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Marker Types

Marker types are divided into six categories: arrow style markers, partial arrow markers, data point style markers, bracket style markers, decorative markers and cap style markers. Note that the cap style markers do not replace the line cap style, but are in addition to the line cap style. However the cap style markers generally look best in combination with the butt cap line style.

Available markers are listed in Table 9.1 (arrow style markers), Table 9.2 (partial arrow markers), Table 9.3 (data point style markers), Table 9.4 (bracket style markers), Table 9.5 (cap style markers) and Table 9.6 (decorative markers).

Jpgfdraw no longer uses the pgf arrow commands for the markers, as Jpgfdraw's markers are too complicated, since they allow for user specific orientation and include provision for mid-markers. Therefore, from version 0.4.0b, Jpgfdraw now sets all markers as individual paths when exporting to a LaTeX file.


Table 9.1: Available marker styles and dependencies for arrow style markers. (Line width=2bp, marker size=8bp, butt cap style.) Markers are shown in red to distinguish them from the line.
 Marker Size? Line Width
Dependent?
Centred on
Vertex?
Sample  
 Pointed Required Dependent No Image markerpointed.png  
 Pointed 60 Required Dependent No Image markerpointed60.png  
 Pointed 45 Required Dependent No Image markerpointed45.png  
 Cusp Required Dependent No Image markercusp.png  
 LaTeX N/A Dependent No Image markerlatex.png  
 Alt LaTeX N/A Dependent No Image markeraltlatex.png  
 Alt LaTeX Open N/A Dependent No Image markeraltlatexopen.png  
 Triangle Required Dependent No Image markertriangle.png  
 Triangle Open Required Dependent No Image markertriangleopen.png  
 Equilateral Filled Required Independent No Image markerequilateralfilled.png  
 Equilateral Open Required Independent No Image markerequilateralopen.png  
 Hooks Required Dependent No Image markerhooks.png  


Table 9.2: Available marker styles and dependencies for partial arrow style markers. (Line width=2bp, marker size=8bp, butt cap style.) Markers are shown in red to distinguish them from the line.
 Marker Size? Line Width
Dependent?
Centred on
Vertex?
Sample  
 Hook Up Required Dependent No Image markerhookup.png  
 Hook Down Required Dependent No Image markerhookdown.png  
 Half Pointed Up Required Dependent No Image markerhalfpointedup.png  
 Half Pointed Down Required Dependent No Image markerhalfpointeddown.png  
 Half Pointed 60 Up Required Dependent No Image markerhalfpointed60up.png  
 Half Pointed 60 Down Required Dependent No Image markerhalfpointed60down.png  
 Half Pointed 45 Up Required Dependent No Image markerhalfpointed45up.png  
 Half Pointed 45 Down Required Dependent No Image markerhalfpointed45down.png  
 Half Cusp Up Required Dependent No Image markerhalfcuspup.png  
 Half Cusp Down Required Dependent No Image markerhalfcuspdown.png  


Table 9.3: Available marker styles and dependencies for data point style markers. (Line width=2bp, marker size=8bp, butt cap style.) Markers are shown in red to distinguish them from the line.
 Marker Size? Line Width
Dependent?
Centred on
Vertex?
Sample  
 Dot Filled Required Independent Yes Image markerdotfilled.png  
 Dot Open Required Independent Yes Image markerdotopen.png  
 Box Filled Required Independent Yes Image markerboxfilled.png  
 Box Open Required Independent Yes Image markerboxopen.png  
 Cross Required Independent Yes Image markercross.png  
 Plus Required Independent Yes Image markerplus.png  
 Star Required Independent Yes Image markerstar.png  
 Asterisk Required Independent Yes Image markerasterisk.png  
 Open 5 Pointed Star Required Independent Yes Image markerstar5open.png  
 Filled 5 Pointed Star Required Independent Yes Image markerstar5filled.png  
 Open 6 Pointed Star Required Independent Yes Image markerstar6open.png  
 Filled 6 Pointed Star Required Independent Yes Image markerstar6filled.png  
 Triangle Up Filled Required Independent Yes Image markertriangleupfilled.png  
 Triangle Up Open Required Independent Yes Image markertriangleupopen.png  
 Triangle Down Filled Required Independent Yes Image markertriangledownfilled.png  
 Triangle Down Open Required Independent Yes Image markertriangledownopen.png  
 Rhombus Filled Required Independent Yes Image markerrhombusfilled.png  
 Rhombus Open Required Independent Yes Image markerrhombusopen.png  
 Pentagon Filled Required Independent Yes Image markerpentagonfilled.png  
 Pentagon Open Required Independent Yes Image markerpentagonopen.png  
 Hexagon Filled Required Independent Yes Image markerhexagonfilled.png  
 Hexagon Open Required Independent Yes Image markerhexagonopen.png  
 Octagon Filled Required Independent Yes Image markeroctagonfilled.png  
 Octagon Open Required Independent Yes Image markeroctagonopen.png  
 Filled Semicircle Required Independent No Image markersemicirclefilled.png  
 Open Semicircle Required Independent No Image markersemicircleopen.png  


Table 9.4: Available marker styles and dependencies for bracket style markers. (Line width=2bp, marker size=8bp, butt cap style.) Markers are shown in red to distinguish them from the line.
 Marker Size? Line Width
Dependent?
Centred on
Vertex?
Sample  
 Square Bracket N/A Dependent No Image markersquare.png  
 Bar N/A Dependent Yes Image markerbar.png  
 Round Bracket N/A Dependent No Image markerround.png  
 Brace N/A Dependent No Image markerbrace.png  
 Alt Square Required Dependent No Image markeraltsquare.png  
 Alt Bar Required Dependent Yes Image markeraltbar.png  
 Alt Round Required Dependent No Image markeraltround.png  
 Alt Brace Required Dependent No Image markeraltbrace.png  


Table 9.5: Available marker styles and dependencies for cap style markers. (Line width=10bp, marker size=5bp, butt cap style.) The cap style markers are designed to be flush against the line, so they are only clearly visible for thick lines. Markers are shown in red to distinguish them from the line.
 Marker Size? Line Width
Dependent?
Centred on
Vertex?
Sample  
 Rectangle Cap Required Dependent No Image markerrectanglecap.png  
 Round Cap Required Dependent No Image markerroundcap.png  
 Triangle Cap Required Dependent No Image markertrianglecap.png  
 Inverted Triangle Cap Required Dependent No Image markerinverttrianglecap.png  
 Chevron Cap Required Dependent No Image markerchevroncap.png  
 Inverted Chevron Cap Required Dependent No Image markerinvertchevroncap.png  
 Fast Cap Required Dependent No Image markerfastcap.png  
 Inverted Fast Cap Required Dependent No Image markerinvertfastcap.png  


Table 9.6: Available marker styles and dependencies for decorative markers. (Line width=2bp, marker size=8bp, butt cap style.) Markers are shown in red to distinguish them from the line.
 Marker Size? Line Width
Dependent?
Centred on
Vertex?
Sample  
 Circle Required Dependent No Image markercircle.png  
 Diamond N/A Dependent No Image markerdiamond.png  
 Circle Open Required Dependent No Image markercircleopen.png  
 Diamond Open N/A Dependent No Image markerdiamondopen.png  
 Scissors Up Filled Required Dependent No Image markerscissorsupfilled.png  
 Scissors Down Filled Required Dependent No Image markerscissorsdownfilled.png  
 Scissors Up Open Required Dependent No Image markerscissorsupopen.png  
 Scissors Down Open Required Dependent No Image markerscissorsdownopen.png  
 Right Heart Filled Required Independent No Image markerheartrightfilled.png  
 Right Heart Open Required Independent No Image markerheartrightopen.png  
 Heart Filled Required Independent No Image markerheartfilled.png  
 Heart Open Required Independent No Image markerheartopen.png  
 Snowflake Required Independent Yes Image markersnowflake.png  
 Star Chevron Open Required Independent Yes Image markerstarchevronopen.png  
 Star Chevron Filled Required Independent Yes Image markerstarchevronfilled.png  


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