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AbsoluteDashing—Wolfram Documentation

AbsoluteDashing[{d1,d2,…}]

is a graphics directive which specifies that lines which follow are to be drawn dashed, with successive segments having absolute lengths d1, d2, … (repeated cyclically).

Examples

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Basic Examples  (3)

Specify the dashing of lines as successive segments with lengths in printer's points:

Use Dashed, Dotted, and DotDashed to specify predefined absolute dashings:

Scope  (4)

Dashing Specifications  (4)

No dashing:

AbsoluteDashing[d] is equivalent to AbsoluteDashing[{d,d}]:

Symbolic values for predefined absolute dashings:

Specify offset to dashed segments:

Specify caps to dashed segments:

Properties & Relations  (3)

AbsoluteDashing defines the length of a segment in units of printer's points:

AbsoluteDashing is independent of the image size:

Dashing defines the length of a segment as a fraction of the total width of the graphic:

Dashing depends on the image size:

AbsoluteDashing overrides the CapForm directive:

Specify the third argument to Dashing to set a cap form for all dashes:

Possible Issues  (1)

Line caps add to the length of individual dashes and may cause closely spaced dashes to overlap:

Neat Examples  (1)

Vary the offset for dashed rays out of the origin:

Wolfram Research (1991), AbsoluteDashing, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AbsoluteDashing.html (updated 2021).

Text

Wolfram Research (1991), AbsoluteDashing, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AbsoluteDashing.html (updated 2021).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1991. "AbsoluteDashing." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2021. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AbsoluteDashing.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1991). AbsoluteDashing. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AbsoluteDashing.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_absolutedashing, author="Wolfram Research", title="{AbsoluteDashing}", year="2021", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AbsoluteDashing.html}", note=[Accessed: 22-February-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_absolutedashing, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={AbsoluteDashing}, year={2021}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AbsoluteDashing.html}, note=[Accessed: 22-February-2026]}