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# xAxis.title.offset

The distance from the plot area to the axis line. A positive offset moves the axis with its line, labels and ticks away from the plot area. With multiple axes the offset is dynamically adjusted to avoid collision, this can be overridden by setting offset explicitly.

For radial axes in gauges, the offset can be a percentage string, and defaults to render the line and ticks on the inside of the pane and plot bands (since v13). Labels are not affected by the offset in radial axes.