Matplotlib - Label Location
Matplotlib - Label Location or Position
To set a specific location for a label in Matplotlib, you can use loc
parameter of the label functions.
For X-axis label, you can specify 'left'
, 'center'
, or 'right'
for the loc
parameter in the xlabel() function.
For Y-axis label, you can specify 'bottom'
, 'center'
, or 'top'
for the loc
parameter in the ylabel() function.
Label Location for X-axis
1. Location = left, for X-axis label
In the following program, let us set the location of X-axis label to the 'left'
.
Python Program
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
# Example data
x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
y = [10, 20, 35, 45, 30]
# Plot the data
plt.plot(x, y, marker='o')
# Set location for the X-axis label
plt.xlabel('X-axis Sample Label', loc = 'left')
# Show the plot
plt.show()
Output
2. Location = center, for X-axis label
In the following program, let us set the location of X-axis label to the 'center'
.
Python Program
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
# Example data
x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
y = [10, 20, 35, 45, 30]
# Plot the data
plt.plot(x, y, marker='o')
# Set location for the X-axis label
plt.xlabel('X-axis Sample Label', loc = 'center')
# Show the plot
plt.show()
Output
3. Location = right, for X-axis label
In the following program, let us set the location of X-axis label to the 'right'
.
Python Program
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
# Example data
x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
y = [10, 20, 35, 45, 30]
# Plot the data
plt.plot(x, y, marker='o')
# Set location for the X-axis label
plt.xlabel('X-axis Sample Label', loc = 'center')
# Show the plot
plt.show()
Output
Label Location for Y-axis
1. Location = top, for Y-axis label
In the following program, let us set the location of Y-axis label to the 'top'
.
Python Program
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
# Example data
x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
y = [10, 20, 35, 45, 30]
# Plot the data
plt.plot(x, y, marker='o')
# Set location for the Y-axis label
plt.ylabel('Y-axis Sample Label', loc = 'top')
# Show the plot
plt.show()
Output
2. Location = center, for Y-axis label
In the following program, let us set the location of Y-axis label to the 'center'
.
Python Program
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
# Example data
x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
y = [10, 20, 35, 45, 30]
# Plot the data
plt.plot(x, y, marker='o')
# Set location for the Y-axis label
plt.ylabel('Y-axis Sample Label', loc = 'center')
# Show the plot
plt.show()
Output
3. Location = bottom, for Y-axis label
In the following program, let us set the location of Y-axis label to the 'bottom'
.
Python Program
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
# Example data
x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
y = [10, 20, 35, 45, 30]
# Plot the data
plt.plot(x, y, marker='o')
# Set location for the Y-axis label
plt.ylabel('Y-axis Sample Label', loc = 'bottom')
# Show the plot
plt.show()
Output