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[feature] Support rotation for line horizontal labels (Request in QGIS)

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#11,141 opened on Jul 28, 2026

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Request for documentation

From pull request qgis/QGIS#66815 Author: @nyalldawson QGIS version: 4.4

[feature] Support rotation for line horizontal labels

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Allows setting the rotation angle for labels when set to the "horizontal" line placement mode.

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"[feature] Support rotation for line horizontal labels"

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Research direction
Look at the linked pull request to understand the new rotation option for line horizontal labels, then find and update the relevant label placement documentation page.
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python
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documentation
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Documentation
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2
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