Add a dotted vertical line on certain x-axis values using ggplot

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The axis values are -6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6 with some y values in a density plot.

Is it possible to add dotted vertical lines on certain x-axis values (Forex: -3 and +3 )using ggplot?

library(ggplot2)
df <- data.frame(x = rnorm(1000, 0, 1), y = rnorm(1000,
     0, 2), z = rnorm(1000, 2, 1.5))
df.m <- melt(df)
ggplot(df.m) + geom_freqpoly(aes(x = value,
     y = ..density.., colour = variable))

score 119 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 19 '11 at 18:08

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Try geom_vline:

ggplot(df.m) +
  geom_freqpoly(aes(x=value, y=..density.., colour=variable)) +
  geom_vline(xintercept=c(-3,3), linetype="dotted")

geom_vline example

answered Apr 19 '11 at 18:08

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this answer is so simplistic – Jinhua Wang Sep 01 '19 at 22:29
and with long dash's `geom_vline(xintercept=c(-3, 3), linetype = "longdash")` – user63230 Jan 27 '21 at 17:01

Add a dotted vertical line on certain x-axis values using ggplot

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