---
id: 5d8a4cfbe6b6180ed9a1ca07
title: Part 42
challengeType: 0
dashedName: part-42
---
# --description--
In the same spot, chain the `tickPadding` function to the `xAxis` and pass it `10`. This will add a little padding to the ticks so the labels are better aligned.
# --hints--
test-text
```js
assert(
/\.tickFormat\(d3\.format\((''\)\)\s*\.tickPadding\s*\(\s*10\s*\))/g.test(
code
)
);
```
# --seed--
## --before-user-code--
```html
D3 Dashboard
```
## --seed-contents--
```html
```
# --solutions--
```html
```