# LaTeX code for titles, labels,... with Plots.jl

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**Category:** General Usage\
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**Created:** [February 7, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/latex-code-for-titles-labels-with-plots-jl/1967 "2017-02-07T20:57:10Z")\
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In my (small) experience, it depends on the backend. If you’re using the default for Plots.jl (GR.jl), LaTeX doesn’t work very well. It only works if you’re using a string that is all LaTeX, e.g.:

`title!("\$\\alpha\$")`

Otherwise you should currently use a different backend. For me, PyPlot.jl usually does its job with LaTeX.

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