fig- the exact figure size and no white space

Create publication-quality figures; easily define the figure's size, font of all labels, titles...

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This function is especially useful for creating high-quality figures for publication. Many scientific journals require figures with specific sizes and fonts.

One annoyance of the Matlab's default figure is the complications in defining the figure's size for publication. The other thing is the extra white-space (blank margin) around the plots.

With FIG you can easily choose the desired figure size without any unnecessary white-space. Moreover you can unify the font used for all the labels, titles, legends, colorbars, etc. FIG also accepts all the arguments of the Matlab figure(...).

Example1:
fig

Example2:
h=fig('units','inches','width',7,'height',2,'font','Helvetica','fontsize',16)

When reporting bugs, please drop me an email, rather than reporting in the comments (I will respond more quickly, especially if I can email you back).

Cite As

Reza (2026). fig- the exact figure size and no white space (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/30736-fig-the-exact-figure-size-and-no-white-space), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.7.0.0

v1.6.5: Added an optional parameter that keeps some white-space around the graphs: fig('border', 'on',...).

1.5.0.0

v1.6: Bugs fixed. Revised for future updates.

1.4.0.0

v1.5.3: Added the ability to accept all the Matlab figure(...) options. Optimized error handling.

1.3.0.0

v1.5.2: Added ability to work with figure handles such as h=fig(h,...). Optimized default property values.

1.2.0.0

v1.5.1: Updated documentation & BSD.

1.1.0.0

v1.5: No unnecessary white space around the plots. Minor bugs fixed.

1.0.0.0