# How to get empty markers, Plots, gr() backend

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-get-empty-markers-plots-gr-backend/20069>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** plotting, development\
**Created:** [January 25, 2019, 4:28am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-get-empty-markers-plots-gr-backend/20069 "2019-01-25T04:28:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![rafael.guerra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/rafael.guerra/32/216610_2.png) [@rafael.guerra](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rafael.guerra)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 10:04am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-get-empty-markers-plots-gr-backend/20069/14 "2022-02-17T10:04:22Z")

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Because I knew you would not be happy see code below, adapted from this [great Plots.jl solution](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-plot-circles-with-given-radii-using-plots/47845/9).

 ![Plots_gr_transparent_markers_as_Shapes](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/7/3/73182061b06c8a64f8a61f3f2a6b1798067189f7.png)

> **Plots.jl gr() code**
>
> ```julia
> using Plots; gr()
> 
> circle(x, y, r) = Plots.Shape(r*sind.(0:10:360) .+ x, r*cosd.(0:10:360) .+ y)
> 
> M = rand(12,2)
> circles = circle.([M[:,1], M[:,2]]..., (0.02,))
> p = plot(M[:,1], M[:,2], ls=:dot, c=:red, framestyle=:box, grid=false)
> plot!(circles, ratio=1, fc=:transparent, lc=:darkred, lw=1, label=false)
> scatter!([-1e16], [circles[1].y[1]], mc=:white, msc=:darkred, lw=1, label="I am transparent!",
> xlims=Plots.xlims(p), ylims=Plots.ylims(p))
> 
> ```

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