patchwork (version 1.3.0)

plot_spacer: Add a completely blank area

Description

This simple wrapper creates an empty transparent patch that can be added to push your other plots apart. The patch responds to adding theme() specifications, but only plot.background will have an effect.

Usage

plot_spacer()

Value

A ggplot object containing an empty plot

Examples

library(ggplot2)

p1 <- ggplot(mtcars) + geom_point(aes(mpg, disp))
p2 <- ggplot(mtcars) + geom_boxplot(aes(gear, disp, group = gear))

p1 + plot_spacer() + p2


# To have more control over spacing, you can use the `plot.margin`
# parameter for `theme()` on each individual plot.

(p1 + theme(plot.margin = unit(c(0,30,0,0), "pt"))) +
(p2 + theme(plot.margin = unit(c(0,0,0,30), "pt")))