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PolarAxes

is an option for sector charts and polar plots that specifies whether polar axes should be drawn.

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PolarAxes

PolarAxes

is an option for sector charts and polar plots that specifies whether polar axes should be drawn.

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Basic Examples  (4)

Add polar axes to PolarPlot:

Wolfram Language code: PolarPlot[Sin[3t], {t, 0, Pi}, PolarAxes -> Automatic, PolarTicks -> {"Degrees", Automatic}]

ListPolarPlot:

Wolfram Language code: ListPolarPlot[Table[{θ, 1 - 2 Cos[θ]}, {θ, 0, 2 π, π / 36}], PolarAxes -> Automatic, PlotRange -> 4]

SectorChart:

Wolfram Language code: SectorChart[RandomReal[1, {20, 2}], PolarAxes -> Automatic]

PieChart:

Wolfram Language code: PieChart[Range[5], PolarAxes -> Automatic]

Scope  (7)

Polar Axes Position  (2)

Determine PolarAxesOrigin automatically:

Wolfram Language code: SectorChart[{{1, 1}, {1, 2}, {2, 3}, {3, 2}}, PolarAxes -> Automatic, PolarAxesOrigin -> Automatic]
Wolfram Language code: PolarPlot[Floor[θ], {θ, 0, 2Pi}, PolarAxes -> Automatic, PolarAxesOrigin -> Automatic, PlotRange -> 10]

Specify PolarAxesOrigin explicitly:

Wolfram Language code: PolarPlot[Sqrt[n], {n, 1, 100}, PolarAxes -> True, PolarAxesOrigin -> {Pi / 6, 10}, PolarTicks -> {"Degrees", Automatic}]

Polar Axes Ticks  (2)

Compute tick positions automatically:

Wolfram Language code: ListPolarPlot[{Range[100] / 4, Sqrt[Range[100]], Log[Range[100]]}, Joined -> True, DataRange -> {0, 2Pi}, PolarAxes -> True, PlotRange -> 30]

Specify tick positions:

Wolfram Language code: SectorChart[{{1, 1}, {1, 2}, {2, 3}, {3, 2}}, PolarAxes -> Automatic, PolarTicks -> {Drop[Table[i, {i, 0, 2Pi, Pi / 3}], -1], Automatic}, PlotRange -> All]

Polar Grid Lines  (3)

Draw grid lines automatically:

Wolfram Language code: SectorChart[RandomReal[1, {10, 2}], PolarGridLines -> Automatic, PolarAxes -> Automatic, PolarTicks -> Automatic, PolarAxesOrigin -> {Pi / 3, 1.5}]

Specify grid line to position based on sector dimensions:

Wolfram Language code: SectorChart[{{1, 1}, {1, 2}, {2, 3}, {3, 2}}, PolarAxes -> Automatic, PolarGridLines -> {"AngularSection", "RadialSection"}]

Specify grid line style:

Wolfram Language code: ListPolarPlot[Table[Sin[t], {t, 0, 4Pi, 0.2}], Mesh -> 10, MeshStyle -> Automatic, Joined -> True, PolarAxes -> Automatic, PolarTicks -> {"Direction", Automatic}, PolarGridLines -> Automatic, GridLinesStyle -> Directive[Dashed, Orange]]
Wolfram Research (2008), PolarAxes, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PolarAxes.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2008), PolarAxes, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PolarAxes.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2008. "PolarAxes." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PolarAxes.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2008). PolarAxes. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PolarAxes.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_polaraxes, author="Wolfram Research", title="{PolarAxes}", year="2008", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PolarAxes.html}", note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_polaraxes, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={PolarAxes}, year={2008}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PolarAxes.html}, note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}