# xlabel

## Purpose

x-axis labels.

## Synopsis

    xlabel('text')

## Description

`xlabel('text')` adds text to the current two-dimensional plot beneath the x-axis, or to the side or bottom of a current three-dimensional plot.

Reissuing an `xlabel` command causes the new text to replace the old text.

## Algorithm

For three-dimensional graphics, MATLAB puts the label in the front or side, so that it is never hidden by the plot itself.

## See Also

    text, title, ylabel, zlabel

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