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# matplotlib.axis.XTick.get_sketch_params

`XTick.``get_sketch_params`()

  Returns the sketch parameters for the artist.

  Returns: | sketch_params : tuple or `None` A 3-tuple with the following elements: `scale`: The amplitude of the wiggle perpendicular to the source line. `length`: The length of the wiggle along the line. `randomness`: The scale factor by which the length is shrunken or expanded. May return `None` if no sketch parameters were set.