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GraphHighlightStyle

is an option to Graph and related objects that specifies styles to use for highlighted graph elements.

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GraphHighlightStyle

GraphHighlightStyle

is an option to Graph and related objects that specifies styles to use for highlighted graph elements.

Details

  • GraphHighlightStyle provides settings to use for highlighting graph elements in Graph and related objects.
  • Typical settings include: Automatic, "Dashed", "Thick", etc.
  • ResourceData["GraphHighlightStyle"]
    gives a complete list of settings.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (2)

Set the style for HighlightGraph:

Set the highlight style for a graph:

Scope  (8)

Specification  (4)

GraphHighlightStyle works with general graphs:

Matrix graphs:

Special graphs:

Random graphs:

Gallery  (4)

Get a list of built-in settings for GraphHighlightStyle:

Use built-in settings for GraphHighlightStyle that change the highlighting of edges:

Use built-in settings for GraphHighlightStyle that change the highlighting of vertices:

Use built-in settings for GraphHighlightStyle that affect non-highlighted items:

Properties & Relations  (2)

GraphHighlight can be used to select items to highlight:

Use HighlightGraph to highlight items in an existing graph:

Wolfram Research (2010), GraphHighlightStyle, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GraphHighlightStyle.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2010), GraphHighlightStyle, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GraphHighlightStyle.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2010. "GraphHighlightStyle." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GraphHighlightStyle.html.

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Wolfram Language. (2010). GraphHighlightStyle. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GraphHighlightStyle.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_graphhighlightstyle, author="Wolfram Research", title="{GraphHighlightStyle}", year="2010", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GraphHighlightStyle.html}", note=[Accessed: 04-February-2026]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_graphhighlightstyle, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={GraphHighlightStyle}, year={2010}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GraphHighlightStyle.html}, note=[Accessed: 04-February-2026]}