Points

The points style displays a small symbol at each point. The command set pointsize may be used to change the default size of the points. 1 or 2 columns of basic input data are required in 2D plots; 1 or 3 columns are required in 3D plots. See style lines (p. [*]). Additional input columns may be used to provide information such as variable point size or variable point color.

The first 8 point types are shared by all terminals. Individual terminals may provide a much larger number of distinct point types. Use the test command to show what is provided by the current terminal. Alternatively any single printable character may be given instead of a point type, as in the example below. Longer strings may be plotted using the plot style labels rather than points.



2018-07-25