Set Font Properties for Titles and Labels
In order to make the Plot more attractive use the fontdict parameter in xlabel(), ylabel(), and title() to apply the font properties.
Python
# Adding font properties to labels and titlesimport matplotlibimport matplotlib.pyplot as pltimport numpy as np# Number of Childrenx = np.array([0, 1, 2, 3])# Number of Familiesy = np.array([3, 8, 1, 10])# label including this form1 will have these propertiesform1 = {'family': 'serif', 'color': 'blue', 'size': 20}# label including this form2 will have these propertiesform2 = {'family': 'serif', 'color': 'darkred', 'size': 15}plt.plot(x, y)plt.xlabel("Number of Childrens", fontdict=form1)plt.ylabel("Number of Families", fontdict=form1)plt.title("Survey Of Colony", fontdict=form2)plt.show() |
Output:
Plot with Font Properties
How to Add Labels in a Plot using Python?
Prerequisites: Python Matplotlib
In this article, we will discuss adding labels to the plot using Matplotlib in Python. But first, understand what are labels in a plot. The heading or sub-heading written at the vertical axis (say Y-axis) and the horizontal axis(say X-axis) improves the quality of understanding of plotted stats.
Example: Let’s create a simple plot
Python
# python program to plot graph without labelsimport matplotlibimport matplotlib.pyplot as pltimport numpy as np# it will take x coordinates by default # starting from 0,1,2,3,4...y = np.array([3, 8, 1, 10])plt.plot(y)plt.show() |
Output:
Plot without Labels or Title