Matplotlib.pyplot.text() function in Python (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 25 Nov, 2020

This function is used to add a text to the axes at location x, y in data coordinates.

Syntax: matplotlib.pyplot.text(x, y, s, fontdict=None, **kwargs)

parameters	Description
x, y:float	The position to place the text. By default, this is in data coordinates. The coordinate system can be changed using the transform parameter.
s :str	The text.
fontdict : dict default none	A dictionary to override the default text properties. If fontdict is None, the defaults are determined by rcParams.
**kwargs	Text properties.

Example #1: Text on plot sheet

Python3 `

import matplotlib.pyplot

matplotlib.pyplot.text(0.5, 0.5, "Hello World!") matplotlib.pyplot.savefig("out.png")

Output:

Example #2: Add text to a plot

Python3 `

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

w = 4 h = 3 d = 70

plt.figure(figsize=(w, h), dpi=d)

x = [1, 2, 4] x_pos = 0.5 y_pos = 3

plt.text(x_pos, y_pos, "text on plot") plt.plot(x) plt.savefig("out.png")

Output: