.. only:: html
.. note::
:class: sphx-glr-download-link-note
Click :ref:`here ` to download the full example code
.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-example-title
.. _sphx_glr_gallery_lines_bars_and_markers_scatter_custom_symbol.py:
=====================
Scatter Custom Symbol
=====================
Creating a custom ellipse symbol in scatter plot.
.. image:: /gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/images/sphx_glr_scatter_custom_symbol_001.png
:alt: scatter custom symbol
:class: sphx-glr-single-img
.. code-block:: default
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
# Fixing random state for reproducibility
np.random.seed(19680801)
# unit area ellipse
rx, ry = 3., 1.
area = rx * ry * np.pi
theta = np.arange(0, 2 * np.pi + 0.01, 0.1)
verts = np.column_stack([rx / area * np.cos(theta), ry / area * np.sin(theta)])
x, y, s, c = np.random.rand(4, 30)
s *= 10**2.
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax.scatter(x, y, s, c, marker=verts)
plt.show()
.. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_lines_bars_and_markers_scatter_custom_symbol.py:
.. only :: html
.. container:: sphx-glr-footer
:class: sphx-glr-footer-example
.. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-python
:download:`Download Python source code: scatter_custom_symbol.py `
.. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-jupyter
:download:`Download Jupyter notebook: scatter_custom_symbol.ipynb `
.. only:: html
.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-signature
Keywords: matplotlib code example, codex, python plot, pyplot
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