# Points

The points style displays a small symbol at each point. The command set pointsize may be used to change the default size of the points. 1 or 2 columns of basic input data are required in 2D plots; 1 or 3 columns are required in 3D plots. See style lines (p. ). Additional input columns may be used to provide information such as variable point size or variable point color.

The first 8 point types are shared by all terminals. Individual terminals may provide a much larger number of distinct point types. Use the test command to show what is provided by the current terminal. Alternatively any single printable character may be given instead of a point type, as in the example below. Longer strings may be plotted using the plot style labels rather than points.