# Welcome to the Highcharts Gantt JS (gantt) Options Reference

These pages outline the chart configuration options, and the methods and properties of Highcharts objects.

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# legend.layout

The layout of the legend items. Can be one of `horizontal` or `vertical` or `proximate`. When `proximate`, the legend items will be placed as close as possible to the graphs they're representing, except in inverted charts or when the legend position doesn't allow it.