# Line charts - logarithmic y scale
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/line-charts-logarithmic-y-scale/8164
**Category:** Dashboard
**Created:** [19 February 2019 20:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/line-charts-logarithmic-y-scale/8164 "2019-02-19T20:20:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Petr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Petr)
#### Post date: [19 February 2019 20:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/line-charts-logarithmic-y-scale/8164/1 "2019-02-19T20:20:37Z")
Is there a way to set **y logarithmic scale** (a nonlinear scale) for line charts?
Example below:
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [19 February 2019 21:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/line-charts-logarithmic-y-scale/8164/2 "2019-02-19T21:35:11Z")
not with the built in chart node no
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [19 February 2019 21:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/line-charts-logarithmic-y-scale/8164/3 "2019-02-19T21:56:17Z")
You can get the graph to look the same by graphing the log of the value, the graph would be the right shape but the scale markings won't be right.
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### Author:  [@Petr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Petr)
#### Post date: [20 February 2019 00:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/line-charts-logarithmic-y-scale/8164/4 "2019-02-20T00:11:46Z")
I see, thank you!