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ListStepPlot
  • See Also
    • ListLinePlot
    • DiscretePlot
    • DateListStepPlot
    • Interpolation
    • BarChart
    • UnitStep
    • Floor
    • Ceiling
  • Related Guides
    • Data Visualization
    • Discrete Calculus
    • See Also
      • ListLinePlot
      • DiscretePlot
      • DateListStepPlot
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ListStepPlot[{y1,y2,…}]

plots the values y1, y2, … in steps at points 1, 2, ….

ListStepPlot[{{x1,y1},{x2,y2},…}]

plots the values y1, y2, … in steps at points x1, x2, ….

ListStepPlot[{data1,data2,…}]

plots data from all the datai.

ListStepPlot[data,step]

plots using steps specified by step.

ListStepPlot[{…,w[datai,…],…}]

plots datai with features defined by the symbolic wrapper w.

Details and Options
Details and Options Details and Options
Examples  
Basic Examples  
Scope  
General Data  
Tabular Data  
Special Data  
Data Wrappers  
Labeling and Legending  
Presentation  
Options  
ClippingStyle  
ColorFunction  
ColorFunctionScaling  
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DataRange  
Epilog  
Filling  
FillingStyle  
Frame  
FrameLabel  
GridLines  
GridLinesStyle  
Joined  
LabelingSize  
Mesh  
MeshFunctions  
MeshShading  
MeshStyle  
PlotHighlighting  
PlotInteractivity  
PlotLabel  
PlotLabels  
PlotLayout  
PlotLegends  
PlotMarkers  
PlotRange  
PlotRangePadding  
PlotStyle  
PlotTheme  
Prolog  
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BUILT-IN SYMBOL
  • See Also
    • ListLinePlot
    • DiscretePlot
    • DateListStepPlot
    • Interpolation
    • BarChart
    • UnitStep
    • Floor
    • Ceiling
  • Related Guides
    • Data Visualization
    • Discrete Calculus
    • See Also
      • ListLinePlot
      • DiscretePlot
      • DateListStepPlot
      • Interpolation
      • BarChart
      • UnitStep
      • Floor
      • Ceiling
    • Related Guides
      • Data Visualization
      • Discrete Calculus

ListStepPlot

ListStepPlot[{y1,y2,…}]

plots the values y1, y2, … in steps at points 1, 2, ….

ListStepPlot[{{x1,y1},{x2,y2},…}]

plots the values y1, y2, … in steps at points x1, x2, ….

ListStepPlot[{data1,data2,…}]

plots data from all the datai.

ListStepPlot[data,step]

plots using steps specified by step.

ListStepPlot[{…,w[datai,…],…}]

plots datai with features defined by the symbolic wrapper w.

Details and Options

  • ListStepPlot plots the data so that each point, including the first and last, is part of a horizontal step.
  • The following step specifications can be given:
  • Rightstep extends to the right
    Leftstep extends to the left
    Centerstep extends to the centers between neighboring points
  • Data values xi and yi can be given in the following forms:
  • xia real-valued number
    Quantity[xi,unit]a quantity with a unit
    Around[xi,ei]values xi with uncertainty ei
    Interval[{xmin, xmax}]values between xmin and xmax
  • Values xi and yi that are not of the form above are taken to be missing and give gaps in the curve.
  • The datai have the following forms and interpretations:
  • <|"k1"y1,"k2"y2,…|>values {y1,y2,…}
    <|x1y1,x2y2,…|>key-value pairs {{x1,y1},{x2,y2},…}
    SparseArrayvalues as a normal array
    TimeSeries, EventSeriestime-value pairs
    QuantityArraymagnitudes
    WeightedDataunweighted values
  • ListStepPlot[Tabular[…]cspec] extracts and plots values from the tabular object using the column specification cspec.
  • The following forms of column specifications cspec are allowed for plotting tabular data:
  • {colx,coly}plot column y against column x
    {{colx1,coly1},{colx2,coly2},…}plot column y1 against column x1, y2 against x2, …
    coly, {coly}plot column y as a sequence of values
    {{coly1},…,{colyi},…}plot columns y1, y2, … as sequences of values
  • The colx can also be Automatic, in which case sequential values are generated using DataRange.
  • The following wrappers w can be used for the datai:
  • Annotation[datai,label]provide an annotation for the data
    Button[datai,action]define an action to execute when the data is clicked
    EventHandler[datai,…]define a general event handler for the data
    Highlighted[datai,effect]dynamically highlight fi with an effect
    Highlighted[datai,Placed[effect,pos]]statically highlight fi with an effect at position pos
    Hyperlink[datai,uri]make the data act as a hyperlink
    Legended[datai,…]identify the data in a legend
    PopupWindow[datai,cont]attach a popup window to the data
    StatusArea[datai,label]display in the status area on mouseover
    Style[datai,opts]show the data using the specified styles
    Tooltip[datai,label]attach an arbitrary tooltip to the curve
  • ListStepPlot takes the same options as Graphics, with the following additions and changes: [List of all options]
  • AspectRatio1/GoldenRatioratio of height to width
    AxesTruewhether to draw axes
    ClippingStyle Nonewhat to draw when lines are clipped
    ColorFunction Automatichow to determine the coloring of lines
    ColorFunctionScaling Truewhether to scale arguments to ColorFunction
    DataRange Automaticthe range of x values to assume for data
    Filling Nonefilling under each line
    FillingStyle Automaticstyle to use for filling
    IntervalMarkersAutomatichow to render uncertainty
    IntervalMarkersStyleAutomaticstyle for uncertainty elements
    LabelingSize Automaticmaximum size of callouts and labels
    Joined Truewhether to join horizontal segments
    Mesh Nonehow many mesh points to draw on each line
    MeshFunctions {#1&}how to determine the placement of mesh points
    MeshShading Nonehow to shade regions between mesh points
    MeshStyle Automaticthe style for mesh points
    MethodAutomaticthe method to use
    PerformanceGoal$PerformanceGoalaspects of performance to try to optimize
    PlotHighlighting Automatichighlighting effect for curves
    PlotInteractivity $PlotInteractivitywhether to allow interactive elements
    PlotLabel Noneoverall label for the plot
    PlotLabels Nonelabels for data
    PlotLayout "Overlaid"how to position data
    PlotLegends Nonelegends for datasets
    PlotMarkers Nonemarkers to use to indicate each point
    PlotRange Automaticrange of values to include
    PlotRangeClippingTruewhether to clip at the plot range
    PlotStyle Automaticgraphics directives to determine the style of each line
    PlotTheme $PlotThemeoverall theme for the plot
    ScalingFunctions Nonehow to scale individual coordinates
    TargetUnitsAutomaticunits to display in the plot
  • Possible settings for PlotLayout that show multiple curves in a single plot panel include:
  • "Overlaid"show all the data overlapping
    "Stacked"accumulate the data
    "Percentile"accumulate and normalize the data
  • The setting DataRange->{xmin,xmax} specifies other ranges of x coordinates to use, with xmax being associated with the last element in the longest of the datai.
  • Possible highlighting effects for Highlighted and PlotHighlighting include:
  • stylehighlight the indicated curve
    "Ball"highlight and label the indicated point in a curve
    "Dropline"highlight and label the indicated point in a curve with droplines to the axes
    "XSlice"highlight and label all points along a vertical slice
    "YSlice"highlight and label all points along a horizontal slice
    Placed[effect,pos]statically highlight the given position pos
  • Highlight position specifications pos include:
  • x, {x}effect at {x,y} with y chosen automatically
    {x,y}effect at {x,y}
    {pos1,pos2,…}multiple positions posi
  • With the default setting Joined->True, the steps are joined using vertical line segments. Use Joined->False to draw only the steps.
  • Use Mesh->Full to draw the points in addition to the steps.
  • ColorData["DefaultPlotColors"] gives the default sequence of colors used by PlotStyle.
  • ScalingFunctions apply to the values xi and yi.
  • List of all options
  • Highlight options with settings specific to ListStepPlot
  • AlignmentPointCenterthe default point in the graphic to align with
    AspectRatio1/GoldenRatioratio of height to width
    AxesTruewhether to draw axes
    AxesLabelNoneaxes labels
    AxesOriginAutomaticwhere axes should cross
    AxesStyle{}style specifications for the axes
    BackgroundNonebackground color for the plot
    BaselinePositionAutomatichow to align with a surrounding text baseline
    BaseStyle{}base style specifications for the graphic
    ClippingStyleNonewhat to draw when lines are clipped
    ColorFunctionAutomatichow to determine the coloring of lines
    ColorFunctionScalingTruewhether to scale arguments to ColorFunction
    ContentSelectableAutomaticwhether to allow contents to be selected
    CoordinatesToolOptionsAutomaticdetailed behavior of the coordinates tool
    DataRangeAutomaticthe range of x values to assume for data
    Epilog{}primitives rendered after the main plot
    FillingNonefilling under each line
    FillingStyleAutomaticstyle to use for filling
    FormatTypeTraditionalFormthe default format type for text
    FrameFalsewhether to put a frame around the plot
    FrameLabelNoneframe labels
    FrameStyle{}style specifications for the frame
    FrameTicksAutomaticframe ticks
    FrameTicksStyle{}style specifications for frame ticks
    GridLinesNonegrid lines to draw
    GridLinesStyle{}style specifications for grid lines
    ImageMargins0.the margins to leave around the graphic
    ImagePaddingAllwhat extra padding to allow for labels etc.
    ImageSizeAutomaticthe absolute size at which to render the graphic
    IntervalMarkersAutomatichow to render uncertainty
    IntervalMarkersStyleAutomaticstyle for uncertainty elements
    JoinedTruewhether to join horizontal segments
    LabelingSizeAutomaticmaximum size of callouts and labels
    LabelStyle{}style specifications for labels
    MeshNonehow many mesh points to draw on each line
    MeshFunctions{#1&}how to determine the placement of mesh points
    MeshShadingNonehow to shade regions between mesh points
    MeshStyleAutomaticthe style for mesh points
    MethodAutomaticthe method to use
    PerformanceGoal$PerformanceGoalaspects of performance to try to optimize
    PlotHighlightingAutomatichighlighting effect for curves
    PlotInteractivity$PlotInteractivitywhether to allow interactive elements
    PlotLabelNoneoverall label for the plot
    PlotLabelsNonelabels for data
    PlotLayout"Overlaid"how to position data
    PlotLegendsNonelegends for datasets
    PlotMarkersNonemarkers to use to indicate each point
    PlotRangeAutomaticrange of values to include
    PlotRangeClippingTruewhether to clip at the plot range
    PlotRangePaddingAutomatichow much to pad the range of values
    PlotRegionAutomaticthe final display region to be filled
    PlotStyleAutomaticgraphics directives to determine the style of each line
    PlotTheme$PlotThemeoverall theme for the plot
    PreserveImageOptionsAutomaticwhether to preserve image options when displaying new versions of the same graphic
    Prolog{}primitives rendered before the main plot
    RotateLabelTruewhether to rotate y labels on the frame
    ScalingFunctionsNonehow to scale individual coordinates
    TargetUnitsAutomaticunits to display in the plot
    TicksAutomaticaxes ticks
    TicksStyle{}style specifications for axes ticks

Examples

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Basic Examples  (5)

Create a plot that stays level until the next point:

Draw the points in the middle of the steps:

Specify and coordinates:

Plot multiple curves with a legend:

Plot curves without the vertical segments:

Scope  (45)

General Data  (7)

Steps are drawn through the data points:

Use , pairs:

Show multiple sets of data:

Ranges where the data is nonreal are excluded:

Specify what values the data ranges over:

Use PlotRange to focus in on areas of interest:

Use ScalingFunctions to scale the axes:

Tabular Data  (1)

Get tabular data for historical populations of several countries:

Plot the population of France from 1940 to 2020:

Plot the populations of France, Germany and Australia:

Include legends for the plot, using the column names:

Special Data  (6)

Use Quantity to include units with the data:

Include different units for the and coordinates:

Plot data in a QuantityArray:

Specify the units used with TargetUnits:

Numeric values in an Association are used as the coordinates:

Numeric keys and values in an Association are used as the and coordinates:

Plot TimeSeries directly:

Plot data in a SparseArray:

The weights in WeightedData are ignored:

Data Wrappers  (8)

Use wrappers on datasets or collections of datasets:

Wrappers can be nested:

Use the value of each point as a tooltip:

Use a specific label for all the points:

Use PopupWindow to provide additional drilldown information:

Button can be used to trigger any action:

Use Annotation for dynamic action when the mouse enters the plot:

Use Hyperlink to jump to the specified link when clicked:

Use StatusArea to display a string in the status area of the current notebook:

Labeling and Legending  (13)

Label data with Labeled:

Label data with PlotLabels:

Place the label near the points at an value:

Use a scaled position:

Specify the text position relative to the point:

Label points with automatically positioned text:

Place the labels relative to the points:

Specify the maximum size of labels:

Use the full label:

For dense sets of points, some labels may be turned into tooltips by default:

Increasing the size of the plot will show more labels:

Include legends for each curve:

Use Legended to provide a legend for a specific dataset:

Use Placed to change the legend location:

Use association keys as labels:

Plots usually have interactive callouts showing the coordinates when you mouse over them:

Including specific wrappers or interactions, such as tooltips, turns off the interactive features:

Choose from multiple interactive highlighting effects:

Use Highlighted to emphasize specific points in a plot:

Highlight multiple points:

Presentation  (10)

Multiple curves are automatically colored to be distinct:

Provide explicit styling to different curves:

Include legends for each curve:

Use Legended to provide a legend for a specific dataset:

Add labels:

Provide an interactive Tooltip for the data:

Create filled plots:

Use shapes to distinguish different datasets:

Use a theme with a dark background and vibrant colors:

Plot the data in a stacked layout:

Options  (86)

ClippingStyle  (3)

Omit clipped regions of the plot:

Show clipped regions as red at the bottom and the top:

Show clipped regions as red at the bottom and dashed at the top:

ColorFunction  (4)

Color with a named color scheme:

Color by scaled and coordinates:

Fill with the color used for the curve:

ColorFunction has higher priority than PlotStyle for coloring the curve:

ColorFunctionScaling  (2)

Color the line based on scaled value:

Color the line based on unscaled value:

DataRange  (5)

Lists of height values are displayed against the number of elements:

Rescale to the sampling space:

DataRange refers to the points, not the steps:

Specifying DataRange in this case has no effect, since values are part of the data:

By default, pairs of numbers are interpreted as and coordinates:

Force interpretation as multiple datasets:

Epilog  (1)

Add labels to each step:

Filling  (4)

Explicitly specify the filling style for different plots:

Fills that overlap combine using opacity by default:

Fill from the second curve to the first:

Fill the region between two curves with light gray:

FillingStyle  (3)

Use red color fill:

Fill with red below the axis and with blue above:

Fill with opacity 0.5 orange:

Use a variable filling style obtained from ColorFunction:

Frame  (1)

Draw a frame around a plot:

FrameLabel  (2)

Place labels on the left edge of the frame:

Place labels on the bottom and left frame edges:

GridLines  (2)

Put grids across a plot:

Draw grid lines at the specific positions:

GridLinesStyle  (1)

Use dotted grid lines:

Joined  (2)

By default, the horizontal steps are joined by vertical segments:

Use Joined->False to create a plot without the vertical segments:

LabelingSize  (4)

Textual labels are shown at their actual sizes:

Image labels are automatically resized:

Specify a maximum size for textual labels:

Specify a maximum size for image labels:

Show image labels at their natural sizes:

Mesh  (4)

Use Mesh->Full to show the point for each step:

Use different mesh specifications:

Use an explicit list of values for the mesh in the direction:

Specify style and mesh levels in the direction:

MeshFunctions  (1)

Show full mesh levels in the direction (red) and full mesh levels in the direction (blue):

MeshShading  (2)

Alternate red and blue segments of equal width in the direction:

MeshShading can be used with PlotStyle:

MeshStyle  (1)

Use different mesh directives:

PlotHighlighting  (9)

Plots have interactive coordinate callouts with the default setting PlotHighlightingAutomatic:

Use PlotHighlightingNone to disable the highlighting for the entire plot:

Use Highlighted[…,None] to disable highlighting for a single set:

Move the mouse over a set of points to highlight it using arbitrary graphics directives:

Move the mouse over the points to highlight them with balls and labels:

Use a ball and label to highlight a specific point of data:

Move the mouse over the curve to highlight it with a label and droplines to the axes:

Use a ball and label to highlight a specific point in the plot:

Move the mouse over the plot to highlight it with a slice showing values corresponding to the position:

Highlight a particular set of points at a fixed value:

Move the mouse over the plot to highlight it with a slice showing values corresponding to the position:

Use a component that shows the points on the plot closest to the position of the mouse cursor:

Specify the style for the points:

Use a component that shows the coordinates on the points closest to the mouse cursor:

Use Callout options to change the appearance of the label:

Combine components to create a custom effect:

PlotInteractivity  (3)

Plots have interactive highlighting by default:

Turn off all the interactive elements:

Allow provided interactive elements and disable automatic ones:

PlotLabel  (1)

Add an overall label to the plot:

PlotLabels  (4)

Specify text to label sets of points:

Place the labels above the points:

Use the keys from an Association as labels:

Use None to not add a label:

PlotLayout  (1)

By default, curves are overlaid on each other:

Plot the data in a stacked layout:

Plot the data as percentiles of the total of the values:

PlotLegends  (3)

Generate a legend using labels:

Legends use the same styles as the plot:

Place the legend inside the plot:

PlotMarkers  (3)

Use PlotMarkers->Automatic to show the point for each step:

Automatically use colors and shapes to distinguish sets of data:

Use the same symbol for all the sets of data:

PlotRange  (3)

PlotRange is automatically calculated:

Show the whole dataset:

Choose the range to show:

PlotRangePadding  (1)

Include 5 coordinate units of padding on each side:

PlotStyle  (3)

Use different plot style directives:

By default, different styles are chosen for multiple plots:

Explicitly specify the style for different plots:

PlotTheme  (3)

Use a theme with simple styling in a bright color scheme:

Change the color scheme:

Use a theme with minimal styling:

Prolog  (1)

Draw an image behind the plot:

ScalingFunctions  (9)

By default, plots have linear scales in each direction:

Use a log scale in the direction:

Use a linear scale in the direction that shows smaller numbers at the top:

Use a reciprocal scale in the direction:

Use different scales in the and directions:

Reverse the axis without changing the axis:

Use a scale defined by a function and its inverse:

Positions in Ticks and GridLines are automatically scaled:

PlotRange and AxesOrigin are automatically scaled:

Applications  (5)

Plot a digital signal:

Visualize the score in a soccer game:

Show the Fourier series approximation of a square wave:

Visualize the number of items in an inventory during a week:

Plot the atomic radius of the elements:

See Also

ListLinePlot  DiscretePlot  DateListStepPlot  Interpolation  BarChart  UnitStep  Floor  Ceiling

Related Guides

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  • Data Visualization
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  • Discrete Calculus

Related Links

  • An Elementary Introduction to the Wolfram Language : More Forms of Visualization

History

Introduced in 2015 (10.2) | Updated in 2016 (10.4) ▪ 2017 (11.2) ▪ 2018 (11.3) ▪ 2019 (12.0) ▪ 2023 (13.3) ▪ 2025 (14.2) ▪ 2025 (14.3)

Wolfram Research (2015), ListStepPlot, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ListStepPlot.html (updated 2025).

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_liststepplot, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ListStepPlot}", year="2025", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ListStepPlot.html}", note=[Accessed: 04-February-2026]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_liststepplot, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ListStepPlot}, year={2025}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ListStepPlot.html}, note=[Accessed: 04-February-2026]}

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