diff --git a/docs/src/makielayout/axis.md b/docs/src/makielayout/axis.md
index 60fc6d410..fd9a49d6c 100755
--- a/docs/src/makielayout/axis.md
+++ b/docs/src/makielayout/axis.md
@@ -282,19 +282,18 @@ Take care that the axis limits always stay inside the limits appropriate for the
 ```@example
 using CairoMakie
 
-data = sort(10.0 .^ randn(100))
+data = LinRange(0.01, 0.99, 200)
 
 f = Figure(resolution = (1000, 1000), fontsize = 14)
 
-for (i, scale) in enumerate([identity, log10, log2, log, sqrt])
-    
+for (i, scale) in enumerate([identity, log10, log2, log, sqrt, AbstractPlotting.logit])
+
     row, col = fldmod1(i, 2)
     Axis(f[row, col], yscale = scale, title = string(scale),
         yminorticksvisible = true, yminorgridvisible = true,
         yminorticks = IntervalsBetween(8))
-        
-    lines!(data, color = :blue)
 
+    lines!(data, color = :blue)
 end
 
 f
diff --git a/src/layouting/transformation.jl b/src/layouting/transformation.jl
index 8cf072889..d777e4790 100644
--- a/src/layouting/transformation.jl
+++ b/src/layouting/transformation.jl
@@ -318,4 +318,8 @@ inverse_transform(::typeof(log10)) = exp10
 inverse_transform(::typeof(log)) = exp
 inverse_transform(::typeof(log2)) = exp2
 inverse_transform(::typeof(sqrt)) = x -> x ^ 2
-inverse_transform(F::Tuple) = map(inverse_transform, F)
\ No newline at end of file
+inverse_transform(F::Tuple) = map(inverse_transform, F)
+
+logit(x) = log(x / (1 - x))
+expit(x) = 1 / (1 + exp(-x))
+inverse_transform(::typeof(logit)) = expit
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/makielayout/MakieLayout.jl b/src/makielayout/MakieLayout.jl
index 625f1b497..d6a2056ac 100644
--- a/src/makielayout/MakieLayout.jl
+++ b/src/makielayout/MakieLayout.jl
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import ..AbstractPlotting: IRect2D
 using ..AbstractPlotting.Keyboard
 using ..AbstractPlotting.Mouse
 using ..AbstractPlotting: ispressed, is_mouseinside, get_scene, FigureLike
+using ..AbstractPlotting: OpenInterval, Interval
 using Observables: onany
 import Observables
 import Formatting
diff --git a/src/makielayout/layoutables/axis.jl b/src/makielayout/layoutables/axis.jl
index b51f5ee5e..123de1922 100644
--- a/src/makielayout/layoutables/axis.jl
+++ b/src/makielayout/layoutables/axis.jl
@@ -485,17 +485,15 @@ function validate_limits_for_scales(lims::Rect, xsc, ysc)
     ylims = (mi[2], ma[2])
 
     if !validate_limits_for_scale(xlims, xsc)
-        error("Invalid x-limits $xlims for scale $xsc")
+        error("Invalid x-limits $xlims for scale $xsc which is defined on the interval $(defined_interval(xsc))")
     end
     if !validate_limits_for_scale(ylims, ysc)
-        error("Invalid y-limits $ylims for scale $ysc")
+        error("Invalid y-limits $ylims for scale $ysc which is defined on the interval $(defined_interval(ysc))")
     end
     nothing
 end
 
-validate_limits_for_scale(lims, ::typeof(identity)) = true
-validate_limits_for_scale(lims, ::Union{typeof(log2), typeof(log10), typeof(log)}) = all(>(0), lims)
-validate_limits_for_scale(lims, ::typeof(sqrt)) = all(>=(0), lims)
+validate_limits_for_scale(lims, scale) = all(x -> x in defined_interval(scale), lims)
 
 function AbstractPlotting.plot!(
         la::Axis, P::AbstractPlotting.PlotFunc,
@@ -666,7 +664,7 @@ function xautolimits(ax::Axis)
     # but if we have limits, then expand them with the auto margins
     if !isnothing(xlims)
         if !validate_limits_for_scale(xlims, ax.xscale[])
-            error("Found invalid x-limits $xlims for scale $(ax.xscale[])")
+            error("Found invalid x-limits $xlims for scale $(ax.xscale[]) which is defined on the interval $(defined_interval(ax.xscale[]))")
         end
         xlims = expandlimits(xlims,
             ax.attributes.xautolimitmargin[][1],
@@ -696,7 +694,7 @@ function yautolimits(ax)
     # but if we have limits, then expand them with the auto margins
     if !isnothing(ylims)
         if !validate_limits_for_scale(ylims, ax.yscale[])
-            error("Found invalid direct y-limits $ylims for scale $(ax.yscale[])")
+            error("Found invalid direct y-limits $ylims for scale $(ax.yscale[]) which is defined on the interval $(defined_interval(ax.yscale[]))")
         end
         ylims = expandlimits(ylims,
             ax.attributes.yautolimitmargin[][1],
@@ -1094,4 +1092,10 @@ defaultlimits(::typeof(log10)) = (1.0, 1000.0)
 defaultlimits(::typeof(log2)) = (1.0, 8.0)
 defaultlimits(::typeof(log)) = (1.0, exp(3.0))
 defaultlimits(::typeof(identity)) = (0.0, 10.0)
-defaultlimits(::typeof(sqrt)) = (0.0, 100.0)
\ No newline at end of file
+defaultlimits(::typeof(sqrt)) = (0.0, 100.0)
+defaultlimits(::typeof(AbstractPlotting.logit)) = (0.01, 0.99)
+
+defined_interval(::typeof(identity)) = OpenInterval(-Inf, Inf)
+defined_interval(::Union{typeof(log2), typeof(log10), typeof(log)}) = OpenInterval(0.0, Inf)
+defined_interval(::typeof(sqrt)) = Interval{:closed,:open}(0, Inf)
+defined_interval(::typeof(AbstractPlotting.logit)) = OpenInterval(0.0, 1.0)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/makielayout/lineaxis.jl b/src/makielayout/lineaxis.jl
index f848a15ca..f2cae031d 100644
--- a/src/makielayout/lineaxis.jl
+++ b/src/makielayout/lineaxis.jl
@@ -476,18 +476,50 @@ _logbase(::typeof(log2)) = "2"
 _logbase(::typeof(log)) = "e"
 
 # log ticks just use the normal pipeline but with log'd limits, then transform the labels 
-function get_ticks(x, scale::Union{typeof(log10), typeof(log2), typeof(log)}, y, vmin, vmax)
+function get_ticks(x, scale::Union{typeof(log10), typeof(log2), typeof(log)}, any_formatter, vmin, vmax)
     ticks_scaled = get_tickvalues(x, identity, scale(vmin), scale(vmax))
     
     ticks = AbstractPlotting.inverse_transform(scale).(ticks_scaled)
 
-    if y === AbstractPlotting.automatic
+    if any_formatter === AbstractPlotting.automatic
         # here we assume that the labels are normal numbers, and we just superscript them
         labels_scaled = get_ticklabels(AbstractPlotting.automatic, ticks_scaled)
         labels = _logbase(scale) .* AbstractPlotting.UnicodeFun.to_superscript.(labels_scaled)
     else
         # otherwise the formatter has to handle the real tick numbers
-        labels = get_ticklabels(y, ticks)
+        labels = get_ticklabels(any_formatter, ticks)
+    end
+
+    (ticks, labels)
+end
+
+# logit ticks
+function get_ticks(x, scale::typeof(AbstractPlotting.logit), any_formatter, vmin, vmax)
+
+    logit_10(x) = log10(x / (1 - x))
+    expit_10(x) = 1 / (1 + exp10(-x))
+    ticks_scaled = get_tickvalues(x, identity, logit_10(vmin), logit_10(vmax))
+    
+    ticks = expit_10.(ticks_scaled)
+
+    if any_formatter === AbstractPlotting.automatic
+        base_labels = get_ticklabels(AbstractPlotting.automatic, ticks_scaled)
+        
+        labels = map(ticks_scaled, base_labels) do t, bl
+            if t == 0
+                "¹/₂"
+            elseif t < 0
+                "10" * AbstractPlotting.UnicodeFun.to_superscript(bl)
+            else
+                "1-10" * AbstractPlotting.UnicodeFun.to_superscript("-" * bl)
+            end
+        end
+        # # here we assume that the labels are normal numbers, and we just superscript them
+        # labels_scaled = get_ticklabels(AbstractPlotting.automatic, ticks_scaled)
+        # labels = _logbase(scale) .* AbstractPlotting.UnicodeFun.to_superscript.(labels_scaled)
+    else
+        # otherwise the formatter has to handle the real tick numbers
+        labels = get_ticklabels(any_formatter, ticks)
     end
 
     (ticks, labels)
@@ -590,7 +622,7 @@ function get_minor_tickvalues(i::IntervalsBetween, scale, tickvalues, vmin, vmax
 end
 
 # for log scales, we need to step in log steps at the edges
-function get_minor_tickvalues(i::IntervalsBetween, scale::Union{typeof(log), typeof(log2), typeof(log10)}, tickvalues, vmin, vmax)
+function get_minor_tickvalues(i::IntervalsBetween, scale::Union{typeof(log), typeof(log2), typeof(log10), typeof(AbstractPlotting.logit)}, tickvalues, vmin, vmax)
     vals = Float32[]
     length(tickvalues) < 2 && return vals
     n = i.n
diff --git a/src/makielayout/ticklocators/wilkinson.jl b/src/makielayout/ticklocators/wilkinson.jl
index 18bec9895..b41b3aa63 100644
--- a/src/makielayout/ticklocators/wilkinson.jl
+++ b/src/makielayout/ticklocators/wilkinson.jl
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ function WilkinsonTicks(k_ideal::Int; k_min = 2, k_max = 10,
         coverage_weight, niceness_weight, min_px_dist)
 end
 
+get_tickvalues(ticks::WilkinsonTicks, vmin, vmax) = get_tickvalues(ticks, Float64(vmin), Float64(vmax))
 
-function get_tickvalues(ticks::WilkinsonTicks, vmin, vmax)
+function get_tickvalues(ticks::WilkinsonTicks, vmin::Float64, vmax::Float64)
 
     tickvalues, _ = PlotUtils.optimize_ticks(vmin, vmax;
         extend_ticks = false, strict_span=true, span_buffer = nothing,