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LegendShadow

LegendShadow

is an option for Legend that specifies the shadowing drawn around the legend.

Details and Options
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PlotLegends`
PlotLegends`

LegendShadow

As of Version 9, all the functionality of the PlotLegends package is built into the Wolfram System.

LegendShadow

is an option for Legend that specifies the shadowing drawn around the legend.

Details and Options

  • To use LegendShadow, you first need to load the Plot Legends Package using Needs["PlotLegends`"].
  • The following settings can be used:
  • Noneno shadow is drawn, and a transparent backdrop is used
    Automatica shadow is placed automatically
    {xoffset,yoffset}specifies offset of the shadow from the box

Examples

Basic Examples  (1)

Do not draw a shadow for the legend:

Use the default shadow:

Place the shadow below and to the left of the legend:

Wolfram Research (2007), LegendShadow, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/PlotLegends/ref/LegendShadow.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2007), LegendShadow, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/PlotLegends/ref/LegendShadow.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2007. "LegendShadow." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/PlotLegends/ref/LegendShadow.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2007). LegendShadow. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/PlotLegends/ref/LegendShadow.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_legendshadow, author="Wolfram Research", title="{LegendShadow}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/PlotLegends/ref/LegendShadow.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-August-2025]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_legendshadow, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={LegendShadow}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/PlotLegends/ref/LegendShadow.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-August-2025]}