{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "\n# Marker examples\n\nExample with different ways to specify markers.\n\nSee also the `matplotlib.markers` documentation for a list of all markers and\n:doc:`/gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/marker_reference` for more information\non configuring markers.\n\n.. redirect-from:: /gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_custom_symbol\n.. redirect-from:: /gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_symbol\n.. redirect-from:: /gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_piecharts\n" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": { "collapsed": false }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\nimport numpy as np\n\n# Fixing random state for reproducibility\nnp.random.seed(19680801)\n\nx = np.random.rand(10)\ny = np.random.rand(10)\nz = np.sqrt(x**2 + y**2)\n\nfig, axs = plt.subplots(2, 3, sharex=True, sharey=True, layout=\"constrained\")\n\n# Matplotlib marker symbol\naxs[0, 0].scatter(x, y, s=80, c=z, marker=\">\")\naxs[0, 0].set_title(\"marker='>'\")\n\n# marker from TeX: passing a TeX symbol name enclosed in $-signs\naxs[0, 1].scatter(x, y, s=80, c=z, marker=r\"$\\clubsuit$\")\naxs[0, 1].set_title(r\"marker=r'\\$\\clubsuit\\$'\")\n\n# marker from path: passing a custom path of N vertices as a (N, 2) array-like\nverts = [[-1, -1], [1, -1], [1, 1], [-1, -1]]\naxs[0, 2].scatter(x, y, s=80, c=z, marker=verts)\naxs[0, 2].set_title(\"marker=verts\")\n\n# regular pentagon marker\naxs[1, 0].scatter(x, y, s=80, c=z, marker=(5, 0))\naxs[1, 0].set_title(\"marker=(5, 0)\")\n\n# regular 5-pointed star marker\naxs[1, 1].scatter(x, y, s=80, c=z, marker=(5, 1))\naxs[1, 1].set_title(\"marker=(5, 1)\")\n\n# regular 5-pointed asterisk marker\naxs[1, 2].scatter(x, y, s=80, c=z, marker=(5, 2))\naxs[1, 2].set_title(\"marker=(5, 2)\")\n\nplt.show()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ ".. tags::\n\n component: marker\n level: beginner\n\n" ] } ], "metadata": { "kernelspec": { "display_name": "Python 3", "language": "python", "name": "python3" }, "language_info": { "codemirror_mode": { "name": "ipython", "version": 3 }, "file_extension": ".py", "mimetype": "text/x-python", "name": "python", "nbconvert_exporter": "python", "pygments_lexer": "ipython3", "version": "3.13.2" } }, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 0 }