# pgfplot: accuracy of tick labels

the y-axis of my diagram uses small numbers like 0,005. I don't want to use a multiplier like 10^-3 which appears by default. If I remove it with

scaled x ticks = false, x tick label style={/pgf/number format/fixed},

the tick labels are not accurate enough and show ony 0 or 0,1:

Code used:

\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{axis}[%
scaled x ticks = false,
x tick label style={/pgf/number format/fixed},
scaled y ticks = false,
scale only axis,
width=6cm,
height=5cm,
xmin=0, xmax=30000,
ymin=-0.001, ymax=0.006,
ymajorgrids,
axis on top]


How can i get this right?

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By indenting code with four spaces you get a code block, as I did in my edit. When pasting in code, you can select the entire block and hit Ctrl + K (or click the {} button above the text field) to get everything indented. Also, it's always best to provide a complete, compilable, yet minimal example, a minimal working example (MWE). – Torbjørn T. Nov 23 '11 at 15:23

## 1 Answer

Try adding

yticklabel style={/pgf/number format/fixed,
/pgf/number format/precision=3}


as an option to the axis.

Left, with /pgf/number format/precision=3, right without. Complete code:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{axis}[%
scaled x ticks = false,
x tick label style={/pgf/number format/fixed},
scaled y ticks = false,
yticklabel style={/pgf/number format/fixed,
/pgf/number format/precision=3},
scale only axis,
width=6cm,
height=5cm,
ymajorgrids,
axis on top]
\addplot coordinates {(0,0) (0.2,0.01)};
\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{axis}[%
scaled x ticks = false,
x tick label style={/pgf/number format/fixed},
scaled y ticks = false,
yticklabel style={/pgf/number format/fixed},
scale only axis,
width=6cm,
height=5cm,
ymajorgrids,
axis on top]
\addplot coordinates {(0,0) (0.2,0.01)};
\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

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perfekt thank you :) – Chris Nov 23 '11 at 16:09
@Chris You're welcome. You can accept my answer (and thereby marking the question as "solved", as well as giving out some points), by clicking the checkmark to the left of the answer. – Torbjørn T. Nov 23 '11 at 16:27