# Align tikzpicture in multirow to the top

I would like to align the plot shown in the picture below to the top, so that it is aligned with the "smile"-pictures next to it. I tried out different things, but nothing worked out. Maybe you have an idea how the alignment would work? What I have tried out:

• \begin{tikzpicture}[baseline={([yshift={-\ht\strutbox}]current bounding box.north)}]....
• use "p" instead of "m" in the tabular environment
• vary the tikzpicture height
• try to avoid multirow, but I was not able to find another way to organize the graph and the six pictures including the numbering nicely - but maybe you know another way?

Thanks a lot for your help! Simone

Here is the code:

\documentclass[
footinclude=true,cleardoublepage=empty,
dottedtoc,
BCOR=5mm,paper=a4,fontsize=11pt,
ngerman,american,
floatperchapter,
]{scrreprt}

\usepackage{tikz,pgfplots}
\usepackage{calc}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\begin{document}

\begin{figure}[bth]
\small
\centering
\noindent\begin{tabular}{m{6.0cm}m{0.1cm}m{1.8cm}m{0.1cm}m{1.8cm}}
{(a)} & {(b)} &  & & \\
\multirow{3}{*}{
\begin{tikzpicture}[font=\small]
\begin{axis}[
width=6cm,
height=6.8cm,
xmin=800,xmax=990,
scaled ticks=false,
xticklabel style={/pgf/number format/.cd,fixed,zerofill,precision=0,use comma},
xtick={850,900,950},
ymin=0,ymax=0.14,
yticklabel style={/pgf/number format/.cd,fixed,zerofill,precision=2,use comma},
ytick={0.04,0.12},
xlabel={Data x values},
ylabel={Data y values},
]
sharp plot,only marks,
]
coordinates {
(956.7818,0.0207)
(906.6738,0.0075)
(891.8467,0.0039)
(933.3216,0.2029)
(832.1925,0.4017)
(945.5146,0.2317)
(947.2539,0.0414)
(880.3353,0.1197)
(863.7405,0.0711)
(853.8516,0.0338)
(884.8370,0.0013)
(910.5405,0.0461)};
\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}
}
&
(1) & \includegraphics[width=1.8cm]{smile.jpg} &
(2) &  \includegraphics[width=1.8cm]{smile.jpg} \\
&
(3) & \includegraphics[width=1.8cm]{smile.jpg} &
(4) &  \includegraphics[width=1.8cm]{smile.jpg} \\
&
(5) & \includegraphics[width=1.8cm]{smile.jpg} &
(6) &  \includegraphics[width=1.8cm]{smile.jpg} \\
\end{tabular}
\end{figure}

\end{document}


And this is how it looks at the moment:

• Why did you use a tabular in the first place? Two side by side minipages or two subfigures should also work here. Jan 20, 2021 at 10:27
• \multirow{-2}{*}{ should make the plot shift upwards -- you can experiment with other numbers including decimals such as 2.1 ...... Jan 20, 2021 at 10:36

Edit:

• With use of two ties top aligned tables, where in the first diagram is manually moved down for amount determined by trial.
• Images in the second table have moved their baselines to their vertical center by use of the adjust package:
\documentclass[
footinclude=true,cleardoublepage=empty,
dottedtoc,
BCOR=5mm,paper=a4,fontsize=11pt,
ngerman,american,
floatperchapter,
]{scrreprt}

\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.17}
%\usepackage{calc}
\usepackage{multirow, tabularx}

\begin{document}
\begin{figure}[htb]
\small
\centering
\begin{tabular}[t]{l}
(a)     \\[4ex]
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{axis}[font=\small,
width=6cm,
height=6.8cm,
xmin=800,xmax=990,
xtick={850,900,950},
ymin=0, ymax=0.14,
yticklabel style={/pgf/number format/.cd,fixed,zerofill,precision=2,use comma},
ytick={0.04,0.12},
xlabel={Data x values},
ylabel={Data y values},
]
\addplot+ [sharp plot,only marks]   coordinates {
(956.7818,0.0207)
(906.6738,0.0075)
(891.8467,0.0039)
(933.3216,0.2029)
(832.1925,0.4017)
(945.5146,0.2317)
(947.2539,0.0414)
(880.3353,0.1197)
(863.7405,0.0711)
(853.8516,0.0338)
(884.8370,0.0013)
(910.5405,0.0461)};
\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{tabular}\begin{tabular}[t]{*{4}{l}}
(b) &&& \\
\\
\\
\end{tabular}
\end{figure}
\end{document}


Note: diagram is higher as your images of smileys (you should tell us, where are available) therefore in MWE is prescribed their height (19 mm), which together give an approximate height of the diagram.

• Thank you very much for your answer! Could you explain me again why the diagram is higher than the images? And what can I do to have the upper border of the diagram aligned with the top of the upper images? Jan 20, 2021 at 15:46
• @Simone, to have balanced position of images and diagram, thair height should be approximately equal. Since we haven't your original image, their height is unknown to us, in the my answer is used example-image.duck which at given width are not suficient height. In the case, that you use one table instead two (as is in edited answer), diagram spill out of table. T Jan 20, 2021 at 16:07
• Ah okay, thank you very much for the explanation Zarko! Jan 20, 2021 at 17:09

use

    \multirow{-2}{*}{
`

to get the plot shift upwards