Make LaTeX math font same as axis labels in Matplotlib

Asked Jul 25 '17 at 18:49

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I'm using the following rcParams to change the math font for the axis label to the default font by Matplotlib:

plt.rcParams.update({'mathtext.default': 'regular'})

The label for the y-axis on the left side of the figure below was generated with a LaTeX math expression:

plt.ylabel('Concentration ($mol/m^3$)')

The label for the y-axis on the right side of the image was generated from a standard label declaration:

plt.ylabel('Concentration (mol/m^3)')

As you can see in the figure, when LaTeX is used in the ylabel string, the displayed font is different than the regular label font.

How can I make labels created with LaTeX math expressions use the default Matplotlib font?

edited Jul 25 '17 at 20:23

asked Jul 25 '17 at 18:49

wigging

[theres a separate stack exchange site for this](https://tex.stackexchange.com/) – sam-pyt Jul 25 '17 at 18:52
I have problems understanding which case is which. Especially as there is no Latex in the question. Why don't you create a [mcve] for both cases. – ImportanceOfBeingErnest Jul 25 '17 at 19:04
@ImportanceOfBeingErnest I updated the question to hopefully clarify what I'm asking. – wigging Jul 25 '17 at 20:24
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So, there is no Latex involved; there is only mathtext present. The issue seems only present in matplotlib versions below version 2. Unfortunately, I do not have an old version here, so I cannot test it. – ImportanceOfBeingErnest Jul 25 '17 at 20:46
[This answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/27697390/1168043) should work for you. – cphlewis Jul 26 '17 at 06:49

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