matplotlib.axes.Axes.set_title

Axes.set_title(self, label, fontdict=None, loc='center', 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:	label : str Text to use for the title fontdict : dict A dictionary controlling the appearance of the title text, the default fontdict is: {'fontsize': rcParams['axes.titlesize'], 'fontweight' : rcParams['axes.titleweight'], 'verticalalignment': 'baseline', 'horizontalalignment': loc} loc : {'center', 'left', 'right'}, str, optional Which title to set, defaults to 'center' pad : float The offset of the title from the top of the axes, in points. Default is None to use rcParams['axes.titlepad'].
Returns:	text : Text The matplotlib text instance representing the title
Other Parameters:	**kwargs : Text properties Other keyword arguments are text properties, see Text for a list of valid text properties.

Examples using matplotlib.axes.Axes.set_title