Matplotlib multiline axis text with different font size

Question

How can I change the font size within the same matplotlib's y axis text. In the code below how put the unit (i.e., m4 kg-1 s-1) in smaller font below the name of the variable (i.e., Resistance)?

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

plt.plot([1], [1])
plt.ylabel('Total resistance\nm$^{4}$ kg$^{-1}$s$^{-1}$', multialignment='center', fontsize=12, labelpad=5)

there is way too much code here. Please reduce this to the minimum amount of code needed to demonstrate your problem. — tacaswell
– tacaswell, Commented Aug 26, 2014 at 23:21
thanks for the comment @tcaswell I've greatly reduced the code. — gcamargo
– gcamargo, Commented Aug 27, 2014 at 13:01

HYRY · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-27 02:11:43Z

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How about use _:

pl.plot([1], [1])
pl.ylabel('Total resistance\n$\\regular_{{m}^{4} kg^{-1}s^{-1}}$', fontsize=20)

Here is the output:

enter image description here

answered Aug 27, 2014 at 2:11

HYRY

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