To reproduce use the following code to initialize the chart: DataTable dt = new DataTable(); dt.Columns.Add("Category", typeof(string)); dt.Columns.Add("Value", typeof(int)); dt.Rows.Add("010010", 5); dt.Rows.Add("000020", 6); dt.Rows.Add("000030", 2); dt.Rows.Add("000040", 11); return dt; BarSeries bs = new BarSeries("Value", "Category"); bs.Palette = new PaletteEntry(Color.BlanchedAlmond); radChartView1.DataSource = dt; radChartView1.Series.Clear(); radChartView1.Series.Add(bs); radChartView1.GetArea<CartesianArea>().Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal; Workaround: CategoricalAxis Axis = radChartView1.Axes.Get<CategoricalAxis>(1); Axis.LabelFormat = "{0:000000}";