Lines with a ticked patheffectΒΆ

Ticks can be added along a line to mark one side as a barrier using TickedStroke. You can control the angle, spacing, and length of the ticks.

The ticks will also appear appropriately in the legend.

lines with ticks demo
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib import patheffects

fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(6, 6))
ax.plot([0, 1], [0, 1], label="Line",
        path_effects=[patheffects.withTickedStroke(spacing=7, angle=135)])

nx = 101
x = np.linspace(0.0, 1.0, nx)
y = 0.3*np.sin(x*8) + 0.4
ax.plot(x, y, label="Curve", path_effects=[patheffects.withTickedStroke()])

ax.legend()

plt.show()

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