# Undocumented plot marker types

DevFeed: [Undocumented plot marker types](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/undocumented-plot-marker-types-22328.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://undocumentedmatlab.com/articles/undocumented-plot-marker-types>)

Author: Yair Altman

Published: 2019-03-13T11:05:14Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Undocumented Matlab](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/undocumented-matlab.md>)

Topics: [MATLAB](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/matlab.md>), [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>), [GUI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gui.md>)

Tags: [graphics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/graphics.md>), [handle-graphics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/handle-graphics.md>), [handle-graphics-hidden-property-low-risk-of-breaking-in-future-versions-stock-matlab-function-undocu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/handle-graphics-hidden-property-low-risk-of-breaking-in-future-versions-stock-matlab-function-undocu.md>), [hg2](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hg2.md>), [hidden-property](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hidden-property.md>), [internal-component](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internal-component.md>), [low-risk-of-breaking-in-future-versions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/low-risk-of-breaking-in-future-versions.md>), [plotting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/plotting.md>), [properties](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/properties.md>), [pure-matlab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pure-matlab.md>), [stock-matlab-function](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/stock-matlab-function.md>), [undocumented-feature](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/undocumented-feature.md>), [visualization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/visualization.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains how MATLAB's hidden MarkerHandle property exposes undocumented plot marker styles, including the hbar and vbar styles. It also describes related marker customization capabilities such as transparency and color gradients.

## Source excerpt

Undocumented plot marker styles can easily be accesses using a hidden plot-line property. The post Undocumented plot marker types appeared first on Undocumented Matlab. Related posts: Types of undocumented Matlab aspects This article lists the different types of undocumented/unsupported/hidden aspects in Matlab... Undocumented scatter plot behavior The scatter plot function has an undocumented behavior when plotting more than 100 points: it returns a single unified patch object handle, rather than a patch handle for each specific point as it returns with 100 or less points.... Plot markers transparency and color gradient Matlab plot-line markers can be customized to have transparency and color gradients. ... Undocumented scatter plot jitter Matlab's scatter plot can automatically jitter data to enable better visualization of distribution density. ...