# Welcome to the Highcharts Maps JS (highmaps) Options Reference

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

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# xAxis.title.offset

The distance of the axis title from the axis line. By default, this distance is computed from the offset width of the labels, the labels' distance from the axis and the title's margin. However when the offset option is set, it overrides all this.