matplotlib.axes.Axes.tick_params

Axes.tick_params(self, axis='both', **kwargs)

Change the appearance of ticks, tick labels, and gridlines.

Parameters:

axis : {'x', 'y', 'both'}, optional Which axis to apply the parameters to.

Other Parameters:

axis : {'x', 'y', 'both'} Axis on which to operate; default is 'both'. reset : bool If True, set all parameters to defaults before processing other keyword arguments. Default is False. which : {'major', 'minor', 'both'} Default is 'major'; apply arguments to which ticks. direction : {'in', 'out', 'inout'} Puts ticks inside the axes, outside the axes, or both. length : float Tick length in points. width : float Tick width in points. color : color Tick color; accepts any mpl color spec. pad : float Distance in points between tick and label. labelsize : float or str Tick label font size in points or as a string (e.g., 'large'). labelcolor : color Tick label color; mpl color spec. colors : color Changes the tick color and the label color to the same value: mpl color spec. zorder : float Tick and label zorder. bottom, top, left, right : bool Whether to draw the respective ticks. labelbottom, labeltop, labelleft, labelright : bool Whether to draw the respective tick labels. labelrotation : float Tick label rotation grid_color : color Changes the gridline color to the given mpl color spec. grid_alpha : float Transparency of gridlines: 0 (transparent) to 1 (opaque). grid_linewidth : float Width of gridlines in points. grid_linestyle : string Any valid Line2D line style spec.

Examples

Usage

ax.tick_params(direction='out', length=6, width=2, colors='r',
               grid_color='r', grid_alpha=0.5)

This will make all major ticks be red, pointing out of the box, and with dimensions 6 points by 2 points. Tick labels will also be red. Gridlines will be red and translucent.

Examples using matplotlib.axes.Axes.tick_params

Plots with different scales

Color Demo