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I'm generating a ListPlot and wanting to use Open Markers like in the 2nd example here, however I don't want the word "Open Markers" - I just want open circles/diamonds etc. Are there default shapes you can still access with mathematica like this, or do you need to create all your own markers and define directly?

I know I can create all my own markers and make it anything I want, but I was hoping for some simple defaults that you can easily access. I've tried using Circle, Diamond, Square because those auto-completed, but I just get the words, not the symbols.

e.g.

ListPlot[{{1, 2, 3, 5, 8}, {2, 3, 6, 9, 10}, {4, 5, 7, 10, 12}}, 
 PlotMarkers -> "OpenMarkers"]

I am using v11.3.0

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    $\begingroup$ \[EmptySquare] \[EmptyCircle] \[EmptyDiamond] $\endgroup$
    – OkkesDulgerci
    Jul 12, 2019 at 0:54
  • $\begingroup$ Related: mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/84857/… $\endgroup$
    – Michael E2
    Jul 12, 2019 at 4:19
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    $\begingroup$ Note that PlotMarkers -> "OpenMarkers" was added in version 12. It does what the OP wants but is not available in V11.3. $\endgroup$
    – Michael E2
    Jul 12, 2019 at 4:24

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You can get markers using Charting`CommonDump`GraphicsOpenPlotMarkers:

{circle, uptriangle, diamond, square, downtriangle} = 
   Charting`CommonDump`GraphicsOpenPlotMarkers[][[;;5]];

ListPlot[{{1, 2, 3, 5, 8}, {2, 3, 6, 9, 10}, {4, 5, 7, 10, 12}}, 
 PlotMarkers -> {uptriangle, circle, square}]

enter image description here

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  • $\begingroup$ This doesn't work in V12 with the warning Set::shape: Lists {circle,uptriangle,diamond,square,downtriangle} and ChartingCommonDumpGraphicsOpenPlotMarkers[] are not the same shape. $\endgroup$
    – OkkesDulgerci
    Jul 12, 2019 at 1:08
  • $\begingroup$ @Okkes, it works on Wolfram Cloud (v12). You can try {circle,uptriangle,diamond,square,downtriangle} = ChartingCommonDumpGraphicsOpenPlotMarkers[][[;;5]] $\endgroup$
    – kglr
    Jul 12, 2019 at 1:11
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    $\begingroup$ @OkkesDulgerci It works in V12 for me (Mac), but it does not work in V11.3, the version the OP has. BTW, PlotMarkers -> "OpenMarkers" does the same thing. $\endgroup$
    – Michael E2
    Jul 12, 2019 at 4:24
  • $\begingroup$ My bad. I guess the issue was backtick was missing when I pasted it. $\endgroup$
    – OkkesDulgerci
    Jul 12, 2019 at 23:27
  • $\begingroup$ It looks like you need to generate a ListPlot before this command will work, at least in v13.0. $\endgroup$
    – tparker
    Mar 3 at 15:10
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Here's a way to get to the open markers on V11.3, which start with the 6th plot marker in the standard V11.3 sequence of markers:

ListPlot[{{1, 2, 3, 5, 8}, {2, 3, 6, 9, 10}, {4, 5, 7, 10, 12}}, 
 PlotMarkers -> RotateLeft[Graphics`PlotMarkers[], 5]]

enter image description here

Note: V12 introduced PlotMarkers -> "OpenMarkers" (and Charting`CommonDump`GraphicsOpenPlotMarkers[], which @kglr's answer shows), which is a simpler way to get the desired result; however, it is unavailabe to the OP.

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