Matplotlib: Custom Fonts
Install Font (Linux)
Download and unzip additional fonts in the ~/.fonts directory.
mkdir ~/.fonts
I like to use Fira Code for monospace font and Mona/Hubos Sans for all other text.
# Install Fira Code Monospace Font
cd ~/.fonts
mkdir FiraCode
cd FiraCode
wget https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode/releases/download/6.2/Fira_Code_v6.2.zip
unzip Fira_Code_v6.2.zip
# Install Mona Sans Font
cd ~/.fonts
mkdir MonaSans
cd MonaSans
wget https://github.com/github/mona-sans/releases/download/v1.0/Mona.Sans.1.0.zip
unzip Mona.Sans.1.0.zip
# Install Hubot Sans Font
cd ~/.fonts
mkdir HubotSans
cd HubotSans
wget https://github.com/github/hubot-sans/releases/download/v1.0/Hubot.Sans.1.0.zip
unzip Hubot.Sans.1.0.zip
Once you have the fonts downloaded, then update the font cache.
fc-cache
More details at linuxconfic.org
Now delete the Matplotlib Font cache file
rm ~/.cache/matplotlib/fontlist*
Update rcParams
import matplotlib as mpl
mpl.rcParams["font.sans-serif"] = "Hubot-Sans" # or "Mona-Sans"
mpl.rcParams["font.monospace"] = "Fira Code"
Now when you make figures, the text will use the updated font.
import matplotlib as mpl
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
# Set custom font
mpl.rcParams["font.sans-serif"] = "Hubot-Sans"
mpl.rcParams["font.monospace"] = "Fira Code"
plt.plot([1,2,3])
plt.title("Hi there 1,2,3", fontsize='xx-large', fontweight='bold')
plt.xlabel("This is a label: 1,2,3", fontfamily='monospace', )
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