Text boxes with bbox in Matplotlib - Cheat Sheet & Quick Revision

Recall & Review

beginner

What does bbox stand for in matplotlib text boxes?

bbox stands for bounding box. It is the box around the text that can have a background color, border, and padding.

beginner

How do you add a background color to a text box in matplotlib?

You add a bbox dictionary with a facecolor key to the plt.text() function. For example: bbox={'facecolor':'yellow'}.

intermediate

What are some common properties you can set inside the bbox dictionary?

Common properties include facecolor (background color), edgecolor (border color), boxstyle (shape of the box), and pad (space around text inside the box).

intermediate

Explain the boxstyle option in matplotlib text boxes.

boxstyle controls the shape of the bounding box. Examples include round for rounded corners, square for sharp corners, and larrow or rarrow for arrow shapes.

beginner

How can you add padding inside a text box in matplotlib?

Use the pad property inside the bbox dictionary. It adds space between the text and the box edges. For example, bbox={'pad':0.5}.

Which bbox property changes the background color of a text box?

A facecolor

B edgecolor

C boxstyle

D pad

The facecolor property sets the background color inside the bounding box.

What does the pad property do in a matplotlib text box?

A Adds space between text and box edges

B Changes the font size

C Sets the border color

D Changes the box shape

pad adds space inside the box around the text, making the box bigger than the text.

Which boxstyle value creates rounded corners on a text box?

A square

B round

C larrow

D rarrow

round makes the bounding box corners rounded.

How do you add a border color to a matplotlib text box?

A Set <code>facecolor</code>

B Set <code>fontsize</code>

C Set <code>pad</code>

D Set <code>edgecolor</code>

edgecolor sets the color of the box border around the text.

Which function is used to add text with a bounding box in matplotlib?

A plt.scatter()

B plt.plot()

C plt.text()

D plt.bar()

plt.text() adds text to a plot and can include a bbox argument for the bounding box.

Describe how to customize a text box in matplotlib using the bbox parameter.

Think about colors, shape, and spacing inside the box.

Explain the purpose of the bbox dictionary when adding text to a matplotlib plot.

Why do we use a box around text?