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LaTeX Commands for Figures

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LaTeX codes for inserting figures

Basic

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\usepackage{graphicx} % required by \includegraphics

\begin{figure}[t]
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=0.8\linewidth]{exmp.pdf}
    \caption{description of exmp}
    \label{fig:exmp}
\end{figure}

Remarks

  • [t] is the position parameter meaning position at the top
  • Other commonly used values include h (here), b (bottom), H (precisely the location of the code)

Wrap figure

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\usepackage{wrapfig} % required by wrapfigure env
\usepackage{graphicx} % required by \includegraphics

\begin{wrapfigure}{r}{0.25\textwidth} % at the right
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=0.25\textwidth]{exmp.pdf}
\end{wrapfigure}

Remarks

  • Wrap the text around a small figure
  • {r} (resp. {l}) means put the figure on the right (resp. left)

Two-col figure

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\usepackage{graphicx}

\begin{figure*}[t]
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=0.8\linewidth]{exmp.pdf}
    \caption{description of exmp}
    \label{fig:exmp}
\end{figure*}

Multiple figures

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\usepackage{graphicx} % required by \includegraphics
\usepackage{subcaption} % required by subfigure env

\begin{figure}[t]
    \begin{subfigure}{.48\linewidth}
        \centering
        \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{1_1.eps}
        \caption{}
        \label{Fig:1_1}
    \end{subfigure}
    \begin{subfigure}{.48\linewidth}
        \centering
        \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{1_2.eps}
        \caption{}
        \label{Fig:1_2}
    \end{subfigure} 
    \\
    \begin{subfigure}{.48\linewidth}
        \centering
        \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{2_1.eps}
        \caption{}
        \label{Fig:2_1}
    \end{subfigure}
    \begin{subfigure}{.48\linewidth}
        \centering
        \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{2_2.eps}
        \caption{}
        \label{Fig:2_2}
    \end{subfigure} 
    \\
    \begin{subfigure}{.48\linewidth}
        \centering
        \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{3_1.eps}
        \caption{}
        \label{Fig:3_1}
    \end{subfigure}
    \begin{subfigure}{.48\linewidth}
        \centering
        \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{3_2.eps}
        \caption{}
        \label{Fig:3_2}
    \end{subfigure}
    \caption{description of all figures}
\end{figure}

Remarks

  • 6 figures in 3 rows and 2 columns
  • Each subfigure can has its own caption and label