matplotlib.pyplot.tick_params

matplotlib.pyplot.tick_params(axis='both', **kwargs) [source]

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'. resetbool, default: False If True, set all parameters to defaults before processing other keyword arguments. 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. lengthfloat Tick length in points. widthfloat Tick width in points. colorcolor Tick color. padfloat Distance in points between tick and label. labelsizefloat or str Tick label font size in points or as a string (e.g., 'large'). labelcolorcolor Tick label color. colorscolor Tick color and label color. zorderfloat Tick and label zorder. bottom, top, left, rightbool Whether to draw the respective ticks. labelbottom, labeltop, labelleft, labelrightbool Whether to draw the respective tick labels. labelrotationfloat Tick label rotation grid_colorcolor Gridline color. grid_alphafloat Transparency of gridlines: 0 (transparent) to 1 (opaque). grid_linewidthfloat Width of gridlines in points. grid_linestylestr 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.