is an option for graphics functions that specifies how much further axes etc. should extend beyond the range of coordinates specified by PlotRange .
PlotRangePadding
is an option for graphics functions that specifies how much further axes etc. should extend beyond the range of coordinates specified by PlotRange .
Details
- PlotRangePadding can be used for both two- and three-dimensional graphics.
- The settings can be of the following forms:
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p the same padding in all directions{px,py,…} different padding in different directions{{pxL,pxR},…} different padding on left and right, etc.
- For each direction the following forms can be used:
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Automatic an automatic amount of paddings s coordinate unitsNone no padding
- If PlotRange includes all points in a plot, then PlotRangePadding->Scaled [s] yields a plot that covers a fraction 1-2s of the whole plotting area.
- PlotRangePadding->Automatic adds a total of 4% for PlotRange settings All , Full , and Automatic . For explicit settings, it adds no padding.
- Any padding specified by ImagePadding is added outside padding specified by PlotRangePadding .
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (3)
By default, 2% of padding is added to the plot range in each direction:
No padding added:
Include 1 coordinate unit of padding on all sides:
Scope (2)
Pad on all sides by the size of the image:
Specify different padding on each side:
Applications (1)
Add padding to make the range of data more obvious:
Properties & Relations (1)
No padding is added if the plot range is explicit:
See Also
PlotRange ImagePadding ImageMargins PlotRangeClipping
Function Repository: EnlargeBoundingBox
Tech Notes
Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), PlotRangePadding, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlotRangePadding.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "PlotRangePadding." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlotRangePadding.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). PlotRangePadding. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlotRangePadding.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_plotrangepadding, author="Wolfram Research", title="{PlotRangePadding}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlotRangePadding.html}", note=[Accessed: 24-November-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_plotrangepadding, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={PlotRangePadding}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlotRangePadding.html}, note=[Accessed: 24-November-2025]}