tick_params(axis='both', **kwargs)

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

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.

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.

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

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.

See :

Back References

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