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I'm wondering if it's possible to draw, by \tikzstyle, this style of arrow : +++++>. Thanks, Simon

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  • Welcome to TeX.SX! Could you provide more information on what + symbols should represent in paths?
    – Claudio Fiandrino
    Jun 16, 2014 at 10:47
  • Is [decorate=crosses] close enough? If so you can maybe obtain plusses using rotation...
    – Bordaigorl
    Jun 16, 2014 at 10:50
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    @silama, that is what Bordaigorl suggests with his comment.
    – nickpapior
    Jun 16, 2014 at 10:55
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    Maybe something like decoration={markings, mark=between positions 0 and .9 step 4pt with {\draw[-] (2pt,-2pt) -- (2pt,2pt);} } ?
    – Bordaigorl
    Jun 16, 2014 at 11:03
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    have you included the decorations library? \usetikzlibrary{decorations.shapes}
    – Bordaigorl
    Jun 16, 2014 at 11:09

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Here is an idea: use dashed, and define a decoration which draws the vertical line which crosses each dash to produce a plus:

\usetikzlibrary{decorations.markings}
\tikzset{
  pluses/.style={
    dashed,
    decoration={markings,
    mark=between positions 1.5pt and 1 step 6pt with {
       \draw[-] (0,1.5pt) -- (0,-1.5pt);
       }
    },
    postaction=decorate,
  }
}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw[very thin, pluses, ->] (0,0) to[bend left=45] (2,2);
\draw[very thick, red, pluses, ->] (-1,1) -- (2,0);
\end{tikzpicture}

Result:

Result

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  • It works very well. Thanks everybody, thank you JLDiaz.
    – silama
    Jun 16, 2014 at 11:18
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    @silama: you can even define a ++++> style for this; according to JLDiaz's answer you need: \tikzset{++++>/.style={pluses,->}}, then \draw[very thick, red, ++++>]....
    – Claudio Fiandrino
    Jun 16, 2014 at 12:10

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