.. only:: html

    .. note::
        :class: sphx-glr-download-link-note

        Click :ref:`here <sphx_glr_download_gallery_text_labels_and_annotations_titles_demo.py>`     to download the full example code
    .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-example-title

    .. _sphx_glr_gallery_text_labels_and_annotations_titles_demo.py:


=================
Title positioning
=================

Matplotlib can display plot titles centered, flush with the left side of
a set of axes, and flush with the right side of a set of axes.


.. code-block:: default

    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

    plt.plot(range(10))

    plt.title('Center Title')
    plt.title('Left Title', loc='left')
    plt.title('Right Title', loc='right')

    plt.show()




.. image:: /gallery/text_labels_and_annotations/images/sphx_glr_titles_demo_001.png
    :alt: Left Title, Center Title, Right Title
    :class: sphx-glr-single-img





The vertical position is automatically chosen to avoid decorations
(i.e. labels and ticks) on the topmost x-axis:


.. code-block:: default


    fig, axs = plt.subplots(1, 2, constrained_layout=True)

    ax = axs[0]
    ax.plot(range(10))
    ax.xaxis.set_label_position('top')
    ax.set_xlabel('X-label')
    ax.set_title('Center Title')

    ax = axs[1]
    ax.plot(range(10))
    ax.xaxis.set_label_position('top')
    ax.xaxis.tick_top()
    ax.set_xlabel('X-label')
    ax.set_title('Center Title')
    plt.show()




.. image:: /gallery/text_labels_and_annotations/images/sphx_glr_titles_demo_002.png
    :alt: Center Title, Center Title
    :class: sphx-glr-single-img





Automatic positioning can be turned off by manually specifying the
*y* kwarg for the title or setting :rc:`axes.titley` in the rcParams.


.. code-block:: default


    fig, axs = plt.subplots(1, 2, constrained_layout=True)

    ax = axs[0]
    ax.plot(range(10))
    ax.xaxis.set_label_position('top')
    ax.set_xlabel('X-label')
    ax.set_title('Manual y', y=1.0, pad=-14)

    plt.rcParams['axes.titley'] = 1.0    # y is in axes-relative co-ordinates.
    plt.rcParams['axes.titlepad'] = -14  # pad is in points...
    ax = axs[1]
    ax.plot(range(10))
    ax.set_xlabel('X-label')
    ax.set_title('rcParam y')

    plt.show()



.. image:: /gallery/text_labels_and_annotations/images/sphx_glr_titles_demo_003.png
    :alt: Manual y, rcParam y
    :class: sphx-glr-single-img






.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-timing

   **Total running time of the script:** ( 0 minutes  1.553 seconds)


.. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_text_labels_and_annotations_titles_demo.py:


.. only :: html

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



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-python

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



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

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


.. only:: html

 .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-signature

    Keywords: matplotlib code example, codex, python plot, pyplot
    `Gallery generated by Sphinx-Gallery
    <https://sphinx-gallery.readthedocs.io>`_