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AbsoluteThickness[d]

is a graphics directive which specifies that lines which follow are to be drawn with absolute thickness d.

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AbsoluteThickness

AbsoluteThickness[d]

is a graphics directive which specifies that lines which follow are to be drawn with absolute thickness d.

Details

  • The absolute thickness is measured in units of printer's points, equal before magnification to of an inch.
  • AbsoluteThickness can be used in both two- and three-dimensional graphics, as well as in Style specifications.
  • The following symbolic forms for d can be used: Tiny, Small, Medium, and Large.
  • The initial default is AbsoluteThickness[0.5].

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Basic Examples  (3)

Specify the thickness of lines in units of printer's points:

Wolfram Language code: Table[Graphics[{AbsoluteThickness[d], Line[{{1, 0}, {2, 1}, {3, 0}, {4, 1}}]}], {d, {0.5, 2, 5}}]
Wolfram Language code: Table[Graphics3D[{AbsoluteThickness[i], Line[{{1, 1, 0}, {2, 2, 1}, {3, 3, 0}, {4, 4, 1}}]}], {i, {0.5, 2, 5}}]

Use Thick and Thin to specify predefined absolute thicknesses:

Wolfram Language code: {Graphics[{Thin, Line[{{0, 0}, {2, 1}}]}], Graphics[{Thick, Line[{{0, 0}, {2, 1}}]}]}

Symbolic values for predefined absolute thicknesses:

Wolfram Language code: Table[Graphics[{AbsoluteThickness[d], Line[{{1, 0}, {2, 1}, {3, 0}, {4, 1}}]}], {d, {Tiny, Small, Medium, Large}}]

Applications  (1)

Style curve elements of plots:

Wolfram Language code: Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, 10}, PlotStyle -> Thick]

Properties & Relations  (2)

AbsoluteThickness defines the thickness of lines in units of printer's points:

Wolfram Language code: Graphics[{AbsoluteThickness[15], Line[{{-1, 0}, {1, 0}}], Text[Style["15 points", Red, FontSize -> 15], {0, 0}]}]

AbsoluteThickness is independent of the image size:

Wolfram Language code: Table[Graphics[{AbsoluteThickness[3], Line[{{0, 0}, {2, 1}}]}, ImageSize -> s], {s, {50, 100, 150}}]

Thickness defines the thickness as a fraction of the total width of the graphic:

Wolfram Language code: Graphics[{Thickness[.5], Line[{{1 / 2, 0}, {1 / 2, 1}}]}, Frame -> True, PlotRange -> {{0, 1}, {0, 1}}, PlotRangeClipping -> True]

Thickness depends on the image size:

Wolfram Language code: Table[Graphics[{Thickness[.03], Line[{{0, 0}, {2, 1}}]}, ImageSize -> s], {s, {50, 100, 150}}]

Neat Examples  (1)

Lines with random thickness:

Wolfram Language code: Graphics[Table[{Hue[RandomReal[]], AbsoluteThickness[RandomInteger[{1, 10}]], Line[RandomReal[1, {2, 2}]]}, {50}]]
Wolfram Research (1991), AbsoluteThickness, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AbsoluteThickness.html (updated 2007).

Text

Wolfram Research (1991), AbsoluteThickness, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AbsoluteThickness.html (updated 2007).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1991. "AbsoluteThickness." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2007. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AbsoluteThickness.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1991). AbsoluteThickness. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AbsoluteThickness.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_absolutethickness, author="Wolfram Research", title="{AbsoluteThickness}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AbsoluteThickness.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_absolutethickness, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={AbsoluteThickness}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AbsoluteThickness.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}