matplotlib.pyplot.tick_params

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

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

Tick properties that are not explicitly set using the keyword arguments remain unchanged unless reset is True.

Parameters:

axis {'x', 'y', 'both'}, default: 'both' The axis to which the parameters are applied. which {'major', 'minor', 'both'}, default: 'major' The group of ticks to which the parameters are applied. reset bool, default: False Whether to reset the ticks to defaults before updating them.

Other Parameters:

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. 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. colors color Tick color and label color. 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 Gridline color. grid_alpha float Transparency of gridlines: 0 (transparent) to 1 (opaque). grid_linewidth float Width of gridlines in points. grid_linestyle str Any valid Line2D line style spec.

Examples

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.pyplot.tick_params