# 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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# colorAxis.title.rotation

The rotation of the text in degrees. 0 is horizontal, 270 is vertical reading from bottom to top. Defaults to 0 for horizontal axes, 270 for left-side axes and 90 for right-side axes.