# Label a single coordinate (pgfplots)

I have the following plot:

\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{axis}[grmin=-5:5 -5:5]
\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}


Which looks like this:

My question is: how can I label the point (0,1) as "(0,1)", such that the label appears either to the right or left of the point?

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You can use the axis coordinate system to refer to actual plot coordinates and it would be great if you can include full compilable code examples as below.

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.7}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{axis}[axis y line=middle,axis x line=bottom]%[grmin=-5:5 -5:5]
\node[label={180:{(0,1)}},circle,fill,inner sep=2pt] at (axis cs:0,1) {};
\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}


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Thanks, this is almost perfect. The only change I would make is label={180:{$(0,1)$}} -- putting the coordinate in math mode. –  Xenon Mar 24 '13 at 12:50

You may be looking for TikZ's pin option, used like so:

\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{axis}[grmin=-5:5 -5:5]
\addplot[mark=*] coordinates {(0,1)} node[pin=150:{$(0,1)$}]{} ;
\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}


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With PSTricks. I show you how to put a point at any location: on the curve or not on the curve.

\documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{pst-plot}
\usepackage{pst-eucl}
\def\f(#1){x^2+0.5}

\begin{document}
\begin{pspicture}(-2.5,-0.5)(3,6)
\psaxes[linecolor=gray,tickcolor=gray]{->}(0,0)(-2.5,-0.5)(2.5,5.5)[$x$,0][$y$,90]
\psplot[algebraic]{-2.2}{2.2}{\f(x)}
\pstGeonode[PosAngle={45,0}](0,1){F}(*1.1 {\f(x)}){A}
\end{pspicture}
\end{document}


or

\documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{pst-plot}
\usepackage{pst-eucl}
\usepackage{mathpazo}
\def\f(#1){x^2+0.5}

\begin{document}
\begin{pspicture}(-2.5,-0.5)(3,6)
\psaxes[linecolor=gray,tickcolor=gray]{->}(0,0)(-2.5,-0.5)(2.5,5.5)[$x$,0][$y$,90]
\psplot[algebraic]{-2.2}{2.2}{\f(x)}
\pstGeonode[PosAngle=-30,PointNameSep=15pt,PointName={{\scriptstyle(0,0.5)},{\scriptstyle(1,f(1))}}]
(0,0.5){F}(*1 {\f(x)}){A}
\end{pspicture}
\end{document}


## Animation

\documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{pst-plot}
\usepackage{pst-eucl}
\usepackage{mathpazo}
\def\f(#1){x^2+0.5}

\def\Picture#1{%
\begin{pspicture}(-2.5,-0.5)(3,6)
\psaxes[linecolor=gray,tickcolor=gray]{->}(0,0)(-2.5,-0.5)(2.5,5.5)[$x$,0][$y$,90]
\psplot[algebraic]{-2.2}{2.2}{\f(x)}
\pstGeonode[PosAngle={-15,135},PointNameSep=20pt,PointName={{\scriptscriptstyle(0.5,f(0.5))},{\scriptscriptstyle(#1,f(#1))}}]
(*0.5 {\f(x)}){F}(*#1 {\f(x)}){A}
\pstLineAB[nodesep=-1,linecolor=blue]{F}{A}
\end{pspicture}}

\begin{document}
\multido{\n=2.0+-0.1}{15}{\Picture{\n}}
\multido{\n=0.7+0.1}{13}{\Picture{\n}}
\end{document}


## Warning!

The point (*1 {\f(x)}){A} uses the following weird "RPN-algebraic" syntax

(*<a constant numerical value in RPN expression> {<symbolic algebraic expression in x>})


No "algebraic-algebraic" syntax such as

({<a constant numerical algebraic expression>}| {<symbolic algebraic expression in x>})


is available.

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I did not show you the tangent line at (0.5,f(0.5)) because it needs another trick! –  In PSTricks we trust Mar 24 '13 at 17:31