Hi Phil, Try this
library(tidyverse) # Test data dta <- data.frame(dta_names=c("Series 1","Series 2","Series 3","Series 4"), dta_values=c(0.5,1.3,-0.7,0.2)) dta$dta_names <- as.character(dta$dta_names) # convert from factor *dta$labelColor <- c("black","red","black","black")* # Bar chart ggplot(dta,aes(x=dta_names,y=dta_values)) + geom_bar(stat="identity",fill="darkblue") + geom_bar(data=dta[2, ],stat="identity",aes(x=dta_names, y=dta_values), fill="red") + *theme(axis.text.y = element_text(colour=dta$labelColor)) +* labs(title = "Example bar chart") + coord_flip() I did not know how to do this. I did a search on ggplot format axis labels categorical data different each category and the first result was the following URL which provided the necessary information https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38862303/customize-ggplot2-axis-labels-with-different-colors HTH, Eric On Thu, Jun 20, 2019 at 4:24 AM <p...@philipsmith.ca> wrote: > # RStudio version 1.1.463 > # sessionInfo() > # R version 3.5.1 (2018-07-02) > # Platform: x86_64-apple-darwin15.6.0 (64-bit) > # Running under: macOS 10.14.5 > > # I am constructing a bar chart using ggplot, as in the example below. > # I want to highlight "Series 2" by colouring the bar red, > # with the other bars coloured blue. That works. > # I also want to colour the label "Series 2" (only) in red, but I have > not > # been able to find a way to do that. > # Here is the example: > > library(tidyverse) > # Test data > dta <- data.frame(dta_names=c("Series 1","Series 2","Series 3","Series > 4"),dta_values=c(0.5,1.3,-0.7,0.2)) > dta$dta_names <- as.character(dta$dta_names) # convert from factor > # Bar chart > ggplot(dta,aes(x=dta_names,y=dta_values)) + > geom_bar(stat="identity",fill="darkblue") + > geom_bar(data=dta[2, ],stat="identity",aes(x=dta_names, y=dta_values), > fill="red") + > labs(title = "Example bar chart") + > coord_flip() > > # Any suggestions appreciated. > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.