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"""
================
Marker reference
================
Matplotlib supports multiple categories of markers which are selected using
the ``marker`` parameter of plot commands:
- `Unfilled markers`_
- `Filled markers`_
- `Markers created from TeX symbols`_
- `Markers created from Paths`_
For a list of all markers see also the `matplotlib.markers` documentation.
For example usages see
:doc:`/gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_star_poly`.
.. redirect-from:: /gallery/shapes_and_collections/marker_path
"""
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.lines import Line2D
from matplotlib.markers import MarkerStyle
from matplotlib.transforms import Affine2D
text_style = dict(horizontalalignment='right', verticalalignment='center',
fontsize=12, fontfamily='monospace')
marker_style = dict(linestyle=':', color='0.8', markersize=10,
markerfacecolor="tab:blue", markeredgecolor="tab:blue")
def format_axes(ax):
ax.margins(0.2)
ax.set_axis_off()
ax.invert_yaxis()
def split_list(a_list):
i_half = len(a_list) // 2
return a_list[:i_half], a_list[i_half:]
# %%
# Unfilled markers
# ================
# Unfilled markers are single-colored.
fig, axs = plt.subplots(ncols=2)
fig.suptitle('Un-filled markers', fontsize=14)
# Filter out filled markers and marker settings that do nothing.
unfilled_markers = [m for m, func in Line2D.markers.items()
if func != 'nothing' and m not in Line2D.filled_markers]
for ax, markers in zip(axs, split_list(unfilled_markers)):
for y, marker in enumerate(markers):
ax.text(-0.5, y, repr(marker), **text_style)
ax.plot([y] * 3, marker=marker, **marker_style)
format_axes(ax)
# %%
# Filled markers
# ==============
fig, axs = plt.subplots(ncols=2)
fig.suptitle('Filled markers', fontsize=14)
for ax, markers in zip(axs, split_list(Line2D.filled_markers)):
for y, marker in enumerate(markers):
ax.text(-0.5, y, repr(marker), **text_style)
ax.plot([y] * 3, marker=marker, **marker_style)
format_axes(ax)
# %%
# .. _marker_fill_styles:
#
# Marker fill styles
# ------------------
# The edge color and fill color of filled markers can be specified separately.
# Additionally, the ``fillstyle`` can be configured to be unfilled, fully
# filled, or half-filled in various directions. The half-filled styles use
# ``markerfacecoloralt`` as secondary fill color.
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
fig.suptitle('Marker fillstyle', fontsize=14)
fig.subplots_adjust(left=0.4)
filled_marker_style = dict(marker='o', linestyle=':', markersize=15,
color='darkgrey',
markerfacecolor='tab:blue',
markerfacecoloralt='lightsteelblue',
markeredgecolor='brown')
for y, fill_style in enumerate(Line2D.fillStyles):
ax.text(-0.5, y, repr(fill_style), **text_style)
ax.plot([y] * 3, fillstyle=fill_style, **filled_marker_style)
format_axes(ax)
# %%
# Markers created from TeX symbols
# ================================
#
# Use :ref:`MathText <mathtext>`, to use custom marker symbols,
# like e.g. ``"$\u266B$"``. For an overview over the STIX font symbols refer
# to the `STIX font table <http://www.stixfonts.org/allGlyphs.html>`_.
# Also see the :doc:`/gallery/text_labels_and_annotations/stix_fonts_demo`.
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
fig.suptitle('Mathtext markers', fontsize=14)
fig.subplots_adjust(left=0.4)
marker_style.update(markeredgecolor="none", markersize=15)
markers = ["$1$", r"$\frac{1}{2}$", "$f$", "$\u266B$", r"$\mathcal{A}$"]
for y, marker in enumerate(markers):
# Escape dollars so that the text is written "as is", not as mathtext.
ax.text(-0.5, y, repr(marker).replace("$", r"\$"), **text_style)
ax.plot([y] * 3, marker=marker, **marker_style)
format_axes(ax)
# %%
# Markers created from Paths
# ==========================
#
# Any `~.path.Path` can be used as a marker. The following example shows two
# simple paths *star* and *circle*, and a more elaborate path of a circle with
# a cut-out star.
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.path as mpath
star = mpath.Path.unit_regular_star(6)
circle = mpath.Path.unit_circle()
# concatenate the circle with an internal cutout of the star
cut_star = mpath.Path(
vertices=np.concatenate([circle.vertices, star.vertices[::-1, ...]]),
codes=np.concatenate([circle.codes, star.codes]))
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
fig.suptitle('Path markers', fontsize=14)
fig.subplots_adjust(left=0.4)
markers = {'star': star, 'circle': circle, 'cut_star': cut_star}
for y, (name, marker) in enumerate(markers.items()):
ax.text(-0.5, y, name, **text_style)
ax.plot([y] * 3, marker=marker, **marker_style)
format_axes(ax)
# %%
# Advanced marker modifications with transform
# ============================================
#
# Markers can be modified by passing a transform to the MarkerStyle
# constructor. Following example shows how a supplied rotation is applied to
# several marker shapes.
common_style = {k: v for k, v in filled_marker_style.items() if k != 'marker'}
angles = [0, 10, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90]
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
fig.suptitle('Rotated markers', fontsize=14)
ax.text(-0.5, 0, 'Filled marker', **text_style)
for x, theta in enumerate(angles):
t = Affine2D().rotate_deg(theta)
ax.plot(x, 0, marker=MarkerStyle('o', 'left', t), **common_style)
ax.text(-0.5, 1, 'Un-filled marker', **text_style)
for x, theta in enumerate(angles):
t = Affine2D().rotate_deg(theta)
ax.plot(x, 1, marker=MarkerStyle('1', 'left', t), **common_style)
ax.text(-0.5, 2, 'Equation marker', **text_style)
for x, theta in enumerate(angles):
t = Affine2D().rotate_deg(theta)
eq = r'$\frac{1}{x}$'
ax.plot(x, 2, marker=MarkerStyle(eq, 'left', t), **common_style)
for x, theta in enumerate(angles):
ax.text(x, 2.5, f"{theta}°", horizontalalignment="center")
format_axes(ax)
fig.tight_layout()
# %%
# Setting marker cap style and join style
# =======================================
#
# Markers have default cap and join styles, but these can be
# customized when creating a MarkerStyle.
from matplotlib.markers import CapStyle, JoinStyle
marker_inner = dict(markersize=35,
markerfacecolor='tab:blue',
markerfacecoloralt='lightsteelblue',
markeredgecolor='brown',
markeredgewidth=8,
)
marker_outer = dict(markersize=35,
markerfacecolor='tab:blue',
markerfacecoloralt='lightsteelblue',
markeredgecolor='white',
markeredgewidth=1,
)
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
fig.suptitle('Marker CapStyle', fontsize=14)
fig.subplots_adjust(left=0.1)
for y, cap_style in enumerate(CapStyle):
ax.text(-0.5, y, cap_style.name, **text_style)
for x, theta in enumerate(angles):
t = Affine2D().rotate_deg(theta)
m = MarkerStyle('1', transform=t, capstyle=cap_style)
ax.plot(x, y, marker=m, **marker_inner)
ax.plot(x, y, marker=m, **marker_outer)
ax.text(x, len(CapStyle) - .5, f'{theta}°', ha='center')
format_axes(ax)
# %%
# Modifying the join style:
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
fig.suptitle('Marker JoinStyle', fontsize=14)
fig.subplots_adjust(left=0.05)
for y, join_style in enumerate(JoinStyle):
ax.text(-0.5, y, join_style.name, **text_style)
for x, theta in enumerate(angles):
t = Affine2D().rotate_deg(theta)
m = MarkerStyle('*', transform=t, joinstyle=join_style)
ax.plot(x, y, marker=m, **marker_inner)
ax.text(x, len(JoinStyle) - .5, f'{theta}°', ha='center')
format_axes(ax)
plt.show()
# %%
# .. tags::
#
# component: marker
# purpose: reference
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