Questions tagged [ticks]
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pgf plots-Shifting the tick label down while changing the decimal seperator to comma (,)
I am working on a report in German, so the 1000x separator should be a period (.) and the decimal point should be a comma (,). I can format the PGF plot tick labels easily with,
/pgf/number format/.cd,...
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How can I get minor ticks with a logarithmic x-axis of base 2?
Creating a plot with a logarithmic x axis of base 2 doesn't have a minor tick grid. Adding minor ticks manually yields the error "Package pgfplots Error: Sorry, minor ticks are not supported for ...
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Polar axis, theta ticks getting misplaced
So I'm trying to compile some code in a large document to give me this graph of a polar function
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{polaraxis}[]
\addplot[domain=0:360,samples=300, color=red] {1 + 2*cos(...
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Why do x and y axes not have the same default format using minor tick num?
As written, I would think the MWE below would produce identically labeled x and y axes, but it does not. The y-axis is missing half of its labels and their corresponding major tick marks. Uncommenting ...
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How to make a tensor diagram out of quiver code?
I need to make a string/tensor diagram (something like this) out of this diagram made with https://q.uiver.app/:
Here is the corresponding latex code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{quiver}
...
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Define tick labels in PGFPlots with a variable
When I try to specify ticks / tick labels in PGFPlots using a variable (for automatic report generation for example), it works for the ticks, but not for the tick labels.
Here is the code I use:
\def\...
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Hiding all tick-marks except for ones with custom labels
I've looked at many similar questions but none describe quite what I'm trying to do. I would like to hide all the tick-marks on my axis except for one, under which I have a custom label.
Here's a MWE:
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Place tick scale label on top of plot contents
I came up with a pretty neat way to avoid overlap between tick scale labels and axis bounds for stacked plots by moving the tick scale labels into the axis windows, but unfortunately the lines are ...
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How to remove ticks outside intervals ends
\documentclass[border=5pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{statistics}
\begin{document}
\StatsRangeData \tips = { 15.95, 12.60, 20.75, 22.20, 8.80, 15.60, 19.50, 20.60, 24.15, 9.85, 11.80, 12.75, 15.40, ...
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How to put \SI in a yticklabel?
How can I get my pgfplot to let siunitx write labels on the form \SI{10}{\milli\metre}?
The following does not work:
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\pgfplotsset{...
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change negative y-axis labels to right side in pstricks
I have not been able to change the negative y-axis labels to the right side of the y-axis. This is what I need:
And this is what I currently have compiled with XeLaTex:
\documentclass{article}
\...
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PGFPlots: add custom labels to alternative x axis
I have the following plot:
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{semilogxaxis} [
width=\textwidth,
height=0.4\textwidth,
xlabel={Frequency [Hz]},
ylabel={Volume [dB]},
xmin=10,
xmax=...
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Set specific values on x axis on a logarithmic plot [closed]
I made the following plot
And it comes from data that I stored on a .csv, now the x axis is on a logarithmic scale and I only want ticks right below the points that are plotted. Fortunately, all of ...
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Error in alignment of tick-labels in sub-figures [duplicate]
The tick labels are not aligning with the axis, but they are sort of differently aligned. As marked by the red vertical line.
Image:
MWE Code:
\documentclass[12pt, a4paper,
parskip=...
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Use fractions for coordinate ticks [duplicate]
So I have some issues with the rounding of fractions, and I know that calculating fractions is notoriously difficult for a computer, so I am not too surprised this is not as easy as I want it to be.
I ...
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TikZ environment ignores vertical axis range
I am attempting to create a TikZ graph where the vertical axis ranges from 0 to 1, and tick points at 0.33 and 0.67 with corresponding labels.
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=0.75]
\begin{axis}
[...
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Why last xtick of my PGFPlots graph is not showing?
I'm trying to draw a graph in Overleaf.
I'm using this template that I found online:
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{axis}[
title={C++ Threads performance},
xlabel={Number of particles},
ylabel=...
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Adding labels and ticks to chronodex
Upon @MS-SPO's suggestion, I've included the refactored code here. I still need to add some ticks, labels indicating time and nodes for hours (12, 3, 6, 9). I did figure out adding nodes but they aren'...
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Mimic GeoGebra's grid lines with pgfplots
Using pgfplots, I want to have grid lines similar to GeoGebra's. That is four minor ticks in between major ticks and a lighter color for the minor grid lines:
With the help of this post, I managed to ...
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Ticks scaling - How to change the common factor multiplier to an offset value?
I am plotting the following figure using Python and I obtain this render:
Here, Python is automatically adding an constant value offset (+9.192682e9) on the y axis to read more easily the data.
Now, ...
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pgfplot yticks missing depending on values of ymin and ytickdistance
I have the following minimal exmaple:
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\begin{document}
\definecolor{mycolor1}{rgb}{0.85000,0.32500,0.09800}%
\definecolor{mycolor2}{rgb}{0.92900,0....
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Connect 2 nodes with an arrow from different figures
I am trying to connect 2 nodes from 2 different figures; is there a solution?
this is my attempt.
\documentclass [conference]
\usetikzlibrary{tikzmark, shadows.blur,arrows.meta,bending, shadings, ...
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x,y graph with labeled point
New to graphing on latex. But I started something based on what I was seeing.
Current code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.18}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}...
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Add unit as single tick label
I want to use the second to last tick label as the place for my unit, as shown below.
Is there a way to replace it?
MWE:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\begin{document}
\begin{...
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Is there a way to center the output of this assessment table custom environment?
The custom environment is created in the answer by Niel de Beaudrap here: Assessment table. However I can unfortunately cannot center the table in my tex file.
I have tried to use centering, \begin{...
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Shift second right y-axis label and ticks [duplicate]
I would like to shift the second right y-axis label to the right along with the ticks so it does not interfere with the first right y-axis label and ticks. Here is the code and its output:
\begin{...
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Adjust decimal precision of single ticks in tikzpicture [duplicate]
I have a little question regarding the decimal precision of certain single ticks in a plot generated by tikzpicture.
Minimal example:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{...
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PGFplots: x,y ticklabel overlapping with the plot
I'm trying to plot two boxes using pgfplots. However, the tick labels are overlapping with the plot itself, which is quite annoying:
Ideally I want them so that, e.g. k_2^- is on the top of the red ...
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How to get rid of unwanted tick?
How do I get rid of unwanted ticks like those specific ones I marked blue in the picture?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.18}
\begin{filecontents}{data.txt}
1 ...
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Error in grid of log scaled .tikz file generated by matlab2tikz
I have generated a tikz file by matlab2tikz. The figure has grids in log mode. However, it does not show the grid at 2x10^7 although xmax=3x10^7, as shown here:
When I increase the xmax=4x10^7, it ...
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How to draw a bar as a node
Could anyone tell me how is it possible to add "bars" as a node such as in the image below :
I would like to implement the "dl" segment :
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{...
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pgfplots, multiply values, add ticks without numbers
I am new to Latex and want to add some plots with pgfplots. I want to make musical tempo graphs. So the x-axis indicates the respective beat and the y-axis indicates the bpm value.
I need a tick for ...
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Change to log axis using `contour prepared` in pgfplot
I have data that becomes almost linear when plotting it in a logarithmic contour plot.
Therefore I want to generate the contour lines externally and store the data logarithmically.
Then I want to use ...
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Why aren't empty ticks working with empty plots?
I need to do an empty plot for my students to fill. Surprisingly the options xtick=\empty and ytick=\empty do not work when the plot is empty:
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\...
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missing a tick label that has been named
So I made this graph, and this graph can't show me the tick $\frac{5}{2}\pi$ at 7.85.
I've tried to enlarge the x max range, give extra ticks (and extra tick label) but nothing works. Anyone can help ...
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Setting y axis discontinuity at a certain value
I got the following diagram, that I want to make discontinous at a certain value, so that the "unneccessary" parts are skipped.
I already tried adding an "axis y discontinuity", ...
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Is it possible to have a plot with ticks but without their numbers?
I want to save space when stacking many axes over each other. The plots have common domain, and I don't want to lose space for the same information repeated (the numbers on the x-axis). Is it possible ...
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Ticks formatting in PGF, how to switch to completely decimal without powers of 10 [duplicate]
The ticks are sticking close to each other, almost overlapping. How to change the ticks from $2.5\cdot 10^{-2}$ to just $0.025$ without changing the dimensions of the diagram ?
\begin{tikzpicture}
\...
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Regular tick marks set to draw=none, but extra tick marks also not being drawn?
In the following code
\documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} \usepackage{pgfplots} \pgfplotsset{compat=1.17} \definecolor{gold}{RGB}{255, 184, 0}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture} \begin{...
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Pgfplot with two y-axes not showing correct ytick values
I am trying to plot a graph with two y-axes but the values keep showing something else than what I intended. Any tips on how to fix this? Appreciate it.
\begin{tikzpicture}
\centering
\...
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Imaginary unit automatic setup in tick marks for imaginary axis
I have seen solutions like this and this (in the question section), but they don't use the axis subenvironment in the tikzpicture environment.
If I make a 2-D plot, the ticks, tick marks, and tick ...
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No tick labels in gnuplot epslatex
I am trying to plot a function in gnuplot with epslatex terminal to be included in a Latex file:
reset
set terminal epslatex color
set xlabel '$x$'
set ylabel "$f(x)$" rotate by 90
set ...
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How to shift bars in bar graph?
I have plotted the following figure:
I would like to shift the green bars to the right, so they become adjacent on the right of the blue bars. Yet the green and blue bars have the same vertical axis,...
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Tikz Bar graphs with many coordinates per y value [duplicate]
I have a few problems with the following code:
\begin{figure}
\caption{test}\label{fig:sourceType}
\begin{center}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{axis}[
xbar,
reverse legend,
...
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Ticks on the y axis not working as anticipated
I am trying to have a plot where the ticks on the y axis are 1, 1.004, 1.008, 1.012, 1.016, and 1.02. However, only the ticks 1, 1, 1.01, 1.01, 1.02, 1.02 are shown in the figure (see below).
I was ...
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Improving that tikzpicture pgfplot by breaking the domain
I'm trying to improve that figure:
\documentclass{standalone}
\begin{document}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{axis} [axis lines=center, height=46mm, width=120mm, ...
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histogram ticks alignment
I'm trying to create a histogram in latex but the ticks are not aligning with the bars and i'm not sure why.
this is what i have so far:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\...
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Increase the thickness of an arrow in xy and tikz-cd package
We start from these simples MWE. The first is done with xy package, with your tips:
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}
\usepackage[all]{xy}
\begin{document}
\xymatrix{A \ar[r]& B}
\end{document}...
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How to define specific styles for each tick?
I want to change the style (such as color, font, size and shape of tick mark) for each tick.
In this example I want to change the color of the numbers (2,3,4) to something different and define a ...
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Tick labels not showing when using `contour gnuplot` and `axis line = middle`
The following code is the modified answer of @user121799 in TikZ: Plot contour lines. The difference is that I added axis x line = middle, axis y line = middle in the first line of the axis ...
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