[R] Degree symbol as axis label superscript [RESOLVED]

[David Winsemius]

On 11/30/21 12:29 PM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Nov 2021, Rich Shepard wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Andrew. I will.
>
> plotmath didn't have the solution; 


Really? What was wrong with this?


plot(1, 1, xlab=expression(32^degree) )  # the example given on ?plotmath


-- 

David.



> 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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