is an option for graphics functions that specifies what region of the final display area a plot should fill.
PlotRegion
is an option for graphics functions that specifies what region of the final display area a plot should fill.
Details
- PlotRegion->{{sxmin,sxmax},{symin,symax}} specifies the region in scaled coordinates that the plot should fill in the final display area.
- The scaled coordinates run from 0 to 1 in each direction.
- The default setting PlotRegion->{{0,1},{0,1}} specifies that the plot should fill the whole display area.
- When the plot does not fill the whole display area, the remainder of the area is rendered according to the setting for the option Background .
Examples
Basic Examples (3)
The contents of a graphic use the whole region:
Limit the contents of the graphic to the middle half of the region in each direction:
ImagePadding can also be used to add padding around a graphic:
Tech Notes
Related Workflows
- Inset One Graphic into Another ▪
- Combine Graphics
History
Introduced in 1991 (2.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1991), PlotRegion, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlotRegion.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1991. "PlotRegion." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlotRegion.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1991). PlotRegion. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlotRegion.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_plotregion, author="Wolfram Research", title="{PlotRegion}", year="1991", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlotRegion.html}", note=[Accessed: 17-November-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_plotregion, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={PlotRegion}, year={1991}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlotRegion.html}, note=[Accessed: 17-November-2025]}