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FormatType

FormatType
is an option for output streams, graphics and functions such as Text which specifies the default format type to use when outputting expressions.

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Typical settings for FormatType include:

	Automatic	inherit from surrounding constructs
	InputForm	one-dimensional form suitable for direct keyboard input
	OutputForm	character-based two-dimensional form
	StandardForm	standard two-dimensional form
	TraditionalForm	form approximating traditional mathematical notation

SetOptions[stream, FormatType->type] resets the format type for an open stream.

For graphics functions box-based format types such as StandardForm and TraditionalForm can be used only when a notebook front end is present.

Basic Examples (3)

By default, expressions are displayed using TraditionalForm in graphics:

Display expressions using StandardForm:

Labels are also affected by the FormatType setting:

Possible Issues (1)

BaseStyle LanguageCategory

Formats for Text in Graphics

Files and Streams

Streams and Low-Level Input and Output

Graphics and Sound

Graphics Annotation & Appearance

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