""" =============== Marker examples =============== Example with different ways to specify markers. For a list of all markers see also the `matplotlib.markers` documentation. """ import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt # Fixing random state for reproducibility np.random.seed(19680801) x = np.random.rand(10) y = np.random.rand(10) z = np.sqrt(x**2 + y**2) fig, axs = plt.subplots(2, 3, sharex=True, sharey=True) # marker symbol axs[0, 0].scatter(x, y, s=80, c=z, marker=">") axs[0, 0].set_title("marker='>'") # marker from TeX axs[0, 1].scatter(x, y, s=80, c=z, marker=r'$\alpha$') axs[0, 1].set_title(r"marker=r'\$\alpha\$'") # marker from path verts = [[-1, -1], [1, -1], [1, 1], [-1, -1]] axs[0, 2].scatter(x, y, s=80, c=z, marker=verts) axs[0, 2].set_title("marker=verts") # regular polygon marker axs[1, 0].scatter(x, y, s=80, c=z, marker=(5, 0)) axs[1, 0].set_title("marker=(5, 0)") # regular star marker axs[1, 1].scatter(x, y, s=80, c=z, marker=(5, 1)) axs[1, 1].set_title("marker=(5, 1)") # regular asterisk marker axs[1, 2].scatter(x, y, s=80, c=z, marker=(5, 2)) axs[1, 2].set_title("marker=(5, 2)") plt.tight_layout() plt.show()