The following makes degree signs appropriately, as shown in ?plotmath:
plot(68, 20, xlab=expression(degree*F), ylab=expression(degree*C))
If you want the word "degree" spelled out, put it in quotes.
-Bill
On Tue, Nov 30, 2021 at 12:31 PM Rich Shepard <rshep...@appl-ecosys.com>
wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Nov 2021, Rich Shepard wrote:
>
> > Thanks, Andrew. I will.
>
> plotmath didn't have the solution; the use of the LaTeX ^ for a superscript
> had a character or number preceeding it. Using 'degree' prints that string
> on the axis.
>
> What does work is using the unicode for the degree symbol as prefix to
> either C or F. In my case:
> ylab('Water Temperature (\u00B0C)')
> does the job.
>
> I found this solution with the DDG search string, 'degree symbol in R plot
> axis label'. This stackexchange thread has the answer:
> <
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51799118/writing-the-symbol-degrees-celsius-in-axis-titles-with-r-plotly
> >
>
> Regards,
>
> Rich
>
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