Package index • ggguides

Position Helpers

Control legend placement

legend_left(): Place Legend on the Left with Proper Alignment
legend_right(): Place Legend on the Right with Proper Alignment
legend_top(): Place Legend on Top with Horizontal Layout
legend_bottom(): Place Legend on Bottom with Horizontal Layout
legend_inside(): Place Legend Inside the Plot Area
legend_none(): Remove Legend from Plot

Direction Helpers

Control legend orientation

legend_horizontal(): Set Legend Direction to Horizontal
legend_vertical(): Set Legend Direction to Vertical

Style Helpers

Customize legend appearance

legend_style(): Style Legend Appearance
legend_wrap(): Wrap Legend Entries into Columns or Rows
legend_reverse(): Reverse Legend Order
legend_order(): Reorder Legend Entries
legend_keys(): Customize Legend Key Appearance
legend_auto_fit(): Auto-fit Legend to Plot Height
center_legend_title(): Center Legend Title Over Keys
colorbar_style() colourbar_style(): Style Continuous Color Bar Legends

Multiple Legends

Control individual legends when a plot has multiple aesthetics

legend_hide(): Hide Specific Legends
legend_select(): Keep Only Specific Legends
legend_order_guides(): Control Legend Display Order
legend_merge(): Force Legends to Merge
legend_split(): Force Legends to Stay Separate

Multi-Panel Layouts

Collect and align legends across multi-panel plots (patchwork or cowplot)

collect_legends(): Collect Legends from Patchwork Compositions
collect_axes() align_guides_h(): Collect Axes from Patchwork Compositions
get_legend(): Extract Legend from a ggplot
shared_legend(): Combine Plots with a Shared Legend