Chart.js v2 - hiding grid lines

I am using Chart.js v2 to draw a simple line chart. Everything looks fine, except there are grid lines that I don't want:

Grid Lines I don't want

The documentation for Line Chart is here: https://nnnick.github.io/Chart.js/docs-v2/#line-chart, but I can't find anything about hiding those "Grid Lines".

How can I remove the grid lines?


Solution 1:

I found a solution that works for hiding the grid lines in a Line chart.

Set the gridLines color to be the same as the div's background color.

var options = {
    scales: {
        xAxes: [{
            gridLines: {
                color: "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)",
            }
        }],
        yAxes: [{
            gridLines: {
                color: "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)",
            }   
        }]
    }
}

or use

var options = {
    scales: {
        xAxes: [{
            gridLines: {
                display:false
            }
        }],
        yAxes: [{
            gridLines: {
                display:false
            }   
        }]
    }
}

Solution 2:

options: {
    scales: {
        xAxes: [{
            gridLines: {
                drawOnChartArea: false
            }
        }],
        yAxes: [{
            gridLines: {
                drawOnChartArea: false
            }
        }]
    }
}

Solution 3:

From version 3.x, onwards use this syntax. Refer to chart.js migration guide: https://www.chartjs.org/docs/latest/getting-started/v3-migration.html

scales: {
  x: {
    grid: {
      display: false
    }
  },
  y: {
    grid: {
      display: false
    }
  }
}

Solution 4:

If you want them gone by default, you can set:

Chart.defaults.scale.gridLines.display = false;

Solution 5:

If you want to hide gridlines but want to show yAxes, you can set:

yAxes: [{...
         gridLines: {
                        drawBorder: true,
                        display: false
                    }
       }]