Gnuplot · Lines · Points

Gnuplot Style Builder

Choose a line and point style visually, then copy a ready-to-use Gnuplot command.

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Style settings

Plot style Style number (ls)

Line colour (lc)

Line width (lw) 2 Point size (ps) 1.2

Dash type (dt)

Point type (pt)

Point interval (pi) For lines and points, use a larger value to draw a symbol at every nth data point.

Preview and command

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Generated Gnuplot commands

Quick reference

`lc` and `lw`

lc sets the line colour and lw sets its width. Explicit RGB colours make styles easier to reproduce.

`dt` and `lt`

dt selects the dash pattern. lt selects a terminal-defined line type, which may also imply a default colour.

`pt`, `ps`, and `pi`

pt selects the point symbol and ps its size. With linespoints, pi sets the interval between displayed symbols.

`ls`

ls applies a numbered style created with set style line, keeping long plot commands readable.

Preview basis: point symbols pt 0–15 follow the Cairo sequence used by pdfcairo, pngcairo, and epscairo. Other terminals usually show the common point types similarly, but exact symbols and dash patterns can vary. Run test after selecting a terminal when exact matching is important.

See the official Gnuplot documentation for set style line, dashtype, and pointtype symbols.