Minimalist theme for ggplot2 — theme_basic • utile.visuals

A minimalist ggplot2 theme which removes most background elements and lines.

Usage

theme_basic(
  base_size = 12,
  base_family = NULL,
  base_color = "black",
  base_line_size = base_size/12,
  base_rect_size = base_size/12
)

Arguments

base_size: A numeric. Base font size.
base_family: A numeric. Base font family.
base_color: A character. Base color for lines and text.
base_line_size: A numeric. Base line element size.
base_rect_size: A numeric. Base rectangle element size.

Note

Recommend exporting as PNG or TIFF to preserve background transparency.

Examples

library(ggplot2)

ggplot(datasets::mtcars, aes(x = wt, y = hp, color = as.factor(cyl))) +
  geom_point() +
  theme_basic()