Thanks, mtext with option 'line' does the trick. I could not see that option in my version of R, but it appeared when I installed it again. -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Positioning-text-in-top-left-corner-of-plot-tp831723p4365088.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.