# Makie - Removing background grid from qplot

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-removing-background-grid-from-qplot/114046>\
**Category:** Visualization\
**Tags:** makie\
**Created:** [May 9, 2024, 9:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-removing-background-grid-from-qplot/114046 "2024-05-09T09:20:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![alex123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@alex123](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/alex123)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 9:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-removing-background-grid-from-qplot/114046/1 "2024-05-09T09:20:54Z")

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Hi, when using the command

```julia
qplot(green, children =(; selector = siteselector(cells = 1:3), sitecolor = :blue), hide = :hops)

```

I get the following plot:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/7/c/7c4f57630a6dd361aa0c497bb0e883dab83c2e68.jpeg)

I would like to only have a plain white background, without the grid lines. What argument would qplot need for that?  
Thank you.

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**Author:** ![jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@jules](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jules)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 9:35am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-removing-background-grid-from-qplot/114046/2 "2024-05-09T09:35:46Z")

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`, axis = (; xgridvisible = false, ygridvisible = false)`