Built-in Mathematica Symbol

Graphics

Graphics[primitives, options]
represents a two-dimensional graphical image.

Graphics is displayed in StandardForm as a graphical image. In InputForm it is displayed as an explicit list of primitives.

The following graphics primitives can be used: »

	Arrow[{{x₁,y₁},...}]	arrow
	Circle[{x,y},r]	circle
	Disk[{x,y},r]	filled disk
	Inset[obj,...]	inset object
	GraphicsComplex[pts,prims]	complex of graphics objects
	GraphicsGroup[{g₁,g₂,...}]	objects selectable as a group
	Line[{{x₁,y₁},...}]	line
	Locator[{x,y}]	dynamic locator
	Point[{x,y}]	point
	Polygon[{{x₁,y₁},...}]	polygon
	Raster[array]	array of gray or colored squares
	Rectangle[{x_min,y_min},{x_max,y_max}]	rectangle
	Text[expr,{x,y}]	text

The following graphics directives can be used: »

	AbsoluteDashing[{w₁,...}]	absolute line dashing specification
	AbsolutePointSize[d]	absolute point size specification
	AbsoluteThickness[w]	absolute line thickness specification
	Arrowheads[specs]	arrowheads specification
	CMYKColor[c,m,y,k]	color specification
	Dashing[{w₁,...}]	line dashing specification
	Directive[g₁,g₂,...]	composite graphics directive
	EdgeForm[g]	edge drawing specification
	FaceForm[g]	face drawing specification
	GrayLevel[i]	intensity specification
	Hue[h]	hue specification
	Opacity[a]	opacity specification
	PointSize[d]	point size specification
	RGBColor[r,g,b]	color specification
	Thickness[w]	line thickness specification

The following wrappers can be used at any level:

	Annotation[obj,label]	give an annotation
	Button[obj,action]	make obj act as a button
	Dynamic[obj]	use the dynamically updated current value
	EventHandler[obj,...]	attach an event handler
	Hyperlink[obj,URI]	make obj a hyperlink
	Mouseover[obj,over]	specify a mouseover form
	PopupWindow[obj,cont]	attach a popup window
	StatusArea[obj,label]	specify a label to appear in the status area
	Style[obj,opts]	specify a style
	Tooltip[obj,label]	attach a tooltip

The following options can be given:

AlignmentPoint	Center	the default point in the graphic to align with
AspectRatio	Automatic	ratio of height to width
Axes	False	whether to draw axes
AxesLabel	None	axes labels
AxesOrigin	Automatic	where axes should cross
AxesStyle	{}	style specifications for the axes
Background	None	background color for the plot
BaselinePosition	Automatic	how to align with a surrounding text baseline
BaseStyle	{}	base style specifications for the graphic
ContentSelectable	Automatic	whether to allow contents to be selected
DisplayFunction	$DisplayFunction	function for generating output
Epilog	{}	primitives rendered after the main plot
FormatType	TraditionalForm	the default format type for text
Frame	False	whether to put a frame around the plot
FrameLabel	None	frame labels
FrameStyle	{}	style specifications for the frame
FrameTicks	Automatic	frame ticks
FrameTicksStyle	{}	style specifications for frame ticks
GridLines	None	grid lines to draw
GridLinesStyle	{}	style specifications for grid lines
ImageMargins	0.	the margins to leave around the graphic
ImagePadding	All	what extra padding to allow for labels, etc.
ImageSize	Automatic	the absolute size at which to render the graphic
LabelStyle	{}	style specifications for labels
Method	Automatic	details of graphics methods to use
PlotLabel	None	an overall label for the plot
PlotRange	All	range of values to include
PlotRangeClipping	False	whether to clip at the plot range
PlotRangePadding	Automatic	how much to pad the range of values
PlotRegion	Automatic	the final display region to be filled
PreserveImageOptions	Automatic	whether to preserve image options when displaying new versions of the same graphic
Prolog	{}	primitives rendered before the main plot
RotateLabel	True	whether to rotate y labels on the frame
Ticks	Automatic	axes ticks
TicksStyle	{}	style specifications for axes ticks

Nested lists of graphics constructs can be given. Directive specifications such as GrayLevel normally remain in effect only until the end of the list which contains them. »

A list containing only graphics directives is treated as if its elements were directly inserted into an enclosing list.

Style[obj, opts] can be used to apply the options or directives opts to obj. »

The settings for BaseStyle are appended to the default style typically given by the "Graphics" style in the current stylesheet. The settings for AxesStyle, LabelStyle, etc. are appended to the default styles given for "GraphicsAxes", "GraphicsLabel", etc.