Polar Plots

Plots in polar coordinates

Create line plots, histograms, and scatter plots in polar coordinates. Modify aspects of the polar axes, such as the range of angle values or whether to display angles in radians or degrees.

Functions

Plot Data

`polarplot`	Plot line in polar coordinates
`polarscatter`	Scatter chart in polar coordinates
`polarbubblechart`	Polar bubble chart (Since R2020b)
`polarhistogram`	Histogram chart in polar coordinates
`fpolarplot`	Plot expression or function in polar coordinates (Since R2024a)
`compassplot`	Polar plot with arrows emanating from origin (Since R2024b)

Create Filled Regions

`thetaregion`	Filled wedge in polar coordinates (Since R2024a)
`radiusregion`	Filled circular region (annulus) in polar coordinates (Since R2024a)
`polarregion`	Filled polar rectangle (Since R2024a)

Customize Polar Axes

`rlim`	Set or query r-axis limits for polar axes
`thetalim`	Set or query theta-axis limits for polar axes
`rticks`	Set or query r-axis tick values
`thetaticks`	Set or query theta-axis tick values
`rticklabels`	Set or query r-axis tick labels
`thetaticklabels`	Set or query theta-axis tick labels
`rtickformat`	Specify r-axis tick label format
`thetatickformat`	Specify theta-axis tick label format
`rtickangle`	Rotate r-axis tick labels
`polaraxes`	Create polar axes

Properties

PolarAxes Properties	Polar axes appearance and behavior
PolarCompassPlot Properties	Polar compass plot appearance and behavior (Since R2024b)
PolarRegion Properties	Polar region appearance and behavior (Since R2024a)

Topics

Plotting in Polar Coordinates
These examples show how to create line plots, scatter plots, and histograms in polar coordinates.
Customize Polar Axes
You can modify certain aspects of polar axes in order to make the chart more readable.
Compass Labels on Polar Axes
This example shows how to plot data in polar coordinates.