To reproduce: BarSeries barSeries = new BarSeries("Performance", "RepresentativeName"); barSeries.Name = "Q1"; barSeries.DataPoints.Add(new CategoricalDataPoint(1000000, "Harley Harley Harley Harley Smith")); barSeries.DataPoints.Add(new CategoricalDataPoint(2000000, "White")); barSeries.DataPoints.Add(new CategoricalDataPoint(3000000, "Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith mith Smith Harley")); barSeries.DataPoints.Add(new CategoricalDataPoint(4000000, "Jones")); barSeries.DataPoints.Add(new CategoricalDataPoint(5000000, "Marshall")); this.radChartView1.Series.Add(barSeries); this.radChartView1.GetArea<CartesianArea>().Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal; LinearAxis horizontalAxis = radChartView1.Axes.Get<LinearAxis>(1); horizontalAxis.ClipLabels = false; Workaround: void radChartView1_CreateRenderer(object sender, ChartViewCreateRendererEventArgs e) { e.Renderer = new CustomCartesianRenderer(e.Area as CartesianArea); } // public class CustomCartesianRenderer : CartesianRenderer { public CustomCartesianRenderer(CartesianArea area) : base(area) { } protected override void Initialize() { base.Initialize(); for (int i = 0; i < this.DrawParts.Count; i++) { AxisLabelDrawPart part = this.DrawParts[i] as AxisLabelDrawPart; if (part != null) { this.DrawParts[i] = new CustomDrawPart((Axis)part.Element, this); } } } } public class CustomDrawPart : AxisLabelDrawPart { public CustomDrawPart(Axis axis, IChartRenderer renderer) :base( axis, renderer) {} protected override void DrawNoneAndMultiLineLabelElements() { //base.DrawNoneAndMultiLineLabelElements(); if (!this.Element.ShowLabels || this.Element.Children.Count == 0) { return; } Graphics graphics = this.Renderer.Surface as Graphics; RadGdiGraphics radGraphics = new RadGdiGraphics(graphics); RadRect plotRect = this.Element.Model.LayoutSlot; plotRect.X += this.ViewportOffsetX; plotRect.Y += this.ViewportOffsetY; CartesianAxis axis = this.Element as CartesianAxis; SizeF offset = SizeF.Empty; if (axis != null) { offset = ((CartesianRenderer)this.Renderer).GetAxisOffset(axis); if (axis.ClipLabels) { SizeF size = graphics.MeasureString("W", this.Element.Font); RectangleF clipRect = ChartRenderer.ToRectangleF(plotRect); clipRect.Y -= size.Height / 2f; clipRect.Height += size.Height; clipRect.X -= size.Width; clipRect.Width += size.Width * 2f; clipRect.Offset(offset.ToPointF()); graphics.SetClip(clipRect); } } using (SolidBrush brush = new SolidBrush(Color.Empty)) { foreach (UIChartElement element in this.Element.Children) { AxisLabelElement labelElement = element as AxisLabelElement; if (labelElement == null || !labelElement.IsVisible) { continue; } string text = labelElement.Text; if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text)) { continue; } labelElement.OnAxisLabelFormatting(new ChartAxisLabelFormattingEventArgs(labelElement)); RadRect slot = labelElement.GetLayoutSlot(); if (this.Element is CartesianAxis) { slot.X += this.ViewportOffsetX; slot.Y += this.ViewportOffsetY; } if (this.Element.AxisType == AxisType.First) { slot.X += (float)((IChartView)this.Element.View).PlotOriginX; } else { slot.Y += (float)((IChartView)this.Element.View).PlotOriginY; } RectangleF rect = ChartRenderer.ToRectangleF(slot); if (axis != null) { rect.Offset(offset.ToPointF()); } if (labelElement.BackgroundShape != null) { labelElement.BackgroundShape.Paint((Graphics)radGraphics.UnderlayGraphics, rect); } FillPrimitiveImpl fill = new FillPrimitiveImpl(labelElement, null); fill.PaintFill(radGraphics, 0, Size.Empty, rect); BorderPrimitiveImpl border = new BorderPrimitiveImpl(labelElement, null); border.PaintBorder(radGraphics, 0, Size.Empty, rect); if (brush.Color != labelElement.ForeColor) { brush.Color = labelElement.ForeColor; } StringFormat sf = StringFormat.GenericTypographic; sf.Alignment = StringAlignment.Near; graphics.DrawString(text, labelElement.Font, Brushes.Black, rect.Location, sf); } } } }