# How to draw a pixel in Julia Graphics?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-draw-a-pixel-in-julia-graphics/37316
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** graphics, visualization
**Created:** [April 10, 2020, 7:36am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-draw-a-pixel-in-julia-graphics/37316 "2020-04-10T07:36:16Z")
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### Author: ![Neeraj\_Verma\_ASETRAI](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/neeraj_verma_asetrai/32/13743_2.png) [@Neeraj\_Verma\_ASETRAI](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Neeraj_Verma_ASETRAI)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2020, 7:36am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-draw-a-pixel-in-julia-graphics/37316/1 "2020-04-10T07:36:16Z")

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How to draw a pixel in Julia Graphics?  
eg - in C programming we draw a pixel by function putpixel(x,y)

which modules or Pkg i need to install please help me

I am using Plots Pkg and GR as backend

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### Author: ![dpsanders](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/dpsanders/32/3573_2.png) [@dpsanders](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dpsanders)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2020, 7:55am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-draw-a-pixel-in-julia-graphics/37316/2 "2020-04-10T07:55:58Z")

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What do you mean by a pixel?  
You can draw a point at position `(1, 2)` with

```julia
using Plots

scatter([1], [2])

```