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# MinValue

## Definition

The lowest rendered value on the chart scale.

## Property Value

A **double** value representing the lowest value on the chart scale as a y value.

## Syntax

`\<chartscale\>.MinValue`

## Examples

In the image below, the lowest value displayed as text on the y-axis reads 2102.50, however as you can see, there are a few pixels on the chart scale below this tick. The absolute rendered MinValue on the chart scale is calculated as 2102.29.

![MinValue](https://fdr-prod-docs-files-public.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ninjatrader-public.docs.buildwithfern.com/5a00bb2ee34fb989dd68d58d672cec60f744acc0d2e40418e587f518f0d618f3/docs/assets/developer/desktop-sdk/references/chartscale-minvalue-minvalue.png?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6KXJSKKNFOCF7G4B%2F20260729%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260729T062148Z&X-Amz-Expires=604800&X-Amz-Signature=24b611480cc2cd9fe0328bb3f181ddf616a7d46ecd6cab988885ec8bc8604dd0&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)

```csharp
protected override void OnRender(ChartControl chartControl, ChartScale chartScale)
{         
   // the minimum value of the chart scale
   double minValue   = chartScale.MinValue;

   Print("minValue: " + minValue);
}
```