# Custom Markershapes in Plots jl

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/custom-markershapes-in-plots-jl/104542>\
**Category:** Visualization\
**Tags:** question, plotting\
**Created:** [October 3, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/custom-markershapes-in-plots-jl/104542 "2023-10-03T15:05:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Gattu\_Mytraya](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gattu_mytraya/32/45429_2.png) [@Gattu\_Mytraya](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Gattu_Mytraya)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/custom-markershapes-in-plots-jl/104542/1 "2023-10-03T15:05:27Z")

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I would like to use custom marker shapes (I hope to import them as SVG files) in scatterplots using Plots jl. How can I do this?

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**Author:** ![mkitti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mkitti/32/12459_2.png) [@mkitti](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mkitti)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/custom-markershapes-in-plots-jl/104542/2 "2023-10-03T16:03:12Z")

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Which backend do you intend to use? The default, GR?

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**Author:** ![Gattu\_Mytraya](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gattu_mytraya/32/45429_2.png) [@Gattu\_Mytraya](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Gattu_Mytraya)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/custom-markershapes-in-plots-jl/104542/3 "2023-10-03T16:13:22Z")

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I mostly use pyplot or plotlyjs. But I am open to using whichever backend can help me with this.

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**Author:** ![Gattu\_Mytraya](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gattu_mytraya/32/45429_2.png) [@Gattu\_Mytraya](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Gattu_Mytraya)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/custom-markershapes-in-plots-jl/104542/4 "2023-10-03T16:32:25Z")

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The shapes I have to use are pretty simple. They are, in essence, circles with parallel arrows located at specific points on the circumference. Is there a way to perhaps create such shapes in plots?

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**Author:** ![mkitti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mkitti/32/12459_2.png) [@mkitti](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mkitti)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/custom-markershapes-in-plots-jl/104542/5 "2023-10-04T14:39:27Z")

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For pyplot you will need to ask the matplotlib folks.