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Plot Customization and Themes in Seaborn

Seaborn comes with built-in themes and context options that help you create clean, professional plots — without needing extensive manual styling.


Why Customize Plots?

  • Improve readability and focus
  • Match presentation or brand styles
  • Emphasize key data points and trends
  • Maintain a consistent visual identity across charts

Built-in Themes

Seaborn offers themes like:

  • "darkgrid" (default)
  • "whitegrid"
  • "dark"
  • "white"
  • "ticks"

Themes control the background, gridlines, and overall look of the plot.


Context Settings

Use sns.set_context() to control the overall scale of text and elements:

  • "paper" – compact visuals for printed reports
  • "notebook" – balanced layout for everyday analysis
  • "talk" – larger text and spacing for presentations
  • "poster" – bold visuals for large-format posters
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The set_context() function in Seaborn adjusts plot element sizes for different purposes.

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