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MT4/MT5: Draw vertical line

Here we'll look over the steps on how to display a vertical line parallel to the price axis on the chart in MetaTrader4 (MT4) / MetaTrader5 (MT5) app for Android and iOS mobile devices. Place multiple vertical lines to see the change in price over a specific period.

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iPhone
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Step 1

Tap "Chart" on the bottom navigation bar.

Step 1

Step 2

Tap the "Objects" icon at the top.

Step 2

Step 3

Tap "Add Object".

Step 3

Step 4

Tap "Vertical Line".

Step 4

Step 5

Tap where you want to place the vertical line and swipe sideways to adjust the position.

Step 5

Android
*Scroll horizontally to see more*Swipe horizontally to see more

Step 1

Tap "Chart" on the bottom navigation bar.

Step 1

Step 2

Tap on the chart.

Step 2

Step 3

Tap the "Objects" icon.

Step 3

Step 4

Tap "+" in the top right corner.

Step 4

Step 5

Tap "Vertical Line".

Step 4

Step 6

Tap to place the vertical line, then drag left or right to adjust its position.

Step 5

Step 7

To fix the vertical line, tap around the line to hide the black dots.

Step 5

iPad
*Scroll horizontally to see more*Swipe horizontally to see more

Step 1

Tap the "Objects" icon on the left menu.

Step 1

Step 2

Tap "Add Object".

Step 2

Step 3

Tap "Vertical Line".

Step 3

Step 4

Tap to place the vertical line, then drag left or right to adjust its position.

Step 3

Step 5

To fix the vertical line, tap around the line to hide the red dots.

Step 4

Android tablet
*Scroll horizontally to see more*Swipe horizontally to see more

Step 1

Tap on the chart.

Step 1

Step 2

Tap the "Objects" icon.

Step 2

Step 3

The list of objects on the chart will be displayed. Tap "+" in the top right corner.

Step 3

Step 4

Tap "Vertical Line".

Step 3

Step 5

Tap to place the vertical line, then drag left or right to adjust its position.

Step 4

Step 6

To fix the vertical line, tap around the line to hide the black dots.

Step 4

iPhone
*Scroll horizontally to see more*Swipe horizontally to see more

Step 1

Tap "Chart" on the bottom navigation bar.

Step 1

Step 2

Tap the "Objects" icon at the top.

Step 2

Step 3

Tap "Add Object".

Step 3

Step 4

Tap "Vertical Line".

Step 4

Step 5

Tap to place the vertical line, then drag left or right to adjust its position.

Step 5

Step 6

In the menu that appears after swiping, you can also change the line's color, thickness, and style.

Step 6

Step 7

To fix the vertical line, tap around the line to hide the red dots.

Step 7

Android
*Scroll horizontally to see more*Swipe horizontally to see more

Step 1

Tap "Charts" on the bottom navigation bar.

Step 1

Step 2

Tap on the chart.

Step 2

Step 3

Tap the "Objects" icon.

Step 3

Step 4

Tap the "+" icon at the top.

Step 4

Step 5

Tap "Vertical Line".

Step 5

Step 6

Tap where you want to place the vertical line and swipe sideways to adjust the position.

Step 6

iPad
*Scroll horizontally to see more*Swipe horizontally to see more

Step 1

Tap the "Objects" icon on the left.

Step 1

Step 2

Tap "Add Object".

Step 2

Step 3

Tap "Vertical Line".

Step 3

Step 4

Tap to place the vertical line, then drag left or right to adjust its position.

Step 4

Step 5

In the menu that appears after swiping, you can also change the line's color, thickness, and style.

Step 5

Step 6

To fix the vertical line, tap around the line to hide the red dots.

Step 6

Android tablet
*Scroll horizontally to see more*Swipe horizontally to see more

Step 1

Tap on the chart.

Step 1

Step 2

Tap the "Objects" icon.

Step 2

Step 3

Tap the "+" icon at the top.

Step 3

Step 4

Tap "Vertical Line".

Step 4

Step 5

Tap where you want to place the vertical line and swipe sideways to adjust the position.

Step 5

Date

Created

 : 2022.09.07

Update

Last updated

 : 2026.03.18

Takayoshi Nakamaru

Manual production consultant, MBA

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Takayoshi Nakamaru

Nakamaru is a manual production consultant at FINTECS, a company that specializes in creating manuals for their clients.
With a wide range of experience from fintech to entertainment, he presents what user-friendly manuals should be like.
He works with numerous large corporations as an external manual production project manager.

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Systems engineer, MetaTrader administrator

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Akira Takagi

After graduating from Computer Science at the Uninove, Brazil, in 2014, he has worked on various systems development projects.
He participated as a developer in the launch of forex services in 2019. Since then, he has also been involved in the development of MetaTrader plugins and APIs. He is certified by MetaQuotes as a MetaTrader5 Administrator and active in consulting and advisory as well.

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