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# matplotlib.pyplot.tick_params

`matplotlib.pyplot.``tick_params`(axis=’both’, **kwargs)

  Change the appearance of ticks and tick labels.

  Parameters: | axis : {‘x’, ‘y’, ‘both’}, optional Which axis to apply the parameters to.
  Other Parameters:
  | axis : {‘x’, ‘y’, ‘both’} Axis on which to operate; default is ‘both’. reset : bool If True, set all parameters to defaults before processing other keyword arguments. Default is False. which : {‘major’, ‘minor’, ‘both’} Default is ‘major’; apply arguments to which ticks. 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; accepts any mpl color spec. 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; mpl color spec. colors : color Changes the tick color and the label color to the same value: mpl color spec. zorder : float Tick and label zorder. bottom, top, left, right : bool or {‘on’, ‘off’} controls whether to draw the respective ticks. labelbottom, labeltop, labelleft, labelright : bool or {‘on’, ‘off’} controls whether to draw the respective tick labels. labelrotation : float Tick label rotation

  Examples

  Usage

      ax.tick_params(direction='out', length=6, width=2, colors='r')

  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.

## Examples using `matplotlib.pyplot.tick_params`

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