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Directive[g1,g2,…]

represents a single graphics directive composed of the directives g1, g2, ….

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Directive

Directive[g1,g2,…]

represents a single graphics directive composed of the directives g1, g2, ….

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Basic Examples  (4)

Give composite directives for primitives in a graphic:

Wolfram Language code: Graphics[{Directive[Red, Thick], Circle[], Directive[Blue, Opacity[0.5]], Rectangle[{0, -1}, {2, 1}]}]

Give a composite directive for a single curve or surface in a plot:

Wolfram Language code: Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, 10}, PlotStyle -> Directive[Orange, Thick, Dashed]]
Wolfram Language code: Plot3D[Sin[x + y ^ 2], {x, -3, 3}, {y, -2, 2}, PlotStyle -> Directive[Orange, Specularity[White, 10]], Mesh -> None]

Give a composite directive for each curve in a plot:

Wolfram Language code: Plot[{Sin[x], Cos[x]}, {x, 0, 10}, PlotStyle -> {Directive[Red, Dashed], Directive[Blue, Thick]}]

Combine font styles:

Wolfram Language code: Plot[2Sin[x], {x, 0, 10}, Frame -> True, FrameLabel -> {x, 2Sin[x]}, LabelStyle -> Directive[Medium, Italic]]

Neat Examples  (1)

Mesh shading with composite directives:

Wolfram Language code: ParametricPlot3D[{Cos[ϕ]Sin[θ], Sin[ϕ]Sin[θ], Cos[θ]}, {ϕ, 0, 2Pi}, {θ, 0, Pi}, MeshShading -> {{Directive[Red, Specularity[White, 10]], Directive[Green, Opacity[0.5]]}, {Blue, Yellow}}]
Wolfram Research (2007), Directive, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Directive.html.

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

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Wolfram Language. 2007. "Directive." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Directive.html.

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Wolfram Language. (2007). Directive. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Directive.html

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_directive, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Directive}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Directive.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2026_directive, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Directive}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Directive.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}