matplotlib.markers¶
Functions to handle markers; used by the marker functionality of
plot and scatter.
All possible markers are defined here:
| marker | symbol | description |
|---|---|---|
"." |
 |
point |
"," |
 |
pixel |
"o" |
 |
circle |
"v" |
 |
triangle_down |
"^" |
 |
triangle_up |
"<" |
 |
triangle_left |
">" |
 |
triangle_right |
"1" |
 |
tri_down |
"2" |
 |
tri_up |
"3" |
 |
tri_left |
"4" |
 |
tri_right |
"8" |
 |
octagon |
"s" |
 |
square |
"p" |
 |
pentagon |
"P" |
 |
plus (filled) |
"*" |
 |
star |
"h" |
 |
hexagon1 |
"H" |
 |
hexagon2 |
"+" |
 |
plus |
"x" |
 |
x |
"X" |
 |
x (filled) |
"D" |
 |
diamond |
"d" |
 |
thin_diamond |
"|" |
 |
vline |
"_" |
 |
hline |
0 (TICKLEFT) |
 |
tickleft |
1 (TICKRIGHT) |
 |
tickright |
2 (TICKUP) |
 |
tickup |
3 (TICKDOWN) |
 |
tickdown |
4 (CARETLEFT) |
 |
caretleft |
5 (CARETRIGHT) |
 |
caretright |
6 (CARETUP) |
 |
caretup |
7 (CARETDOWN) |
 |
caretdown |
8 (CARETLEFTBASE) |
 |
caretleft (centered at base) |
9 (CARETRIGHTBASE) |
 |
caretright (centered at base) |
10 (CARETUPBASE) |
 |
caretup (centered at base) |
11 (CARETDOWNBASE) |
 |
caretdown (centered at base) |
"None", " " or "" |
nothing | |
'$...$' |
 |
Render the string using mathtext.
E.g "$f$" for marker showing the
letter f. |
verts |
A list of (x, y) pairs used for Path vertices. The center of the marker is located at (0, 0) and the size is normalized, such that the created path is encapsulated inside the unit cell. | |
| path | A Path instance. |
|
(numsides, 0, angle) |
A regular polygon with numsides
sides, rotated by angle. |
|
(numsides, 1, angle) |
A star-like symbol with numsides
sides, rotated by angle. |
|
(numsides, 2, angle) |
An asterisk with numsides sides,
rotated by angle. |
None is the default which means 'nothing', however this table is
referred to from other docs for the valid inputs from marker inputs and in
those cases None still means 'default'.
Note that special symbols can be defined via the
STIX math font,
e.g. "$\u266B$". For an overview over the STIX font symbols refer to the
STIX font table.
Also see the STIX Fonts Demo.
Integer numbers from 0 to 11 create lines and triangles. Those are
equally accessible via capitalized variables, like CARETDOWNBASE.
Hence the following are equivalent:
plt.plot([1, 2, 3], marker=11)
plt.plot([1, 2, 3], marker=matplotlib.markers.CARETDOWNBASE)
Examples showing the use of markers:
Classes¶
MarkerStyle([marker, fillstyle]) |
A class representing marker types. |