# Hide ticks numbers / labels in a plot using PGF/TikZ datavisualization library

The datavisualization library in PGF/TikZ has many capabilities, but one thing I cannot find is how to remove ticks labels, keeping ticks themselves.

The scientific axes use such style (by default) for top and right axis.

For example, I would like to keep ticks, but remove labels in the following plot:

\documentclass[tikz]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{datavisualization}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\datavisualization
[scientific axes,visualize as line]
data {
x, y
0, 7
3, 6
7, 0
};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}


A similar question, but for pgfplots library Hide tick numbers in a TikZ/PGF axis environment.

• Could you post a compilable sample of an image where you'd want to have this illustrated? Then we don't have to write up our own if we want to test a solution before posting it – sheß May 19 '16 at 22:47
• @sheß: I hope this example helps – Jakub Narębski May 19 '16 at 23:25

One somewhat hacky version, simply not typesetting the labels:

\documentclass[tikz]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{datavisualization}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\datavisualization
[scientific axes,visualize as line, all axes={ticks={tick typesetter/.code=}}]
data {
x, y
0, 7
3, 6
7, 0
};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}


An alternative solution that instead of using major ticks uses only minor ticks, which do not have labels:

\documentclass[tikz]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{datavisualization}
\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}
\datavisualization
[scientific axes,visualize as line, all axes={ticks={major={at={}}, minor={at={0,1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6,7}}}}]
data {
x, y
0, 7
3, 6
7, 0
};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}


You might find more inspiration in section 77 of the PGF manual http://ctan.space-pro.be/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/base/doc/pgfmanual.pdf

• I was hoping I could simply put no tick text somewhere, but it looks like it is good only for suppressing labels for extraordinary ticks... – Jakub Narębski May 20 '16 at 17:12