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Adding a title to a Seaborn plot is a straightforward process. You can use the set_title() function to set the title of your chart. You can specify the font size, weight, and style of the title, as well as its alignment and x and y coordinates. Examples of how to use the set_title() function are provided.
To add a title to a single seaborn plot, you can use the .set() function.
For example, here’s how to add a title to a boxplot:
sns.boxplot(data=df, x='var1', y='var2').set(title='Title of Plot')
To add an overall title to a seaborn facet plot, you can use the .suptitle() function.
For example, here’s how to add an overall title to a relplot:
#define relplot rel = sns.relplot(data=df, x='var1', y='var2', col='var3') #add overall title to replot rel.fig.suptitle('Overall Title')
The following examples show how to use these functions in practice.
Example 1: Add a Title to a Single Seaborn Plot
The following code shows how to add a title to a seaborn boxplot:
import pandas as pd import seaborn as sns import matplotlib.pyplot as plt #create fake data df = pd.DataFrame({'points': [25, 12, 15, 14, 19, 23, 25, 29], 'assists': [5, 7, 7, 9, 12, 9, 9, 4], 'team': ['A', 'A', 'A', 'A', 'B', 'B', 'B', 'B']}) #create boxplot sns.boxplot(data=df, x='team', y='points').set(title='Points by Team')
And the following code shows how to add a title to a seaborn scatterplot:
sns.scatterplot(data=df, x='points', y='assists').set(title='Points vs. Assists')
And the following code shows how to add a title to a seaborn regplot:
sns.regplot(data=df, x='points', y='assists').set(title='Points vs. Assists')
Example 2: Add an Overall Title to a Seaborn Face Plot
The following code shows how to add a title to a seaborn facet plot:
import pandas as pd import seaborn as sns import matplotlib.pyplot as plt #create fake data df = pd.DataFrame({'points': [25, 12, 15, 14, 19, 23, 25, 29], 'assists': [5, 7, 7, 9, 12, 9, 9, 4], 'team': ['A', 'A', 'A', 'A', 'B', 'B', 'B', 'B']}) #create relplot rel = sns.relplot(data=df, x='points', y='assists', col='team') #add overall title rel.fig.suptitle('Stats by Team')
We can also use the subplots_adjust() argument to move the overall title slightly higher so that it doesn’t get in the way of the individual plots:
#create relplot rel = sns.relplot(data=df, x='points', y='assists', col='team') #move overall title up rel.fig.subplots_adjust(top=.8) #add overall title rel.fig.suptitle('Stats by Team')
