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        to download the full example code

.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-example-title

.. _sphx_glr_gallery_subplots_axes_and_figures_axhspan_demo.py:


============
axhspan Demo
============

Create lines or rectangles that span the axes in either the horizontal or
vertical direction, and lines than span the axes with an arbitrary orientation.

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.. image-sg:: /gallery/subplots_axes_and_figures/images/sphx_glr_axhspan_demo_001.png
   :alt: axhspan demo
   :srcset: /gallery/subplots_axes_and_figures/images/sphx_glr_axhspan_demo_001.png, /gallery/subplots_axes_and_figures/images/sphx_glr_axhspan_demo_001_2_00x.png 2.00x
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.. code-block:: Python


    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import numpy as np

    t = np.arange(-1, 2, .01)
    s = np.sin(2 * np.pi * t)

    fig, ax = plt.subplots()

    ax.plot(t, s)
    # Thick red horizontal line at y=0 that spans the xrange.
    ax.axhline(linewidth=8, color='#d62728')
    # Horizontal line at y=1 that spans the xrange.
    ax.axhline(y=1)
    # Vertical line at x=1 that spans the yrange.
    ax.axvline(x=1)
    # Thick blue vertical line at x=0 that spans the upper quadrant of the yrange.
    ax.axvline(x=0, ymin=0.75, linewidth=8, color='#1f77b4')
    # Default hline at y=.5 that spans the middle half of the axes.
    ax.axhline(y=.5, xmin=0.25, xmax=0.75)
    # Infinite black line going through (0, 0) to (1, 1).
    ax.axline((0, 0), (1, 1), color='k')
    # 50%-gray rectangle spanning the axes' width from y=0.25 to y=0.75.
    ax.axhspan(0.25, 0.75, facecolor='0.5')
    # Green rectangle spanning the axes' height from x=1.25 to x=1.55.
    ax.axvspan(1.25, 1.55, facecolor='#2ca02c')

    plt.show()


.. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_subplots_axes_and_figures_axhspan_demo.py:

.. only:: html

  .. container:: sphx-glr-footer sphx-glr-footer-example

    .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-jupyter

      :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: axhspan_demo.ipynb <axhspan_demo.ipynb>`

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      :download:`Download Python source code: axhspan_demo.py <axhspan_demo.py>`


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