How can I insert latex symbols into a matlab plot?

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I have a figure in Matlab with axes that I would like to label with latex symbols like $\delta$ on the x axis and $\epsilon$ on the y axis. How can I place these LaTeX notations into the axis labels?

although tex and latex interpreter in matlab are not proper. try these xlabel('Symbol $\delta$','interpreter','latex'); and ylabel('Symbol $\epsilon$','interpreter','latex');. see xlabel doc. and What is the best way to include Matlab graphics? — texenthusiast, Apr 05 '13 at 18:44
If you're planning to export your figure for use in a LaTeX document, take a look at http://www.mathworks.de/matlabcentral/fileexchange/22022-matlab2tikz. — Nico Schlömer, Sep 12 '13 at 16:53
Indeed, you can export matlab figures as tikz figures and add LaTeX expressions later. — Karlo, Oct 30 '15 at 12:08

score 17 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 30 '13 at 15:33

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when plotting in Matlab, set the text interpreter to be latex:

Figure1=figure(1);clf;
set(Figure1,'defaulttextinterpreter','latex');
plot(...);
xlabel('$\delta$');
ylabel('$\epsilon$');

answered Jun 30 '13 at 15:33

mrsoltys

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set(0,'DefaultTextInterpreter', 'latex') – Andrestand Jul 20 '15 at 11:16

How can I insert latex symbols into a matlab plot?

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