How can I remove the line around geom_label_repel. Using label.size = 0 appears to have no visible effect. I could set `colour
library(ggplot2)
library(ggrepel)
ggplot(mtcars, aes(wt, mpg, color = wt)) +
geom_point(color = 'red') +
geom_label_repel(aes(label = rownames(mtcars)), label.size = 0, fill = "white") +
theme_classic(base_size = 16)
Entering a geom_text_repel after a blank geom_label_repel occasionally works, but is not reliable: the boxes may appear in a different location to the text.
Answer
As eipi10 noted in the comment, set label.size=NA:
library(ggplot2)
library(ggrepel)
ggplot(mtcars, aes(wt, mpg, color = wt)) +
geom_point(color = 'red') +
geom_label_repel(aes(label = rownames(mtcars)), label.size = NA, fill = "white") +
theme_classic(base_size = 16)