matplotlib.axes.Axes.set_title

Axes.set_title(self, label, fontdict=None, loc=None, pad=None, **kwargs) [source]

Set a title for the axes.

Set one of the three available axes titles. The available titles are positioned above the axes in the center, flush with the left edge, and flush with the right edge.

Parameters:	labelstr Text to use for the title fontdictdict A dictionary controlling the appearance of the title text, the default fontdict is: {'fontsize': rcParams['axes.titlesize'], 'fontweight' : rcParams['axes.titleweight'], 'color' : rcParams['axes.titlecolor'], 'verticalalignment': 'baseline', 'horizontalalignment': loc} loc{'center', 'left', 'right'}, str, optional Which title to set. If None, defaults to rcParams["axes.titlelocation"] (default: 'center'). padfloat The offset of the title from the top of the axes, in points. If None, defaults to rcParams["axes.titlepad"] (default: 6.0).
Returns:	textText The matplotlib text instance representing the title
Other Parameters:	**kwargsText properties Other keyword arguments are text properties, see Text for a list of valid text properties.

Examples using matplotlib.axes.Axes.set_title