The table below shows how text add to a plot as well as labels of colorbars and Cartesian axes can be formatted. Changing the font as well as its color and size in this way allows to change those only for specific characters of a longer text. The supported fonts are listed at .
| Symbol | Behavior |
|---|---|
| @%font%text@%% | Change the font |
| @;color;text@;; | Change the font color |
| @:size:text@:: | Change the font size |
| @-text@- | Toggle subscripts on/off |
| @+text@+ | Toggle superscript on/off |
| @#text@# | Toggle small caps on/off |
| @text@ | Toggle underline on/off |
| @!char1char2 | Print two characters on top of each other (composite characters, e.g., overstrike) |
| @~text@~ | Toggle Greek letters on/off |
| @@ | Print the @ sign |
| @. | Print the degree symbol |