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TikZ is a higher-level drawing language built on top of the PGF graphics framework. For questions specifically about the PGF layer use {pgf-core} instead. Both tags are possible on the same question. The tag {diagrams} is also compatible with this tag.

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Can I fill an area transparent?

I am currently trying to improve the images of some basic geometry articles in Wikipedia. One image I have improved is the of an Arbelos (en). This is the LaTeX-Code: \documentclass{article} \usepac …
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How can I shrink a path to the center?

I'm not quite sure if I formulated the title correctly. I would like to get a result similar to the hand-drawn graph and I got the right one: Here is the code: \documentclass{article} \usepackag …
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Can TikZ create pixel art images?

Can you create images like this: when you have something like 0 = green (#54ff00) 1 = white (#ffffff) 2 = red (#ff0000) 3 = blue (#0048ff) Image (Python list of integers defined above): [[2,0, …
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How can I add something to a variable with a number

I currently have an image like this: which is created by the following LaTeX code: \documentclass[varwidth=true, border=2pt]{standalone} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{calc} \usepackage{amsmat …
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How can I draw a spiral that gets arbitrary close to a unit circle?

I would like to draw something like this: The circle in the center is not connected to the spiral, but the spiral gets arbitrary close to the circle. A problem why I can't draw this is that I don' …
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Can I enlarge lines in TikZ?

I'm currently creating lecture notes for "Geometry and Topology". As we now arrived at part about euclidean geometry, I quite often have the situation that I need to visualize lines (not line segments …
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How can I draw angles only with the outer line, but not with the line to the center? [duplicate]

I have the following LaTeX-Code: \documentclass{article} \usepackage[pdftex,active,tightpage]{preview} \setlength\PreviewBorder{2mm} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{shapes, calc, shapes,snakes} \u …
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How can I get an appropriate height for text/math nodes in tikz?

I have the following block diagram of a Kalman filter: I think the space between the upper border of the boxes and the first line of math is too much. How can I reduce that to make it look nicer? …
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Why does arXiv give '! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).' when adding a plot?

I currently want to submit my bachelor's thesis to arXiv. It includes the following: \begin{tikzpicture}[scale=1.0] \begin{axis}[ legend pos=north west, axis x line=middle, …
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Can I mark ends of lines with a cross?

I have the following image: \documentclass{article} \usepackage[pdftex,active,tightpage]{preview} \setlength\PreviewBorder{2mm} \usepackage{tkz-fct} \usetikzlibrary{arrows, decorations.pathreplacing …
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How can I add a big arrow?

I currently have this (done with LaTeX): and I want to get this (done with OpenOffice): How can I get those big arrows? The complete document is here, the part in the pictures is: \documentcla …
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How can I label points in tkz-euclide without serifes?

I have the following image As you can see, the points $A, B, C$ have serifes. I would like them to be without serifes. I do I change the font for \tkzLabelPoints?. (font=\sffamily\sansmath does not …
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11 votes
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How can I mark the preimage of covering map (spiral on circle)?

I'm currently trying to create the following image with TikZ: I currently have: But the orange part is missing. How can I get this? (By the way: This looks much better as PDF ... there seems to …
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How can I visualize a Torus with three paths?

I would like to show a Torus with three paths on its surface: Both points ($a$ and $b$) are on the surface of the torus. All three paths (orange, red, green) are on the surface of the torus All th …
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How can I make axis lines connected and make axis be over the plot?

I've just put a lot of effort in the following tikz image for Wikiepdia (see commons link): However, there are two small things that I can't get fixed: When you look at the bottom left corner whe …
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