# How to plot a north arrow such like this in pygmt

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**Created:** [November 4, 2021, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/how-to-plot-a-north-arrow-such-like-this-in-pygmt/2258 "2021-11-04T03:05:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Phd.Yin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/phd.yin/32/1256_2.png) [@Phd.Yin](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Phd.Yin)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/how-to-plot-a-north-arrow-such-like-this-in-pygmt/2258/1 "2021-11-04T03:05:08Z")

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**Author:** ![maxrjones](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/maxrjones/32/2698_2.png) [@maxrjones](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/maxrjones)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/how-to-plot-a-north-arrow-such-like-this-in-pygmt/2258/2 "2021-11-04T16:02:26Z")

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You can use the `rose` parameter in `pygmt.Figure.basemap`. Here is an example:

```python
import pygmt
fig = pygmt.Figure()
fig.basemap(region=[-6, 6, -6, 6], projection="M10c", frame=True, rose="JMC+w7c+f3+l")
fig.show()

```

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**Author:** ![Phd.Yin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/phd.yin/32/1256_2.png) [@Phd.Yin](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Phd.Yin)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2021, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/how-to-plot-a-north-arrow-such-like-this-in-pygmt/2258/3 "2021-11-05T00:54:31Z")

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Thanks, very helpful!