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$FormatType

gives the default format type to use for text that appears in graphics.

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$FormatType

As of Version 6.0, $FormatType has been superseded by explicit settings for FormatType in Graphics and related functions.

$FormatType

gives the default format type to use for text that appears in graphics.

Details

  • The default setting for the standard notebook front end is $FormatType=StandardForm.
  • The default setting for the text‐based front end is $FormatType=OutputForm.
  • A common alternative setting is TraditionalForm.
  • Box‐based format types such as StandardForm and TraditionalForm can be used only when a notebook front end is present.
  • $FormatType gives the default value for the FormatType option in graphics.
Wolfram Research (1996), $FormatType, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$FormatType.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1996), $FormatType, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$FormatType.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1996. "$FormatType." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$FormatType.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1996). $FormatType. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$FormatType.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_$formattype, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$FormatType}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$FormatType.html}", note=[Accessed: 16-August-2025]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_$formattype, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$FormatType}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$FormatType.html}, note=[Accessed: 16-August-2025]}