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Plot

Plots a function (or list of functions) over a range.

$ wo 'Head[Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, Pi}]]'
Graphics

Options

  • PlotRange — y-axis range as {ymin, ymax} or full {{xmin, xmax}, {ymin, ymax}}; also All or Automatic. Automatic leaves out extreme outliers so a pole can't flatten the rest of the curve; All shows every sampled value.
  • PlotStyle — one directive (Red, Dashed, Thickness[0.01]) or a list applied per curve.
  • AxesLabel — {xLabel, yLabel}.
  • PlotLabel — string/expression drawn above the plot.
  • PlotLegends — legend labels.
  • ImageSize — size in pixels, either a scalar or {w, h}.
  • AspectRatio — height ÷ width ratio of the plot area.
  • GridLines — None, Automatic, or {xSpecs, ySpecs}.
  • Ticks — tick spec, None, or Automatic.
  • Axes — show axes (True/False or {xBool, yBool}).
  • AxesOrigin — location of the axes intersection.
  • PlotPoints — initial sample count.
  • MaxRecursion — sub-division depth for adaptive sampling.
  • Filling — region to fill (None, Axis, Bottom, Top, or a rule list like {1 -> {2}} to fill between curves).
  • EvaluationMonitor — expression evaluated at every sampled point.
  • FillingStyle — style directive for the filled region.
  • Mesh — controls mesh markers (None, All, an integer).
  • PlotTheme — named theme like "Scientific" or "Business".
  • ColorFunction — named color map (e.g. "Rainbow").
  • Background — background color.
  • Frame — draw a frame around the plot (True / False).
  • FrameLabel — labels for the frame sides.
  • Epilog — extra graphics drawn on top of the plot.
  • Prolog — extra graphics drawn beneath the plot.

EvaluationMonitor can record the points Plot samples, e.g. via Sow:

$ wo 'Positive[Length[First@Last[Reap[Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, 2 Pi}, EvaluationMonitor :> Sow[x]]]]]]'
True

Tick labels follow the Wolfram Language's rules: a value outside [10^-5, 10^6) is written in scientific notation (6×10¹⁵, not 6000000000000000), and inside that range the labels stay plain with enough decimals to tell neighbouring ticks apart (0.0002). Either way the plot exports:

$ wo 'StringContainsQ[ExportString[Plot[x, {x, 0, 6*10^15}], "SVG"], "<svg"]'
True

$ wo 'StringContainsQ[ExportString[Plot[x, {x, 0, 0.001}], "SVG"], "<svg"]'
True

PlotRange -> All keeps a steep curve inside the frame — here the top tick reaches E^10, which the automatic range trims away:

$ wo 'StringContainsQ[ExportString[Plot[E^x, {x, 0, 10}, PlotRange -> All], "SVG"], "<svg"]'
True

A tick given as a bare position is labelled with that expression rather than with its decimal expansion, so an axis divided into multiples of π reads back as multiples of π:

$ wo 'StringContainsQ[ExportString[Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, 2 Pi}, Ticks -> {{0, Pi/2, Pi, 3 Pi/2, 2 Pi}, Automatic}], "SVG"], "<svg"]'
True

Filling rules may be grouped in sub-lists — {{1 -> {2}}, {3 -> 0}} shades the same regions as the flat {1 -> {2}, 3 -> 0}:

$ wo 'StringContainsQ[ExportString[Plot[{Sin[x], 2 Sin[x], 3 Sin[x]}, {x, 0, 2 Pi}, Filling -> {{1 -> {2}}, {3 -> 0}}], "SVG"], "<svg"]'
True