# Help with disabling latexification in Plots.jl's ticks (pyplot)

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/help-with-disabling-latexification-in-plots-jls-ticks-pyplot/53738>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question, plotting\
**Created:** [January 21, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/help-with-disabling-latexification-in-plots-jls-ticks-pyplot/53738 "2021-01-21T18:20:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![claudio20497](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/claudio20497/32/36602_2.png) [@claudio20497](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/claudio20497)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/help-with-disabling-latexification-in-plots-jls-ticks-pyplot/53738/1 "2021-01-21T18:20:57Z")

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Hello,

I don’t know how to disable latexification of strings in Plots.jl `xticks` argument. The point is that if I run the script:

```julia
using Plots
pyplot()
strs = ["a_1", "a_3", "a_3", "a_4"]
heatmap(rand(Uniform(), 5,5), xticks = (1:4, strs))

```

I get an heatmap with the `xticks` shown as a\_1, \, a\_2, \, a\_3, \, a\_4 , whereas I would like to see `a_1, a_2, a_3, a_4`.

Is it possible? If so, how?

PS: As you may notice, the colorbar bug noted in [this issue](https://github.com/JuliaPlots/Plots.jl/issues/2887) is still present. Do you know any workaround?

Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![jling](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/jling/32/212909_2.png) [@jling](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jling)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/help-with-disabling-latexification-in-plots-jls-ticks-pyplot/53738/2 "2021-01-21T18:24:05Z")

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seems to be an issue with pyplot. Can’t reproduce with default backend GR

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**Author:** ![baggepinnen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/baggepinnen/32/693_2.png) [@baggepinnen](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/baggepinnen)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/help-with-disabling-latexification-in-plots-jls-ticks-pyplot/53738/3 "2021-01-22T14:22:28Z")

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You may try the keyword

```julia
plot(..., ticks = :default)

```

to disable custom ticks