Graphics & Figures

Figures, Graphics & Diagrams

Detailed guide on floating figures, graphicx inclusion options (width, scale, angle, clip), subcaption side-by-side figures, and TikZ vector diagrams.

🖼️ 6 Essential Figure & Subfigure Styles

Choose between standard centered floats, side-by-side subfigures with (a) & (b) labels, framed border boxes, text-wrapped inline illustrations, or side-by-side figure+table pairs.

Advanced Figures & Subfigures

Comprehensive syntax, arguments, options, and copyable snippets for advanced figures & subfigures.

Environment Mandatory { }

`\begin{subfigure}{width}...\end{subfigure}`

Places one panel of a multi-part figure (subcaption package)

Example Code

\begin{subfigure}{0.45\textwidth}
\includegraphics{a.png}
\caption{Sample A}
\end{subfigure}

Command Mandatory { }

`\subcaption{text}`

Caption for an individual subfigure panel (subcaption package)

Example Code

\subcaption{Left panel}

Environment Mandatory { }

`\begin{wrapfigure}{pos}{width}...\end{wrapfigure}`

Wraps body text around a figure (wrapfig package)

💡 Deep Dive Explanation & Options

Text-Wrapped Inline Graphic: pos specifies alignment (r: right, l: left). width sets reserved horizontal box width.

Example Code

\begin{wrapfigure}{r}{0.4\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{fig.png}
\end{wrapfigure}

Environment Mandatory { }

`\begin{longtable}{cols}...\end{longtable}`

Multi-page table that can break across pages (longtable package)

Example Code

\begin{longtable}{cc}
A & B \\
\hline
\endhead
1 & 2 \\
\end{longtable}

Command

`\endhead`

Marks the header row(s) to repeat on every page of a longtable

Example Code

\endhead

Command

`\endfirsthead`

Marks the header shown only on the first page of a longtable

Example Code

\endfirsthead

Command

`\endfoot`

Marks the footer row(s) to repeat on every page of a longtable

Example Code

\endfoot

Command

`\sidewaystable`

Rotates a table 90 degrees on its own page (rotating package)

Example Code

\begin{sidewaystable}
\caption{Wide data}
\end{sidewaystable}

Colors & Image Inclusion

Comprehensive syntax, arguments, options, and copyable snippets for colors & image inclusion.

Command Mandatory { }

`\textcolor{color}{text}`

Colors text (xcolor)

Example Code

\textcolor{red}{Warning!}

Command Mandatory { }

`\colorbox{color}{text}`

Colored background box (xcolor)

Example Code

\colorbox{yellow}{Highlighted}

Command Mandatory { }

`\fcolorbox{border}{bg}{text}`

Framed and colored box (xcolor)

Example Code

\fcolorbox{black}{yellow}{Boxed text}

Command Mandatory { }

`\pagecolor{color}`

Sets page background color (xcolor)

Example Code

\pagecolor{lightgray}

Command Mandatory { }

`\definecolor{name}{model}{spec}`

Defines a custom color (xcolor)

Example Code

\definecolor{myblue}{RGB}{0,102,204}

Command Mandatory { }

`\rotatebox{angle}{text}`

Rotates content (graphicx)

Example Code

\rotatebox{45}{Tilted text}

Command Mandatory { }

`\scalebox{factor}{text}`

Scales content (graphicx)

Example Code

\scalebox{2}{Big text}

Command Mandatory { }

`\resizebox{width}{height}{text}`

Resizes content to given dimensions (graphicx)

Example Code

\resizebox{3cm}{1cm}{Stretched text}

TikZ Vector Graphics

Comprehensive syntax, arguments, options, and copyable snippets for tikz vector graphics.

Environment Mandatory { }

`\begin{tikzpicture}...\end{tikzpicture}`

Container for a TikZ vector drawing (tikz package)

Example Code

\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw (0,0) circle (1cm);
\end{tikzpicture}

Command

`\draw`

Draws a path, line, or shape in TikZ

Example Code

\draw (0,0) -- (2,2);

Command

`\node`

Places a labeled node/point in TikZ

Example Code

\node at (1,1) {$P$};

Command

`\coordinate`

Defines a named coordinate point in TikZ

Example Code

\coordinate (A) at (0,0);

Command

`\fill`

Draws and fills a closed shape in TikZ

Example Code

\fill[blue] (0,0) rectangle (1,1);

Command

`\filldraw`

Fills and outlines a shape in one command (TikZ)

Example Code

\filldraw[fill=yellow, draw=black] (0,0) circle (0.5);

Environment Mandatory { }

`\begin{axis}...\end{axis}`

Plots data/functions on labeled axes (pgfplots package)

Example Code

\begin{axis}
\addplot {x^2};
\end{axis}

Command

`\addplot`

Adds a data series or function plot inside an axis environment (pgfplots)

Example Code

\addplot table {data.dat};

Command Mandatory { }

`\usetikzlibrary{name}`

Loads a TikZ library for extra shapes/features

Example Code

\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}