axes in a RadCartesianChart.

Example 1: Inverse axes in RadCartesianChart

XAML

<Grid xmlns:telerikChart="using:Telerik.UI.Xaml.Controls.Chart"
	xmlns:telerikCharting="using:Telerik.Charting">
	<telerikChart:RadCartesianChart>
		<telerikChart:RadCartesianChart.VerticalAxis>
			<telerikChart:LinearAxis IsInverse="True"/>
		</telerikChart:RadCartesianChart.VerticalAxis>
		<telerikChart:RadCartesianChart.HorizontalAxis>
			<telerikChart:CategoricalAxis IsInverse="True"/>
		</telerikChart:RadCartesianChart.HorizontalAxis>

		<telerikChart:BarSeries>
			<telerikChart:BarSeries.DataPoints>
				<telerikCharting:CategoricalDataPoint Category="A" Value="0.8"/>
				<telerikCharting:CategoricalDataPoint Category="B" Value="0.85"/>
				<telerikCharting:CategoricalDataPoint Category="C" Value="0.7"/>
				<telerikCharting:CategoricalDataPoint Category="D" Value="0.9"/>
				<telerikCharting:CategoricalDataPoint Category="E" Value="1.3"/>
			</telerikChart:BarSeries.DataPoints>
		</telerikChart:BarSeries>
	</telerikChart:RadCartesianChart>
</Grid>

Figure 1: Different axes combinations in RadCartesianChart

Example for polar chart

Example 2 shows how to invert both axes in a RadPolarChart.

Example 2: Inverse axes in RadPolarChart

XAML

<Grid xmlns:telerikChart="using:Telerik.UI.Xaml.Controls.Chart"
	  xmlns:telerikCharting="using:Telerik.Charting">
	<telerikChart:RadPolarChart StartAngle="30">
		<telerikChart:RadPolarChart.PolarAxis>
			<telerikChart:PolarAxis IsInverse="True"/>
		</telerikChart:RadPolarChart.PolarAxis>
		<telerikChart:RadPolarChart.RadialAxis>
			<telerikChart:NumericalRadialAxis SweepDirection="Clockwise"/>
		</telerikChart:RadPolarChart.RadialAxis>

		<telerikChart:PolarPointSeries>
			<telerikChart:PolarPointSeries.DataPoints>
				<telerikCharting:PolarDataPoint Angle="40" Value="10"/>
				<telerikCharting:PolarDataPoint Angle="80" Value="20"/>
				<telerikCharting:PolarDataPoint Angle="120" Value="30"/>
				<telerikCharting:PolarDataPoint Angle="160" Value="40"/>
				<telerikCharting:PolarDataPoint Angle="200" Value="50"/>
			</telerikChart:PolarPointSeries.DataPoints>
		</telerikChart:PolarPointSeries>
	</telerikChart:RadPolarChart>
</Grid>

Figure 2: Different axes combinations in RadPolarChart