PlotRangePadding
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PlotRangePadding
is an option for graphics functions that specifies how much further axes etc. should extend beyond the range of coordinates specified by PlotRange.
Details

- PlotRangePadding can be used for both two- and three-dimensional graphics.
- The settings can be of the following forms:
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p the same padding in all directions {px,py,…} different padding in different directions {{pxL,pxR},…} different padding on left and right, etc. - For each direction the following forms can be used:
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Automatic an automatic amount of padding s s coordinate units Scaled[s] a fraction s of the plot None no padding - If PlotRange includes all points in a plot, then PlotRangePadding->Scaled[s] yields a plot that covers a fraction 1-2s of the whole plotting area.
- PlotRangePadding->Automatic adds a total of 4% for PlotRange settings All, Full, and Automatic. For explicit settings, it adds no padding.
- Any padding specified by ImagePadding is added outside padding specified by PlotRangePadding.
Examples
open allclose allBasic Examples (3)Summary of the most common use cases
By default, 2% of padding is added to the plot range in each direction:

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Include 1 coordinate unit of padding on all sides:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0gfrvdwa9kaa-hd3t9k


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Scope (2)Survey of the scope of standard use cases
Pad on all sides by the size of the image:

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Specify different padding on each side:

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Applications (1)Sample problems that can be solved with this function
Wolfram Research (2007), PlotRangePadding, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlotRangePadding.html.
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), PlotRangePadding, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlotRangePadding.html.
Wolfram Research (2007), PlotRangePadding, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlotRangePadding.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "PlotRangePadding." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlotRangePadding.html.
Wolfram Language. 2007. "PlotRangePadding." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlotRangePadding.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). PlotRangePadding. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlotRangePadding.html
Wolfram Language. (2007). PlotRangePadding. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlotRangePadding.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_plotrangepadding, author="Wolfram Research", title="{PlotRangePadding}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlotRangePadding.html}", note=[Accessed: 27-March-2025
]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_plotrangepadding, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={PlotRangePadding}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlotRangePadding.html}, note=[Accessed: 27-March-2025
]}